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January 31, 2023

Grit but Not Help-Seeking Was Associated with Food Insecurity among Low Income, At-Risk Rural Veterans

Rural veterans have poorer health, use healthcare services less often than their urban counterparts, and have more prevalent food insecurity than average U.S. households. Food insecurity and resource use may be influenced by modifiable psychological attributes such as grit and...
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January 31, 2023

Incorporating Diaspora into the Developmental Science of Immigrant Communities

Children, youth, and families who are displaced from or voluntarily leave their homelands, such as refugees, migrant workers, third culture children and adults, international students and scholars, and transnational adoptees, are largely overlooked in developmental science.
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January 31, 2023

Incorporating Diaspora into the Developmental Science of Immigrant Communities

Children, youth, and families who are displaced from or voluntarily leave their homelands, such as refugees, migrant workers, third culture children and adults, international students and scholars, and transnational adoptees, are largely overlooked in developmental science. Based on their unique...
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January 31, 2023

Applying Critical Multiracial Theory to Conceptualizing and Measuring Multiracial Experiences and Identity

This Diversity and Developmental Science chapter applies critical multiracial theory to advance the conceptualization and measurement of multiracial experiences and identity in developmental science. We aim to illustrate the complexity in how multiracials navigate, negotiate, and challenge (mono)racism and white...
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January 29, 2023

Dietary Costs among Midwestern Adult Food-Pantry Users by Food-Security Status

Evidence of the relationship between dietary cost, diet quality, and socio-economic status is mixed. This study investigated whether food-pantry clients with low and very low food-security status had less expensive daily diets than food-secure clients by comparing total cost, cost...
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January 27, 2023

Investigating How Parental Support Varies Across Racially Diverse Mothers and Fathers in Relation to Emerging Adults’ Multiracial Experiences and Psychological Distress

The present study examined Multiracial emerging adults’ reports of up to two of their primary caregivers’ support of their Multiracial experiences, in addition to their reports on outcomes of their own feelings of Multiracial pride, challenges with racial identity, lack...
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January 26, 2023

Cluster Analysis to Find Temporal Physical Activity Patterns Among US Adults

Physical activity (PA) is known to be a risk factor for obesity and chronic diseases such as diabetes and metabolic syndrome. Few attempts have been made to pattern the time of physical activity while incorporating intensity and duration in order...
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January 18, 2023

The Polyphonic Narrative Voices within an LGB-Identifying International Sojourner: A Dialogical Self Perspective

In this article, authors focused on the polyphonic view of one’s narrative identity as dialogical, multiple, and decentralized, briefly summarized the major tenets of the dialogical self theory (DST) and discussed limited attention to individuals with intersecting marginalized identities within...
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January 17, 2023

Additive and synergistic relations of early mother–child and caregiver–child interactions and socioeconomic outcomes in adulthood

Prior theoretical and empirical studies have linked the first 3 years of children's life with later life outcomes. The current study is a registered report with two complementary research objectives: (1) examine to what extent stimulating and responsive interactions with...
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January 16, 2023

Breaking the cycle: How students can get out of bad sleep habits for the new semester

Large shifts in sleep cycles can bring about health problems, both mentally and physically. To help combat these issues, CFF Faculty Partner, Michelle Garrison has some tips for getting back into a regular sleep cycle.
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