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Understanding personality in multiple sclerosis using a Five-Factor model approach
(2008)
Personality traits, which have been demonstrated as relatively stable across the lifespan in healthy adults, may change with the course of neurological disease. Although multiple sclerosis (MS) has been well studied across ...
The aftereffects of near-death experiences
(2008)
This study examines the aftereffects of near-death experiences as reported by 14 adult near-death experiencers. Additionally, this study provides an initial examination of the relationships between experience components ...
A comparison of childless stepmothers and stepmothers with children: The significance of role salience and role strain in marital and psychological well-being
(2008)
Research shows that stepparents experience considerable amounts of stress (e.g., Brady, Bray, & Zeeb, 1986), particularly stepmothers (Booth & Dunn, 1994; Cherlin & Furstenberg, 1994). The current study examined ...
Impact of sibling death on older adolescents
(2008)
The grief of older adolescents when a sibling dies is an important and overlooked area. Despite the significance of sibling loss during adolescence, there is a striking lack of bereavement research on older adolescents who ...
Augmented Multisensory Interface Design: Performance enhancement capabilities and training potential
(2008)
This dissertation focuses on the design and study of augmented reality (AR) devices for the purpose of enhanced human performance. To do this the Augmented Multisensory Interface Design (AMID) method was developed to direct ...
Study time allocation by humans and monkeys (Macaca mulatta) in a perceptual categorization task
(2008)
Metacognition research has focused on the degree to which nonhuman primates (hereafter, referred to as primates) share humans' capacity to monitor their cognitive processes. Much of this research has involved the uncertainty ...
Does disruptive child behavior cause interparental discord? An experimental manipulation
(2008)
Researchers have long contended that a reciprocal relationship exists between interparental conflict and child externalizing behavior. While studies have experimentally manipulated marital quality in order to demonstrate ...
Clinical and adaptive skill characteristics of children with autistic spectrum disorders using the Behavior Assessment System for Children, Second Edition
(2008)
School psychologists are being confronted with increasing numbers of students suspected of having an autistic spectrum disorder (ASD) and are regularly asked to provide their clinical impressions, and to contribute ...
Adolescent social support network: Student academic success as it relates to source and type of support received
(2008)
Social support is a multifaceted construct offering a multitude of benefits. The purpose of this study is to assess the impact of social support on high school adolescents and their success in school. The focus was on the ...
Group cognitive complexity: A group-as-a-whole perspective
(2008)
Work groups (or teams) are widely used in current organizations because modern tasks impose mental demands that are too large for one individual alone to successfully manage. Although the use of work groups has become ...