Advances in Psychology Research : Volume 111

This book includes research on the most recent advances in psychology, including chapters on the characteristics or concerns of women seeking help after an abortion; factors that enhance or hinder help-seeking behaviors among male victims in IPV (intimate partner violence); a social psychological approach for users'' motivation in being involved in social media; the role of Attentional Boost Effect (ABE)in short-term memory; the social, relational and individual aspects of well-being in both divorced parents and the children of the divorced; a literature review on the cultural influences on risky behaviors, in the perspective of cross-cultural psychology; an analysis of human errors, slips and mistakes, the relationship between human errors and accidents and how to reduce human error; couple identity processes in young adult romantic partners and an analysis of the role of family or origin for such processes; and the role of consciousness as an integral part of existence.