Year: 2018, 2018
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Abstract: <p>Although years of research have established that attachment representations are not </p><p>consistently transmitted from parent to child (also known as the transmission gap), the </p><p>reasons for this gap remain relatively unknown. This transmission gap exists between </p><p>parents and peers as well. The purpose of this thesis was to examine the… more Year: 2018, 2018
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Abstract: <p>The strong relationship between poverty and poor health has been well-established for millennia; however, the mechanisms through which this relationship manifests are only recently becoming understood. Perceptions of relative wealth and status, chronic stress, and immunodeficiencies are implicated in recent research studying the social determinants of health. The purpose of the current… more Year: 2018, 2018
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Abstract: <p>Media has had a significant influence on how individuals living with and at risk of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) care for their health. This research builds on previous research to explore the link between HIV related media messaging and HIV related health behaviours using a mixed methods approach. To investigate the access to and perceptions of HIV related media, a sample of 129… more Year: 2018, 2018
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Abstract: <p>Sexual script theory suggests that sexual behaviours have social meaning, and that individuals perceive certain behaviours as normative and expected. Previous research has indicated that there is a common belief in a cultural sexual script for (hetero)sexual behaviour sequences (CSSHS). Study 1 compared perceived norms with behaviours in first ever penile-vaginal intercourse (PVI) sex… more Year: 2018, 2018
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Abstract: <p>Although a wealth of research supports nature's beneficial effects on well-being, a lack of attentiveness and appreciation for nature may prevent people from fully experiencing nature's benefits. A mindfulness-based nature intervention was tested across two studies to investigate whether gratitude and mindfulness can boost nature's effects for well-being. Students… more
