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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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
The impact of depressive symptoms and social support on resilience among older adult caregivers
(Taylor and Francis Ltd., 2022-04-13)In this study the authors explored how depressive symptoms and social support were related to the resilience of older caregivers (N = 117) caring children affected by HIV/AIDS in rural Northern Namibia, Africa. Our findings ... -
Risk and protective factors for depressive symptoms among the youth living with HIV in Namibia
(Taylor & Francis, 2022-04-04)Background: Namibia has one of the highest HIV prevalence rates among young people living with HIV and AIDS. The study of mental well-being among this vulnerable population is emerging as an important area of public health ... -
Consoling the bereaved: Exploring how sympathy cards influence what people say
(SAGE Journals, 2022-01-26)In a sequential mixed methods study, interview data showed that bereaved parents consistently reported “stupid” or “insensitive” things people said that were not helpful when their child died. Subsequently, a discourse ... -
Motor vehicle collision-related injuries and deaths among Indigenous Peoples in Canada: Meta-analysis of geo-structural factors
(Wolters Kluwer ‑ Medknow, 2022-03-26)Introduction: Indigenous Peoples are much more likely than non‑Indigenous Peoples to be seriously injured or die in motor vehicle collisions (MVCs). This study updates and extends a previous systematic review, suggesting ... -
COVID-19–related stressors, family functioning and mental health in Canada: Test of indirect effects
(John Wiley and Sons Inc, 2021-09-09)Objective: The purpose of this study was to examine how family relationships relate to stress and mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic response in Ontario, Canada. Background: Generally, families are pillars ... -
Moving towards the development of children’s rights implementation scale: A pilot study of measurement items
(Springer, 2021-12-01)Current literature does not provide a holistic way to measure children’s rights implementation outcomes. Therefore, it is difficult to assess the effect of children’s rights practice. The measurement limitations prevent ... -
Adolescent bullying victimization and psychosomatic symptoms: Can relationship quality with fathers buffer this association?
(Elsevier, 2021-09-17)The present study explored racial/ethnic and sex differences in fathers’ awareness and perceived ease of communication with fathers and how they are related to adolescent bullying victimization and psychosomatic symptoms. ...
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