Despite school-based services, adolescents with maladaptive behavior experience negative outcomes, highlighting the need for insight into factors that contribute to and escalate behavior problems during middle school--a high-risk period. We examined how perceived school stress, stress regulation (engagement/disengagement coping, involuntary…

The way an autism diagnosis is disclosed to parents has been found to play a crucial role in their acceptance of, and the way they cope with, their child's diagnosis. Yet, research into parents' subsequent experiences of disclosing a diagnosis to their children, and talking to their families about autism more generally, is limited. Using an online…

The purpose of this study was to gain an understanding of the relationship between vicarious trauma (VT) symptoms and subthreshold post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms among practicing counselors. The researchers determined the frequency of VT symptoms and subthreshold PTSD symptoms experienced among practicing counselors and common…

Since 2016, over 32 million children have been displaced from their homes mostly the result of war and conflict. For many children under the age of 8, a life of war and conflict is all they know. They have grown up in a world where bombings, gunfire, death, and destruction are the norm. This experience places young children at heightened risk for…

The purpose of the present study was to investigate the relationship between self-care and academic stress in the hope that training social work students to practice self-care will start them on the right path to academic success and career longevity. The study surveyed 90 BASW and MSW students using the Academic Stress Scale. Students who…

As concerns about bullying in schools continue to grow worldwide, the topic has become a major focus of research. However, few studies have used a general strain theory framework to examine whether the exposure to family violence is associated with bullying perpetration. Using structural equation modeling, this study explores whether negative…

Objectives: The purpose of this study was to explore the experiences of faculty working within baccalaureate degree--granting community colleges. Method: Data sources included 16 semi-structured interviews, numerous publicly available organizational documents, and participant observations. Results: Analysis revealed three distinct, yet…

Unraveling factors that influence parenting is of great importance, since parents play an important role in their children's development. In this study we focused on parental prenatal expectations, parents' gender and child's distress to limitations as possible influences on parental behavior and observed the longitudinal associations between…

University life can be stressful, and accurate measurement of perceived stress is important for research and practice. However, despite widespread use, disagreement persists regarding the latent structure of the Perceived Stress Scale (PSS), which poses serious consequences for how the measure should be administered. Furthermore, factorial…

To help many students stay in college today, faculty need to advise students in areas such as financial struggles, coping with stress, mental or physical issues, and family pressures as much as they need to advise them about what classes to take. But what Erin Clair found in surveying the faculty at Arkansas Tech University and in the surveys of…

Perpetrators of workplace bullying in higher education hurt the academic work environment and demoralize the faculty and staff. While European researchers have documented the impact workplace bullying has on employee health, American researchers are just beginning to consider the health problems associated with workplace bullying. Further, as…

The purpose of this research study was to investigate university students' perceptions of their experiences of anxiety and its influence on the quality of their college experiences. Given the purpose of this study and the review of the literature, there were three primary research questions in this study. First, how do college students perceive…

Social, emotional, and behavioral (SEB) functioning within schools has historically been considered in the context of educational impact. Currently, traditional models in education do not readily take into account changing ecological considerations for students, as they experience heightened population-wide academic and SEB concerns, increasing…

The problem that this study addressed was the lack of a survey tool to adequately assess the impact of practicing capoeira, including for People of Color who are male adults attending undergraduate and graduate universities. Thus, the purpose of the study was to evaluate the value and utility of a new survey designed to enhance research and…

The 2023 Annual Report summarizes data contributed to CCMH during the 2022-2023 academic year, beginning July 1, 2022 and ending on June 30, 2023. De-identified data were contributed by 195 college and university counseling centers, describing 185,114 unique college students seeking mental health treatment, 4,817 clinicians, and 1,259,380…