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Psychometric properties and predictive validity of the Mt Scale of the MMPI-2.

The College Maladjustment (Mt) Scale is a 41-item supplementary scale of the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory. It was designed to identify college students classified as maladjusted. Very little research has been conducted on the Mt Scale in ...
Dean Lauterbach, Mark Garcia, Andrew Gloster (Assessment, 200212)
psychometric-properties-predictive-validity-mt-scale-mmpi.asp

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Gender differences in rates of depression among undergraduates: measurement matters.

Two studies tested for gender differences in rates of depression among undergraduates using three conceptualizations of depression (mood, syndrome, disorder). The first sample consisted of 325 non-referred undergraduate students, who completed ...
Kathryn Grant, Patricia Marsh, Gina Syniar, Megan Williams, Elisa Addlesperger, Mi Hyon Kinzler, Shaun Cowman (J Adolesc, 200212)
gender-differences-rates-depression-undergraduates-measurement-matters.asp

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Race/ethnicity and depressive symptoms: a cross-cultural/ethnic comparison among university students in East Asia, North and South America.

To examine manifestations of depressive symptomatology among undergraduate students in East Asia, North and South America, responses to the Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale (CES-D) were compared across Japanese (n = 310), Anglo-American ...
Noboru Iwata, Stephen Buka (Soc Sci Med, 200212)
race-ethnicity-depressive-symptoms-cross-cultural-ethnic-comparison.asp

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Screening for symptoms of eating disorders: reliability of the SCOFF screening tool with written compared to oral delivery.

OBJECTIVE: The validity of the SCOFF delivered orally as a screening tool for eating disorders has previously been established, but clinical screening for eating disorders also occurs via written format, for example, in occupational health settings. The ...
Lin Perry, John Morgan, Fiona Reid, Joan Brunton, Aileen OBrien, Amy Luck, Hubert Lacey (Int J Eat Disord, 200212)
screening-symptoms-eating-disorders-reliability-scoff-screening-tool.asp

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Body image, teasing, and mood alterations: an experimental study of exposure to negative verbal commentary.

OBJECTIVE: In the current study, we sought to experimentally examine the influence of teasing on an individuals mood and body satisfaction by using a vicarious exposure strategy-written appearance-based scenarios in which another female is the target of ...
Kenneth Furman, J Kevin Thompson (Int J Eat Disord, 200212)
body-image-teasing-mood-alterations-experimental-study-exposure.asp

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Promoting political empowerment: evaluation of an intervention with university students.

The aim of this research is to examine the effects of an intervention, focusing on the development of political empowerment, with university students. Undergraduates were randomly assigned to one of two conditions (intervention/ control) and were ...
Holly Lizotte Angelique, Thomas M Reischl, William S Davidson (Am J Community Psychol, 200212)
promoting-political-empowerment-evaluation-intervention-university.asp

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Training the novice in laparoscopy. More challenge is better.

BACKGROUND: Virtual reality simulation is effective in training the novice to perform basic laparoscopic skills. METHODS: Using the Minimally Invasive Surgery Training--Virtual Reality (MIST-VR) trainer, 27 honors high school students were tested at the ...
M R Ali, Y Mowery, B Kaplan, E J DeMaria (Surg Endosc, 200212)
training-novice-laparoscopy-more-challenge-better.asp

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On the temporal stability of personality: evidence for differential stability and the role of life experiences.

The authors investigated the stability of personality and trait affect in young adults. In Studies 1 and 2, young adults were retested on a Big Five personality measure and a trait affect inventory over a 2.5-year and a 2-month period, respectively. ...
Jatin G Vaidya, Elizabeth K Gray, Jeffrey Haig, David Watson (J Pers Soc Psychol, 200212)
temporal-stability-personality-evidence-differential-stability-role.asp

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Mentoring nursing career pathways: the Maryvale High School Student Nurse Academy.

The health care system faces a critical challenge in recruiting younger and more ethnically diverse students into the nursing profession. The innovative Maryvale High School Student Nurse Academy was developed as a collaborative partnership among the ...
Randall M Peterson (J Sch Nurs, 200212)
mentoring-nursing-career-pathways-maryvale-high-school-student-nurse.asp

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Psychological distress in college-aged women: links with unresolved/preoccupied attachment status and the mediating role of negative mood regulation expectancies.

In the present study, associations between state of mind regarding attachment, expectancies for negative mood regulation (NMR), and the frequency of psychological problems were specified in a sample of young women (N = 104) involved in a collegiate ...
Gary Creasey (Attach Hum Dev, 200212)
psychological-distress-college-aged-women-links-unresolved.asp