Carla Villacis, a Data Science Master’s student at Rutgers University-Camden, has transitioned from a background in Psychology to a role as a research coordinator at the Senator Walter Rand Institute for Public Affairs. Through her work on projects ranging from health needs assessments to initiatives promoting diversity, equity, and inclusion, Carla discovered the need to… continue reading
Author: Gabriela Cabarcas | Psychological Sciences Abstract: Positive mental health is recognized as a multidimensional construct essential for successful functioning in society and for navigating key developmental and occupational pathways, including academic life, relationships, and workforce participation. Instead of defining mental health solely as the absence of psychological difficulties, contemporary public health and psychological frameworks… continue reading
Author: Amy Senanayake | Psychological Sciences Abstract: Social identity theory suggests that racial or ethnic identity and a sense of belonging are central to self-concept (Tajfel & Turner, 1979). Threats to one’s social identity, such as cultural invalidation, are experiences in which an individual’s racial identity is denied or questioned and may be associated with… continue reading
Author: Jason Nguyen | Psychological Sciences Abstract: When people act, they tend to feel in control of their actions and associated consequences. For example, when we flip a light switch and the light turns on, we feel that our action caused the light to turn on. The sense of agency (SoA), the feeling of control… continue reading
Author: Samrawit Gebretensay | Psychological Sciences Abstract: The acculturation process significantly impacts the mental health of Black immigrant college students. Yet, limited research explores the interplay between acculturation strategies, acculturative stress, and psychological well-being in this population. In 2022, 46.2 million people living in the United States were born outside the country, including 4.6 million… continue reading
Author: Calvin Nguyen | Psychological Sciences Abstract: Signal Detection Theory (SDT) has proven to be a successful explanation for several observed regularities in the experimental data. The basic framework of signal detection theory is that people have the cognitive ability to detect a signal from background noise. However, in most classical SDT experiments, researchers analyze… continue reading
