- Resilience and Mental Health
- Grit, Self-Efficacy, and Motivation
- Youth Development and Social Support
- Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis
- Optimism, Hope, and Well-being
- Teaching and Learning Programming
- Education and Learning Interventions
- Death Anxiety and Social Exclusion
- Leadership, Courage, and Heroism Studies
- Suicide and Self-Harm Studies
- Motivation and Self-Concept in Sports
- Online Learning and Analytics
- Digital Mental Health Interventions
- Psychosocial Factors Impacting Youth
- Behavioral Health and Interventions
- COVID-19 and Mental Health
- Intelligent Tutoring Systems and Adaptive Learning
- Mental Health via Writing
Saybrook University
2022
Columbia University
2017-2021
Tutoring systems that are sensitive to affect show considerable promise for enhancing student learning experiences. Creating successful affective responses requires effort both detect and design appropriate affect. Recent work has suggested detection is more effective when physical sensors interaction logs used, context-sensitive of feedback necessary enhance engagement improve learning. In this paper, we provide a comprehensive report on multi-part study integrates detection, validation,...
Recent work in the field of positive psychology has promoted need to better understand various constructs such as grit (e.g., ability persist over a long period time regardless obstacles) and self-control capacity regulate attention, behavior, emotions despite temptation), including evaluating association between these constructs, they are integral shaping predicting, influencing human performance [1][2][3][4].Current revealed that for inhibitory control perseverance is vital predicting...
Introduction: Character strengths and virtues are greatly revered in military leadership. However, there is no empirical work assessing the relationship of resilience expressive flexibility, two essential psychological constructs crucial nurturing mentally healthy individuals, also for successful officer development Methods: Employing a cross-sectional design, this study recruited 107 participants (ages 18 to 22) from private U.S. Military university. McGrath, Rashid, Park, Peterson’s...
Significant research has confirmed the necessity to better comprehend psychological constructs that are essential in predicting and influencing human performance, particular, assessing expressive flexibility resilience. However, limited investigated relationships exist between these two critical protective factors facilitating mental health well-being of individuals. Through a number structural equation modeling (SEM) techniques, current endeavor evaluates this gap assess relationship...
The impact on moral competence following exposure to combat-like environments can be found in soldier narratives, however, limited scientific research investigates such effects. Moreover, the influence of one’s expressive flexibility and self-control is unknown. Employing a univariate design, this study recruited 107 participants (i.e., ages 18 22) from private U.S. Military university examine competence, including potential moderating effects self-control, environments. To simulate...
Individuals exposed to combat-like environments are often challenged with moral conflict. The scientific investigation of competence on adverse is limited, although soldier narratives have shown how, in combat, military personnel must face challenging dilemmas. Additionally, the impact grit and resilience following unknown.Recruiting 107 participants from a private US Military university, this study investigated competence, including moderating effects resilience, exposure environments. To...
The effect of the novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) pandemic has produced significant health concerns negatively impacting individuals. As ongoing and constantly changing nature SARS-CoV-2 continues, unique characteristics this trend toward anxiety loneliness as behavioral outcomes. Furthermore, significantly impacted utilization social media platforms such Twitter. Utilizing over 1.6 million tweets from approximately 988,760 Twitter users geolocated in Washington state University...
The aging prison population encompasses the fastest rising age category in US system and are continuing to receive national focus due its high economic social costs. Due their confinement status, incarcerated individuals subject insufficient health care risky lifestyles behaviors. This leads an even more rapid progression of these concerns than commonly found typical populations. this, correctional departments challenged provide necessary support. study reviewed snapshots 1998, 2008, 2018...
When exposed to confinement, aging incarcerated individuals are risk factors (e.g., dietary limitations, exposure violent behavior, stressful conditions) that accelerate the progress of chronic illnesses, and cognitive physical disabilities [1]. This rapid progression subsequently produces a high health medical need for these which poses maximum financial ethical concerns. However, research has also shown this population is less likely recidivate, minimal threat public safety [2]. As impacts...