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Showing 1 to 20 of 211 for “"protective factor"”.
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Religiosity as a protective factor against sexual aggression
<p>The potential protective nature of religiosity against sexual aggression was investigated. This was accomplished by using a laboratory analogue of sexual harassment that uses sexually oriented joke telling to mimic sexual harassment among peers in the real world. It was hypothesized that …
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Social-Ecological and Protective Factor Approach to Managing Parental Incarceration
… on child development. They acknowledged the protective factors across the lifecycle from a social-ecological perspective and specifically related to parental incarceration. The comprehensive literature review inspired an innovative model, the social-ecological and protective factor approach …
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Explanatory Style as a Protective Factor for Victimized LGBT Adolescents
… supported. A positive ES appeared to act as a protective factor in low and medium levels of self-reported victimization. However, when participants reported high levels of victimization, the differences between explanatory styles failed to be significant. Implications include various …
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Explanatory Style as a Protective Factor for Victimized LGBT Adolescents
… supported. A positive ES appeared to act as a protective factor in low and medium levels of self-reported victimization. However, when participants reported high levels of victimization, the differences between explanatory styles failed to be significant. Implications include various …
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Inclusive School Climate as a Protective Factor for LGBTQ Youth
… impacting LGBTQ youth. Bullying is one of many factors contributing to this population’s increased risk for several adverse physical, social, psychological, and academic outcomes. LGBTQ inclusive school practices have been identified as a potential point of prevention and intervention, leading …
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Self-Compassion as a Protective Factor Against Mental Illness Self-Stigma
… aspect of self-compassion may be more protective against SSMI, whereas common humanity is particularly relevant for SSOSH and help-seeking. The qualitative component of Study One revealed both interpersonal and intrapersonal themes in participants perception and experience of SSOSH. …
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Outness as a protective factor against risky sex in gay males
Homosexual men between the ages of 15 and 25 constitute a disproportionate majority of new sexually transmitted infections (STIs), including HIV/AIDS, worldwide (Harper, 2007). Men who have sex with men (MSM) more frequently engage in riskier health behaviors, such as drinking, substance use, and …
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Emotional intelligence as a protective factor for risk behavior in adolescence
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College Students’ Alcohol Use and Related Problems: What Makes Religiousness a Protective Factor?
… (R/S) has received substantial support as a protective factor for alcohol use across many populations. The current study utilized a series of hierarchical regression models to delineate the protective influences of six R/S dimensions on alcohol consumption, harmful drinking patterns, and …
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School-Based Gay-Straight Alliances as a Protective Factor for Sexual Minority Youth
… findings support considering high school GSAs as protective factors for sexual minority youth. The implications of these findings are discussed in further detail, along with the limitations of this research. Future directions for studying the potential benefits of attending a high school GSA for …
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School-Based Gay-Straight Alliances as a Protective Factor for Sexual Minority Youth
… findings support considering high school GSAs as protective factors for sexual minority youth. The implications of these findings are discussed in further detail, along with the limitations of this research. Future directions for studying the potential benefits of attending a high school GSA for …
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Behavioral problems associated with an adolescent's ADHD symptoms and the family role as a possible protective factor
… parental support and parental control served as protective factors against violent behavior associated with adolescent's ADHD symptoms. Studies have shown that parenting style can play a fundamental role in reducing disturbing behavior that has been repeatedly linked with ADHD. However, there …
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The influence of child temperament on cognitive competence in a high-risk intergenerational sample : risk or protective factor?
… does temperament operate as a risk or protective factor? and (3) What is the nature of the relationship between child temperament and cognitive functioning? These questions were explored within a subsample of high-risk mothers and their infant and preschool-age offspring from the …
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Homesickness in College Students: The Moderating Effect of Religiousness on the Relationship between Homesickness and Maladjustment
… positive religious coping served as a protective factor, while organizational religiousness, private practices, and global religiousness functioned as risk factors. For the relationship between homesickness and alcohol use, private practices served as a protective factor, while personal …
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The role of infant sleep in the relationship between cumulative risk and infant social-emotional development
… this study examined sleep as a potential protective factor, which may promote healthier social-emotional outcomes despite risk. A sample of 325 caregiver-infant dyads completed established developmental, behavioral, and caregiver questionnaires as well as PediaTrac<sup>TM</sup>, an …
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La relación entre el burnout y el work engagement en trabajadores de salud
… is to identify whether work engagement can be a protective factor against burnout syndrome. For this, a systematic search was carried out following the indications of the Prisma guide (Urrútia and Bonfill, 2013), where the databases consulted were Scopus, APA PsycNET, Psicodoc, Springer, Ebsco …
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The protective effects of religiousness and forgiveness for the link between peer victimization and mental health in adolescence
… health. Religiousness and forgiveness are two factors that are positively related to mental health and the current study proposes that they may have a protective influence against the negative effects of peer victimization. Additionally, religiousness and forgiveness may be related in that …
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Economic pressure, positivity, and positive child development
… identify the role of positivity as a resiliency factor for individual adaptive functioning and a protective factor for young children’s positive development. The dissertation includes two studies: the first study examined the association between individuals’ economic pressure and positivity …
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From Family Systems to Social Justice: Understanding Resilience Among Asian American Sexual and Gender Minoritized Individuals
Family support is a well-established protective factor for sexual and gender minoritized (SGM) populations, yet its role among Asian American SGM individuals remains underexamined. Existing research shows that family rejection in this population is associated with cultural identity conflicts, …
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The Role of Social Support on Risk Factors and Frequency of Non-Suicidal Self-Injury
… the role of social support as a potential protective factor of non-suicidal self-injury (NSSI). Specifically, the study hypothesized that social support would moderate (decrease) the power of the relationship between NSSI risk factors and NSSI frequency. The four risk factors of interest …
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