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The effectiveness of a group-based tutorial direct instruction program for long-term foster care children: a randomized controlled trial
(2013-02-01)Children in foster care are frequently behind in educational achievement (Flynn, Ghzal, Legault, Vandermeulen, & Petrick, 2004) and perform below grade level (Trout, Hagaman, Casey, Reid, & Epstein, 2008 for a review). ... -
Effects of hormones on symmetry detection and perceptions of facial attractiveness /Oinonen, Kirsten. --
(2003)Research on the perception of facial attractiveness suggests hormonal involvement in mate selection mechanisms. Facial symmetry is one of four factors that is reliably associated with facial attractiveness, and there is ... -
Effects of oral contraceptives on daily self-ratings of positive and negative affect
(1997)The present study examined whether duration of oral contraceptive (OC) use could account for the inconsistent findings of previous studies on the relationship between affect and OC use. This study was the first to ... -
Emotional intelligence : an investigation of discriminant and concurrent validity / Andrea Kohan.
(2002)Emotional intelligence (El) is a popularized concept, but one also being empirically examined for its validity as a construct of intelligence. Research has focused on determining its status as a unique ability that is ... -
Empirical evidence of a chronic pain schema using a recall task
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Evaluation of brief outpatient services in a children's mental health community clinic
(2013-02-03)In the past two decades, increased emphasis has been placed on the use of brief treatment services in clinical practice with youth. However, despite the common use of such services, there is a lack of research evaluating ... -
An examination of cognitive behavioural group therapy for problem gamblers who gamble over the internet: a controlled study
(2015-08-05)The purpose of the present study was twofold: first, to examine the efficacy of group CBT for self-identified problem Internet gamblers and second, to qualitatively examine participants’ perspectives on their treatment ... -
Examining the efficacy of a cognitive behavioural intervention in reducing anxiety sensitivity and functional impairment in chronic pain patients
(2015)Comorbid psychological factors affect the experience and prognosis of chronic pain, as comorbidity is associated with poor treatment outcomes and greater levels of disability (Burns, Johnson, Mahoney, Devine, & Pawl, 1998; ... -
Factors associated with internet gambling in university students / by Nicholas M. Harris.
(2010)Problem gambling can have devastating financial, psychological, and social effects on the individual and the individual’s family. Over the past 15 years, Internet gambling has grown at an incredible pace and is believed ... -
Functional significance of waist-to-hip ratio / by Tanya D. Spencer
(2002)Waist-to-hip ratio (WHR) may be important and highly visible “honest advertisement” of general and reproductive health and, hence, physical attractiveness. Research shows that men and women aged 18-86 agree on what constitutes ... -
Gambling attitudes associated with problem gambling : the cohort effect of baby boomers
(2015-08-25)The current study sought to examine the effects of gambling attitudes and beliefs on problem gambling behaviour across three cohorts, namely Generation X, Baby Boomers, and the Silent Generation. Individuals from Northern ... -
Gambling, gaming, and loot boxes: converging irrational beliefs?
(2021)The current study examined whether engaging with loot boxes (i.e., in-game “boxes” that can be won within a game or purchased with in-game currency or real money, and which contain a random selection of prizes or objects) ... -
Impression management and self-deception in problem gambling
(2005)Studies have shown that self-reports of attitudes and behaviour can be biased because of socially desirable responding (Lajunen, Corry, Summala, & Hartley, 1997; Paulhus & Reid, 1991). Recent investigations have supported ... -
The influence of depression symptoms and antidepressant medications on cognition and driving performance
(2015)Research that has examined the influence of depression symptoms and antidepressant medications on driving performance has revealed inconclusive findings (Brunnauer, Laux, Geiger, Soyka, & Moller, 2006; Bulmash et al., ... -
Panic attacks, hypochondriacal concerns, and selective processing of threat cues
(1997)Cognitive theories of panic disorder and hypochondriasis were investigated using a modification of the Stroop Colour-naming Task. Sixty-two participants were divided into four groups (hypochondriacal panickers, ... -
Past reproductive events and finger digit ratio as predictors of symptom severity, psychological distress, and medical treatment-seeking during the perimenopausal period
(2012-11-10)Researchers have found that reproductive events in which levels of estrogen increase or decrease can influence the emergence of psychological distress in some women, and it has been propsed that some women may be more ... -
Police work experiences and their relationship to burnout and organizational citizenship behaviour
(1997)Recent police stress literature has consistently asserted that organizational aspects of work, rather than operational ones, are identified by officers as being the most stressful. Exposure to perceived workplace stress ... -
Relation between loneliness and behavioural disclosure : potential mediators and moderators
(1999)The purpose of the research was to examine the relation between loneliness and behavioural disclosure, gender differences in the relation, as well as the potential mediators of that relation (i.e., norm violation, trust, ... -
Relationship between burnout, psychological empowerment, and gender role orientation in long term-care nurses
(2001)The influence o f psychological empowerment and gender roles on burnout was investigated. Ninety-six nurses employed at long-term care facilities completed the Personal Attributes Questionnaire (Spence, Helmreich, & ... -
The relationship of gambling to health, social functioning, and life satisfaction in older adults
(2012)The health, social functioning, and life satisfaction of older adults, age 50 and older were explored across levels of gambling activity as measured by the National Opinion Research Centre DSM Screen for Gambling Problems ...