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Dayna O. H. Walker; Verónica Caridad Rabelo; Oscar Jerome Stewart; Drew N. Herbert – Journal of American College Health, 2024
Objective: To identify social determinants of mental health embedded within college students' living and learning conditions. Participants: Participants included 215 mostly undergraduate (95%) business students at a diverse, urban west coast public university (48% women; mean age 24). Methods: Participants completed an online self-report survey…
Descriptors: Social Influences, Mental Health, Trauma, Economic Factors
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Quinlan, Heather Mary; Hadden, Kellie Lynn; Storey, David Paul – Youth & Society, 2022
The purpose of the current study was to explore whether selfcompassion predicted psychological distress over and above childhood maltreatment and attachment orientation in high-risk youths. Fifty-one youths (31 males, 20 females) aged 17 to 24, recruited from a community non-profit organization in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada,…
Descriptors: Daily Living Skills, Emotional Disturbances, Child Abuse, At Risk Persons
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McGuire-Schwartz, Mandy; Small, Latoya A.; Parker, Gary; Kim, Patricia; McKay, Mary – Research on Social Work Practice, 2015
Homelessness affects a large and increasing number of families in the United States, and exposure to violence and other potentially traumatic events is common among homeless families. It is important to understand more about this population and, more specifically, about the relationship between youth mental health and caregiver mental health and…
Descriptors: Homeless People, Family (Sociological Unit), Family Violence, Caregivers
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Samuel, Douglas B.; Connolly, Adrian J.; Ball, Samuel A. – Assessment, 2012
The "DSM-5" proposal indicates that personality disorders (PDs) be defined as collections of maladaptive traits but does not provide a specific diagnostic method. However, researchers have previously suggested that PD constructs can be assessed by comparing individuals' trait profiles with those prototypic of PDs and evidence from the…
Descriptors: Personality Traits, Personality Problems, Homeless People, Test Validity
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Krabbenborg, Manon A. M.; Boersma, Sandra N.; van der Veld, William M.; van Hulst, Bente; Vollebergh, Wilma A. M.; Wolf, Judith R. L. M. – Research on Social Work Practice, 2017
Objective: To test the effectiveness of Houvast: a strengths-based intervention for homeless young adults. Method: A cluster randomized controlled trial was conducted with 10 Dutch shelter facilities randomly allocated to an intervention and a control group. Homeless young adults were interviewed when entering the facility and when care ended.…
Descriptors: Randomized Controlled Trials, Intervention, Young Adults, Homeless People