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TEEN DATING VIOLENCE VICTIMIZATION AND SCHOOL OUTCOMES: THE MEDIATING ROLE OF HEALTH-RELATED BEHAVIORS
(2019-05-06)TDV is a significant social problem that has adverse effects on teens’ health-related behaviors and academic achievement. Several studies have examined the association between TDV and health-related behaviors, and TDV and ... -
Teenage Waist-land: Social And Environmental Determinants Of Childhood Obesity
(Social Work, 2012-07-25)In the past three decades, childhood obesity has emerged as a growing concern for authorities in diverse disciplines. Authorities in law, economics, medicine, nursing, psychiatry, education, and social work have dedicated ... -
Testing the mediating effects of resilience and mental health on the relationship between acculturative stress and binge drinking among international students
(2016-05-06)The purpose of this study was to test the mediating effects of resilience and mental health (depression and anxiety) on the relationship between acculturative stress and binge drinking among international students in the ... -
Text Analysis Of Social Development As A Concept
(Social Work, 2014-12)Theory of social development is composed of an amalgam of several interrelated and independent theories, such as representational, explanatory, and normative theories. The objective of this study is to contribute to the ... -
The Effects of Combat Zones on Mental Health Among Civilian Contractors
(2016-05-11)As the number of suicides among the military and veteran population continue to increase each year, concern has generated program and research development. The Department of Defense (2012) discovered 40% of suicides in ... -
The effects of digital civic engagement training on the political knowledge and internal political efficacy of social work students
(2022-08-08)It is an ethical obligation for social workers to be civically engaged because the issues central to the profession, like poverty, are public issues. One widely used method to examine civic engagement is the civic voluntarism ... -
The Health in Mental Health: Exploring Individualized Holistic Health Practices as a Process to Transform Mental Health
(2022-05-17)Mental health problems are on the rise, especially among college students. Problematically, the two most common approaches - pharmacotherapy and talk therapy - are either grounded in a limited and suspect evidence base or ... -
The Impact of Community Resources on Violent and Property Crimes
(2015-12-14)Violent and property crimes are of serious consequences across the world, the US and Texas. This research reports the findings of an exploratory study that assessed the relationships between different community resources ... -
THE IMPACT OF INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE ON MENTAL HEALTH WELL-BEING AMONG WOMEN SEEKING HELP FROM A POLICE STATION
(2016-05-10)Studies have examined the relationship between IPV and mental health. However, there is limited knowledge on women who seek help from police stations because many studies have used samples of women residing in domestic ... -
The Impacts of TF-CBT for Child and Adolescent Survivors of Sexual Abuse: A Systematic Review
(2023-08-08)**Please note that the full text is embargoed until 08/01/2025** The purpose of this systematic review is to expand on previous literature by examining the treatment impacts of TF-CBT on the specific population of child ... -
The Mechanisms of Peer Support in an Online Support Group for Veterans
(2022-12-16)**Please note that the full text is embargoed until 12/12/2024** ABSTRACT: Military veterans experience a transition process when returning to civilian life that involves reintegration across life domains. Reintegration ... -
The Nature of Kinship Care Relationships and Permanency Outcomes for Foster Children: Implications for Social Work Practice, Policy, and Research
(2016-05-04)In recent history, kinship care has become the preferred alternative for placement of children in foster care as evidenced by its codification in federal and state policies. Though kinship caregivers tend to fare more ... -
The Perceived Benefits of Exposure to Nature Through Birds
(2020-05-18)Abstract Objectives: The objective of this research was to pilot Feathered Friends, a multi-sensory based bird intervention program and examine perceived benefits of the program among older adults at an assisted living ... -
Therapeutic governmentality and biopower in a Canadian mental health court
(Macmillan Publishers Ltd.School of Social Work, The University of Texas at Arlington, 2015)Mental health courts (MHCs) are a response to the structural violence experienced by people with severe mental illness (SMI) involved in the criminal justice system. My ethnographic research of an MHC in urban Canada serves ... -
"They Smile But It's Not Real": Karen Refugees' Perceptions of Depression
(2019-08-08)Refugees often carry with them traumas and mental health issues, why may continue or worsen in their new resettlement country. Understanding refugee populations and their mental health needs is a critical endeavor to support ... -
THIS IS AMERICA: A PHENOMENOLOGICAL EXPLORATION INTO THE EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCES OF AFRICAN AMERICAN MEN ATTENDING A PREDOMINANTLY WHITE UNIVERSITY WHILE ON ACADEMIC PROBATION
(2020-08-04)Purpose: The purpose of this investigation was to gain a more comprehensive understanding of educational experiences of eight African American (AA) men on academic probation, while attending a predominantly White college ... -
TRANSPORTATION BARRIERS FOR SUBSTANCE ABUSE AND MENTAL HEALTH OUTPATIENT TREATMENT PROGRAMS: A SCOPING REVIEW
(2020-12-08)Purpose: The purpose of this manuscript is to help identify transportation barriers and facilitators that impact treatment initiation and continuation for clients with Substance Use Disorders (SUD) and/or mental health ... -
TRANSPORTATION, SOCIAL SUPPORT, FAMILY VISITATION, AND DEPRESSION OF RESIDENTS IN NURSING HOMES: A MIXED-METHODS STUDY
(2019-05-06)The purpose of this study was to explore transportation between family members in the community to visit their loved ones residing in long-term care nursing homes. This study is presented across three articles. First, a ... -
Trauma Treatment: The Influence Of Social Workers' Knowledge, Perceived Self-efficacy, And Use Of Evidence-based Interventions
(Social Work, 2014-07-14)This research report asserts that trauma is pervasive and of those traumatized, 10 to 20 percent develop posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). PTSD symptoms do not automatically dissolve, thereby making treatment necessary. ... -
TREATMENT GOALS, ASSESSMENT, AND EVALUATION PRACTICES IN RAPE CRISIS CENTERS
(Springer Publishing / Violence and Victims, 2018-12-01)**Please note that the full text is embargoed** ABSTRACT: Counselors in Rape Crisis Centers (RCCs) provide crucial services to survivors of sexual violence. However, little is known about RCCs, including the treatment goals ...