Amy Ai
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(Suggest an Edit or Addition)According to Wikipedia, Amy L. Ai is a professor of social work at College of Social Work and Pepper Institute on Aging and Public Policy of Florida State University. Education and career Ai obtained her B.A. degree in medical and developmental psychology from the Institute of Psychology, Chinese Academy of Sciences in 1987. Following graduation, she came to the United States, where she attended University of Michigan, graduating with an M.A. degree in child development and educational psychology in 1990. Three years later she got her M.S.W. from the same institution and then got her M.S. and Ph.D. in psychology and social work in 1994 and 1996 respectively.
Amy Ai's Published Works
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Published Works
- Meaning Making and Growth: New Directions for Research on Survivors of Trauma (2006) (232)
- The role of private prayer in psychological recovery among midlife and aged patients following cardiac surgery. (1998) (188)
- RESEARCH: The Effect of Religious-Spiritual Coping on Positive Attitudes of Adult Muslim Refugees From Kosovo and Bosnia (2003) (166)
- Psychosocial Mediation of Religious Coping Styles: A Study of Short-Term Psychological Distress Following Cardiac Surgery (2007) (157)
- Hope, Meaning, and Growth Following the September 11, 2001, Terrorist Attacks (2005) (156)
- Prayers, spiritual support, and positive attitudes in coping with the September 11 national crisis. (2005) (152)
- Possibilities of the Positive Following Violence and Trauma (2005) (139)
- War-Related Trauma and Symptoms of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Among Adult Kosovar Refugees (2002) (127)
- Private prayer and optimism in middle-aged and older patients awaiting cardiac surgery. (2002) (124)
- Faith-based and Secular Pathways to Hope and Optimism Subconstructs in Middle-aged and Older Cardiac Patients (2004) (109)
- The Relationship between Religious Identity and Preferred Coping Strategies: An Examination of the Relative Importance of Interpersonal and Intrapersonal Coping in Muslim and Christian Faiths (2010) (93)
- Posttraumatic symptoms and growth of Kosovar war refugees: The influence of hope and cognitive coping (2007) (74)
- The Use of Complementary and Alternative Therapies Among Middle-Aged and Older Cardiac Patients (2002) (74)
- Depression, faith-based coping, and short-term postoperative global functioning in adult and older patients undergoing cardiac surgery. (2006) (61)
- Spiritual Struggle Related to Plasma Interleukin-6 Prior to Cardiac Surgery (2009) (61)
- The Traumatic Impact of the September 11, 2001, Terrorist Attacks and the Potential Protection of Optimism (2006) (59)
- Racial/Ethnic Identity and Subjective Physical and Mental Health of Latino Americans: An Asset Within? (2014) (56)
- Overall health and healthcare utilization among Latino American women in the United States. (2012) (54)
- Long-term Adjustment After Surviving Open Heart Surgery: The Effect of Using Prayer for Coping Replicated in a Prospective Design. (2010) (53)
- Volunteerism Among Social Work Students During Hurricanes Katrina and Rita (2008) (52)
- Physical, behavioral, and mental health issues in Asian American women: results from the National Latino Asian American Study. (2011) (51)
- Prayer and reverence in naturalistic, aesthetic, and socio-moral contexts predicted fewer complications following coronary artery bypass (2009) (50)
- The Influence of Prayer Coping on Mental Health among Cardiac Surgery Patients (2007) (48)
- Pathways to Postoperative Hostility in Cardiac Patients (2010) (48)
- Religious attendance and major depression among Asian Americans from a national database: The mediation of social support. (2013) (44)
- MENTAL HEALTH, SUBSTANCE USE, AND ADAPTIVE COPING AMONG SOCIAL WORK STUDENTS IN THE AFTERMATH OF HURRICANES KATRINA AND RITA (2010) (44)
- Posttraumatic growth in patients who survived cardiac surgery: the predictive and mediating roles of faith-based factors (2013) (44)
- Integrating Spirituality into Professional Education (2002) (43)
- Effects of faith and secular factors on locus of control in middle-aged and older cardiac patients (2005) (43)
- In Search for Meaning: The Differential Role of Religion for Middle-Aged and Older Persons Diagnosed with a Life-Threatening Illness (2008) (42)
- Reshaping Child Welfare’s Response to Trauma (2013) (41)
- Wartime faith-based reactions among traumatized Kosovar and Bosnian refugees in the United States (2005) (40)
- Beyond descriptive research: advancing the study of spirituality and health (2011) (38)
- Family factors contribute to general anxiety disorder and suicidal ideation among Latina Americans. (2014) (36)
- Positive traits versus previous trauma: racially different correlates with PTSD symptoms among hurricane katrina‐rita volunteers (2011) (35)
- Types of prayer, optimism, and well-being of middle-aged and older patients undergoing open-heart surgery (2008) (34)
- How gender affects psychological adjustment one year after coronary artery bypass graft surgery. (1998) (34)
- Asian American spirituality and religion: Inherent diversity, uniqueness, and long-lasting psychological influences. (2013) (34)
- Character Strengths and Deep Connections Following Hurricanes Katrina and Rita: Spiritual and Secular Pathways to Resistance Among Volunteers (2013) (33)
- Child maltreatment in an incarcerated sample in China: Prediction for crime types in adulthood ☆ (2012) (33)
- Existential relatedness in light of eudemonic well-being and religious coping among middle-aged and older cardiac patients (2013) (32)
- Overall Health and Health Care Utilization Among Latino American Men in the United States (2013) (31)
- Modeling the Post-9/11 Meaning-Laden Paradox: From Deep Connection and Deep Struggle to Posttraumatic Stress and Growth (2011) (30)
- Ethnic Identity and Major Depression in Asian American Subgroups Nationwide: Differential Findings in Relation to Subcultural Contexts. (2015) (30)
- The Use of Prayer by Coronary Artery Bypass Patients (2000) (29)
- The Effects of Discrimination and Acculturation to Service Seeking Satisfaction for Latina and Asian American Women: Implications for Mental Health Professions (2011) (29)
- Depression following open-heart surgery: a path model involving interleukin-6, spiritual struggle, and hope under preoperative distress. (2010) (29)
- Spiritual Well-Being, Spiritual Growth, and Spiritual Care for the Aged: A Cross-Faith and Interdisciplinary Effort (2000) (27)
- International Terrorism and Mental Health (2008) (27)
- Risk and Protective Factors for Three Major Mental Health Problems Among Latino American Men Nationwide (2015) (25)
- Secular reverence predicts shorter hospital length of stay among middle-aged and older patients following open-heart surgery (2011) (23)
- Increasing Diversity of Americans' Faiths Alongside Baby Boomers' Aging: Implications for Chaplain Intervention in Health Settings (2010) (22)
- Effects of Mood State and Psychosocial Functioning on Plasma Interleukin-6 in Adult Patients before Cardiac Surgery (2005) (22)
- Designing clinical trials on energy healing: ancient art encounters medical science. (2001) (22)
- Psychological recovery from coronary artery bypass graft surgery: the use of complementary therapies. (1997) (22)
- Chronic Conditions, Behavioral Health, and Use of Health Services Among Asian American Men (2013) (21)
- Medication therapy management programs: promises and pitfalls. (2014) (20)
- Spirituality and Religion in End-of-Life Care Ethics: The Challenge of Interfaith and Cross-Generational Matters (2015) (20)
- Faith Factors and Internal Health Locus of Control in Patients Prior to Open-heart Surgery (2005) (19)
- Comorbid mental health symptoms and heart diseases: can health care and mental health care professionals collaboratively improve the assessment and management? (2010) (18)
- Cultural Strengths of Latino-American Subgroups: Differential Associations With Their Self-Rated Mental and Physical Health (2017) (18)
- Private Prayer and Quality of Life in Cardiac Patients: Pathways of Cognitive Coping and Social Support (2009) (18)
- Childhood Abuse, Religious Involvement, and Substance Abuse Among Latino-American Men in the United States (2016) (17)
- Integrating Spirituality into the Social Work Curriculum (2004) (17)
- Spiritual and Religious Involvement Relate to End-of-Life Decision-Making in Patients Undergoing Coronary Bypass Graft Surgery (2008) (17)
- Social work students in the aftermath of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita: correlates of post-disaster substance use as a negative coping mechanism (2016) (17)
- Body affects mind? Preoperative behavioral and biological predictors for postoperative symptoms in mental health (2014) (16)
- Differential Associations of Religious Involvement with the Mental Health of Asian-American Subgroups: A Cultural Perspective (2016) (16)
- In the Face of Terrorism: Evidence that Belief in Literal Immortality Reduces Prejudice Under Terrorism Threat (2011) (16)
- Racial Identity–Related Differential Attributions of Inadequate Responses to Hurricane Katrina: A Social Identity Perspective (2011) (15)
- Detrimental Effects of Discrimination on Mental Health in Asian Americans: Counteracting Roles of Religious Involvement (2014) (15)
- Religion and the Use of Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM) Among Cardiac Patients (2014) (15)
- Self-care and psychosocial adjustment of patients following cardiac surgery. (1998) (14)
- Religious involvement effects on mental health in Chinese Americans (2011) (14)
- Fatigue of survivors following cardiac surgery: positive influences of preoperative prayer coping. (2012) (14)
- Childhood Abuse, Religious Involvement, and Lifetime Substance Use Disorders among Latinas Nationwide (2018) (13)
- Managed Care and Its Implications for Social Work Curricula Reform (2000) (13)
- The Connection of Soul (COS) scale: An assessment tool for afterlife perspectives in different worldviews (2014) (12)
- Starting the Conversation - A Childhood Obesity Knowledge Project Using an App. (2014) (12)
- Divine Love and Deep Connections: A Long-Term Followup of Patients Surviving Cardiac Surgery (2011) (12)
- Coping after 9/11: Deep Interconnectedness and Struggle in Posttraumatic Stress and Growth (2009) (12)
- Social-strata-related cardiovascular health disparity and comorbidity in an aging society: implications for professional care. (2007) (10)
- Ethical and Spiritual Concerns Near the End of Life (2012) (10)
- Getting Affairs in Order (2006) (9)
- Assessing Spirituality in a Diverse World (2021) (9)
- Gender Differences in War-Related Mental Health Issues Among Adult Kosovar Refugees in the United States. (2004) (9)
- Gender differences in distress and depression following cardiac surgery (1997) (8)
- Daoist Spirituality and Philosophy: Implications for Holistic Health, Aging, and Longevity. (2006) (8)
- Acculturation Factors Related to Obesity of Latino American Men Nationwide (2018) (8)
- Symptoms, Religious Coping, and Positive Attitudes of Refugees from Kosovar War. (2005) (8)
- Assessing mental health in clinical study on qigong: between scientific investigation and holistic perspectives (2003) (7)
- Addressing childhood obesity using a multidisciplinary approach with social workers. (2015) (7)
- Cardiac conditions. (2008) (7)
- Managed Care and Its Implications for Social Work Curricula Reform (2000) (7)
- Assessing Reverence in Contexts (2017) (6)
- Coping and Post-traumatic Stress after Hurricanes Katrina and Rita: Racial Disparities in Social Work Student-Practitioners (2018) (6)
- Post disaster resilience (2013) (5)
- Spiritual well‐being, population aging, and a need for improving practice with the elderly: A psychosocial account (2000) (5)
- Mental Health Professionals and Behavioral Interventions for Obesity: A Systematic Literature Review (2016) (5)
- Depression in Patients with Heart Diseases: Gender Differences and Association of Comorbidities, Optimism, and Spiritual Struggle (2020) (5)
- Optimism/hope associated with low anxiety in patients with advanced heart disease controlling for standardized cardiac confounders (2020) (5)
- Positive emotional traits and coping related to depression in the aftermath of Category 5 hurricanes. (2021) (5)
- Spiritual Coping, Emotional Responses to Existential Challenges, and Character Strengths: Revision and Validation of the Using Private Prayer for Coping Scale (UPPC-R) (2022) (4)
- Perceived spiritual support counteracts the traumatic impact of extreme disasters: Exploration of moderators. (2021) (4)
- Interleukin-6 and Hospital Length of Stay after Open-heart Surgery. (2012) (3)
- Chapter 2; Cardiac Conditions (2008) (3)
- Family Factors Related to Three Major Mental Health Issues Among Asian-Americans Nationwide (2021) (3)
- Diverse Sociopolitical Reactions to the 9/11 Attack and Associations with Religious Coping (2006) (3)
- Psychosocial adjustment and health care practices following coronary artery bypass graft surgery (CABG). (1996) (3)
- Measuring Three Distinct Aspects of Meaning in Life: The Multidimensional Existential Meaning Scale (MEMS) (2020) (2)
- New Christians in a New Land: Faith Journeys of Asian American Immigrant Families (2018) (2)
- Trauma following Hurricanes Maria and Michael: Complicated roles of hazard-related factors, negative coping strategies, and positive character strengths (2022) (2)
- ADL and IADL Following Open-Heart Surgery: The Role of a Character Strength Factor and Preoperative Medical Comorbidities (2021) (2)
- Older Adults With Age-Related Cardiovascular Disease (2010) (2)
- Mental health comorbidity in cardiovascular heart disease (2008) (2)
- Evidence-based interventions for health conditions. (2008) (2)
- Using Private Prayer for Coping (UPPC): Its Role and Mechanisms in Adversities Facing Diverse Populations (2020) (2)
- Psychosocial and Physical Challenges from a Natural Hazard: Implications for Resilience in the Black Community (2023) (1)
- Faith, attitudes, mental health and personal growth following the 9/11 terrorist attacks (2013) (1)
- The Perceived Spiritual Support Scale (PSSS): Measuring Support from the Deep Connection with Diverse Sacred Entities (2020) (1)
- Preoperative Optimism Related to Low Anxiety in Patients 1 Month After Open Heart Surgery. (2020) (1)
- Understanding a mechanism between perceived discrimination and obesity among Latinas in the United States (2018) (1)
- Research on Social Work Practice (2007) (1)
- Depression After Open Heart Surgery: Influences of Optimism, Sex, and Event-Related Medical Factors. (2020) (1)
- 7 – Qigong theory and research (2011) (1)
- Complementary and Alternative Care for the Hearts of Middle-Aged and Older Patients (2004) (1)
- Better to Not Be Alone: Relationships between Hurricane Related Trauma, Spiritual Support, and Social Support (2023) (0)
- Connection of Soul Scale (2015) (0)
- Gender-Ethnic Specific Patterns of Chronic Conditions and Health Care Utilization Among Latino Americans (2013) (0)
- A Word from the Guest Editors (2007) (0)
- AGE DIFFERENCES IN DEPRESSION AND ANXIETY LEVELS OF OPEN HEART SURGERY PATIENTS (2022) (0)
- Reverence in Religious and Secular Contexts (RRSC): A Self-Report Measure (2020) (0)
- Correlates of keeping post-discharge appointments at a transitional care center: Implications for medical care disparities (2017) (0)
- Spiritual Support Scale (2017) (0)
- Disaster Stressors and Coping with the Traumatization of Deadliest Hurricane in U.S (2023) (0)
- Differential Immigration Stress Impacts and Self-Rated Mental Health of Major Latino-American Subgroups: A National Study (2014) (0)
- Differential Impacts of Family Factors on Psychological Disorders between Latina and Latino Americans (2016) (0)
- Major Depression, Discrimination, Acculturation, and Differential Protectors of Major Depression in Major Asian-American Subgroups: A National Study (2014) (0)
- Secular Spirituality? - Faith Factors Relate to Outcomes in Middle-aged and Older Patients Undergoing Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery (2007) (0)
- Authors' response. (2013) (0)
- Contradiction in the Contemporary Study of Faith Matters: Negation and Affirmation via a Historical Perspective (2009) (0)
- Childhood Abuse, Posttraumatic Stress Symptoms, and Substance Abuse in Latino Americans Nationwide (2016) (0)
- The Connection of Soul (COS) Scale: Different Worldviews on What May Happen to Individuals After Death (2020) (0)
- A comparison of physical health, mental health and health service-seeking among Asian Americans in the u.s (2013) (0)
- Missed Appointments by Hypertension Patients in Transitional Care: Race and Insurance Correlates (2020) (0)
- Use of Private Prayer Measure (2015) (0)
- The use of structural equation modeling for analyzing factors associated with multiple treatment in rehabilitation study (1998) (0)
- Well-being Following Hurricane Michael: Complex Pathways Involving Substance Use and Character Strengths (2022) (0)
- Knowledge Project Using an App (2014) (0)
- Faith Factors, Character Strengths, and Depression following Hurricane Michael (2022) (0)
- Major depression, religious attendance and mediation of social support among Asian americans in the u.s (2013) (0)
- Energy healing article neglects oriental bodywork [1] (multiple letters) (2001) (0)
- A Study on the Effect of the Nurse-Led Multidisciplinary Transitional Care Model on Disparities in Younger Vulnerable Chronic Disease Patients (2016) (0)
- Exploring the impact of media use on wellbeing following a natural disaster (2022) (0)
- Identifying Information for Authors in Special Issue (2018) (0)
- A 9/11 Follow-up Study: Pathways of Deep Interconnectedness and Deep Conflict to Posttraumatic Stress Symptoms and Posttraumatic Growth: Or0218 (2016) (0)
- GENDER AND AGE EFFECTS ON PTG EXPLAINED BY PSYCHOLOGICAL FACTORS IN CARDIAC PATIENTS (2022) (0)
- Qigong and Healing (Based onTaoist Philosophy) (2018) (0)
- Childhood Mistreatment, PTSD, and Substance Use in Latinx: The Role of Discrimination in an Omitted-Variable Bias (2021) (0)
- Strength of Faith Scale (2017) (0)
- Introduction (2020) (0)
- Diverse Spirituality Revisited: Lessons Learned (2020) (0)
- Faith, Function, and Well-being in Coping with Aging: An Interdisciplinary Inquiry (2008) (0)
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