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491.

Stability and inoculation of risk comparisons effects under conflict: replicating and extending the "asbestos jury" study by Slovic et al.

Promotion or criticism of risk comparisons in risk communication has far exceeded empirical tests of their effects. Slovic et al. (1990) experimented with a hypothetical jury trial in which an asbestos-installing firm was accused of subjecting school ...
Branden B Johnson (Risk Anal, 200208)
stability-inoculation-risk-comparisons-effects-under-conflict.asp

492.

Body shape preference and body satisfaction in Taiwanese college students.

This study examined differences in measures of perception of body shape and body satisfaction among 25 male and 165 female undergraduates. The students completed a body image questionnaire, comprised of four parts: (1) anthropometric data; (2) figure ...
Ming-Ying Shih, Chiharu Kubo (Psychiatry Res, 200208)
body-shape-preference-body-satisfaction-taiwanese-college-students.asp

493.

Minority and majority students retrospective perceptions of social support in doctoral programs.

This study examined the perceptions of amount and types of social support reported by minority and majority doctoral students during graduate school. Analysis of responses from 803 White, 292 African-American, 179 Asian-American, 151 Hispanic, and 29 ...
Keith B Williams (Percept Mot Skills, 200208)
minority-majority-students-retrospective-perceptions-social-support.asp

494.

Intrinsic religiosity and social anxiety of intercollegiate athletes.

For 105 intercollegiate athletes intrinsic religiosity and social anxiety as measured by self-repot questionnaires were not ...
Eric A Storch, Jason B Storch, Ben G Adams (Psychol Rep, 200208)
intrinsic-religiosity-social-anxiety-intercollegiate-athletes.asp

495.

From enrichment to equity: comments on diversifying the K-12 medical school pipeline.

Educating a physician workforce that reflects the increasing racial and ethnic diversity of our nation is an ongoing challenge of urgent concern. Many medical school kindergarten through 1 2th grade (K-12) pipeline programs focus on "enriching" ...
Jann L Murray-García, Jorge A García (J Natl Med Assoc, 200208)
enrichment-equity-comments-diversifying-k-medical-school-pipeline.asp

496.

Homework, stress, and mood disturbance in senior high school students.

This study aimed at investigating the relationship between hours of homework, stress, and mood disturbance in senior high school students, 141 boys and 228 girls, recruited from high schools across Victoria, Australia. Participants ages ranged from 16 to ...
Nadya M Kouzma, Gerard A Kennedy (Psychol Rep, 200208)
homework-stress-mood-disturbance-senior-high-school-students.asp

497.

Dimensions of school climate: teachers or principals power styles and subjects propensities to be climate vigilant as related to students perceptions of satisfaction and of peers abusive behavior.

Two studies investigated teachers and principals power styles as related to college students retrospective ratings of satisfaction and peers abusive behavior. One study also investigated retrospective self-perception as related to students sensitivity to ...
Nancy Verhoek-Miller, Duane I Miller, Miyoko Shirachi, Nicholas Hoda (Psychol Rep, 200208)
dimensions-school-climate-teachers-or-principals-power-styles.asp

498.

Eating disorders: relations with inconsistent discipline, anxiety, and drinking among college women.

Since as many as 20% of all college women report symptoms of eating disorders, the present study examined the relationship between self-reported eating disorder symptoms. anxiety, drinking, and retrospective reports of inconsistent parenting during ...
Lisa Thomson Ross, Jessica L Gill (Psychol Rep, 200208)
eating-disorders-relations-inconsistent-discipline-anxiety-drinking.asp

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Psychosocial correlates of alternate tobacco product use during early adolescence.

BACKGROUND: The objective was to assess psychosocial correlates of alternate tobacco product (chew/snuff, cigar, pipe, bidi, kretek) use. METHODS: Measures of alternate tobacco product use, cigarette smoking, environmental smoking exposure, and ...
Kenneth P Tercyak, Janet Audrain (Prev Med, 200208)
psychosocial-correlates-alternate-tobacco-product-early-adolescence.asp

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Correlations for organizational, nonorganizational, and intrinsic religiosity with social support among intercollegiate athletes.

The present study was a preliminary examination of the correlations among organizational, nonorganizational, and intrinsic religiosity and social support as measured by the Duke Religion Index and the Nonsupport scale of the Personality Assessment ...
Eric A Storch, Jason B Storch (Psychol Rep, 200208)
correlations-organizational-nonorganizational-intrinsic-religiosity.asp