Psychology

 

Psychology

Our faculty are actively involved in research, which includes publishing, writing grants, presenting at national and international conferences, and mentoring graduate and undergraduate students. Their scholarship is diverse both in theory and in method — a mark of distinction and strength both within and across our three programs in clinical psychology, developmental psychology, and social psychology.

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Submissions from 2020

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Association between maternal and child mental health among US Latinos: variation by nativity, ethnic subgroup, and time in the USA, Rheanna Platt, Nomi S. Weiss-Laxer, Timothy B. Creedon, Maria Jose Sanchez Roman, Esteban V. Cardemil, and Benjamin Cook

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Power dynamics in intergroup relations, Felicia Pratto and Andrew L. Stewart

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Consensus and relationship distress before and after a brief couples' intervention, Lucia M. Reyes, Katherine A. Lenger, Amy Rauer, Patricia N.E. Roberson, James V. Cordova, Tatiana Gray, and Kristina C. Gordon

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Are marital relationships a barrier to health care utilization in southern appalachia?: A dyadic examination of the link between marital quality and individual health care usage, Patricia N.E. Roberson, Katherine A. Lenger, Tatiana Gray, James Cordova, and Kristina C. Gordon

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Dyadic latent profile analyses and multilevel modeling to examine differential response to couple relationship education, Patricia N.E. Roberson, Katherine A. Lenger, Tatiana Gray, James Cordova, and Kristina Coop Gordon

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Content of, sources of, and responses to sexual stereotypes of Black and Latinx women and men in the United States: A qualitative intersectional exploration, Lisa Rosenthal, Nicole M. Overstreet, Adi Khukhlovich, Brandon E. Brown, Christopher John Godfrey, and Tashuna Albritton

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Spanish version of the Inventory of the Dimensions of Emerging Adulthood (IDEA-S), Inmaculada Sánchez-Queija, Águeda Parra, Carlos Camacho, and Jeffrey Arnett

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Multilevel modeling approaches to the study of LGBTQ-Parent families, Juli Anna Z. Smith, Abbie E. Goldberg, and Randi L. Garcia

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Through the lens of history: The effects of beliefs about historical victimization on responses to refugees, Zsolt Péter Szabó, Johanna Ray Vollhardt, and Noémi Zsuzsanna Mészáros

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A Community mental health needs assessment of a racially and ethnically diverse population in New England: narratives from community stakeholders, Rosalie A. Torres Stone, Esteban V. Cardemil, Kristen Keefe, Paige Bik, Zachary Dyer, and Karyn E. Clark

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Resistance to collective victimization and oppression, Johanna Ray Vollhardt, Mukadder Okuyan, and Helin Ünal

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Attitudes toward relationship treatment among underserved couples, Katie C. Wischkaemper, C. J.Eubanks Fleming, Katherine A. Lenger, Patricia N.E. Roberson, Tatiana D. Gray, James V. Cordova, and Kristina Coop Gordon

Submissions from 2019

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The psychology of men in context, Michael E. Addis and Ethan Hoffman

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Evaluating a self-determination theory-based preventive parenting consultation: The parent check-in, Elizabeth S. Allen, Wendy S. Grolnick, and James V. Córdova

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Heterosexual and sexual minority adoptive parents’ help-seeking and service satisfaction of pediatricians and mental health providers, Adeline Wyman Battalen, Abbie E. Goldberg, David M. Brodzinsky, Ruth G. McRoy, and Summer S. Hawkins

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Stigma and help-seeking: The interplay of substance use and gender and sexual minority identity, Madeline B. Benz, Kathleen Palm Reed, and Lia S. Bishop

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Victim and perpetrator groups’ divergent perspectives on collective violence: Implications for intergroup relations, Rezarta Bilali and Johanna Ray Vollhardt

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Ignoring history, denying racism: Mounting evidence for the Marley hypothesis and epistemologies of ignorance, Courtney M. Bonam, Vinoadharen Nair Das, Brett R. Coleman, and Phia Salter

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Minority stress in nonbinary students in higher education: The role of campus climate and belongingness, Stephanie L. Budge, Sergio Domínguez, and Abbie E. Goldberg

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The Case for measuring and reporting bilingualism in developmental research, Krista Byers-Heinlein, Alena G. Esposito, Adam Winsler, Viorica Marian, Dina C. Castro, and Gigi Luk

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Emotion Regulation and Parent Distress: Getting at the Heart of Sensitive Parenting among Parents of Preschool Children Experiencing High Sociodemographic Risk, Justin Carreras, Alice S. Carter, Amy Heberle, Danielle Forbes, and Sarah A.O. Gray

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Editorial report and acknowledgement of reviewers, 2018, J. Christopher Cohrs and Johanna Ray Vollhardt

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An Implementation study of relationship checkups as home visitations for low-income at-risk couples, Kristina Coop Gordon, James V. Cordova, Patricia N.E. Roberson, Melanie Miller, Tatiana Gray, Katherine A. Lenger, Matt Hawrilenko, and Kerri Martin

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From bench to classroom: Collaborating within a dual-language education model, Alena G. Esposito and Patricia J. Bauer

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Self-derivation through memory integration under low surface similarity conditions: The case of multiple languages, Alena G. Esposito and Patricia J. Bauer

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Gender socialization practices among bisexual and other nonmonosexual mothers: A longitudinal qualitative examination, Corey E. Flanders, Melissa Marie Legge, Iradele Plante, Abbie E. Goldberg, and Lori E. Ross

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Parental naming practices in same-sex adoptive families, Emma L. Frank, Melissa H. Manley, and Abbie E. Goldberg

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Caregiver self-reports and reporting of their preschoolers' trauma exposure: Discordance across assessment methods, Erin B. Glackin, Danielle Forbes, Amy E. Heberle, Alice S. Carter, and Sarah A.O. Gray

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What is needed, what is valued: trans students’ perspectives on trans-inclusive policies and practices in higher education, Abbie E. Goldberg, Genny Beemyn, and Juli Anna Z. Smith

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LGBTQ individuals' experiences with delays and disruptions in the foster and adoption process, Abbie E. Goldberg, Reihonna L. Frost, Liam Miranda, and Ellen Kahn

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Trans students who leave college: An exploratory study of their experiences of gender minority stress, Abbie E. Goldberg, Katherine A. Kuvalanka, and Kaitlin Black

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Health care experiences of transgender binary and nonbinary university students, Abbie E. Goldberg, Katherine A. Kuvalanka, Stephanie L. Budge, Madeline B. Benz, and Juli Anna Z. Smith

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Transgender graduate students' experiences in higher education: A mixed-methods exploratory study, Abbie E. Goldberg, Katherine Kuvalanka, and Lore Dickey

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Sexuality and sexual identity across the first year of parenthood among male-partnered plurisexual women, Abbie E. Goldberg, Melissa H. Manley, Themal Ellawala, and Lori E. Ross

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Health behaviors and outcomes of parents in same-sex couples: An exploratory study, Abbie E. Goldberg, Juli Anna Z. Smith, Nora M. McCormick, and Nicole M. Overstreet

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The impact of multilevel sources of power on intimate relationship functioning, Jennifer J. Harman, Andrew L. Stewart, Elizabeth Keneski, and Christopher R. Agnew

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Differential gender responses to an empathy component of a sexual assault prevention program, Denise A. Hines, Lia R.S. Bishop, and Kathleen M. Palm Reed

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Reconsidering the LGBT Climate Inventory: Understanding support and hostility for LGBTQ employees in the workplace, Elizabeth Grace Holman, Jessica N. Fish, Ramona Faith Oswald, and Abbie Goldberg

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Reproductive and pregnancy experiences of diverse sexual minority women: A descriptive exploratory study, Alia A. Januwalla, Abbie E. Goldberg, Corey E. Flanders, Mark H. Yudin, and Lori E. Ross

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An Exploratory study of custody challenges experienced by affirming mothers of transgender and gender-nonconforming children, Katherine A. Kuvalanka, Camellia Bellis, Abbie E. Goldberg, and Jenifer K. McGuire

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Evaluating equanimity: Mindfulness, intimate safety, and relationship satisfaction among meditators, Emily L. Maher and James V. Cordova

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Parental autonomy support in two cultures: The moderating effects of adolescents’ self-construals, Kristine N. Marbell-Pierre, Wendy S. Grolnick, Andrew L. Stewart, and Jacquelyn N. Raftery-Helmer

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Young children's ethnic-racial identity moderates the impact of early discrimination experiences on child behavior problems, Ana K. Marcelo and Tuppett M. Yates

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Intersectional consciousness in collective victim beliefs: Perceived intragroup differences among disadvantaged groups, Rashmi Nair and Johanna Ray Vollhardt

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Stigmatizing reactions versus general negative reactions to partner violence disclosure as predictors of avoidance coping and depression, Nicole M. Overstreet, Tiara C. Willie, and Tami P. Sullivan

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Re-evaluating the self-report habit index: the cases of physical activity and snacking habits, Benjamín Reyes Fernández, Rafael Monge-Rojas, Ana Laura Solano López, and Esteban Cardemil

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Explaining different orientations to the 2013 Gezi Park demonstrations in Istanbul, Turkey, Andrew L. Stewart, Colin Wayne Leach, Rezarta Bilali, Ayşe Betül Çelik, and Atilla Cidam

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Prospective associations between trauma, placement disruption, and ethnic-racial identity among newly emancipated foster youth, Fanita A. Tyrell, Ana K. Marcelo, Duyen T. Trang, and Tuppett M. Yates

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Cognitive correlates of memory integration across development: Explaining variability in an educationally relevant phenomenon, Nicole L. Varga, Alena G. Esposito, and Patricia J. Bauer

Submissions from 2018

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Conceptual foundations of emerging adulthood, Jeffrey Jensen Arnett

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Happily stressed: The complexity of well-being in midlife, Jeffrey Jensen Arnett

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Metalheads: Heavy metal music and adolescent alienation, Jeffrey Jensen Arnett

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The impact of experiential avoidance and event centrality in trauma-related rumination and posttraumatic stress, Lia S. Bishop, Victoria E. Ameral, and Kathleen M. Palm Reed

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A randomized controlled trial of distress tolerance treatment for smoking cessation, Richard A. Brown, Kathleen M. Palm Reed, Erika Litvin Bloom, Haruka Minami, David R. Strong, Carl W. Lejuez, Michael J. Zvolensky, and Steven C. Hayes

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Changing views of knowledge and practice in American higher education, Nancy Budwig

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The gap between assessment and creating inclusion, Esteban Cardemil

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Editorial report and acknowledgement of reviewers, 2017, J. Christopher Cohrs and Johanna Ray Vollhardt

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Implicit theories of relationships and conflict communication patterns in romantic relationships: A dyadic perspective, Taylor Dovala, Matt Hawrilenko, and James V. Cordova

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Building a knowledge base: Predicting self-derivation through integration in 6- to 10-year-olds, Alena G. Esposito and Patricia J. Bauer

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Teaching undergraduates about LGBTQ identities, families, and intersectionality, Abbie E. Goldberg and Katherine R. Allen

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“There is no perfect school”: The complexity of school decision-making among lesbian and gay adoptive parents, Abbie E. Goldberg, Katherine R. Allen, Kaitlin A. Black, Reihonna L. Frost, and Melissa H. Manley

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Male-partnered bisexual women's perceptions of disclosing sexual orientation to family across the transition to parenthood: Intensifying heteronormativity or queering family?, Abbie E. Goldberg, Katherine R. Allen, Themal Ellawala, and Lori E. Ross

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Meeting other moms: Lesbian adoptive mothers' relationships with other parents at school and beyond, Abbie E. Goldberg, Reihonna L. Frost, Melissa H. Manley, and Kaitlin A. Black

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Monosexual and nonmonosexual women in samesex couples’ relationship quality during the first five years of parenthood, Abbie E. Goldberg, Randi Garcia, and Melissa H. Manley

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Navigating identity development and community belonging when “there are only two boxes to check”: An exploratory study of nonbinary trans college students, Abbie E. Goldberg and Katherine A. Kuvalanka

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Relationship concerns, Tatiana D. Gray and James V. Cordova

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The Path of emotional least resistance: Developing theory based on the self-reported strengths of happy and distressed couples in the marriage checkup, Tatiana D. Gray, James V. Cordova, Matt Hawrilenko, Taylor Dovala, and Julia W. Sollenberger

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The Association between masculinity and nonsuicidal self-injury, Jonathan D. Green, Jaclyn C. Kearns, Annie M. Ledoux, Michael E. Addis, and Brian P. Marx

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Improving adjustment and resilience in children following a disaster: Addressing research challenges, Wendy S. Grolnick, David J. Schonfeld, Merritt Schreiber, Judith Cohen, Valerie Cole, Lisa Jaycox, John Lochman, Betty Pfefferbaum, Kenneth Ruggiero, Kenneth Wells, Marleen Wong, and Douglas Zatzick

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Young children's reasoning about the effects of poverty on people experiencing it: A qualitative thematic analysis, Amy E. Heberle, Sara A. Kaplan-Levy, Juliana M. Neuspiel, and Alice S. Carter

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The influence of magazines on men: Normalizing and challenging young men's prejudice with "Lads' Mags", Peter Hegarty, Andrew L. Stewart, Inge G.E. Blockmans, and Miranda A.H. Horvath

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The cultural-developmental approach to moral psychology: Autonomy, community, and divinity across cultures and ages, Lene Arnett Jensen

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The experiences of sexual minority mothers with trans* children, Katherine A. Kuvalanka, Samuel H. Allen, Cat Munroe, Abbie E. Goldberg, and Judith L. Weiner

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Domain-specific anxiety relates to children's math and spatial performance, Jillian E. Lauer, Alena G. Esposito, and Patricia J. Bauer

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Journal article reporting standards for qualitative primary, qualitative meta-analytic, and mixed methods research in psychology: The APA publications and communications board task force report, Heidi M. Levitt, Michael Bamberg, John W. Creswell, David M. Frost, Ruthellen Josselson, and Carola Suárez-Orozco

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Invisibility and involvement: LGBTQ community connections among plurisexual women during pregnancy and postpartum, Melissa H. Manley, Abbie E. Goldberg, and Lori E. Ross

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Consensual nonmonogamy in pregnancy and parenthood: experiences of bisexual and plurisexual women with different-gender partners, Melissa H. Manley, Melissa M. Legge, Corey E. Flanders, Abbie E. Goldberg, and Lori E. Ross

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Religiosity and well-being among Mexican-born and U.S.-born Mexicans: A qualitative investigation, Oswaldo Moreno and Esteban Cardemil

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The role of religious attendance on mental health among mexican populations: A contribution toward the discussion of the immigrant health paradox, Oswaldo Moreno and Esteban Cardemil

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Sources and components of stigma experienced by survivors of intimate partner violence, Christine E. Murray, Allison Crowe, and Nicole M. Overstreet

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Conclusion and future directions, Joseph L. Murray and Jeffrey Jensen Arnett

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Emerging adulthood and higher education: A new student development paradigm, Joseph L. Murray and Jeffrey Jensen Arnett

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Introduction, Joseph L. Murray and Jeffrey Jensen Arnett

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Preface, Joseph L. Murray and Jeffrey Jensen Arnett

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Perceived risks and benefits in IPV and HIV research: Listening to the voices of HIV-positive African American women, Nicole M. Overstreet, Mukadder Okuyan, and Celia B. Fisher

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Women's use of aggression and their depressive symptoms: The mediating effect of aggression- related shame and avoidance coping among women experiencing bidirectional intimate partner violence, Nicole M. Overstreet, Nicole H. Weiss, Suzanne C. Swan, and Tami P. Sullivan

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A contextual behavior science framework for understanding how behavioral flexibility relates to anxiety, Kathleen M. Palm Reed, Amy Y. Cameron, and Victoria E. Ameral

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Social context, emotional expressivity, and social adjustment in adolescent males, Alisha R. Pollastri, Jacquelyn N. Raftery-Helmer, Esteban V. Cardemil, and Michael E. Addis

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Parent and teacher effects on academic coping and classroom engagement: Testing a motivational model, Jacquelyn N. Raftery-Helmer and Wendy S. Grolnick

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Perceptions of partner support among pregnant plurisexual women: A qualitative study, Lori E. Ross, Abbie E. Goldberg, Lesley A. Tarasoff, and Cici Guo

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Bisexuality: The invisible sexual orientation in sexual and reproductive health care, Lori E. Ross, Jennifer M. Goldberg, Corey E. Flanders, Abbie E. Goldberg, and Mark H. Yudin

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Lift every voice: Exploring the stressors and coping mechanisms of black college women attending predominantly white institutions, Naysha N. Shahid, Tamara Nelson, and Esteban V. Cardemil

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Scholarship and Activism Diverge: Responding to MLK's Call with Theory and Research on Diversity, Political Action, and Resistance to Oppression, Andrew L. Stewart and Joseph Sweetman

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Protesting Racial Hierarchy: Testing a Social Dominance Theory Model of Collective Action among White Americans, Andrew L. Stewart and Julia Tran

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The Long-Term Impact of Systemic Student Support in Elementary School: Reducing High School Dropout, Terrence J. Terrence, Mary E. Walsh, Anastasia E. Raczek, Caroline E. Vuilleumier, Claire Foley, Amy Heberle, Erin Sibley, and Eric Dearing

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The two-sided nature of individual and intragroup experiences in the aftermath of collective victimization: Findings from four diaspora groups, Johanna Ray Vollhardt and Rashmi Nair

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Examining the impact of intimate partner violence type and timing on pre-exposure prophylaxis awareness, interest, and coercion, Tiara C. Willie, Jamila K. Stockman, Nicole M. Overstreet, and Trace S. Kershaw

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"I felt like there would be a vast sky out there" The leaving home decisions of Chinese migrant women workers, Juan Zhong, Jeffrey J. Arnett, and Frances L. Hiatt

Submissions from 2017

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Experiences of Burmese chin refugee women: Trauma and survival from pre- to postflight, Achu Johnson Alexander, Jeffrey Jensen Arnett, and S. P.K. Jena

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Beyond symptom severity: The differential impact of distress tolerance and reward responsiveness on quality of life in depressed and non-depressed individuals, Victoria Ameral, Lia S. Bishop, and Kathleen M. Palm Reed