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Stern, Jessica A.; Fraley, R. Chris; Jones, Jason D.; Gross, Jacquelyn T.; Shaver, Phillip R.; Cassidy, Jude – Developmental Psychology, 2018
The first months after becoming a new parent are a unique and important period in human development. Despite substantial research on the many social and biological changes that occur during the first months of parenthood, little is known about changes in mothers' attachment. The present study examines developmental stability and change in…
Descriptors: Attachment Behavior, Mothers, Adult Development, Economically Disadvantaged
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Frank, Jennifer L.; Bose, Bidyut; Schrobenhauser-Clonan, Alex – Journal of Applied School Psychology, 2014
This study aimed to assess the effectiveness of a universal yoga-based social-emotional wellness promotion program, Transformative Life Skills, on indicators of adolescent emotional distress, prosocial behavior, and attitudes toward violence in a high-risk sample. Participants included 49 students attending an alternative education school in an…
Descriptors: Program Effectiveness, Social Development, Emotional Development, Emotional Response
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Balsam, Kimberly F.; Lehavot, Keren; Beadnell, Blair – Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 2011
Childhood sexual abuse (CSA) has several deleterious effects on health and well-being, including increased risk for rape in adulthood. Such revictimization experiences are linked to negative mental health outcomes. The vast majority of literature on prevalence and impact of sexual revictimization has focused on heterosexual women. In an effort to…
Descriptors: Rape, Females, Incidence, Mental Health
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Gonzalez-Prendes, A. Antonio; Jozefowicz-Simbeni, Debra M. Hernandez – Research on Social Work Practice, 2009
Objective: This study evaluates a cognitive-behavioral anger treatment approach to reduce anger and paranoid ideation on men (n = 32) in treatment for anger problems and compares levels of paranoid ideation with a sample of men ( n = 27) who sought mental health treatment for non-anger issues. Method: A pre- and posttest design is used to evaluate…
Descriptors: Psychotherapy, Males, Psychological Patterns, Cognitive Restructuring
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Slonim-Nevo, Vered; Mirsky, Julia; Rubinstein, Ludmila; Nauck, Bernhard – Journal of Family Issues, 2009
This study examined the impact of family interaction, perceived discrimination, stressful life events, and the hosting country on the adjustment of Israeli and German immigrants. Results show that changes in self-esteem between the 1st year of immigration and 2 and 4 years later were significantly related to family relations: the better the…
Descriptors: Immigrants, Adjustment (to Environment), Family Influence, Longitudinal Studies
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Kean, Emily Millikan; Kelsay, Kimberly; Wamboldt, Frederick; Wamboldt, Marianne Z. – Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 2006
Objective: To assess posttraumatic stress (PTS) symptoms in adolescents with and without asthma and their parents and the relationship between PTS symptoms and asthma morbidity. Method: Three groups of adolescents (12-18 years) participated: adolescents who had experienced a life-threatening asthma episode (n = 49), asthma controls (n = 71), and…
Descriptors: Measures (Individuals), Adolescents, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Depression (Psychology)