Browsing by Department "Counseling Psychology"
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The Impact of Advocacy Participation on the Multicultural Counseling Competency of Counselor Trainees
(2015-07-28)
This study examined the impact of an advocacy project on the multicultural competency of counselor-trainees. Forty-one counseling students across two course sections of multicultural counseling were given a reliable ...
The Impact of Crisis Intervention Team Training on Law Enforcement Officers: An Evaluation of Self-Efficacy and Attitudes Toward People with Mental Illness
(2011-05-03)
Law enforcement officers (LEOs) routinely respond to calls involving people with mental illness (PMI) in crisis. While LEOs have come to expect a wide spectrum of needs for assistance from PMI, there is often little to no ...
The Impact of Indirect Aggression on College Student Adjustment
(2008-05-15)
The purpose of the study was to investigate the impact of indirect aggression on college student adjustment. Specifically, this study examined the relationship between perpetration by indirect aggression and victimization ...
The Impact of Mindfulness Practice on Mental Health Service Providers-in-Training: An Examination of Mindfulness, Self-Awareness, Empathy, and Burnout
(2011-10-19)
The current study used a true experimental design, with wait-list control, to determine if the Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) program would increase levels of mindfulness, self-awareness, and empathy, while ...
The Impact of Parental Emotional Availability on the Academic Achievement of High School Students
(2008-12-15)
The purpose of this study was to explore the relationship between students’ perceptions of parental emotional availability and academic achievement, specifically high school graduation status and grade point average (GPA). ...
The Influence of Racial Identity and Social Support on the Employment Status of African American Women
(2006-12-15)
African American women represent the highest group of all unemployed Americans. As a consequence of long-term unemployment and subsequent impoverishment, African American women experience chronic stressors that affect their ...
Internalization: A Process Related to Stages-of-Change among Participants in a Court-Mandated Substance Abuse Program
(2009-04-30)
Substance-use disorders continue to be costly psychological conditions to the individuals who are afflicted, as well as to the society as a whole (NIDA, 1998). Unfortunately, the treatment of substance-use disorders has ...
An Investigation of Parental Satisfaction with School Counseling Services Provided for Children of Deployed Military Personnel
(2006-12-15)
School-age students who are dealing with major life stressors at home may suffer academically due to preoccupation with their personal crises. Studies have shown that students’ performance in school often plummets because ...
An Investigation of Psychological Factors Associated with Religious Involvement
(2007-08-15)
Research suggests that a relationship exists between church attendance and mental health, although the parameters of the relationship are unclear. The present study has focused on the relationship between religious involvement ...
Job Satisfaction, Self-Efficacy, and Work Environment among Military Veterans with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder
(2012-11-06)
The current study examined the moderating effects of confidence to make career decisions and job environment on the relationship between ADHD symptoms and job satisfaction among military veterans. A total of 263 participants ...
Juvenile Sex Offenders: Predictors of Recidivism
(2007-05-15)
Juvenile sex offending is a growing problem in the United States. Victims and
communities suffer greatly from their crimes. Because there is no one profile that fit
these offenders it is hard to determine who will offend ...
Love Styles Utilized by African-American Men as Predicted by Stages of Racial Identity and Perceptions of African-American Women
(2012-01-18)
The purpose of this study was to explore the interactions among racial identity levels and perceptions of African-American women, and the possible effects of the levels and perceptions on loves styles utilized by ...
Lying in Psychotherapy: Results of an Exploratory Study
(2006-12-15)
Although the topic of lying in psychotherapy has been addressed in philosophical and theoretical discussion, it has received scant attention in research endeavors. In order to gather data on lying in psychotherapy, the ...
Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction for College Students: Exploring the Impact of Group Process Verses Meditation Exercise
(2016-07-08)
This study investigated the role of group process within a mindfulness based stress reduction (MBSR) group for college students. The study used a quasi-experimental design and compared two MBSR groups, one that maximized ...
Negative Family Food Experiences, Ethnic Identity, and Disordered Eating in African-American Women: Measuring Relevant Risk and Protective Factors
(2013-07-10)
Research with Caucasian women supports that negative family food (NFF) experiences may be a risk factor for disordered eating. To date, the examination of risk factors for disordered eating in African American (AA) women ...
Parenting Styles Influence on Locus of Control, Self-Efficacy and Academic Adjustment in College Students
(2010-08-04)
The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between perceived parenting style, locus of control, self-efficacy, and student outcome (i.e. academic performance, GPA) in a sample of college students. The ...
Paternal Role Development and Acquisition in Fathers of Preterm Infants: A Qualitative Study
(2005-08-15)
Fathers of preterm infants are under-represented in the literature on parents of preterm infants. The acquisition and development of the paternal role of fathers of preterm infants while their singleton child was hospitalized ...
Perceived Competence and Attitudes of Counseling Psychology Graduate Students Regarding People with Disabilities
(2007-12-15)
Historically, people with disabilities (PWD) have been stigmatized and discriminated against by society as a whole. People with disabilities constitute the largest minority group within the United States. Hence, counseling ...
Perceptions of Parental Emotional Availability and Students’ Adjustment to College
(2007-05-15)
The purpose of the current study was to examine the possible relationship between an individual’s perceptions of emotional availability from their parents and their adjustment to college. Differences in parental roles and ...
Perceptions of supervisory relationship influences on cognitive complexity development during practicum supervision: A qualitative study
(2012-04-20)
The purpose of this study was to conduct an exploration of the potential impact of the supervisory relationship on the development of cognitive complexity of master’s students in a counseling practicum course. A priori ...