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Daily and situational reports of substance use and dating violence among college students: A 10-week prospective study
(Elsevier, 2020-10-22)Introduction Although the association between substance use and dating violence is well-established in the research literature, there is limited research establishing the temporal co-occurrence of these variables. The ... -
Defining Treatment as Usual for Attenuated Psychosis Syndrome: A Survey of Community Practitioners
(American Psychiatric Association, 2012-12-01)Objective Schizophrenia and related disorders are often preceded by attenuated psychosis symptoms, sometimes referred to as attenuated psychosis syndrome, but little is known about practitioners’ current practices with ... -
DEPRESSIVE SYMPTOMS AND DRUG USE MEDIATED BY BEHAVIOR CHANGE PROCESSES
(2011-01-01)The prevalence and negative influence of depressive symptoms on individuals with substance use disorders, combined with the knowledge that certain behavior change processes are related to abstinence, create the need for ... -
Depressive Symptoms and Sickle Cell Pain: The Moderating Role of Internalized Stigma
(American Psychological Association, 2018-11-01)Recent studies describe the clinical implications of sickle cell disease (SCD) stigma. However, little is known about its link to depressive symptoms or its relative influence on the association between depressive symptoms ... -
Descriptive Analyses of Caregiver Reprimands
(Wiley Online Library, 2005-08)We conducted descriptive observations of 5 individuals with developmental disabilities and severe problem behavior while they interacted with their caregivers in either simulated environments (an inpatient hospital facility) ... -
Descriptive Analyses of Pediatric Food Refusal and Acceptance
(Wiley Online Library, 2010-03)Functional analyses of inappropriate mealtime behavior typically include conditions to determine if the contingent delivery of attention, tangible items, or escape reinforce food refusal. In the current investigation, ... -
Descriptive and Experimental Analyses of Potential Precursors to Problem Behavior
(Wiley Online Library, 2008-02)We conducted descriptive observations of severe problem behavior for 2 individuals with autism to identify precursors to problem behavior. Several comparative probability analyses were conducted in addition to lag-sequential ... -
Determinants of Parenting among Aboriginal and European Canadian Young Mothers
(2008-08-21)The present research applied a model, modified from existing research on parenting to examine the effects of psychological adjustment, parenting readiness, and environmental protectiveness on the parenting of 54 European ... -
Developing a Questionnaire to Measure Social, Tickle, and Contagious Yawning Behavior in Normally Developing Children and Children with Autism
(2008-10-19)Tickle and contagious yawning are predictable behavior affected by social cues and context. Tickle and contagious yawning may be performed abnormally by children with autism or other special needs because they express a ... -
The Development and Evaluation of a Statewide Training Center for Home Visitors and Supervisors
(Wiley Periodicals, 2019-03-09)This paper informs practice in community‐based home visiting workforce development by describing the development and evaluation of a university‐based training certificate program for home visitors and supervisors. The ... -
Development and Modification of a Response Class via Positive and Negative Reinforcement: A Translational Approach
(Wiley Online Library, 2010-12)When responses function to produce the same reinforcer, a response class exists. Researchers have examined response classes in applied settings; however, the challenges associated with conducting applied research on response ... -
Development of a Questionnaire Assessing Teacher Attitudes about Social and Emotional Learning
(2008-08-21)In the past 20 years school districts have increasingly adopted classroom-based social and emotional development programs. The dissemination of these programs, however, has surpassed our understanding of and ability to ... -
Development of the START Program for Academic Readiness and Its Impact on Behavioral Self-regulation in Japanese Kindergarteners
(Springer Nature, 2021-05-25)The “first-grade problem” of the lack of concentration, listening, and following of instruction has been widely identified among Japanese kindergarten students. To promote their executive functioning and self-regulation ... -
Differences Between Parents of Young Versus Adult Children Seeking to Participate in Family-to-Family Psychoeducation
(American Psychiatric Association, 2014-02-01)Objective Parents of individuals with mental illness often play a central role in initiating and supporting their children’s treatment. This study compared psychological symptoms and experiences of parents of younger ... -
Dis-ease and Disease: In Reply
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Disparities in Diffuse Cortical White Matter Integrity Between Socioeconomic Groups
(Frontiers Media S.A., 2019-06-12)There is a growing literature demonstrating a link between lower socioeconomic status (SES) and poorer neuroanatomical health, such as smaller total and regional gray and white matter volumes, as well as greater white ... -
Disruptive effects of contingent food on high-probability behavior
(Wiley Online Library, 2012-03)The delivery of food contingent on 10 s of consecutive toy engagement resulted in a decrease in engagement and a corresponding increase in other responses that had been previously reinforced with food. Similar effects were ... -
Distraction for Pain Management in Young Children: Understanding the Role of Selective Attention and Development
(2011-01-01)Distraction has been shown to successfully decrease pain and behavioral distress in children experiencing invasive medical procedures and to increase children's pain tolerance during experimental pain exposure. Considering ... -
Domestic Violence Action Research Collective Housing Study
(2019)A group of researchers and practitioners—including Ms. Odongo and Dr. Nnawulezi—came together to design and implement a community-based, participatory research study led by the Domestic Violence Action Research Collective ...