The Fullerton Ontological Confusion (FOC) scale was constructed to address the issues of inconsistent theory and inadequate measurement regarding paranormal, superstitious, magical, and supernatural (PSMS) beliefs. For the FOC scale, PSMS beliefs were . . .

University students evaluated actions in moral scenarios in which a decision had to be made about whether to kill one person to save the lives of a larger number of people. Each participant rated both how right and how wrong they felt this action woul . . .

Fibromyalgia (FM) is a chronic pain condition that affects 2% to 4% of the population. Many patients with FM report a history of depression and child abuse. Childhood abuse affects both physical and mental health in adulthood. Negative mood regulation . . .

Past research has demonstrated an association between peer victimization and internalizing problems. Nonetheless, there are some children who seem to be undamaged by their experiences of peer victimization. In an effort to understand this resilience, . . .

This research study evaluated emotional intelligence and emotion recognition and their ability to predict leadership capacity. The purpose was to identify the strongest predictors of leadership from a series of emotional intelligence factors and emoti . . .

The etiology of fibromyalgia is unknown; thus, research on the psychosocial factors contributing to the symptomatology of fibromyalgia is an important area of study. Research indicates that perceived stress and perceived social support affect the expe . . .

There are unsettled debates in the literature regarding the strength of top-down and bottom-up processing in visual attention. Control of top-down visual attention was assessed in both younger and older adults using a visual search task. In the task, . . .

Sexually transmitted diseases are a major public health problem that can be effectively prevented through condom use. The number of young adults in colleges contracting STDs has been increasing exponentially in recent years, especially among women. Th . . .

Psychological distress is described as unpleasant feelings or emotions that negatively impact an individual’s level of functioning (Ridner, 2004, Williams, 2003). Furthermore, the personality traits of neuroticism and extraversion are strongly associa . . .

Women’s intrasexual competition became a salient topic of investigation after a paper detailing the different evolutionary pressures ancestral women would have faced as primary care givers of dependent offspring was published. Since then, the majority . . .