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Arab American Women’s Ethnic Identity and Religiosity: Their Relationship to Perceived Discrimination and Psychological Wellbeing
(2017-05-08)
Following the recent events around the world, there has been a heightened sense of hostility towards the Muslim community. Now, more than ever it seems, there has been tension caused by unfortunate acts of racial, ethnic, ...
The Impact of Religiosity on Acculturation Strategies and Psychological Distress
(2016-08-22)
The impact of religiosity on acculturation strategies and psychological distress among 189 Arab Americans and Pakistanis Muslims is addressed. Self-report measures of religiosity, acculturation strategies (including: ...
The Effects of Evaluative Feedback on Novel-Task Self-Efficacy and Future Performance
(2016-02-05)
There is a significant amount of research in the literature that has explored the effects of evaluative feedback on an individual’s self-efficacy and performance on a familiar task, yet there is little that has investigated ...
Mindfulness and Acceptance during Transitions in Emerging Adults (The MATE Study)
(2018-09-10)
Emerging adulthood is a developmental stage which involves personal, social, familial, cultural, biological, and psychological aspects of life. Significant decisions about career, life-partners, finances, education are ...
From Culture to the Individual: Understanding Perceptions of and Reactions to Sexual Assault
(2018-08-30)
Sexual assault is a social and public health issue in the United States, with far-reaching implications and consequences. While it is generally understood that a combination of situational factors, personality characteristics ...
Racial Disparities in Memory Failure Attribution to AD and its Effect on Hypothetical Help-Seeking Behaviors
(2019-08-01)
As the number of Americans living beyond the age of 85 increases, we can expect to see an increase in the health issues that directly affect this population, such as dementia. Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is the most common ...
A Factor Analytic Study of Pain Catastrophizing Items
(2019-08-19)
Pain catastrophizing refers to an exaggerated negative mental set during the actual or anticipated experience of pain (Sullivan, Bishop, & Pivik, 1995). Interest in this construct, promising research findings, and greater ...
Treatment Related Stress in Parents of Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder
(2019-08-07)
Research reveals that parents of children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) have reported higher levels of stress compared to parents with typically developing children or children suffering from other illnesses (e.g., ...
The Relationship between Discrimination, Distress Tolerance, and Substance Use in an Arab American Community Sample
(2018-08-30)
Research regarding the experiences of Arab Americans is challenging. This may be due to the fact that the U.S Census Bureau does not recognize Arab American as a separate ethnic group. Consequently, when large, federally ...
Love and Mindreading: The Role of Empathic Accuracy Perceptions on Relationship Satisfaction
(2016-08-25)
Purpose: The current study investigated the correlations between objective, subjective,
and dispositional empathy and relationship satisfaction. Highly satisfied relationships are
linked with better health (Kiecolt-Glaser ...