A5039219443- Eating Disorders and Behaviors
- Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
- Obesity and Health Practices
- Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations
- Retirement, Disability, and Employment
- Impact of Technology on Adolescents
- Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction
- Employment and Welfare Studies
- Obsessive-Compulsive Spectrum Disorders
- Consumer Behavior in Brand Consumption and Identification
- Mindfulness and Compassion Interventions
- Career Development and Diversity
- Job Satisfaction and Organizational Behavior
- Higher Education and Employability
- Body Image and Dysmorphia Studies
- COVID-19 and Mental Health
- Work-Family Balance Challenges
- Poisoning and overdose treatments
- Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
- Attachment and Relationship Dynamics
- Religion, Society, and Development
- Higher Education Research Studies
- Psychological and Temporal Perspectives Research
- Personality Traits and Psychology
- Racial and Ethnic Identity Research
American University
2015-2025
Molloy College
2018-2024
University of Kansas Medical Center
2023
CT Group Of Institutions
2021
St. Francis Hospital
2018
Virginia Commonwealth University
2012-2016
Swedish Medical Center
2015
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
2015
University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee
2009-2013
This study examined the effectiveness of a college career course designed to increase decision-making confidence and facilitate exploration. Participants were 73 students from large Midwestern university (65.6% women, 34.4% men, mean age 18.56). Students given questionnaires assessing difficulties, self-efficacy, perception educational barriers during first fifteenth weeks course. Repeated measures analyses conducted examine possible differences in students' responses before after Results...
Binge eating in young men is associated with obesity and metabolic dysfunction, as well disordered attitudes behaviors. Although preliminary research suggests that Asian American males might be more likely to binge eat report body image concerns compared of other races/ethnicities, few studies have investigated racial variations this behavior its correlates. The goal the current study was examine eating, concerns, drive for muscularity, compulsive exercise a sample Black, American, White (N...
This study explored how experiences of stress in adulthood, including the occurrence stressful life events and psychosocial strains various domains, might be related to stress-related eating indicators obesity, body mass index (BMI) waist circumference.Cross-sectional data were examined from 3,708 adults Midlife U.S. (MIDUS II).Hierarchical regression analyses indicated that associated with higher BMI circumference, even after controlling for age, annual household income, education level,...
The happenstance learning theory (HLT) proposes a model of career counseling that helps clients to build more satisfying personal and work lives. Although reflective listening remains an essential part the process, HLT is action‐oriented approach helping both create benefit from unplanned events. Success measured not by what happens during interview but client experiences in real world after counseling. A case study illustrates how might be applied with who has been laid off 20 years on job.
This article describes the development and validation of Family Influence Scale (FIS). The FIS is designed to assess perceptions how one’s family origin influences career work choices. purpose Study 1 was identify domains influence. A 57-item scale completed by a sample 205 college students. Results supported 32-item four-factor measure. 2 refine initial scale’s items examine construct validity using larger more diverse (n = 537). solution composed following sub-scales: Informational...
To better understand low-income adults' attitudes towards participating in farmers' markets, community-supported agriculture (CSA) and nutrition education programming.Focus groups were held with a diverse sample of adults. Interviews transcribed verbatim analysed using thematic analysis.Three affordable housing communities Washington, DC, USA.Participants included twenty-eight residents the three communities.Four major themes emerged across groups, along several sub-themes within each theme....
Positive body image, such as appreciation or acceptance, has gone largely unexamined in women of color comparison with more pathological attitudes. In an effort to promote and extend positive image research, this study examined the reliability validity Body Appreciation Scale (BAS) Black college women, well relation between ethnic identity appreciation. Participants were 228 ( M age = 19.89, SD 4.57). The BAS scores measures appearance evaluation, self-esteem, Western beauty ideal...
The prevalence of psychosocial distress is increasing in the United States. At same time, American default lifestyle has steadily displaced household food production with industrial production, despite increased cultural interest cooking. An important focus cooking research to date been on cooking’s association nutrition and dietary quality. Less placed how might foster qualities that allow for mitigation promote well-being. Rooted its evolutionary role human experience, requires skills...
Most healthcare providers exhibit weight bias (i.e., negative assumptions, beliefs, or discriminatory acts toward someone based on their weight/body size) in interactions with patients obesity. Such can be exacerbated medical training and may lead to reduced utilization worsened patient outcomes. This study explored reflections of pre-clinical students formative experiences they perceived related newly identified implicit bias. Seven hundred sixteen second-year completed the Weight Implicit...
This paper reviews selected career development theories as well specifically focused on retirement, with an emphasis their application to retirement decisions and vocational behavior in multicultural populations. Theories are evaluated based whether: (a) was considered a stage of working life, (b) work satisfaction, motivation, other variables at age were addressed, (c) choices included, (d) cultural minority status issues either directly the work/retirement decision or if model could be...
This article provides an overview of emerging trends in retirement, examines demographic the labor force, and practical recommendations for working with older workers across cultures (e.g., women racial/ethnic minorities, among others). Increasingly, United States remain workforce reasons related to financial security, health care, personal fulfillment. Although retirement have become more complex, there is limited empirical literature addressing this issue research available does not attend...
We live in the genomic era of medicine, where a patient's genomic/molecular data is becoming increasingly important for disease diagnosis, identification targeted therapy, and risk assessment adverse reactions. However, decoding test results integrating it with clinical retrospective studies cohort prospective trials still challenging task. In order to overcome these barriers, we developed an overarching enterprise informatics framework translational research personalized medicine called...
This study investigates burnout and work engagement in layoff survivors. Layoff survivors are defined as individuals who remain working at organizations that have recently had layoffs. Job demands (job insecurity overload) job personal resources (social support, optimism, career adaptability, management self-efficacy) examined predictors of engagement. The sample consists 203 adults currently downsized within the past year. As hypothesized, positive relationships with burnout, while social...
Abstract Background Obesity in adolescence is predictive of obesity adulthood and risk for chronic disease. Traditional behavioral approaches to addressing rarely yield meaningful changes body mass index (BMI), suggesting that adjunctive treatments are necessary. Herein, we describe a study examining whether it feasible integrate brief mindfulness intervention with the usual recommended care adolescent pediatric weight management clinic. Methods We conducted single arm open-label trial 11...
This study examined the relationship between subjective well-being (SWB) and Holland’s Realistic, Investigative, Artistic, Social, Enterprising, Conventional (RIASEC) model. It was hypothesized that individuals resembling Social Enterprising vocational personality types would report higher SWB than those other types. also who reported levels of congruence, differentiation, consistency with lower levels. Results indicated no significant relationships concepts. However, were found RIASEC...