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Showing 1 to 20 of 63 for “"psychosocial adjustment"”.
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Psychosocial Adjustment Following Stroke
Stroke is the third most common cause of death in Australia. To date, there has been extensive research conducted on the reactive consequences following the diagnosis of stroke. In contrast, there has been limited research effort directed at understanding how some stroke survivors manage to adjust …
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Psychosocial Adjustment Among Refugee Children
… transition to a new country, and long-term adjustment. War is a traumatic situation. For children who have gone through the trauma of war, parents may contribute one of the major influences to their psychosocial adjustment. The purpose of this study was to assess the role that parental …
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Bonding and Psychosocial Adjustment of Youth in Foster Care
… instability, behavioral problems, and other adjustment related concerns. Adjusting to these issues presents unique challenges to foster youths and their families. Using family systems theory as the theoretical lens, this study explored the ways in which youth psychosocial adjustment is …
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Physical Activity and Psychosocial Adjustment Among 1st and 2nd year Undergraduate Students
… and challenges of college has been labeled as adjustment (Mattanah, Hancock, & Brand, 2004). There is a growing interest and need for effective strategies and programs that can assist students in the transition to college. The purpose of this study was to identify how participation in physical …
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Gender-related aggressive strategies, psychosocial adjustment, and parental influences in middle childhood
… between type of aggressive strategy used and psychosocial adjustment; and (3) the links between children's externalizing behavior problems and family functioning. The sample consisted of 406 students (205 girls and 201 boys) in Grades 5 and 6, ranging in age from 10 to 13 years (mean age = …
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Therapy & HIV positive clients: exploring aspects that promote psychosocial adjustment using constructivist grounded theory
… research links a HIV diagnosis to a theme of adjustment as a positive diagnosis may be accompanied by stigma and has the power to influence and transform individual identities. A HIV positive diagnosis is often accompanied with vulnerability, helplessness and uncertainty with higher incidences …
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Psychosocial Adjustment to Cancer in Younger Adults with Hodgkin Lymphoma or Testicular Cancer: Transitions to Survivorship
… however relatively few studies have explored the psychosocial impact of these cancers. This thesis aimed to explore the process of psychosocial adjustment to these cancers in young adulthood in order to inform intervention development and service provision. Methods: Patients who had completed …
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The role of illness representations in the process of coping and psychosocial adjustment among adults with epilepsy
… between illness representations, coping and psychosocial adjustment were investigated among 94 epilepsy patients. The sample comprised three groups; recently diagnosed, chronic (clinic) and chronic (GP) patients. An instrument was developed to assess patients cognitive representations of …
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EXAMINING THE MODERATING EFFECTS OF ADULT SOCIAL SUPPORT ON THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN ADVERSE EXPERIENCES AND PSYCHOSOCIAL ADJUSTMENT
… relationship between ACEs and various domains of psychosocial adjustment as reported by at-risk adolescents and their parents. Additionally, social support was examined as a potential protective factor of the negative outcomes associated with ACEs. Archival data comprising a sample (N=110) of …
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The role of imagined interaction and self-efficacay in psychosocial adjustment to spousal bereavement: a communication perspective
… (IIs) and bereavement coping self-efficacy in psychosocial adjustment to spousal bereavement. II characteristics and functions explored include discrepancy, activity, proactivity, specificity, retroactivity, variety, valence, catharsis, self-understanding, rehearsal, compensation and use of IIs …
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Loss of parents, academic performance and psychosocial adjustment of grade five children in Zambia : a quasi-experimental study
… even in the absence of evidence of serious psychosocial problems parental loss during the primary school years often gives rise to disruptions of the child's schooling due to loss of income and or relocation of children to different domiciles. Results from the analysis of variance to test …
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Loss of parents, academic performance and psychosocial adjustment of grade five children in Zambia : a quasi-experimental study
… even in the absence of evidence of serious psychosocial problems parental loss during the primary school years often gives rise to disruptions of the child's schooling due to loss of income and or relocation of children to different domiciles. Results from the analysis of variance to test …
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The burned child : scarred for life? : a study of the long-term psychosocial adjustment of paediatric burn survivors
… study is therefore to investigate the long-term psychosocial sequelae of children who survive thermal injuries with a view to determining their obstacles to optimal psychological functioning and social reintegration. It is intended that the findings of this research be utilized in the development …
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Psychosocial Adjustment of Adolescent Cancer Survivors: Time Perspective and Positive Emotions as Mediators to Quality of Life and Benefit Finding
… finding significant predictors to their positive adjustment and psychosocial functioning. The author examined adolescent cancer survivors (n = 50; diagnosis age = 10 – 21; 2 – 10 years post-diagnosis) to test the mediation effects of positive emotionns (satisfaction with life, subjective …
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The Effects of Racial Identity on African American Youths' Psychosocial Adjustment: A Conceptualization of the Literature and Meta-Analytic Review
… of the positive effect of racial identity on the psychosocial adjustment of African-American youth. Despite this assertion, research findings for racial identity are unclear. The disparate measures of racial identity were organized into a cohesive framework with eight categories. Using this …
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Cultural Mistrust, Self -Efficacy, and Outcome Expectations as Predictors of Academic and Psychosocial Adjustment for African -American College Students at Predominantly White Universities
Predictors of academic and psychosocial adjustment for African American students attending a predominantly White university were investigated in this study. Two-hundred and nine African American students attending a large, predominantly White, state university in the Midwest were surveyed. Cultural …
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Predictors of quality of life and adjustment to chronic fatigue syndrome.
… examined factors that contributed to the psychosocial adjustment and quality of life of individuals with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS). Variables studied included coping strategies, health locus of control, social support, quality of life, and psychosocial adjustment to illness. Forty CFS …
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