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Spirituality and Health: What We Know, What We Need …

WEBSpirituality and religion have been seen as beneficial, harmful, and irrelevant to health. We examine the recent research on this topic. We focus on (a) defining spirituality and religion both conceptually and operationally; (b) the relationships between spirituality/religion and health; and (c) priorities for future research. Although the effect sizes are moderate, …

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Information Avoidance in Genetic Health: Perceptions, Norms, and

WEBThe decision to avoid or ignore potentially useful information is common and often costly in health and genetics. Little is known, however, about how people evaluate those who choose to avoid or learn health information about themselves. Across four preregistered studies, we find that lay observers view those who avoid a genetic health result as less …

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Association of Race and Other Social Determinants of Health With …

WEBResearch is limited on the effect of racism and social determinants of health on HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) use. This study used the PrEP-to-Need Ratio (PNR), which measures PrEP prescriptions divided by HIV diagnoses in the county, to evaluate sufficient PrEP use. AIDSVu datasets were compared to county-level social determinants of …

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Systematic Review of Social Determinants of Health Associated …

WEBThis systematic review synthesized published literature (January 2008-October 2021) about the association between social determinants of health (SDOH) and HIV testing among Hispanic/Latino gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men (HLMSM), a group disproportionally affected by HIV. Having higher education than a high school diploma, …

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Associations of a Multilevel School Health Program and Health …

WEBLesbian, gay, and bisexual (LGB) adolescents are often at higher risk than their heterosexual peers for adverse sexual health, violence, mental health, and substance use outcomes. Schools are a vital resource for enhancing protective behaviors and reducing risk behaviors. Sixteen school districts selected schools to implement a sexual health …

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Television and Adolescent Body Image: The Role of Program …

WEBAbstract The aim of the study was to investigate the relationship between several aspects of television viewing, in particular total exposure, selective viewing of specific genres, and motives for viewing, with body attitudes among adolescents. Participants were 1,452 secondary school students who completed questionnaire measures of eating disorder …

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Hope and the Meaningful Life: Theoretical and Empirical …

WEBAbstract In this article, important theories of life meaning are discussed, as are the hypothesized effects of meaning on anxiety and depression. A commonality among these theories—hopeful thinking—is highlighted in the context of a goal–directed model of hope (Snyder et al., 1991). It is proposed that hope is a component common to all theories of …

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Primary Care Providers’ Knowledge, Attitudes, and Beliefs About …

WEBIncreasing access to pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) in primary care settings for patients who may be at risk for HIV could help to increase PrEP uptake, which has remained low among certain key risk populations. The current study conducted interviews with primary care providers identified from national claims data as having either high or low likelihood …

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Psychological disorders and positive mental health in gender …

WEBAn estimated 1.8% of U.S. adolescents identify as transgender, and when using expansive language to include diverse identities along the gender continuum (e.g., nonbinary, gender fluid), rates may be notably higher. Gender-diverse youth (GDY) experience significantly elevated rates of depression, anxiety, suicidality, and eating disorders relative to the …

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Social determinants of health and their relationships to …

WEBThe medical community has begun to focus on factors that impact not only health but also wellness for both mainstream and disadvantaged communities. Public health initiatives have evaluated nonmedical factors to determine whether they have a broader influence on physical health than traditional medicine, especially in reproductive care. These factors, …

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The role of social determinants in caring for trafficked patients: A

WEBThe convergence of multiple social determinants is thought to increase an individual's vulnerability to exploitation by forcing reliance on precarious opportunities and dependence on potentially harmful individuals and groups. Determining which individual, interpersonal, and systemic factors contribute to an individual's vulnerabilities can be key to preventing …

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Stress of Singlehood: Marital Status, Domain-Specific Stress, and

WEBThe current study compared perceived stress among married and single individuals across a variety of life domains in order to understand (1) the relationship between marital status and psychosocial mechanisms of stress and (2) the degree to which stress experienced in different domains is associated with other health problems (i.e., anxiety). Using survey …

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YOUR Blessed Health: A Faith-Based CBPR Approach to …

WEBDespite substantial federal, state, and local efforts to reduce the transmission of HIV/AIDS, African Americans experience higher rates of infection than any other ethnic or racial group in the United States. It is imperative to develop culturally and ecologically sensitive interventions to meet the sexual health needs of this population. Capitalizing on the …

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Brief Report: Can Political Orientation Explain Mental Health in the

WEBIntroduction: The purpose of this study was to examine mental health during the coronavirus pandemic crisis and its explanation by personal and national level coping resources. This question was examined in the midst of a political crisis in Israel among voters from two different political orientations. Method: Questionnaires were delivered to …

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How Metaphor and Political Ideology Shape Lay Theories of …

WEBIntroduction: Lay theories of mental disorders impact social attitudes, stigma, and treatment seeking. We investigated whether common metaphors in mental health discourse shape lay beliefs about clinical disorders. Methods: Participants (N = 685) read a paragraph describing drug addiction (Experiment 1) or depression (Experiment 2) as either a demon or brain …

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Telehealth Treatment of Patients With Borderline Personality …

WEBThere are no studies of the safety and effectiveness of telehealth psychiatric treatment of partial hospital level of care, in general, and for borderline personality disorder (BPD) in particular. In the present report from the Rhode Island Methods to Improve Diagnostic Assessment and Services (MIDAS) project, the authors compared the effectiveness of …

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Understanding the Stigma Associated with ADHD: Hope for the …

WEBREFERENCES. Ahmad S., , Leventhal B. L., , Nielsen B., , & Hinshaw S. P. (in press). Reducing mental-illness stigma via high school clubs: A matched-pair, cluster

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Seeing Everyone Else's Highlight Reels: How Facebook Usage is …

WEBTwo studies investigated how social comparison to peers through computer-mediated interactions on Facebook might impact users' psychological health. Study 1 (N = 180) revealed an association between time spent on Facebook and depressive symptoms for both genders. However, results demonstrated that making Facebook social comparisons …

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No More FOMO: Limiting Social Media Decreases Loneliness and …

WEBIntroduction: Given the breadth of correlational research linking social media use to worse well-being, we undertook an experimental study to investigate the potential causal role that social media plays in this relationship. Method: After a week of baseline monitoring, 143 undergraduates at the University of Pennsylvania were randomly assigned to either limit …

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