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Death anxiety and death acceptance in atheists and other nonbelievers
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Abstract This study explores how age, certainty of belief, belief in science and gender is related to death anxiety and death acceptance. Results from a sample of atheists and other nonbelievers (N = 270) in the United States suggested ...
Publication · 2d
It's like herding cats: Atheist minority stress, group involvement, and psychological outcomes.
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Using minority stress theory with a sample of 522 atheist people from the United States, the present study examined the associations of discrimination, proximal minority stressors (stigma consciousness, internalized antiatheism, outness...
Publication · 2d
Bereavement Outcomes for Atheist Individuals: The Role of Spirituality, Discrimination, and Meaning
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The present study applied several concepts typically included in thanatology research to an atheist sample. Atheists are a growing segment of the population in the United States, though little is known about this group. A sample of 355 ...
Publication · 2d
The Role of Objectification in College Women’s Substance Misuse and Sexual Risk
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Sexism and objectification present major challenges for mental and physical health among women. Scholars have called for research to identify mechanisms that underlie these associations as well as to delineate factors to target in preve...
Publication · 2d
Grief and bereavement beliefs among U. S. mental health professionals and the general public
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Abstract The present study examined beliefs about grief and bereavement in a sample of mental health professionals and the general public in the United States. In part 1 of this study, we developed a 12-item questionnaire based on extan...
Publication · 2d
Coping methods and college adjustment in a sample of U.S. Undergraduate students during the COVID-19 pandemic
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Abstract Objective: To examine the associations between coping methods and college adjustment among a sample of U.S. undergraduate students during the COVID-19 pandemic. Participants: We used a sample of 117 undergraduate students betwe...
Publication · 2d
Grief and bereavement beliefs and their associations with death anxiety and complicated grief in a U.S. college student sample
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Abstract This study examined beliefs about grief and bereavement, and how the endorsement of myths is related to death anxiety and complicated grief. Results from a sample of college students in the United States (N = 391) suggested tha...
Publication · 2d
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