Child sexual abuse (CSA), sexual assault (SA), and intimate partner violence (IPV) occur within social contexts that shape how survivors judge themselves and are evaluated by others. Because these are gendered sexual and intimate crimes that violate social norms about what is appropriate and acceptable, survivors may experience stigma that includes victim-blaming messages from the broader socie...

Radon is a natural radioactive gas produced by the decay of uranium and thorium, which are present in all rocks and soils in small quantities. There are several isotopes of radon, the most important of which are 222Rn (produced from 238U) and 220Rn (produced from thorium). 220Rn is also known as thoron because of its parent radionuclide. In the United Kingdom, it has been shown that 220Rn deliv...

We examined the associations between internalized homophobia, outness, community connectedness, depressive symptoms, and relationship quality among a diverse community sample of 396 lesbian, gay, and bisexual (LGB) individuals. Structural equation models showed that internalized homophobia was associated with greater relationship problems both generally and among coupled participants independen...

Self-stigma represents a barrier in finding appropriate treatment services, and brings several negative consequences for the individual and the worsening of the situation. Considering that substance dependence is one of the most stigmatizing health conditions, this study aims to assess self-stigma among crack, alcohol, and both substances (crack and alcohol) dependents. The instruments used wer...

In the early 1900s Cooley’s concept of the “looking glass self” (Cooley, 1902, 1909) articulated that ideas about ourselves are profoundly shaped by how we believe others see us—that one’s self concept is socially constructed. As a result, negative judgments from others are often incorporated into one’s self concept (Allport, 1954; Crocker & Major, 1989; Link, Cullen, Struening, et al., 1989; M...

This note stems from an experiment in which the theatrical device of Greek chorus serves as a model for interactions with a computational narrative [Strohecker et al.]. That experiment is largely structural: players’ interactions unfold progressively finer detail about the story, but do not change the course of events or alter the characters. Players interact mainly by querying representations ...

Radon is a natural radioactive gas produced by the decay of uranium and thorium, which are present in all rocks and soils in small quantities. There are several isotopes of radon, the most important of which are 222Rn (produced from 238U) and 220Rn (produced from thorium). 220Rn is also known as thoron because of its parent radionuclide. In the United Kingdom, it has been shown that 220Rn deliv...