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A Differential–Developmental Model (DDM): Mental Speed, Attention Lapses, and General Intelligence (g)
(6/12/2017)The aim of this paper is to provide a parsimonious account of developmental and individual differences in intelligence (measured as g). The paper proposes a Differential–Developmental Model (DDM), which focuses on factors ... -
An Assessment of Prisoner Reentry, Legal Financial Obligations and Family Financial Support: A Focus on Fathers
(2021-09-13)Scholars have found that family support is an important facilitator of successful reentry from prison to the community. At the same time, they have argued that owing court-ordered fines or fees, also called legal financial ... -
Are Religious Teens Nice Kids? Faith and Congeniality among American Adolescents
(10/26/2018)One body of extant research has documented the social contours and positive effects of teen religiosity, while another has explored the religious sources of social congeniality (“niceness”) among adult Americans. This study ... -
Beyond Depression and Suicide: The Mental Health of Transgender College Students
(2/21/2017)Research studies examining the mental health of transgender individuals often focus on depression, anxiety, and suicidal ideation through the use of clinic samples. However, little is known about the emerging adult (18–26 ... -
Buddhism and Depressive Symptoms among Married Women in Urban Thailand
(1/25/2020)A growing body of research has documented salutary associations between religious involvement and poor mental health outcomes, such as depressive symptoms and psychological distress. However, little scholarly attention has ... -
Changes in the Retail Food Environment in Mexican Cities and Their Association with Blood Pressure Outcomes
(2022-01-26)Shifting food environments in Latin America have potentially contributed to an increase in the consumption of ultra-processed foods and sugar-sweetened beverages, along with decreases in healthy foods, such as fruits and ... -
Comparative Study of Angiotensin I-Converting Enzyme (ACE) Inhibition of Soy Foods as Affected by Processing Methods and Protein Isolation
(8/12/2020)Angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE) converts angiotensin I into the vasoconstrictor angiotensin II and eventually elevates blood pressure. High blood pressure is a major risk factor for heart disease and stroke. Studies ... -
Comparing same- and different-sex relationship dynamics: Experiences of young adults in Taiwan
(Demographic Research;Vol. 40, 2019-03-05)Background: Few studies of same-sex relationships are able to capture the dynamics of these relationships from formation to dissolution, and even fewer provide evidence on these dynamics in a non-Western context. Objective: ... -
The Contribution of Sociocultural Factors in Shaping Self-Reported Sickness Behavior
(Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience;, 2020-01-24)Sickness behavior is an evolutionarily conserved phenomenon found across a diverse range of animals involving a change in motivational priorities to theoretically maximize energetic investment in immune function and recovery. ... -
The Criminalization of Immigrants & the Immigration-Industrial Complex
(Daedalus;Vol. 142, No. 3, 2013)Over the last few decades, and particularly after 9/11, we have witnessed the increasing criminalization of immigrants in the United States. Changing policies have subjected immigrants to intensified apprehension and ... -
Depression Mediates the Relationship between Food Insecurity and Pain Interference in College Students
(12/24/2020)Food insecurity (FI) typically produces unfavorable health conditions. Research shows the high prevalence of FI among college students, and depression is one of the adverse effects of FI among them. It is possible that FI ... -
Development and psychometric validation of the Dispositional Recovery and Dysfunction Inventory: a tool to assess for positive and negative cognitions following trauma exposure
(Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapy;, 2021-05-31)Background: Recovery from trauma can be naturally occurring or facilitated through psychotherapy. Few brief measures exist to provide clinicians with dispositional, empirical assessments of patient’s sentiments during ... -
Dietary Intake and Elevated C-Reactive Protein Levels in US Military Veterans
(1/6/2021)Elevated inflammatory markers, such as high sensitivity C-reactive protein (hs-CRP), have been associated with the pathogenesis of cardiovascular disease (CVD)-related diseases. However, limited studies have evaluated the ... -
Double Burden for Women in Mid and Later Life: Evidence from Time Use Profiles in Cebu, the Philippines
(Ageing and Society;Vol. 38, Iss. 11, 2017-07-10)Using data from the Cebu Longitudinal Health and Nutrition Survey (1994, 1998, 2002, 2005, 2007, 2012), we utilise latent class analysis to develop time-use class membership to characterise the degree to which women in ... -
Earning Patterns of Mexican Workers in the Southern Region: A Focus on Nonmetro/Metro Distinctions
(Southern Rural Sociology Special Issue: Southern Rural Labor Markets;Volume 16, 2000)The last few years have witnessed a tremendous change in the geographic location patterns of the Mexican population in the United States. The rural South represents one of the areas that have seen a noticeable growth ... -
Effect of Feedback on Hexaco & Learning Styles on Academic Behaviors
(The UTSA Journal of Undergraduate Research and Scholarly Work;Volume 6, 2019)Personality and learning style tests have been known to predict academic success. However, self awareness (metacognition) of these results could predict achievement still further. The HEXACO personality test measures ... -
The Emergence of Educational Hypogamy in India
(Demography;57, 2020-06-10)With rising education among women across the world, educational hypergamy (women marrying men with higher education) has decreased over the last few decades in both developed and developing countries. Although a decrease ... -
Environmental Tobacco Smoke and Early Language Difficulties among U.S. Children
(6/16/2021)Objective: Environmental Tobacco Smoke (ETS) is a serious public health concern with the potential to interfere with various components of healthy child development. Even so, there has been limited nationally representative ... -
Evaluating the Impact of a Clinician Improvement Program for Treating Patients with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities: The Challenging Case of Mississippi
(1/10/2018)In recent years, people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) have moved from institutionalized settings to local community residences. While deinstitutionalization has yielded quality of life improvements ... -
Evaluating the Impact of the Synar Program: Tobacco Access and Use among Youth in Mississippi, the South, and the U.S.
(12/22/2019)(1) Background: This study examines the impact of Synar policy adoption on youth commercial access to tobacco products in Mississippi, the South, and the remaining U.S. The principal focus on youth commercial access is ...