Fear appeals are a polarizing issue, with proponents confident in their efficacy and
opponents confident that they backfire. We present the results of a comprehensive meta …

Not only do anxiety and depression diagnoses tend to co-occur, but their symptoms are
highly correlated. Although a plethora of research has examined longitudinal associations …

Many studies, reviews, and meta-analyses have reported elevated mental health problems
for sexual minority (SM) individuals. This systematic review provides an update by including …

Applied researchers have employed chi-square tests for more than one hundred years. This
paper addresses the question of how one should follow a statistically significant chi-square …

The aims of this article are:(i) to provide a quantitative overview of sex differences in human
psychological attributes; and (ii) to consider evidence for their possible evolutionary origins …

Importance Sexting is the exchange of sexual messages, photographs, or videos via
technological devices and is common and increasing among youth. Although various …

Offering pragmatic guidance for planning and conducting a meta-analytic review, this book
is written in an engaging, nontechnical style that makes it ideal for graduate course use or …

This reprinted article originally appeared in Professional Psychology: Research and
Practice, 2009 (Oct), Vol 40 (5), 532-538.(The following abstract of the original article …

Addressing the underrepresentation of women in science is a top priority for many
institutions, but the majority of efforts to increase representation of women are neither …

Behavioral scientists–including those in psychology, infant and child development,
education, animal behavior, marketing and usability studies–use many methods to measure …