The measurement and impact of childhood teasing in a sample of young adults.

This study examined the psychometric properties of the Teasing Questionnaire-Revised (TQ-R) and the relationships among recalled childhood teasing and current psychosocial distress in 414 undergraduate students. Participants were administered the TQ-R, Beck Depression Inventory-II, State-Trait Anxiety Inventory-Trait Version, Brief Fear of Negative Evaluation Scale, and UCLA Loneliness Scale. Confirmatory factor analysis supported a five-factor model assessing teasing related to performance, academic issues, social behavior, family background, and appearance.

Strength of religious faith and psychological adjustment in intercollegiate athletes.

In light of recent research examining the distress buffering properties of religion in intercollegiate athletes' lives, the present study investigated associations among religious faith and depressive symptoms, trait anxiety, and loneliness. Using self-report questionnaires, religious faith was not correlated with depressive symptoms, trait anxiety, and loneliness in 57 intercollegiate athletes.

Correlations among symptoms of depression and problematic eating patterns in intercollegiate athletes.

Using self-report questionnaires, depressive symptoms as measured by the Beck Depression Inventory-II and problematic eating patterns as measured by the Eating Disorders Inventory were not significantly correlated for 57 (39 women) Division I varsity intercollegiate athletes.

Further psychometric support for the Sensation Seeking Scale--Form V.

In this study, we investigated the psychometric properties of the Sensation Seeking Scale-V (SSS-V; Zuckerman, Eysenck, & Eysenck, 1978). Participants were 498 undergraduate students at a public university. A confirmatory factor analysis supported the SSS-V four-factor structure.