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Quality of life as a mediator of health
(Wichita State University. Graduate School, 2014-04-25)This study explored the hypothesis that quality of life mediated the effects of depression and loneliness on health, something not previously found in the literature. Measures included the GDS-15, UCLA-R Loneliness scale, ... -
Racial reckoning, resistance, and the revolution: A call to community psychology to move forward
(John Wiley & Sons, Ltd, 2023-02-16)This article introduces a special issue of the American Journal of Community Psychology that features racial reckoning, resistance and the revolution in the context of a syndemic, the historical subjugation of communities ... -
Randomized trial of parent training to prevent adolescent problem behaviors during the high school transition
(American Psychological Association, 2016-12)This randomized controlled trial tested a widely used general parent training program, Common Sense Parenting (CSP), with low-income 8th graders and their families to support a positive transition to high school. The program ... -
Range of motion of the wrist: implications for designing computer input devices for the elderly
(Informa Healthcare, 2000-09)The purpose of this study was to report normative values of the amplitude of joint wrist motions and grip strength for older age groups. -
Ratings of physicians relying on experts versus physicians relying on decision aids
(Wichita State University. Graduate School., 2008-04-25)Errors in the field of medicine are costly, both in terms of monetary expenses and the cost of lives. Computerbased decision aids have been shown to decrease physician error. These decision aids decreased many types of ... -
Reaction time distributions constrain models of visual search
(Elsevier, 2010-06-25)Many experiments have investigated visual search for simple stimuli like colored bars or alphanumeric characters. When eye movements are not a limiting factor, these tasks tend to produce roughly linear functions relating ... -
Reading with rods: The superiority of central vision for rapid reading
(ARVO, 1993-06)To investigate why the central portion of the visual field is normally the optimal region for pattern recognition. The study uses a reading paradigm in which the text can only be seen with rod vision. Reading rates were ... -
Reading with the rod visual system
(OSA, 1989-03)Using the scanned text technique developed by Legge and his colleagues, the present study demonstrates that visually normal subjects can read with the isolated rod visual system. The subjects were able to read text (albeit ... -
Recognizing chemical impairment from the patient's medical history
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Reddit discussions of compassion fatigue
(Wichita State University, 2021-04-02)Compassion fatigue is a serious concern for those expressing compassion chronically (Vu & Bodenmann, 2017). It occurs when the stress of expressing compassion leaves a person unable to continue to care for others (Ledoux, ... -
Reducing risks for problem behaviors during the high school transition: proximal outcomes in the common sense parenting trial
(Springer International Publishing AG, 2015-09)This study tests Common Sense Parenting (CSP)(A (R)), a widely used parent-training program, in its standard form and in a modified form known as CSP Plus, with low-income 8th graders and their families during the high ... -
Reducing the risk of HIV infection in African American adolescents in the Midwest: a look at self-efficacy and condom use in a adolescent population
(2006-07)Human immunodeficiency Virus/Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (HIV/AIDS) is a major health concern in the United States, as well as globally (CDC, 2001). Certain ethnic groups in the United States have more reported ... -
Relationship between event type and mental health outcomes: Event centrality as mediator
(Elsevier Ltd., 2017-08-01)Although stressful life events can trigger adverse mental health outcomes, many people will not develop symptoms of depression or Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), leading researchers to seek out factors that influence ... -
Relationship between pickleball-playing and cognition among older adults: An 18-month longitudinal study
(Wichita State University, 2021-04-02)INTRODUCTION: Inevitably, physical and cognitive abilities decline with age. The population of those over the age of 65 is currently doubling, so care of this population needs to increase (Passel & Cohn, 2008). Cognitive ... -
The relationship of gender balance at work, family responsibilities and workplace characteristics to drinking among male and female attorneys
(Journal of Studies on Alcohol, 1997-05)The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship of gender balance at work, family and home responsibilities and workplace factors to the drinking behaviors of attorneys. -
The relationship of impulsivity-inattention and verbal ability to overt and covert antisocial behaviors in children
(Springer, 2012-08)Research has linked many risk factors in childhood and early adolescence to antisocial behaviors in later adolescence and early adulthood; however, less attention has focused on the interaction among factors in the prediction ... -
The relationship of marihuana usage to personality and motivational factors
(Taylor & Francis, 1973-05-17)The 16 Personality Factors Questionnaire (16 PF), Motivation Analysis Test (MAT), and a marihuana usage questionnaire were administered anonymously to 104 undergraduate students. Raw scores were converted to sten scores ... -
Relationship of MMPI-2-RC Demoralization scale to MCMI-III scales in psychiatric inpatients
(Wichita State University, 2010-08)In 2003 (Tellegen, Ben-Porath, McNulty, Arbisi, Graham, & Kaemmer) the MMPI-2 RCd scale was developed to independently measure the MMPI ―factor one,‖ an inherent technical problem within the Clinical scales. The developers ... -
Relationship of service members' deployment trauma, PTSD symptoms, and experiential avoidance to postdeployment family reengagement
(American Psychological Association, 2016-02)This research examined whether military service members' deployment-related trauma exposure, posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms, and experiential avoidance are associated with their observed levels of positive ... -
Relationship of the Gross National Happiness Index to the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory Scales
(Wichita State University, 2019-07)This study sought to contribute to the research literature on happiness through examining the underlying dimensions of happiness, as assessed by the Gross National Happiness Index (GNHI; Musikanski et al., 2017). In ...