Christopher Dabbs- Doctor of Philosophy
- Assistant Professor at Valparaiso University
Christopher Dabbs
- Doctor of Philosophy
- Assistant Professor at Valparaiso University
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Introduction
As a psychologist with a generalist health service education, my research interests largely orbit mental wellness from the perspectives of community psychology and identity development. I currently have two primary lines of research. The first is in investigating the intersections of faith/belief, community, and well-being in college students. The second is investigating wellness factors in autistic adults.
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Education
August 2018 - August 2022
August 2016 - August 2018
August 2011 - May 2016
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Publications (16)
We adapted the SCoTS from the Collegiate Psychological Sense of Community Scale to measure religious/spiritual (R/S) community and belonging among college students. Emerging research indicates that participation and involvement in R/S groups among college students has been associated with their success, quality of life, and well-being. Development...
Background: Due to a combination of thin-slice judgments, ableism, bias, and a focus on allistic (non-autistic) dispositional standards, autistic people may experience admission issues and retention problems in mental health professional fields at higher rates than allistic people.
Method: To better understand their training and gatekeeping experi...
We sought to understand how the mental state of religious queer individuals is affected by religious marginalization and queer identity. Using a multi-method approach, we analyzed data from 626 participants to assess how a queer status affected psychological distress and life satisfaction, the mediating effect of strength of faith on the relationsh...
This study explored inter-and-intragroup differences in college student psychological distress and quality of life through centering religious, spiritual, and secular identity and participation in meaning-making groups. A total of 607 college students participated in an online survey which included measures of depression, anxiety, stress, and quali...
Singer et al. (2023) argue that the current lexical shift within autism research towards more neutral terminology hinders accurate scientific description of the wide range
of autistic experiences, particularly within clinical and medical contexts. We disagree with these claims. This letter is authored and co-signed by a diverse group of autistic re...
The COVID-19 pandemic has had a marked influence on the nature of psychotherapy in the transition from predominantly in-person services, to predominantly remote, telemental health services, to an intermediary hybrid model. Increased availability of telehealth services has been denoted a point of equity in meeting service needs of diverse groups of...
Singer et al. (2022) argue that the current lexical shift within autism research towards more neutral terminology hinders accurate scientific description of the wide range of autistic experiences, particularly within clinical and medical contexts. In this Letter to the Editor, we present an examination and criticism of these claims. This letter is...
People with sexual problems are more likely to attribute negative sexual experiences to themselves, in contrast to sexually functional individuals who attribute negative sexual experiences to external factors such as the circumstance or partner. We investigated attribution patterns in 820 men and 753 women, some of whom reported an orgasmic problem...
A brief chapter elaborating on the historical role in understanding human development played by Sigmund Freud's Psychosexual Stages of Development.
People with sexual problems are more likely to attribute negative sexual experiences to themselves, in contrast with sexually functional individuals who attribute negative sexual experiences to external factors such as the circumstance or situation. We investigated attribution patterns in women reporting difficult or absent orgasm-a group only mini...
