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Biological Aging And Peer Victimization: The Role Of Social Support In Telomere Length And Health Outcomes
(Psychology, 2014-09-17)
The health benefits of social support have been well documented in the literature (Baumeister & Leary, 1995; Newman & Roberts, 2013), as have the somatic and psychological outcomes of being the victim of bullying (Wang, ...
An Animal Model Of Conditioned Placebo Analgesia
(Psychology, 2014-03-10)
Research on placebo analgesia (PA) has called for the further elucidation of underlying neural mechanisms. Animal models allow for experimental manipulations that are not possible or feasible in human research such as ...
Development And Validation Of A Group Based Dominance Scale
(Psychology, 2014-09-17)
The goal of this project was to update the social dominance orientation (SDO) scale by creating a separate measure for its subfactor group based dominance (GBD), which is defined as how strongly a person feels one group ...
The Impact Of Peer Victimization On Adolescent Inflammatory Markers
(Psychology, 2014-03-12)
For years, research has linked peer victimization to various outcomes, ranging from those in the psychological realm (e.g., depression, anxiety) to physical health symptoms (e.g., frequent doctor visits, abdominal pain). ...
Examining The Effects Of Health Behaviors And Emotions On Medical Care Seeking And Avoidant Behaviors In Older Adults
(Psychology, 2014-09-17)
There has been a dearth of information that explains how an individual's emotional reactions to their illness symptoms affects their care seeking behaviors. The overall aims of this study were to elucidate the emotional ...
The Role Of Executive Functions And Maternal Characteristics In Externalizing Problems Among Young Children
(Psychology, 2014-07-14)
Externalizing problems, such as hyperactivity, inattention, and defiance, that emerge early in life put children on a path toward numerous adverse outcomes, including delinquency, academic failure, and substance abuse. ...
Peer Victimization And The COMT Val158met Polymorphism: A Differential Susceptability Model
(Psychology, 2014-12)
The link between peer victimization and various health related negative outcomes ranging from physical to psychological has been well established in the literature (Hodges & Perry, 1999; Rigby, 2001). While there are many ...
The Prevalence And Responsiveness Of Head Injuries In A Chronic Disabling Occupational Musculoskeletal Disorder Population
(Psychology, 2014-12)
Injuries to the head cause problems in multiple domains, including cognitive functioning, emotion regulation, memory recall, and reaction time. Head injuries are often highly debilitating and cause patients to have a ...