Higher education administrators, faculty, and staff across diverse institutional contexts grapple with college students' persisting and increasing mental health concerns. Further, recent research has discussed mental health challenges Black collegians encounter, exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic. Mental health issues among Black college…

The purpose of this study was to understand why African American males decided to enter the counseling field, how they sustained themselves, and how they perceived their role as African American male counselors in the counseling field. This study described the experiences of African American male counselors while exploring the history of males in…

This study explored the lived experiences of Black male mentees mentored by female staff in high school school-based mentoring (SBM) programs. Specifically, it identified how their relationship achieved the four components of relational-cultural theory to improve academic achievement and support graduation. According to TEA (2022b), Black students…

Disproportionate rates of behavioral problem reporting and consequences for African American males have occurred for decades. With the consequences surrounding problem behaviors typically removing the student from the classroom, whether to the principal's office or for an in-school or out-of-school suspension, time spent in the classroom for…

This research is the first to provide insights into the experiences of gay men studying a university degree in Physical Activity and Sport Science (PASS) in Spain. Drawing on Bourdieu's categories, one-to-one semi-structured interviews were conducted with 11 PASS students and ex-students that were subsequently studied through deductive-inductive…

The purpose of this qualitative study was to explore the protocol of how high school counselors manage Black male students diagnosed as being emotionally disturbed. This study examined the problem of the overdiagnosis of ethnic minority youths, mainly Black youths. The research used a case study research design to answer three research questions…

Associations between age, resting-state (RS) peak-alpha-frequency (PAF = frequency showing largest amplitude alpha activity), and thalamic volume (thalamus thought to modulate alpha activity) were examined to understand differences in RS alpha activity between children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and typically-developing children (TDC)…

This research was carried out in order to reveal the perspectives of the trainers with Pro License in terms of being an ethical model and qualitative research techniques were utilized and phenomenological design was used. The study group of the research was determined by using purposeful sampling method. The study group was composed of 18 Turkish…

There is increasing interest in investigating cannabis for behavioral symptoms in individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). The potential role of dysregulated cannabinoid signaling contributing to the pathophysiology of ASD is an area of active investigation. Results from retrospective and uncontrolled trials of cannabis in subjects with…

The aim of this study is to examine how life kinetic exercises affect body and mind coordination and shooting performance of bocce athletes in the field of physical education and sports. A total of 40 volunteer men between the ages of 10-12, residing in the city center of Kilis and interested in bocce, participated in this study. Life kinetic…

Executive functioning (EF) is fundamental to positive development. Yet, little is known about how to best characterize constellations of EF skills that may inform disparate associations between EF and behavior during adolescence. In the current study, cross-validated latent profile analysis (LPA) was used to derive profiles of EF based on measures…

This longitudinal study builds on an earlier study of college men's gender identity development (Edwards & Jones, 2009). The findings from the 5- and 10-year follow-up interviews affirm the grounded theory of the original study. The longitudinal aspects of the study also illuminate how men navigated their gender performance and the different…

This narrative research study design was conducted to explore second-generation Nigerian males' perceptions of how family heritage influences college success. The streaming of immigrants from the continent of Africa has led to an influx of foreign-born Backs in schools in the United States. Many second-generation Nigerian youths in schools…

In this study, I sought perceptions reported by twelve African American men in the field of information technology (IT) regarding barriers and challenges that reportedly impacted their seeking of terminal degrees within their discipline. I conducted one-on-one interviews with participants, who were all from historically Black universities or…

The purpose of this study was to examine, understand, and interpret the lived experiences of four African American male university presidents. Through phenomenological interviewing (Seidman, 2006), and grounded in critical race methodology (Peoples, 2020), the participants detailed their lived experiences through their respective journeys in…