American Journal of Applied Psychology

Volume 11, Issue 5, September 2022

  • Changes in Students’ Social and Emotional Competences Following the Implementation of a School-Based Intervention Program

    Maria S. Poulou, Ilaria Grazzani, Valeria Cavioni, Veronica Maria Ornaghi, Elisabetta Conte, Carmel Cefai, Liberato Camilerri, Paul Bartolo

    Issue: Volume 11, Issue 5, September 2022
    Pages: 122-132
    Received: 3 August 2022
    Accepted: 9 September 2022
    Published: 21 September 2022
    DOI: 10.11648/j.ajap.20221105.11
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    Abstract: Schools have been identified globally by policy makers as an ideal universal context to promote mental health for all students, to identify students with emerging mental health difficulties, and to target students with emotional and behavioral difficulties. However, studies on multi-informant perceptions of students’ social and emotional competence... Show More
  • Seeking Social Support and Religious Spiritual Coping as Predictors of Posttraumatic Growth Among Egyptian Breast Cancer Survivors

    Marwa Mohammad Ahmed, Soheir Fahim Elghobashy, Noha Yahya Ibrahim

    Issue: Volume 11, Issue 5, September 2022
    Pages: 133-141
    Received: 19 August 2022
    Accepted: 13 September 2022
    Published: 21 September 2022
    DOI: 10.11648/j.ajap.20221105.12
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    Abstract: The current study aims to identify the priorities for seeking social support among a sample of breast cancer survivors and to reveal to what extent seeking social support and religious spiritual coping can predict posttraumatic growth. Depending on the cross-sectional descriptive method, in a sample of 60 Egyptian female breast cancer survivors, th... Show More
  • Severity of Anxiety Among Cervical Cancer Patients in Referral Hospitals in Western Kenya

    Milkah Obwenyi Angachi, Lucy Njiru, Muturi Wachira

    Issue: Volume 11, Issue 5, September 2022
    Pages: 142-147
    Received: 12 September 2022
    Accepted: 27 September 2022
    Published: 17 October 2022
    DOI: 10.11648/j.ajap.20221105.13
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    Abstract: Cervical cancer diagnosis may cause patients to experience anxiety since it is a life threatening illness. The treatment of cervical cancer has side effects and complications that may worsen the anxiety experience at different levels. This study sought to determine the severity of anxiety among cervical cancer patients attending referral hospitals ... Show More