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Theses/Dissertations from 2019
Associations between Multidimensional Spirituality and Mental Health: Positive Psychological Traits as Mediators, Trever Dangel
Pathways to Delinquent and Sex Offending Behavior: The Role of Childhood Adversity and Environmental Context in a Treatment Sample of Male Adolescents, Kelcey Puszkiewicz
Theses/Dissertations from 2018
Examining the Associative Learning and Accumbal Dopaminergic Mechanisms of Caffeine Reinforcement, Curtis Bradley
Gaming Behaviors in Day-to-Day Life: Exploring a Problematic Gaming Behavior Scale, Christin Collie
Proximal Minority Stress, Drinking Motives, and Alcohol Use in Appalachian Sexual Minority Women, Sarah Job
Do Healthcare Students Endorsing Stigma of Mental Illness Screen for Suicidal Ideation? An Evaluation of Knowledge, Attitudes, and Behaviors, Dannel K. Petgrave
Self-Compassion and Suicidal Behavior: Indirect Effects of Depression, Anxiety, and Hopelessness across Increasingly Vulnerable Samples, Jessica K. Rabon
Assessing Readiness for Group Therapy in Primary Care: An Initial Survey Exploring Need, Philip Randall
Self-Compassion and Physical Health-Related Quality of Life in Cancer: Mediating Effects of Control Beliefs and Treatment Adherence, Morgan Treaster
Theses/Dissertations from 2017
Early Childhood Adversity and Chronic Illness: An Examination of a High Risk- Forensic Inpatient Population, Courtney L. Cook
Predicting and Promoting Health-Related Quality of Life for Parents of Children with Autism: A Mixed-Methods Approach, Laura DeLustro
Neuroticism and Ego Depletion Patterns, Parker A. Dreves
Exploring the Relationship between Physical Activity and Executive Function in Early Childhood Populations: An Investigation of Maternal Encouragement of Activity, Lauren P. Driggers-Jones
Development and Validation of the Bisexual Microaggressions Scale, Emma G. Fredrick
Spirituality and Suicidal Behavior: The Mediating Role of Self-Forgiveness and Psychache, Benjamin B. Hall
Conceptualization and Measurement of Spirituality: Towards the Development of a Nontheistic Spirituality Measure for Use in Health-Related Fields, Valerie M. Hoots
Faces, Locations, and Tools: A Proposed Two-Stimulus P300 Brain Computer Interface, Marissa R. Jones
Symptoms of Anxiety and Depression and Suicidal Behavior in College Students: Conditional Indirect Effects of Non-Suicidal Self-Injury and Self-Compassion, Andrea R. Kaniuka
Mindfulness and Alcohol-Related Problems among Individuals with Fibromyalgia: Chronic Pain and Depressive Symptoms as Mediators, Julie I. Morrissey
Evaluating a Stepped Care Protocol for Postpartum Depression in a Pediatric Primary Care Clinic, Sarah C. Smith
Examining the Effects of Trait Rumination on Hostile Attribution Bias, Kyle A. Suhr
Emotion Regulation and Eating: An Evaluation of the Relationship Between Difficulties in Emotion Regulation and Eating Patterns in Obese Patients Seeking Bariatric Surgery, Brittany V. Williams
Theses/Dissertations from 2016
Forgiveness and Suicidal Behavior in College Students: Cynicism and Psychache as Serial Mediators, Trever Dangel
Spirituality and Psychological Well-Being Among ALS Caregivers: Hope and Perceived Stress as Mediators, Bridget R. Jeter
Investigating Barriers to Mental Health Care in Law Enforcement Officers, Samantha F. Johnson
The Effects of Nicotine in the Neonatal Quinpirole Rodent Model of Schizophrenia: Neural Plasticity Mechanisms, Daniel Peterson
Improving the P300-Based Brain-Computer Interface by Examining the Role of Psychological Factors on Performance, Samantha A. Sprague
Using the Theory of Planned Behavior to Predict Executives’ Intentions to Hire Psychologists in Federally Qualified Health Centers, Robert M. Tolliver
Theses/Dissertations from 2015
Anger Rumination, Stress, and Dangerous Driving Behaviors as Mediators of the Relationship between Multiple Dimensions of Forgiveness and Adverse Driving Outcomes, David J. Bumgarner
Shifts in Ritual Response to Loss due to Death: An Assessment of Funeral Service Mourning Trends over Time, Lawrence D. Childress
Identity as a Buffer Against Negative Outcomes of Public Stigma Among Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Individuals, Emma G. Fredrick
An Analysis of the Interaction of Methylphenidate and Nicotine in Adolescent Rats: Effects on BDNF, Elizabeth D. Freeman
Risk and Protective Factors of Internalized Mental Illness Stigma, Kathleen Klik
Differences in Utilization of Levels of Integrated Primary Care in Patients with High and Low Behavioral and Physical Health Demands, Laura E. Maphis
ADHD Management in Pediatric Primary Care: Time is Not on Our Side, Dannel K. Petgrave
Exploring the Relationship Between Early Childhood Attentional Control and Language Ability, Jaima S. Price
Self-Compassion and Self-Forgiveness as Mediated by Rumination, Shame-Proneness, and Experiential Avoidance: Implications for Mental and Physical Health, Elizabeth Conway Williams
Theses/Dissertations from 2014
Explaining Combat Related Posttraumatic Stress Disorder: An Integrated Mental Illness and Military Process Model, Mandi F. Deitz
Prevalence, Types, Risk Factors, and Course of Intimate Partner Violence in Appalachian Pregnant Women, Tifani Fletcher
Traumatic Life Events and Symptoms of Anxiety: Moderating Effects of Adaptive Versus Maladaptive Coping Strategies, Alishia Foster
Impulsivity, Venturesomeness, and Pride: Potential Moderators of the Relationship Between Childhood Trauma, Substance Use, and Physical Aggression, Joshua P. Hatfield
The Mediating and Moderating Effects of Coping Mechanisms Following High School Victimization, Kevin D. Hyatt
Mental Health Referral in Primary Care: Influence of a Screening Instrument and a Brief Educational Intervention, Michael T. Miesner
The Effect of Romantic Jealousy on Self-Control: An Examination of Trait Constructs and Sex Differences Based on Survey and Experimental Data, Lyndsay A. Nelson
Attitudes Toward Suicide, Mental Health, and Help-Seeking Behavior Among African Immigrants: An Ecological Perspective, Sheri A. Nsamenang
Utilizing Visual Attention and Inclination to Facilitate Brain-Computer Interface Design in an Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Sample, David B. Ryan
Role of the Ventral Tegmental Area and Ventral Tegmental Area Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptors in the Incentive Amplifying Effect of Nicotine, Ashley B. Sheppard
The Effects of Working Memory on Brain-Computer Interface Performance, Samantha A. Sprague
An Examination of Risk and Protective Factors for Suicidal Behavior in a Low-Income, Underserved Primary Care Sample, Kristin L. Walker
Assessing the Relationship Between Problem Eating Behavior and Difficulties in Emotion Regulation in a College Sample, Brittany V. Williams
Addressing Self-Reported Depression, Anxiety, and Stress in College Students via Web-Based Self-Compassionate Journaling, Jessica Rose Williamson
Theses/Dissertations from 2013
Unpacking the Temperament Weight Relationship: The Mediating Role of Food Preferences, Sarah A. Berry
Can Self-Compassion Be Induced to Reduce Sexual Minority Stigma and Protect Psychological Functioning?, Sheri Chandler
Methylphenidate Conditioned Place Preference in Juvenile and Adolescent Male and Female Rats, Elizabeth D. Freeman
An Economic Evaluation of Primary Care Behavioral Health in Pediatrics: A Case Study, Natasha B. Gouge
Technology Use in Rural Appalachia: A Pilot Study of the Implications for Pediatric Behavioral Health, Courtney E. Lilly
Comparison of Temperamental Rating Bilingually in Ukraine using Child Behavioral Questionnaire (CBQ): Short Form, Nelly Ostrovsky
The EIIOS Task: Executive Function and Word Learning at 18-months, Leslie A. Patton
Actively Caring About the Actively Caring Survey: Evaluating the Reliability and Validity of a Measure of Dispositional Altruism, Philip Randall
Who Done It? Rurality vs. SES as Critical Factors in Evaluating the Prevalence of Child Psychosocial Concerns in Primary Care, Robert M. Tolliver
Empathy and Threatened Egotism in Men’s Use of Violence in Intimate Relationships, Jessica H. Turner
Theses/Dissertations from 2012
Further Assessment of the Psychometric Properties of the Sex Offender Attitude Scale, Brandon C. Bogle
Weight Concerns, Body Image, and Smoking Cessation in Pregnant Women in Rural Appalachia, Jennifer Aileen Correll
Examining Differences in Stress Symptoms Based on Sexual Orientation, Ashley Danielle Dickson
Narcissism and Intimate Partner Violence: An Establishment of the Link and Investigation of Multiple Potential Mediators, Samantha K. Fields
Examining Attention, Impulsiveness, and Cognitive Failures in Driving Behaviors, Russell Thomas Fox
Withstanding Cruel Teasing: Does Dispositional Mindfulness Fortify Target Immunity?, Ruth Catherine Lewis
Identity Discrepancy, Male Role Norms, and Mental and Physical Health, Daniel Kevin McKelvey
Psychological Distress as Mediator Between Perceived Stigma and Relationship Satisfaction Among Sexual Minorities, Desta Amber Alyse Taylor
Rural Appalachian Health Care Providers' Perceived Barriers to Intimate Partner Violence Screening in Primary Care, Jamie Tedder
Health-Related Quality of Life in the Working Uninsured: Conditional Indirect Effects Of Perceived Stigma via Vitality and Interpersonal Needs, Preston Lee Visser
Theses/Dissertations from 2011
Manipulating Paradigm and Attention via a Mindfulness Meditation Training Program Improves P300-Based BCI., Daniel Ryan Berry
Forgiveness Obsessive-Compulsive Symptoms and Locus of Control in a College Sample., Elizabeth Conway-Williams
Rural Parents Mental Health Service Delivery Preferences: Overcoming Barriers to Care., Jeffrey H. Ellison
Religious Commitment as a Predictor of Lower Blood Pressure in High-Risk Pregnancies of Southern Appalachia., Anna Vadimovna Ermakova
Do Adult Romantic Attachment Empathy and Social Skills Influence Mate Poaching Infidelity?., James Stephen Gorniewicz
Temperament-Language Relationships during the First Formal Year of School., Natasha Benfield Gouge
Improving Brain-Computer Interface Performance: Giving the P300 Speller Some Color., David B. Ryan
Does SES Moderate the Relationship Between Temperament and Emotional and Behavioral Disorders?., Jessica L. Scott
The Effects of Ego Threat and Self-Esteem Boost on Overall Self-Control Ability., Jessica Rose Williamson
Theses/Dissertations from 2010
Social Support and Family Criticism: Potential Moderators of the Relationship Between Functional Impairment, Illness Burden, and Depression., Joshua Paul Hatfield
Disclosure, Social Reactions to Disclosure, and Mental Health Outcomes Among Adult Child Sexual Abuse Victims., Holly E. Hopson
P300-Based BCI Performance Prediction through Examination of Paradigm Manipulations and Principal Components Analysis., Nicholas Edward Schwartz
Associations between Mindfulness and Symptoms of Anxiety., Leisa L. Wells
Narcissism and Binge Drinking: Exploring the Role of Overconfidence and Confidence-Based Risk-Taking., Alicia M. Wood
Theses/Dissertations from 2009
Psychosocial Concerns and Childhood Overweight in Pediatric Primary Care Clinics Serving Rural Appalachia., Suzanne Allen
Initial Development of the Sex Offender Attitude Scale., Brandon Coy Bogle
Religiousness, Coping, and Locus of Control as Predictors of Anxiety., Rebecca Brooks
Why was I Rejected? How the Attributed Reason for Social Rejection Impacts Subsequent Behavior., Brian Curtis Nelson
The Role of Self-Efficacy, Family Support, Family Affection, and Family Conflict on Adolescent Academic Performance., Christine L. Pearson
Sexual Assault, Perceived Stigma, and Christian Fundamentalism: Understanding Support Seeking Among Victims., Sean Chandler Rife
Positive Psychological and Religious Characteristics as Moderators of Negative Life Events and Depressive Symptoms: A Multiethnic Comparison., Preston Lee Visser
Theses/Dissertations from 2008
Self-Esteem in Relation to Casual Sex Behavior, Attitudes, and Affect., Kathryn Bieda