Psychology

• Psychosocial Syndemics Affecting Treatment Outcomes for Individuals Receiving Medication for Opioid Use Disorder 

  Kleinman, Mary (2020-11)

  Background/Objectives: Successful engagement with and retention in medication treatment for opioid use disorder (MOUD) is an important focus in the fight against the opioid crisis. Gaps in opioid use disorder (OUD) care ...

• Post-traumatic Stress Disorder as a Moderator of the Relationship Between Anxiety Sensitivity and Substance Use Disorders 

  Adetayo, Tolulope (2020)

  Epidemiological studies have shown that there is a high incidence of co-occurring PTSD and substance use disorders (SUDs). Given the numerous legal, social, psychological, and medical consequences associated with these two ...

• Gender Minority Young Adult Mental Health: Anti-Transgender Prejudice, Mediators, and Implications in the COVID-19 Era 

  Pease, M (2020)

  Binary and nonbinary transgender young adults exist in a state of marginalization in American society. Both interpersonal and institutional forms of prejudice, discrimination, and oppression against trans individuals have ...

• The Chick or the Egg? Multi-Group, Short-Term Longitudinal Relations Between Grit and Literacy Achievement 

  Boyars, Michal Yablong (2019)

  The impact of grit on achievement is well established, but it is unclear whether achievement impacts grit. This short-term longitudinal study examined the direction of relations between grit and literacy among diverse ...

• Early Adolescent Romantic Experiences: Early Childhood Predictors and Concurrent Associations with Psychopathology 

  Foster, Chelsey Barrios (2019)

  Research has demonstrated that early adolescent romantic relationships are prevalent, and initiation of romantic relationships at younger ages bears important implications for youths’ future development. Although earlier ...

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