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An Examination of Factors that Distinguish Groups of Young Adult Ecstasy Users
(2006-04-27)
This study examined Ecstasy use in 322 young adults between the ages of 18 and 25 years who participated in an Internet study regarding their history of substance use. The primary goal of this study was to increase our ...
IMPULSIVITY PROCESSES UNDERLYING DRUG CHOICE AND RISKY SEXUAL BEHAVIOR
(2005-07-14)
The current study included a sample of 86 inner-city treatment seeking drug users, comparing risky sexual behavior (RSB) across primary users of a) heroin and not crack/cocaine, b) crack/cocaine and not heroin, and c) both ...
Characteristics of Natural Helpers
(2004-10-26)
Research on natural helping to date has been lacking in theoretical foundations and simple methods of identifying natural helpers. The current study was designed to test a theory-based measure of natural helping and explore ...
"Born That Way" and Other Notions: Measuring Sexual Minority Individuals' Beliefs About Sexual Orientation
(2008-08-03)
The focus of the present study was the creation and initial validation of a measure of popular beliefs about sexual orientation in a sample of sexual minority (i.e., lesbian, gay, bisexual, queer, or otherwise same-sex ...
SOCIAL SKILLS DEFICIT VERSUS PERFORMANCE INHIBITION IN SOCIALLY ANXIOUS INDIVIDUALS
(2005-11-07)
This study attempted to address the performance inhibition hypothesis by assessing nonverbal social performance in socially anxious individuals during a task where verbal content was standardized, thereby decreasing the ...
The Relationship between Risk-Taking and Psychopathy in a Sample of Inner-City Drug Users
(2007-08-08)
The goal of the current study was to determine whether level of psychopathy (measured using the Psychopathic Personality Inventory; PPI) was a predictor of risk-taking (measured using the Balloon Analogue Risk Task-Revised ...
SUBTYPING BOYS WITH CONDUCT PROBLEMS: CATEGORICAL AND DIMENSIONAL APPROACHES WITH MULIT-MODAL ASSESSMENT OF PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGY AND BEHAVIOR
(2004-11-24)
This study examined the physiological and behavioral profile of a group of clinically referred boys (ages 8-12 years) with severe conduct problems. Cerebral EEG asymmetry, fear potentiated startle and cardiac functioning ...
Refining the Psychometric High-Risk Paradigm: Examining Negative Symptom Traits for the Identification of Schizotypy
(2004-02-10)
Research supports social anhedonia's significance as a schizotypy indicator. However, social anhedonia is only one of several negative symptoms demonstrating an important relationship with premorbid functioning, medication ...
Counseling strategies with lesbian, gay, and bisexual clients: An online analogue study
(2006-08-01)
The differences of three approaches to addressing a client's sexual orientation in an initial counseling session were investigated. Utilizing an online analogue method, participants were assigned to read and rate a ...
Teacher In-service Training for Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD): Influence on Knowledge about ADHD, Use of Classroom Behavior Management Techniques, and Teacher Stress
(2006-08-24)
Children with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) evidence many problems in the classroom, including difficulty staying seated and trouble with organizational tasks. Such behaviors cause impairment for the ...