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Debra L. Oswald
Researcher at Marquette University
Publications - 51
Citations - 2695
Debra L. Oswald is an academic researcher from Marquette University. The author has contributed to research in topics: Poison control & Friendship. The author has an hindex of 23, co-authored 48 publications receiving 2424 citations. Previous affiliations of Debra L. Oswald include University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign.
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Understanding how people process health information: a comparison of tailored and nontailored weight-loss materials.
TL;DR: Overweight adults randomly assigned to receive weight-loss materials that were tailored to the individual, in an American Heart Association brochure, or in an AHA-content formatted to look like tailored materials had more positive thoughts about the materials.
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Are tailored health education materials always more effective than non-tailored materials?
TL;DR: Data from this study suggest present approaches to tailoring are more effective than non-tailored materials in most, but not all cases.
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Best friends forever?: High school best friendships and the transition to college
Debra L. Oswald,Eddie M. Clark +1 more
TL;DR: In this article, the authors examined the changes that occur in high school best friendships during the first year of college and found that during this period there was also an increase in costs and alternatives to best friend relationships.
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Male Rape Myths The Role of Gender, Violence, and Sexism
TL;DR: In exploratory analyses, men are more accepting of male rape myths than are women, and the attitudes that facilitate rape myth acceptance against men appear to be similar to those that facilitate Rape Myth acceptance against women.
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How Ambivalent Sexism Toward Women and Men Support Rape Myth Acceptance
TL;DR: This paper found that sexist beliefs toward both women and men are important for understanding the support of rape myths, and that higher maternalism toward men corresponded with higher acceptance of rape myth acceptance.