The COVID-19 pandemic has significantly disrupted our daily lives. Public health officials are encouraging restrictions on social gatherings, limiting the amount of time and number people individuals can interact with in-person. However, have an innate need for belonging, isolation exacerbate psychological distress. Due to school closings, students shifted online learning, which may foster feelings detachment from their respective schools impact students' motivation continue learning in...

Although previous literature focusing on perceptions of victims rape has examined how gender, race, and culture influence the attitudes one holds toward victims, these studies have yielded mixed results. This study compared across a wide range ages, educational backgrounds, religions, income levels, while gender racial differences. Results indicate (N = 220) that are generally viewed more sympathetically by females than males Whites African Americans. However, effect race disappears when...

ABSTRACT Flaxseed has recently gained attention as a functional food. The effect of adding flaxseed (7.3%, 11.6%, and 15.5%) to muffins on consumer acceptability was evaluated by focus group, hedonic scoring, food action rating scale (FACT). majority consumers (82.6%, P < 0.001) rated the control muffin (0 % flaxseed) higher than flax for appearance, color, flavor, texture, overall acceptability, acceptance. (11.6%) “neither liked nor disliked” “liked slightly” in acceptability. This may...

Abstract The current study examines the level of stress caused by different types daily hassles. Using an open‐ended response format, participants (n = 164) described hassles that they were currently experiencing in their lives, and then rated on dimensions perceived control, negative emotions, importance, as well overall amount associated with each hassle. Reported coded into one four (interpersonal, intrapersonal, school/work, everyday living), relationships between emotions importance...

Abstract Guided by Kim's Integrative Theory of Communication and Cross-Cultural Adaptation, this study examined the role language competence, interpersonal relationships, media use in refugee resettlement using data from 315 Bosnians living St. Louis, Missouri. The participants were recruited via snowball sampling technique, their host ethnic use, functional fitness, psychological health, U.S. cultural identity salience, demographic information measured. A total six hypotheses two research...

This paper examines the factors which determine use of expatriates (parent company managers) in Japanese multinational corporations United States, addressing issue “liability foreignness” establishing new ventures an international context. The attempts to explain theoretically variance proportion used across these States subsidiaries, drawing on resource dependence theory. Previous research suggests that when liabilities foreignness are high, and there is a need develop organizational forms...

Purpose: Vietnamese children’s performance on language-based processing tasks of fast-mapping (FM) word-learning and dynamic assessment (DA) word- rule-learning were investigated. Method: Twenty-one first- second-generation preschool children participated in this study. All enrolled 2 Head Start programs a large city the Midwest. had passed developmental routine speech, language, hearing screenings. participants taught 4 invented monosyllabic words an FM word task, suffix rule (- po )...

Purpose The communication development of children adopted from China and Eastern Europe was compared by region origin at 6 12 months after adoption. Method Twenty children, recruited before or immediately following their adoption, participated in the study. Measures were collected between 2 adoption (Time 1) 14 2). children’s ages ranged 11–22 22–34 months, respectively. Parent-reported vocabulary comprehension expression behavioral assessments administered. Results No significant...

Leaving by force makes the refugee experience different from immigrant and affects resettlement process in new homeland. Using a cross-sectional survey design purposive sample of 315 respondents, this study addressed role environmental factors Bosnian refugees. Four research questions were examined using correlation analysis. Results indicated that, contrary to common belief that receptivity conformity pressure host environment are at odds with interests strong ethnic group, group can...

OBJECTIVES. The goal was to identify current payment practices in research involving children. METHODS. A 4-page survey mailed the first author or corresponding of pediatric studies. Questions concerned whether children enrolled and/or their parents received any form payment, values and types remuneration, federal categories under which studies were approved, institutional policies regarding payments parents, review board plans, factors that influenced decisions, prorating payments, purposes...

Adaptation of internationally adopted children to another culture and language has not been studied extensively. This study followed four infant girls from China during the 1st year postadoption, measuring vocabulary, gestural, social, communication, symbolic behavior development each month. The were also tested at 2 3 years postadoption. Results indicated that child demonstrated variability in prelinguistic communication behaviors a significant drop scores 6th, 7th, or 8th month Also,...

Children adopted internationally who are exposed to institutional care receive less social interaction than children reared in families. These spend their preadoptive life with individuals from birth country and into families may look interact differently. The presumed patterns of limited stimulation transition ethnically similar culturally different interactions affect these children's ability accurately identify emotions facial expressions.Thirty-five 4-year-old Asia Eastern Europe by U.S....

AbstractThe goal of this study was to examine the influence personal predispositions on refugees’ resettlement process. Relationship among participants’ motivation learn about U.S. culture, ethnic proximity, self-esteem, locus control, intercultural willingness communicate, functional fitness, psychological health, and cultural identity salience, examined. A cross-sectional survey design used as method. Sixty seven Bosnian refugees living in a large Midwestern city took part study, which...

A young man stands in front of the ocean dreaming adventures he will have. woman a cafe opens lid feminine waste receptacle and sees end her life.(Sho¯jo Kamen [The Young Girl’s Mask]; Kara 1970)In volume that concerns itself primarily with alternative images male masculinity Japan, this chapter looks at female as found Takarazuka Theatre and related genres popular culture featuring heroines heroes who transcend gender categories. We argue particular forms contemporary Takarazuka Theatre,...

The purpose of this study was to explore relationships among adoption, individual, and family variables on false belief performance children adopted internationally (CAI).Using a quasiexperimental design, thirty-five 4-year-old from Asian Eastern European countries before age 2 years were compared with U.S. group 33 nonadopted standardized English-language measure, 3 tasks, go/no-go inhibition measure.The differed significantly the in expressive language performance. For group, measures...

Objective . Hypohidrotic ectodermal dysplasia (HED) is an X-linked hereditary disorder characterized by hypohidrosis, hypotrichosis, and anomalous dentition. Estimates of up to 50% affected children having intellectual disability are controversial. Method In a cross-sectional study, 45 youth with HED (77% males, mean age 9.75 years) 59 matched unaffected controls (70% 9.79 were administered the Kaufman Brief Intelligence Test Educational Achievement, their parents completed standardized...

An Institute of Medicine (IOM) panel charged with reviewing the system for overseeing research involving children concluded in 2004 that Institutional Review Boards (IRBs), institutions engaged research, and study sponsors should “adopt explicit written policies on acceptable unacceptable types amounts payments related to [children’s] participation.” We previously reported data practices U.S. regarding who participate their parents. Here, we report additional results from our identify some...