Browsing Ferkauf Graduate School of Psychology: Doctoral Dissertations by Subject "Black studies."
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Cancer and disease myths: An exploratory analysis
(ProQuest Dissertations & Theses, 1997)Black and Hispanic groups have relatively low screening rates and high mortality rates for cancer. Cultural barriers can contribute to low screening rates and delayed medical treatment. The purpose of this study is to ... -
Emotion and prosocial skills in gifted minority preschoolers
(ProQuest Dissertations & Theses, 1995)A few studies have shown that high IQ preschoolers display more advanced prosocial reasoning and somewhat more actual prosocial behavior than their peers. In other studies (not focused on IQ) preschoolers who were better ... -
Impact of Yoga on Posttraumatic Growth Among an Ethnically Diverse Sample of Breast Cancer Patients: Is Social Support a Mediator?
(ProQuest Dissertations & Theses, 2011)Recent literature in the field of Psycho-oncology suggests that a cancer diagnosis may serve as a catalyst for positive change and personal growth. Mainly, breast cancer survivors may experience "posttraumatic growth", ... -
Measurement of quality of life in minority breast cancer survivors
(ProQuest Dissertations & Theses, 2001)While breast cancer has received a great deal of attention from researchers regarding quality of life issues, the ethnic make-up of the studied population has, in general, lacked representation of women from ethnic minority ...