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  1. Postpartum Depression and Anxiety in Central American Immigrant Women: The Role of Familism and Social Support

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    Description: Postpartum depression and anxiety are common conditions with well-documented negative consequences and associated risk factors and, therefore, of significant public health concern. Research has shown that Central American immigrants are adversely affected by their political histories, high rates...
    Author: Genovez, Marta Magaly
    Keyword: postpartum anxiety, social support, postpartum PTSD, postpartum depression, Central American, and familism
    GW Unit: Psychology
    Degree: Ph.D.
    Advisor: Le, Huynh-Nhu
    Committee Member(s): Barratt, Peg, Kaltman, Stacey, Zea, Maria C, and Andrade, Elizabeth
    Resource Type: Thesis or Dissertation

  2. The Influence of Reference Objects on Vector-Based Memory Representations

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    Description: Vectors, defined by distance and direction information, can represent the spatial relationships between reference objects and target objects. Reference boundaries help to define the space and are mathematically definable by lines, while reference landmarks define specific locations and are...
    Author: Galyer, Darin Louis
    Keyword: boundary, egocentric, vector, landmark, and allocentric
    GW Unit: Psychology
    Degree: Ph.D.
    Advisor: Dopkins, Stephen C
    Committee Member(s): Kravitz, Dwight J, Zawidzki, Thadeusz, Sohn, Myeong-Ho, and Philbeck, John W
    Resource Type: Thesis or Dissertation

  3. Longitudinal Effects of Exposure to Violence on Parenting, Maternal Depression, and Early Childhood Outcomes in Latino Families

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    Description: Informed by Bronfenbrenner’s ecological theory of human development and Belsky’s ecological theory of parenting, this study evaluated a conceptual model examining the effects of exposure to individual-level and community-level violence on maternal depression, parenting, and early child behavioral...
    Author: Snyder, Hannah
    Keyword: parenting, early childhood, maternal depression, and violence
    GW Unit: Psychology
    Degree: Ph.D.
    Advisor: Le, Huynh-Nhu
    Committee Member(s): Moore, Philip J and Perry, Deborah F
    Resource Type: Thesis or Dissertation

  4. Supplementary Materials and Data for article "Children's Thinking about HIV/AIDS Causality, Prevention, and Social Interaction" (.zip file)

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    Description: Supplementary materials in the attached .zip file for the article published in Journal of Child and Family Studies. Sigelman, C. K. (2018, in press): "Children’s thinking about HIV/AIDS causality, prevention, and social interaction." Article abstract: Guided by both a Piagetian and a naïve...
    Author: Sigelman, Carol
    Keyword: Disease prevention, Child development, HIV/AIDS, Causality, and Supplementary materials
    GW Unit: Psychology
    Resource Type: Dataset

  5. Effects of Breastfeeding on Postpartum Depression and Anxiety

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    Description: Postpartum depression (PPD) is a serious mental health condition that affects an estimated 13 – 19% of mothers, with well documented negative consequences on maternal and infant health (O’Hara & McCabe, 2013). Research has explored risk factors for PPD, including depression history and social...
    Author: Chen, Steven, Le, Huynh Nhu, and Dhaliwal, Sanam
    Keyword: Mental health, Research Days 2018, Postpartum depression, and Breastfeeding
    GW Unit: Psychology
    Resource Type: Poster

  6. Stigmatizing Effects of Perceived Responsibility for Causing and Resolving One's Eating Disorder

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    Description: Individuals who have eating disorders or are obese experience stigmatization, which can lead to a variety of negative outcomes including further disordered eating and lower self-esteem (Puhl & Suh, 2015). Research on stigmatization of individuals with eating disorders and contributors to it is...
    Author: Porcelli, Sabrina and Sigelman, Carol
    Keyword: Anorexia, Eating disorders, Research Days 2017, Responsibility for solution, Responsibility for cause, and Binge eating disorder
    GW Unit: Psychology
    Resource Type: Poster

  7. Socio-Economic Status as a Predictor of Sexual Behaviors Among Latino Immigrant MSM and Their Sexual Partners

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    Description: Background: Sexual risk for HIV is stratified by sexual role and activities, particularly presenting a higher risk for receptive partners due to biological vulnerabilities. Sexual role-based identity among Latino men who have sex with men (MSM) often coincides with assumptions regarding power...
    Author: Zea, Maria Cecilia, Barnett, Andrew, Gonzalez, Ana Maria del Rio, and Parchem, Ben
    Keyword: Latino studies, Research Days 2018, Sexual behavior, HIV, and Psychology
    GW Unit: Psychology
    Resource Type: Poster

  8. Young Adults' Experiences with Sexually Explicit Internet Materials

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    Description: Though young adults today have been exposed to sexually explicit internet materials (SEIM) at young ages through easily accessible platforms, little is known about SEIM’s influence on sexual self-esteem. This study aimed to evaluate the relationship between these variables for heterosexual and...
    Author: Espinel, Sarah
    Keyword: Sexually explicit internet materials, Young adults, and Research Days 2018
    GW Unit: Psychology
    Resource Type: Poster

  9. Perinatal Depression Screening Rates at an Urban OBGYN Clinic

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    Description: Perinatal depression (PD) is a significant public health problem with negative consequences for pregnant women, mothers, and families. Given that one of the main risk factors for PD is depression that occurs during pregnancy (Field, 2011), the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists...
    Author: Keller, Jennifer, Toaff, Miriam, Le, Huynh Nhu, Campos, Paula Cortes, Barr, Alice, and Hernandez, Madelyn
    Keyword: Prenatal depression, Obstetrics, Research Days 2018, and Public health
    GW Unit: Psychology
    Resource Type: Poster

  10. Effects of Ethnicity on American Children’s Attitudes About Mental Illness

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    Description: Approximately 44.7 million adults in the United States experience mental illness in a given year. Yet in 2016, only 43% of those adults suffering from a mental health condition received mental health services (SAMHSA, 2017), largely because of the negative stigma associated with mental illness in...
    Author: Quinn, Shaylyn
    Keyword: Mental health and Research Days 2018
    GW Unit: Psychology
    Resource Type: Poster