School of Social Work: Recent submissions
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The impact of cyberbullying victimization on academic satisfaction among sexual minority college students: The indirect effect of flourishing
(Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI), 2023-06-29)This study examines the association between cyberbullying victimization and academic satisfaction through flourishing (psychological well-being) among 188 LGBTQ college students utilizing the lens of general strain theory ... -
Differential associations among cyberbullying victimization, parental monitoring, and suicidal thoughts and behaviors in male and female college students
(Routledge, 2023-06-29)Purpose This study aimed to examine the role of parental monitoring and help seeking in the relationship between cyberbullying victimization and suicidal thoughts and behaviors in male and female college students. M ... -
Male survivors of domestic violence, challenges in cultural response, and impact on identity and help-seeking behaviors: A systematic review
(SAGE Publications, 2023-06-05)Male experiences of domestic and relational violence have been only marginally explored in the literature. In connection to this, attitudes in the community and among service providers and criminal justice system entities ... -
The role of relationships, curriculum design, and program culture in improving academic and behavioral outcomes in a disciplinary alternative education program: A photovoice study
(Routledge, 2023-06-26)The literature on "what works" in disciplinary alternative education is inconclusive. Our current understanding of effective disciplinary alternative education programs is based primarily on quantitative data collected for ... -
Interprofessional simulation as an educational tool to assess cultural competence among health professions students
(NLM (Medline), 2023-06-01)Background The concept of collaborative practice within health professions is viewed as "best practice." Poor collaboration can adversely affect patient safety. Interprofessional (IP) teamwork skills can be developed ... -
Grief, social support, spirituality, and depressive symptoms among older adults in assisted living in Kansas
(Routledge, 2023-05-09)Purpose: The purpose of this study was to explore the roles of grief, social support, as well as spirituality on the depressive symptoms of older adults in assisted living in Kansas. This study tested three hypotheses: a ... -
Individual and community predictors of arrests in Canada: Evidence of over-policing of Indigenous peoples and communities
(Routledge, 2023-05-11)This survey of a national Canadian sample examines the associations between individual- and community-level factors with arrest by police. Indigenous Peoples were more than twice as likely to have been arrested than White ... -
Public servants and their perspectives of the fentanyl crisis in Wichita and Sedgwick County
(Wichita State University, 2023-04-14)The purpose of this study is to explore public servants' perspectives of intervention(s) necessary to combat the fentanyl crisis. Fentanyl related overdoses, fatal and nonfatal, continue to rise in the United States. The ... -
Experimental study: Deep learning-based fall monitoring among older adults with skin-wearable electronics
(MDPI, 2023-04-14)Older adults are more vulnerable to falling due to normal changes due to aging, and their falls are a serious medical risk with high healthcare and societal costs. However, there is a lack of automatic fall detection systems ... -
Pathways from polyvictimization to offline and online sexual harassment victimization among South Korean adolescents
(Springer Link, 2023-03-14)This study aimed to investigate the association between polyvictimization and offline and online sexual harassment and whether the association might be mediated by internalizing problems, low school satisfaction, and ... -
From lived experience: Listening to stories of healing from Middle Eastern immigrant IPV survivors
(SAGE Publications Inc, 2023-02-14)Intimate partner violence (IPV) affects all communities, but immigrant communities can be distinctively more vulnerable. This study explores the coping strategies of 10 immigrant Middle Eastern Immigrant Survivors of IPV ... -
Correlates of perceived school safety among Black adolescents in Chicago: Are there sexual orientation differences?
(Springer, 2022-09-30)The current study aims to explore whether the protective factors identifed in the research literature for Black sexual minority adolescents in urban neighborhoods are similar to those of their heterosexual peers. Participants ... -
The impact of cyberbullying victimization on psychosocial behaviors among college students during the covid-19 pandemic: The indirect effect of a sense of purpose in life
(Routledge, 2022-10-30)By drawing from positive psychology and general strain theory, this study examined whether a sense of purpose in life has an indirect effect between college students’ cyberbullying victimization and their depressive symptoms, ... -
Elderly grandparents as caregivers of children affected or infected by HIV and AIDS in Namibia
(IGI Global, 2022-01-01)Kinship care is one of the most prevalent forms of placement that is used for children affected and/or infected by HIV and AIDS in Namibia. However, the literature lacks a systematic theory-informed understanding with ... -
Coping strategies among women exposed to gender-based violence in Turkey
(John Wiley & Sons, Ltd, 2022-10-04)Aim To understand coping strategies used by women experiencing gender-based violence and living in Turkey. Coping is a cognitive and behavioural strategy that individuals develop to manage stress, generally categorized as ... -
Pathways from exposure to community violence to bullying victimization among African American adolescents in Chicago's southside
(NLM (Medline), 2022-07-28)The present study proposes and examines the pathways from exposure to community violence to bullying victimization through the influences of depression, exposure to peer delinquency, and drug use among 638 African American ... -
Parental care and family support as moderators on overlapping college student bullying and cyberbullying victimization during the Covid-19 pandemic
(Routledge, 2022-07-03)Purpose The study examined whether parental care and family support moderate the association between school bullying victimization and cyberbullying victimization among college students by applying the social anthropological ... -
Mental health and suicidal ideation among people incarcerated with HIV in Namibia
(Wichita State University, 2022-04-29)INTRODUCTION: The protection and promotion of human rights are vital in preventing the spread and mitigating the impacts of HIV worldwide. Incarceration is also widely accepted as being a human rights issue, partly due to ... -
Guardians: Masculine honour beliefs and perceptions of men’s roles in preventing sexual violence
(Routledge, 2022-06-06)Across two studies, we examined how individual differences in masculine honour beliefs (MHB) related to perceptions of men’s responsibilities in preventing sexual assaults committed against women. Higher levels of MHB were ... -
Psychosocial factors affecting self-esteem among youth living with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) in Namibia
(National Association of Social Workers, 2022-01-21)Social work with young people under 18 years of age living with HIV, one of the fastest growing populations of people living with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), is emerging as an increasingly important practice area ...