Existing empirical evidence has well documented the role of social support in both physical
and psychological well-being among various populations. In the context of HIV prevention …

This chapter identifies “context minimization error” as the tendency to ignore the impact of
enduring neighborhood and community contexts on human behavior. The error has adverse …

B ronfenbrenner's ecological systems theory (EST) is among the most widely adopted
theoretical frameworks for studying individuals in ecological contexts. In its traditional …

Abstract In this study, 297 adolescents (141 eighth graders and 156 eleventh graders) were
classified into 3 groups created from crossing scores of depressive symptoms and frequency …

Academic buoyancy is developed as a construct reflecting everyday academic resilience
within a positive psychology context and is defined as students' ability to successfully deal …

Research indicates that social support plays a protective role among adolescents, but little
research has explicitly evaluated its function among youth involved in bullying. Accordingly …

PURPOSE: To describe the real life challenges and HIV-risk behaviors of male-to-female
(MTF) transgender youth from communities of color. METHODS: A convenience sample (n …

This study used meta-analysis to investigate the relationships between career decision self-
efficacy (CDSE) and its relevant variables. The authors aimed to integrate the mixed results …

Transitioning from high-school to university can be difficult, and many university teachers
feel students are often ill-prepared for the change. To investigate this 233 Humanities and …

Acculturation represents an important construct for elucidating the determinants and
consequences of health disparities in minority populations. However, the processes and …