Washburn University Institutional Repository
The Washburn University Institutional Repository (WU IR), managed by the University Libraries, is a digital repository offering a central location for the deposit, maintenance and long-term preservation of the research and other scholarly production of the Washburn University Community. WU IR also holds digitized items of value from the University Libraries Department of Special Collections and Archives that highlight the history, nature and culture of the University. One of our key missions is to ensure that these scholarly and creative endeavors are accessible to the widest possible audience. Candidates for deposit in WU IR include journal articles, conference papers, instructional resources, student projects, theses, dissertations, university archival materials, and more. For more information about submitting your work to WU IR, please contact us at wuir@washburn.edu.
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Intention vs. Intervention: Analyzing the Effectiveness of a university Bystander Intervention Program
(Washburn University, 2021-04-23)Sexual assault rates on college campuses have remained relatively unchanged in the last several decades. The creation of sexual assault prevention and bystander intervention programs was warranted in an attempt to reduce ... -
Mentorship: A Rehabilitation for Youth Exiting Psychiatric Residential Treatment Facilities
(Washburn University, 2021-03-29)Psychiatric Residential Treatment Facilities (PRTFs) remain controversial forms of care for youth experiencing mental health concerns (Kapp et al., 2015). Mentorship programs are popular community-based interventions for ... -
The Relationship Between Emotion Regulation and Friendlessness in Young Adults
(Washburn University, 2021-04-12)Prior research suggests 15-20% of children experience friendlessness, or the state of having no reciprocal friends (Parker & Seal, 1996). Friendlessness tends to be chronic, as individuals who are friendless at an early ... -
Uncertainty Threat, Integrated Threat, and Self-Esteem: A Mediation Model Predicting Ethnocentrism
(Washburn University, 2021-02-12)The “lethal union” of the Uncertainty-Threat Model (UTM) and Integrated Threat Theory (ITT) are significant predictors of ethnocentrism or generalized prejudice (McFarland, 2010). Although discriminatory acts against ... -
Urban-Rural Differences in Attitudes Toward Mental Health, Stigma and Willingness to Seek Treatment for Suicide
(Washburn University, 2021-04-14)The increasing incidence of suicide in recent years is a major public health concern in the United States (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2018). The rate of suicide in rural areas continues to exceed that found ...
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