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Callous-unemotional traits and emotion in a detained adolescent sample: a mixed methods approach

Ang, Xinying (University of Alabama Libraries, 2013)

Callous-Unemotional (CU) traits have been found to be useful in identifying youth who display more stable, severe and aggressive behavior and who are at increased risk for early-onset delinquency and later antisocial and ...
Callous-unemotional traits and peer relationship characteristics among aggressive children over the transition to middle school

O'Brien, Christopher Thomas (University of Alabama Libraries, 2014)

The purpose of the present study was to investigate, among an aggressive sample of youth, how CU traits are related to children's regard from peers and peer reputations of victimization and leadership. Children between the ...
Center for epidemiologic studies depression scale (ces-d) factor structure among older adults with osteoarthritis: associations with pain and disability

McPherron, Jesse Alan (University of Alabama Libraries, 2012)

This analysis evaluated the association of depressive factors with symptoms of osteoarthritis of the knee including pain and disability. Analyses used a sample of community-dwelling older adults. A comparison of potential ...
Characteristics of recalled childhood corporal punishment experiences and young adults' current attachment to mother

Jordan, Erica Florence (University of Alabama Libraries, 2010)

The current study uses a correlational design to investigate how young adults' perceptions of their childhood corporal punishment experiences are related to their current Attachment to their mothers, Depressive symptoms ...
Characterological self-blame and victimization among adolescents

Yang, Joo Young (University of Alabama Libraries, 2019)

Peer victimization has numerous negative consequences for adolescent adjustment, including anxiety and depression (Reijntjes, Kamphuis, Prinzie & Telch, 2010). To effectively intervene and help victims of peer harassment, ...
Children's selective attention in contextual cueing

Yang, Yingying (University of Alabama Libraries, 2012)

In this thesis, 20 younger children (6-7 years old), 20 older children (9-10 years old) and 20 young adults (18-21 years old) were tested using a modified contextual cueing procedure. They located one particular cartoon ...
Chronic pain conceptualization within a uniquely marginalized population: exploratory analysis of the relations between biomedical and biopsychosocial perspectives and functioning

Morais, Calia Arglod (University of Alabama Libraries, 2019)

Objective: The goal of the current study was to examine the association of pain beliefs and pain-related outcomes, such as pain interference, physical functioning, depression, and anxiety. The impact of a literacy-adapted ...
Chronicity among older psychiatric inpatients

Williams, Jordan Chase (University of Alabama Libraries, 2018)

The goal of this dissertation is to examine factors that could relate to length of stay (LOS), latency to readmission, and number of admissions. Length of stay is generally defined as the amount of time an individual stays ...
Client-therapist alliance for adolescents and young adults with autism: relation to treatment outcomes and client characteristics

Brewe, Alexis Marie (University of Alabama Libraries, 2020-04)

Adolescents and adults with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) experience difficulties with emotion regulation (ER), which has been associated with a host of co-occurring problems with mood, anxiety, and aggression. Although ...
Cognitive bias and health-related decision-making

Fetterman, Zachary James (University of Alabama Libraries, 2016)

Extant literature suggests that cognitive bias is a pervasive phenomenon that is present in a variety of domains and is associated with negative consequences related to decision-making and interpersonal interactions (Chambers ...
Cognitive mechanisms in comorbid insomnia and chronic pain

Dillon, Haley Rebecca (University of Alabama Libraries, 2011)

The present study examined the relation between pain catastrophizing, pre-sleep arousal (PSA), and insomnia severity in chronic pain patients. Forty-eight outpatients with chronic pain (duration of 6 months or more) completed ...
Cognitive profiles of medical morbidities associated with premature birth: a study of children with a history of BPD, IVH, and/or PDA

Ryan, Sarah M. (University of Alabama Libraries, 2011)

Infants who are born prior to 37 weeks gestation are considered premature and are at high risk for medical and neuropsychological complications. Specifically, preterm infants are at risk for medical complications such as ...
College Students' Responses to the Social Behavior of Peers with Autism Spectrum Disorder

Birnschein, Allison (University of Alabama Libraries, 2021)

College students with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) commonly experience strainedsocial relationships with typically developing (TD) peers. This is often attributed to the individual with ASD’s social skills deficits, which ...
The Color Line: the Influence of Race on Aesthetic Experience and its Inferred Connection to Implicit Racial Bias

Jackson, Barbara Larsha (University of Alabama Libraries, 2020)

Implicit bias literature widely reports that biases shape perception in a number of real-world situations. However, a review of literature found no existing implicit bias studies that focus on the activation of biases ...
Communicating violence risk: judicial decision making in involuntary civil commitments

Evans, Stephanie Ann (University of Alabama Libraries, 2012)

Beginning in the 1990s, researchers in the field of violence risk assessment recognized that even the most accurate and valid risk assessment could not assist fact-finders if violence risk was not communicated in a clear, ...
Competence through cognition: cognitive remediation and restoration of trial competence

Wilson, Jennifer Kelly (University of Alabama Libraries, 2015)

A new and promising avenue for research into competency restoration treatment is cognitive remediation, which is an empirically-supported set of treatment techniques designed to facilitate cognitive skills development ...
Competitive behavior styles in adolescent friendships: the roles of context, gender, jealousy, and friendship bonds

Massey, Katelyn (University of Alabama Libraries, 2018)

This study explored competition in adolescent friendships by distinguishing between two distinct forms, one which is divisive and superiority-oriented and another in which competitors can both improve and excel together. ...
Computer-mediated persuasion: emoticons as a proxy for nonverbal behavior

Muscanell, Nicole Lori (University of Alabama Libraries, 2009)

The current research examined whether or not emoticons (in this case, smiley faces) could be used as proxies for nonverbal behavior when inserted into email discussions. Specifically, previous research has suggested that ...
Conceptual and Biofunctional Embodiment: A Long Story on the Transience of the Enduring Mind

Iran-Nejad, Asghar; Irannejad, Auriana B. (2017)

We examine how embodiment in biological activity is different from conceptual embodiment as reflected in classic, modern, and postmodern perspectives on tacit knowledge. The central theme of the essay is how understanding ...
Concordance in ratings of comorbid symptomatology in youth assessed for Autism Spectrum Disorder: child characteristics in relation to informant discrepancies

Rankin, James Alexander (University of Alabama Libraries, 2017)

Many youth with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) experience comorbid emotional and behavioral difficulties that have a significant impact on their functioning (Kanne, Abbacchi, & Constantino, 2009). Parents and teachers are ...

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