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The Impact Of A Brief, Bullying Bystander Intervention On Internalizing Symptoms: Is Gender A Moderator Of Intervention Effects?, Diana M. Doumas, Aida Midgett, April D. Watts
The Impact Of A Brief, Bullying Bystander Intervention On Internalizing Symptoms: Is Gender A Moderator Of Intervention Effects?, Diana M. Doumas, Aida Midgett, April D. Watts
Counselor Education Faculty Publications and Presentations
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of a brief, bystander bullying intervention on reducing internalizing symptoms among students (N = 65). Although witnessing bullying is associated with mental health risks, the majority of research on bystander interventions focuses on the impact of these programs on school-wide bullying reduction rather than improved emotional outcomes for those trained to intervene. Results indicated high school students trained in a brief, bystander bullying intervention reported greater decreases in internalizing symptoms from baseline to a 3-month follow-up compared to students in a control group. Further, gender moderated intervention effects such that …
Continuing Education In Motivational Interviewing For Addiction Counselors: Reducing The Research‐To‐Practice Gap, Diana M. Doumas, Raissa M. Miller, Susan Esp
Continuing Education In Motivational Interviewing For Addiction Counselors: Reducing The Research‐To‐Practice Gap, Diana M. Doumas, Raissa M. Miller, Susan Esp
Counselor Education Faculty Publications and Presentations
The researchers evaluated the effectiveness of continuing education training in Motivational Interviewing (MI) for addiction counselors. Participants reported a significant increase in counseling self-efficacy and 86.8% reported increasing MI use in their practice. Only 3.9%, however, participated in post-training consultation.
Age Of Drinking Initiation As A Mediator Of The Relationship Between Sensation Seeking And Heavy Drinking Among High School Seniors, Diana M. Doumas, Rob Turrisi, Raissa Miller, Susan Esp, Brian Flay
Age Of Drinking Initiation As A Mediator Of The Relationship Between Sensation Seeking And Heavy Drinking Among High School Seniors, Diana M. Doumas, Rob Turrisi, Raissa Miller, Susan Esp, Brian Flay
Counselor Education Faculty Publications and Presentations
Sensation seeking has been identified as a significant risk factor for adolescent alcohol use. Little is known, however, about the process by which sensation seeking impacts heavy alcohol use. The current study used structural equation modeling (SEM) to examine the relationships among sensation seeking, age of drinking initiation, and heavy alcohol use in a sample of high school seniors (N = 221). Results supporting age of drinking initiation as a mediator of the relationship between sensation seeking and heavy alcohol use. Implications include providing personality-targeted prevention to adolescents who display sensation seeking traits to delay drinking initiation among these …