Year: 2023, 2023
Member of: Trent University Graduate Thesis Collection
Abstract: <p>The Minority Stress Model proposes that LGBTQ+ people experience stressors unique to their identity that negatively impact their mental well-being. The model also outlines that, in the case of the LGBTQ+ community, two minority coping resources - social support and connection to the LGBTQ+ community – may act as potential minority stress buffers; however, research has been unable to… more Full Text: VULNERABILITY AND RESILIENCE: A LONGITUDINAL EXAMINATION OF MINORITY STRESS AND COPING PROCESSES IN A SAMPLE OF LGBTQ+ INDIVIDUALS DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC A Thesis Submitted to the Committee on Graduate Studies in Partial Fulfilment of the …
Year: 2019, 2019
Member of: Trent University Graduate Thesis Collection
Abstract: <p>The use of threats to feelings of intimacy and belonging, also known as</p><p>relational aggression, has been previously explained using attachment representations</p><p>and attributions in childhood. However, the combined role of attachment</p><p>representations and attributions in explaining relational aggression in adult peer and</p><p>… more Full Text: PERCEIVE ME, PERCEIVE YOU: THE MEDIATING ROLE OF ATTRIBUTIONAL BIASES BETWEEN ATTACHMENT AND RELATIONAL AGGRESSION A Thesis Submitted to the Committee of Graduate Studies in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Master of Science in …