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Piecing Offender Cognition: The Link between Abstract Reasoning, Aggression, and Violence
(North American Journal of Psychology, 2023-09)A sudden decline in violence across the United States since the early 1990s has led researchers from several fields to speculation over the cause. One of the more prominent explanations for this phenomenon involves ... -
Community-based advocacy in "cold case" sexual assault prosecutions: A qualitative exploration of survivors' and advocates' experiences
(SAGE Publications Inc., 2023-10)Sexual assault survivors who report to the criminal legal system often need the assistance of victim advocates to navigate this complex and often retraumatizing system. In recent years, victim advocates have been called ... -
Driving Difficulties and Preferences of Advanced Driver Assistance Systems by Older Drivers With Central Vision Loss
(Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology Inc., 2023-10)Purpose: The purpose of this study was to investigate driving difficulties and Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS) use and preferences of drivers with and without central vision loss (CVL). Methods: Fifty-eight drivers ... -
Domestic Violence Survivors' Housing Stability, Safety, and Well-Being Over Time: Examining the Role of Domestic Violence Housing First, Social Support, and Material Hardship
(American Psychological Association, 2023)Intimate partner violence remains a significant public health issue and survivors often need various forms of support to achieve safety. The increased likelihood of experiencing housing instability and homelessness among ... -
Victim Notification Protocols for Untested Sexual Assault Kits: Survivors' and Advocates' Perspectives on Law Enforcement-Led Outreach Methods
(SAGE Publications Inc., 2023-09)Current estimates suggest there are 300,000-400,000 untested sexual assault kits (SAKs) in police department storage facilities throughout the United States. As these kits are being discovered and then submitted for forensic ... -
An exploration of the link between narcissism, masochism, and crime in a post-incarcerated sample
(National Medical Association, 2023-08)This study examined the relationship between narcissism, masochism, and violent criminal justice involvement. Current interventions used with offender populations target traits such as antisocial personality but typically ... -
The Roles of Anger, Conflict With Parents and Peers, and Social Reinforcement in the Early Development of Physical Aggression
(Taylor and Francis, 2023-01)This chapter examines the origins of physical aggression and violence from a developmental perspective. It focuses on how anger regulation and social contingencies in parent-child and peer interaction contribute to early ... -
Corrigendum: Acceptance and commitment therapy preceded by attention bias modification on residual symptoms in depression: a 12-month follow-up
(Frontiers Media SA, 2023-08)In the published article, there was an error in the Acknowledgments section. The Coperio Centre was mentioned as an external recruitment site. However, no participants were recruited from the Coperio Centre. The corrected ... -
The future of third wave cognitive behavior therapies
(Springer International Publishing, 2022-10-18)A projection of where the third wave of cognitive behavior therapy (CBT) may be headed is offered using acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) as an example. The increasing emergence of a process-based therapy (PBT) ... -
"It made me feel like someone wasn't doing their job:" Sexual Assault Kit (SAK) victim notifications and institutional betrayal by the criminal legal system
(Routledge, 2023-07-04)In the United States, sexual assault survivors are advised to have a medical forensic exam and the collection of a sexual assault kit (SAK) to preserve biological evidence (e.g. semen, blood, saliva, hair) if they are ... -
Introduction to volume 2 -- COVID-19 and vulnerable populations
(John Wiley and Sons Inc, 2023-08-23)As COVID-19 continues to evolve and shape our world, the impact has had a long-lasting effect particularly on vulnerable populations. In this second volume we explore COVID-19's synergistic effects on BIPOC communities and ... -
Numerosity depends on normalized contrast energy: Review and square-root law model
(Elsevier Ltd, 2023-10)The perceived numerosity of many randomly-located items of fixed contrast depends on the integrated contrast energy (CE) of the display. We show here that a model based on ?(CE), normalized by contrast amplitude, can fit ... -
Organizational readiness and response during COVID-19: Reflections from a sexual assault agency serving a predominately African American community
(Springer Publishing Company, 2023-06-01)The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic forced victim service organizations to establish new service provision protocols to include remote/telehealth services. We conducted N = 12 qualitative interviews with sexual ... -
Not according to plan: Cognitive failures in marksmanship due to effects of expertise, unknown environments, and the likelihood of shooting unintended targets
(Elsevier Ltd, 2023-10-01)Shooting errors have multi-faceted causes with contributing factors that include sensorimotor activity and cognitive failures. Empirical investigations often assess mental errors through threat identification, yet other ... -
Exploring pre-implementation perceptions of integrated care in a university setting
(Taylor & Francis, 2023-04-24)Objective: To examine providers' perceptions of integrated care prior to the merger of a university's student health center and counseling services. Participants: Seventeen providers across student health services (n?=?9) ... -
Cyber expert feedback: Experiences, expectations, and opinions about cyber deception
(Elsevier Ltd, 2023-07-01)Human behavior is a critical, yet under-studied topic in cybersecurity. Among the techniques used for cyber defense, for cyber deception, a better understanding of human perception and behavior is crucial. To this point, ... -
Why do rape victimization rates vary across studies? A meta-analysis examining moderating variables
(Elsevier Ltd, 2023-07-01)Research studies have identified multiple study- and sample-related factors that predict variation in the proportion of participants who report experiences of rape (non-consensual oral, anal, or vaginal penetration obtained ... -
Reproductive justice for Black, Indigenous, Women of Color: Uprooting race and colonialism
(Wiley Periodicals LLC, 2021-11-01)Historically, atrocities against Black, Indigenous, and Women of Color's (BIWoC)reproductive rights have been committed and continue to take place in contemporary society. The atrocities against BIWoC have been fueled by ... -
eDECIDE a web-based problem-solving interventions for diabetes self-management: Protocol for a pilot clinical trial
(Elsevier Ltd, 2023-04-01)In the US, diabetes affects 13.2% of African Americans, compared to 7.6% of Caucasians. Behavioral factors, such as poor diet, low physical activity, and general lack of good self-management skills and self-care knowledge ... -
Pre-existing parental stress and youth internalizing symptoms predict parent-reported COVID-related stress in military families
(Routledge, 2023-03-15)Understanding the extent to which youth and families experienced COVID-related stress requires accounting for prior levels of stress and other associated factors. This is especially important for military families, which ...