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Act To Save A Life: Evidence-Based Youth Suicide Prevention, Meghan Diamon
Act To Save A Life: Evidence-Based Youth Suicide Prevention, Meghan Diamon
National Youth Advocacy and Resilience Conference
Youth suicide is a preventable tragedy that can occur when children's mental health needs are unmet. Participants will discuss published research on risk factors for youth suicide, how to implement an evidence-based prevention program, and how to tackle common obstacles encountered. Participants will be prepared to mobilize school staff, parents, and community members to address the critical issues of depression awareness and suicide prevention.
Prayer As A Potential Buffer Against Ego Depletion, Danielle Oehring
Prayer As A Potential Buffer Against Ego Depletion, Danielle Oehring
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Ego depletion is theorized as the loss of self-control after it has been exerted over a period of time, leading to loss of conscious regulation of behavior. Buffering against this loss is characterized by engaging in an activity that will help extent the use of self-control, helping to further regulate behaviors such as impulse control. We were interested in learning how prayer may act as a buffer against ego depletion and compared prayer against self-encouraging talk to find is there is a difference between how the two affect self-control. One hundred ten participants were randomly assigned to a video group: …