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Perfectionism, Perceived Stress, Drinking to Cope, and Alcohol-Related Problems among College Students
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Rice, Kenneth G.; Van Arsdale, Amy C. – Journal of Counseling Psychology, 2010
This study investigated the association between perfectionism (categorized by adaptive perfectionistic, maladaptive perfectionistic, or nonperfectionistic groups), perceived stress, drinking alcohol to cope, and alcohol-related problems in a large sample of college students (N = 354). Maladaptive perfectionists reported significantly higher levels…
Descriptors: College Students, Gender Differences, Structural Equation Models, Drinking
Internalized Homophobia and Relationship Quality among Lesbians, Gay Men, and Bisexuals
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Frost, David M.; Meyer, Ilan H. – Journal of Counseling Psychology, 2009
The authors examined the associations between internalized homophobia, outness, community connectedness, depressive symptoms, and relationship quality among a diverse community sample of 396 lesbian, gay, and bisexual (LGB) individuals. Structural equation models showed that internalized homophobia was associated with greater relationship problems…
Descriptors: Structural Equation Models, Homosexuality, Depression (Psychology), Social Bias
Cultural, Sociofamilial, and Psychological Resources that Inhibit Psychological Distress in African Americans Exposed to Stressful Life Events and Race-Related Stress
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Utsey, Shawn O.; Giesbrecht, Norman; Hook, Joshua; Stanard, Pia M. – Journal of Counseling Psychology, 2008
This study tested a sociocultural model of stress and coping in a sample of 215 African Americans. Psychological resources (optimism, ego resilience) were modeled as a "nested self" (S. E. Hobfoll, 2001), supported by social resources (family adaptability and cohesion) and cultural resources (racial pride, religiosity). Race-related stress was a…
Descriptors: Stress Variables, Racial Attitudes, Structural Equation Models, Psychologists
The Prospective Relationship of Interpersonal Forgiveness and Psychological Distress Symptoms among College Women
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Orcutt, Holly K. – Journal of Counseling Psychology, 2006
Forgiveness has frequently been theorized to be related to decreased psychological distress, and longitudinal survey research is important for the examination of this relationship. The prospective relation of forgiveness to psychological distress symptoms (i.e., depression, anxiety, and stress) at a later time point (an average of 36 weeks later)…
Descriptors: Females, Depression (Psychology), Altruism, Undergraduate Students
Adult Attachment and Help-Seeking Intent: The Mediating Roles of Psychological Distress and Perceived Social Support
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Vogel, David L.; Wei, Meifen – Journal of Counseling Psychology, 2005
This study examined the mediating roles of perceived social support and psychological distress on the relationship between adult attachment and help-seeking intentions. Participants were 355 college students at a large Midwestern university. The structural equation model results indicated that attachment anxiety in individuals was positively…
Descriptors: Anxiety, College Students, Adults, Attachment Behavior
Childhood Sexual Abuse, Disordered Eating, Alexithymia, and General Distress: A Mediation Model
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Hund, Anita R.; Espelage, Dorothy L. – Journal of Counseling Psychology, 2005
Drawing from trauma-related theory (e.g., M. F. Schwartz & P. Gay, 1996), this article presents a model of associations among child sexual abuse (CSA), psychological distress, alexithymia, and disordered eating (DE). Structural equation modeling was used to test this conceptual model with a sample of female college students (N = 589). Results…
Descriptors: Psychological Patterns, Structural Equation Models, Child Abuse, Sexual Abuse