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Title: THE EFFECT OF SURGICAL DECISION MAKING ON QUALITY OF LIFE IN ADOLESCENTS WITH CRANIOFACIAL CONDITIONS
Creator: Sokolowski Ruta, Caroline M.
Date: 2011-07, 2011-07
Description: Previous research concerning the delivery of medical services to adolescents, specifically the extent to which young people are involved in...
Show morePrevious research concerning the delivery of medical services to adolescents, specifically the extent to which young people are involved in the planning of their care, is lacking. This study investigated the importance of the decision-making process in adolescents with craniofacial conditions (CFCs) and whether their involvement in surgical decision-making has an effect on their perceived surgical outcome. Additionally, the study explored whether resilience factors such as positive self-concept, freedom from depression, coping abilities, and positive views of CFCs positively influence surgical outcome. Results demonstrated that coping abilities and positive views of CFCs predicted positive surgical outcome. Active participation in the decision-making process also predicted positive surgical outcome, though the effect size was trivial. Lastly, adolescent psychological health did not have an influence on surgical outcome. Limitations and areas for future research are discussed.
M.S. in Psychology, July 2011
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Title: DELUSIONAL IDEATION, MINDFULNESS, AND QUALITY OF LIFE IN A COMMUNITY SAMPLE
Creator: Newmark, Lisa M.
Date: 2014, 2014-12
Description: The modern conceptualization of delusional ideation is that it is a multidimensional construct that lies on a continuum with normality. Higher...
Show moreThe modern conceptualization of delusional ideation is that it is a multidimensional construct that lies on a continuum with normality. Higher levels of delusional ideation have been associated with lower levels of quality of life. In contrast, higher levels of mindfulness have been related to higher levels of quality of life. This study examined the associations among delusional ideation, mindfulness, and quality of life in a community sample (N = 493). Correlation and mediation analyses were conducted to examine 1) the association between delusional ideation and mindfulness, 2) the association between .mindfulness and quality of life, and 3) whether the association between delusional ideation and quality of life was mediated by mindfulness. Results supported study hypotheses, indicating that delusional ideation was negatively associated with mindfulness and quality of life and that mindfulness was positively associated with quality of life. In addition, mindfulness mediated the relation between delusional ideation and quality of life. Findings have important implications for treatment and prevention efforts. Mindfulness may be an important goal for intervention in order to lessen the impact of delusional ideation in reducing quality of life.
M.S. in Psychology, December 2014
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Title: TRANSFORMATIONAL LEADERSHIP AND SUBORDINATE STRESS: THE ROLE OF LEADER-SUBORDINATE DYAD GENDER COMPOSITION
Creator: Pinkus-huizenga, Elizabeth A.
Date: 2015, 2015-07
Description: This study was about the relations between transfonnationalleaders, job stressors, and gender dyad composition to indicate potential...
Show moreThis study was about the relations between transfonnationalleaders, job stressors, and gender dyad composition to indicate potential situations and pairings that will increase and decrease subordinate job stress. One hundred and sixteen leader and subordinate dyads from industrial and educational organizations responded to surveys. Leaders provided self-report on a transfonnationalleadership scale and subordinates reported their stress with leader, tasks, and job. Correlations and general linear models were used to test the study's hypotheses. Results showed that employees in industrial organizations compared to educational organizations experienced more stress with their leader. Additionally, the stress with leader and stress with task were highly, positively significant. Unfortunately, the hypotheses were not supported. Key Words: transfonnationalleadership; transfonnationalleader; gender dyad composition; job stress; subordinate stress; role conflict; role ambiguity; role overload
M.S. in Psychology, July 2015
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Title: CONGRUENCE OF PROTEGE'S GENDER-ROLE AND MENTOR'S PERCEIVED GENDER-ROLE ON PROTEGE ENGAGEMENT AND MENTORING EFFECTIVENESS
Creator: Savage, Catherine M.
Date: 2013-04-22, 2013-05
Description: Higher education institutions, particularly those who specialize in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM), are experiencing...
Show moreHigher education institutions, particularly those who specialize in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM), are experiencing high turnover rates among their students. In work settings, mentors have been instrumental in the engagement and retention of employees. Therefore, we examined mentoring effectiveness and its utilization to help increase student retention and engagement for 118 students in a university in the Midwest. Also, we examined how perceived similarity between the protégé and mentor on surface- and deep-level characteristics (e.g., gender and gender role orienation) can influence both the perceived effectiveness of the mentoring relationship, as well as the protégé’s level of engagement. The results from this research found that surface-level variables, such as sociodemographic gender, were not related to the mentoring relationship or a student’s level of engagement. However, perceived similarity between the mentor and protégés on masculinity and femininity increased the protégés perceived effectiveness of the mentoring relationship. Further, perceived similarity and dissimilarity on protégé and mentor femininity increased levels of student engagement. Implications and avenues for future research are discussed.
M.S. in Psychology, May 2013
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Title: AUTOMATICALLY GENERATING BIG FIVE PERSONALITY ITEMS: FEASIBILITY, RELIABILITY, AND VALIDITY
Creator: Carter, Cassia K.
Date: 2012-12-04, 2012-12
Description: N/A
M.S. in Psychology, December 2012

Title: WORKPLACE MISTREATMENT, AFFECT, AND THE SEXUAL MINORITY EXPERIENCE
Creator: Discont, Steve
Date: 2017, 2017-07
Description: This study investigates the impact of low-intensity workplace mistreatment on affective outcomes for sexual minority workers. The study was...
Show moreThis study investigates the impact of low-intensity workplace mistreatment on affective outcomes for sexual minority workers. The study was grounded in affective events theory and minority stress theory. Data was composed of survey responses from a convenience sample of 380 U.S. adults who work full-time and identify as sexual minorities. Hierarchical multiple regression analyses revealed workplace incivility and heterosexist microaggressions significantly predicted negative discrete emotional reactions (i.e., anger, disgust, fear, guilt and sadness). Internalized heterosexism moderated the predictor-outcome relationship between incivility and affective disgust, and between heterosexist microaggressions and affective anger, disgust, and sadness, such that individuals with low internalized heterosexism had greater negative outcomes when forms of mistreatment were high. Results are discussed in terms of both their theoretical implications, and practical implications for organizational research and practice.
M.S. in Psychology, July 2017
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Title: IMPACT OF INSTRUCTION ON A PERSONALITY QUESTIONNAIRE
Creator: Fleischer, Michael
Date: 2011-07, 2011-07
Description: Instructions are an integral part of any exam. The present study examines the effects of instructions to avoid the middle answer on a...
Show moreInstructions are an integral part of any exam. The present study examines the effects of instructions to avoid the middle answer on a personality questionnaire. We obtained IRT parameters from participants responding to the 16PF Questionnaire with and without this instruction and used a Monte Carlo simulation based on these parameters. Results indicated that when participants were instructed to avoid the middle response, we observed lower item-total correlations and increased difficulty in setting percentiles. Previous research, implications and limitations of this study are discussed as well.
M.S. in Psychology, July 2011
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Title: MISMATCH NEGATIVITY IN EARLY PSYCHOSIS: A META-ANALYSIS
Creator: Cothran, Thomas Patrick
Date: 2014, 2014-05
Description: Abnormalities in the mismatch negativity (MMN) component appear to be specific to schizophrenia. MMN is thought to indicate the occurrence of...
Show moreAbnormalities in the mismatch negativity (MMN) component appear to be specific to schizophrenia. MMN is thought to indicate the occurrence of an automatic initial step in a cognitive process whereby the individual is alerted to changes in the auditory environment. In schizophrenia, a meta-analytic review has suggested that the MMN component is significantly reduced compared to controls. However, the findings related to the MMN component and early psychosis (EP) have been inconsistent. A literature search was conducted for data comparing persons experiencing EP and healthy controls. EP was operationalized as including persons putatively at risk (AR) for developing psychosis and those experiencing first episode psychoses (FEP). Fifteen studies were identified (N = 1076: EP = 628, Controls = 448) that met inclusion criteria. A fixed effect model was used to calculate the overall mean weighted effect size of the total sample (g = -0.380). A planned categorical moderator analysis included 37 effects sizes. A method of moments, random effects model was used to compare group means of categorical variables and assess between-group heterogeneity in reported effect sizes based on clinical group, MMN measurement type, and MMN deviant type. The MMN mean weighted effect sizes for the AR and FEP groups measured in amplitude in the duration deviant condition is g = -.251 and -.801, respectively. The difference in these means is statistically significant (QBetween = 17.77, df = 1, p < .0001). Diagnostic implications and the role of electroencephalography in cognitive rehabilitation are discussed.
M.S. in Psychology, May 2014
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Title: EXAMINING GROUP DIFFERENCES IN EXECUTIVE FUNCTIONS IN CHILDREN WITH MTBI AND ADHD
Creator: Bodzy, Mary Elizabeth
Date: 2011-05, 2011-07
Description: Executive Functions (EF) are described as behaviors associated with the frontal cortex of the brain that are responsible for higher order...
Show moreExecutive Functions (EF) are described as behaviors associated with the frontal cortex of the brain that are responsible for higher order thinking (Kolb & Whishaw, 1996), and aid in goal directed behavior (Gioia, Isquith, & Guy, 2001). Traumatic brain injury (TBI) and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) are two conditions that render the frontal systems vulnerable to dysfunction (Fletcher, et al., 1990; Singer & Walkup, 1991). Previous literature found EF deficits in children with ADHD (Barkley, 1997; Barkley, Edwards et al., 2007; Brocki, & Bohlin, 2006; Nigg et al., 2002; Solanto et al., 2001), and children with a TBI (Anderson et al., 2005; Catroppa, & Anderson, 2005; Catroppa et al., 2007; Mangeot et al., 2002; Nolin, 2006; Dennis et al., 1996; Ponsford et al., 1999; Yeates et al., 1999). The current study sought to examine the relationship between a performancebased measure and parent-report measure of EF domains, including working memory, inhibition/impulse control, attention, and processing speed. This study also explored group differences in EF domains between children with ADHD and mild TBI (mTBI), compared to controls in a sample of 180 participants 5-18 years old. Measures included a performance-based measure of EF (ImPACT) and parent-rated measure of executive functioning (BRIEF). Results indicated that parent-report and performance-based measures of executive functioning are related on some tasks (inhibition, emotional control, and monitoring were related to visual and working memory, and processing speed) and unrelated on others (organization, planning, and shifting unrelated to visual and working memory, processing speed, and impulse control). Females performed better than males on performance-based viii inhibition and working memory tasks and on parent-reported monitoring of behavior. After controlling for gender, effects for age, group, and age x group interaction were found on performance-based and parent-report of EF functioning. Specifically, effects for age (5-8, 9-12. 13-18) indicated differences between children of different ages on performance-based working memory and processing speed, and parent-reported working memory, inhibition, emotional control, and monitoring. Effects for group indicated differences between groups (ADHD, mTBI, controls) on performance-based working memory, and impulse control/inhibition, and parent-reported working memory, inhibition, initiation, planning/organization, organization of materials, and monitoring. The effect of the age x group interaction indicated differences on performance-based impulse control/inhibition and processing speed, and parent-reported working memory. In summary, the results of this study suggest there are developmental differences in executive functioning domains.
Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology, July 2011
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Title: APPROPRIATENESS OF AGGREGATION IN ADVERSE IMPACT ANALYSIS: A MONTE CARLO SIMULATION
Creator: Kwon, Zeenatroohi
Date: 2014, 2014-05
Description: Courts use different tests to evaluate adverse impact. In many cases it is beneficial to aggregate smaller samples into larger ones in order...
Show moreCourts use different tests to evaluate adverse impact. In many cases it is beneficial to aggregate smaller samples into larger ones in order to avoid situations of low power. Aggregation through multiple events test can avoid the issue of low power and avoid statistical anomalies such as Simpson's Paradox. However, it is not always appropriate to aggregate samples because they may be too dissimilar, either through practical or statistical mean. Homogeneity of variance tests, such as the Breslow-Day test or the Modified Breslow-Day test can help the courts decide whether it is appropriate to aggregate the data or not. The present study used a Monte Carlo simulation to evaluate the performance of both tests under specific conditions similar to adverse impact analysis, while also examining under which conditions their use may be appropriate. Results showed poor power under most conditions for both tests and that the Breslow- Day test had slightly better control than the Modified Breslow-Day test under certain conditions. The tests are recommended for use when both the individual sample size and number of samples are large.
M.S. in Psychology, May 2014
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Title: THE EFFECT OF ITEM AND SCALE CHARACTERISTICS ON THE RELIABILITY AND VALIDITY OF CONSCIENTIOUSNESS SCALES
Creator: Miller, Aaron Ronald
Date: 2013, 2013-07
Description: A contemporary debate by Morgeson, Campion, Dipboye, Hollenbeck, Murphy, and Schmitt (2007) highlighted the fact that personality validity...
Show moreA contemporary debate by Morgeson, Campion, Dipboye, Hollenbeck, Murphy, and Schmitt (2007) highlighted the fact that personality validity when predicting job performance has not changed since the influential review of Guion and Gottier (1965), who originally determined that utilizing personality validites were too modest to be useful as a personnel selection tool. The goal of this thesis was to test several propositions regarding the low validity of personality to predict job performance. The three issues proposed herein all focus on different aspects of the personality validation issue, and although all three are inter-related they also uniquely focus on a different aspect of the validation methodology that is used in modern psychology. Two of the issues also utilize general mental ability as a comparative tool, due to general mental ability’s continual use as a predictive tool. The first issue addressed whether personality, as defined narrowly as conscientiousness, exhibited a nonlinear relationship with job performance after controlling for general mental ability. The second issue hypothesized that the length of the latent construct in comparison to the latent construct of general mental ability might simply be a shorter metric and this was tested using a three-part criterion taxonomy that was developed for this study. The third issue asked if the creation of personality scales using ideal-point methods instead of the more typical classical construction method would result in higher criterion related validity. The results generally found linearity between the personality – job performance relationship. The personality scale also separated between the tail ends of the criteria better than the measure of general mental ability. The newly constructed alternative scales, on average, ix did not outpeform the classically constructed measure of personality, although in a few instances the alternatives did better.
M.S. in Psychology, July 2013
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Title: ATTRIBUTIONS TOWARDS RETURNING OEF/OIF VETERANS WITH A DISABILITY: TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY VS. POST TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER AND DISABILITY CONTEXT
Creator: Ellefson, Sarah Elisabeth
Date: 2014, 2014-05
Description: Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF) and Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF) veterans are acquiring disabilities during deployment with the two most...
Show moreOperation Iraqi Freedom (OIF) and Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF) veterans are acquiring disabilities during deployment with the two most common disabilities being Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI). Past research has shown that persons with disabilities are stigmatized and often held personally responsible for their disabilities. The present study utilized Bernard Weiner’s theory of attribution to investigate whether (1) type of disability, (2) disability context, (3) level of familiarity, or (4) political ideology influences whether or not the returning OIF/OEF veterans with disabilities population are blamed for their disabilities. One hundred and seventy-seven undergraduate students read a short vignette of a veteran who sustained a disability, and completed measures of stigmatizing attributions, political ideology, and familiarity with persons with disabilities. Results showed a significant relationship to disability context and stigmatizing attributions of blame. Specifically, veterans who sustained their injuries as a result of not following their commander’s orders were seen as more personally responsible for their disability than veterans who sustained their injuries while following their commander’s orders. No significant relationships between disability type, political ideology, or level of familiarity were found. Recommendations for reducing stigmatizing societal barriers when veterans with disabilities reintegrate back into civilian life and future research studies are discussed.
M.S. in Psychology, May 2014
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Title: Patterns of Internalizing and Externalizing Symptoms in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders: A Multi-Informant Approach
Creator: Gretencord, Ashley
Date: 2011-05-25, 2011-05
Description: The presence of externalizing symptoms in children with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASDs) is a common occurrence. Additionally, recent research...
Show moreThe presence of externalizing symptoms in children with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASDs) is a common occurrence. Additionally, recent research has established high rates of internalizing symptoms within this population. This study examined the frequencies of internalizing and externalizing symptoms according to parent, teacher, and self-report of children and adolescents with an ASD. The agreement between sources on both types of symptoms was examined, as well as the relationship between agreement rates and type of symptom, age, and diagnosis (Autism, Asperger’s Disorder, Pervasive Developmental Disorder-Not Otherwise Specified). Participants included 77 children and adolescents (8-18 years) who had been diagnosed with an ASD, their parents, and teachers. Parent, teacher, and self-report were measured using the internalizing and externalizing composites of the Behavior Assessment System for Children, 2nd edition (BASC-2; Reynolds & Kamphaus, 2004). Results indicated high rates of both types of symptoms endorsed by all three sources. However, parents reported significantly more symptoms than their children, with symptom endorsement by teachers in between these. Although agreement rates were low across all sources, there was higher agreement for externalizing symptoms compared to internalizing symptoms. Additionally, age was found to impact agreement rates: adolescents’ selfreport of symptoms significantly correlated with parents for both types of symptoms and with teachers for externalizing symptoms, while children’s self-report of symptoms did not significantly correlate with the other sources for either type of symptom. Contrary to hypotheses, age and diagnosis were not related to the rate of self-report. Implications of the findings are discussed.
M.S. in Psychology, May 2011
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Title: FACTORS PREDICTING SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION OF A COUNTY DRUG COURT PROGRAM
Creator: Haak, Christopher
Date: 2013, 2013-12
Description: Drug treatment courts have become a vital part of the trend towards rehabilitative criminal justice and spawned numerous other rehabilitative...
Show moreDrug treatment courts have become a vital part of the trend towards rehabilitative criminal justice and spawned numerous other rehabilitative courts since starting in Dade County, Florida over 23 years ago. The growth and increased use came out of a strong research foundation that looked at the factors that led to the ability to complete the program and avoid rearrest. This study used archival data on 183 individuals who had previously completed the drug court program either successfully or unsuccessfully and examined factors that predicted successful graduation, focusing on those that could be modified. Predictors included age, gender, employment at entry, drug of choice, level of risk, depression, anxiety, and defensiveness. The predictors were grouped into three different areas: demographics, level of risk, and mental preparedness to enter treatment. Logistic regression was used to examine whether the predictor variables were predictive of completion status. Findings show that individuals with alcohol as drug of choice and individuals with higher anxiety scores were significantly more likely to successfully complete the drug treatment court program. Individuals with higher level of risk, depression, and defensiveness scores were found to be significantly more likely to unsuccessfully complete the drug treatment court program. These findings support previous research on individual factors and drug treatment court program outcome, and the results show that further exploration is necessary to understand why these variables are predictive and whether changes to treatment can address the needs they highlight.
M.S. in Psychology, December 2013
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Title: THE EFFECTS OF RUMINATION AND SOCIAL SUPPORT ON STUDENT ADJUSTMENT TO UNIVERSITY
Creator: Gabelman, Rachel B.
Date: 2012-12-18, 2012-12
Description: This study examined perceived social support as moderator between of the relationship between rumination (brooding) and students’ adjustment...
Show moreThis study examined perceived social support as moderator between of the relationship between rumination (brooding) and students’ adjustment to university, it also explored rumination (brooding) as a mediator between the relationship of gender and student adjustment to university. Participants included 71 first year undergraduate, graduate, and transfer students. The interaction between perceived social support and brooding was not significant.. Likewise, brooding as a mediator between gender and student adjustment was not significant. Thus, neither the amount of social support students perceived nor whether students were male or female added to the understanding of the relationship between brooding and adjustment to university.
M.S. in Psychology, December 2012
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Title: ASSESSING IMPAIRMENT IN FUNCTIONING USING A CONFIGURAL MEASURE
Creator: Fuller, Jordan S.
Date: 2016, 2016-05
Description: Assessing impairment in daily functioning is an important part of a mental health evaluation and of monitoring progress in treatment. The...
Show moreAssessing impairment in daily functioning is an important part of a mental health evaluation and of monitoring progress in treatment. The Seasonality Assessment Form (SAF; Young, et al., 2014) included a measure to assess the degree of impairment in daily functioning associated with these symptoms. The 5 yes/no impairment items were written to reflect the ways that patients intuitively describe their levels of impairment. However, the items are not mutually exclusive and are not summative so that impairment severity is represented by the configural pattern of responses. This paper examined the nature of response patterns and how to use them to generate an impairment severity score.
M.S. in Psychology, May 2016
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Title: MULTIDIMENSIONAL ADAPTIVE PERSONALITY ASSESSMENT: A REAL-DATA DEMONSTRATION USING THE 16PF QUESTIONNAIRE
Creator: Franke, Kevin
Date: 2017, 2017-05
Description: This thesis is a continuation of a line of research into the application of multidimensional computerized adaptive testing (MCAT) to the...
Show moreThis thesis is a continuation of a line of research into the application of multidimensional computerized adaptive testing (MCAT) to the measurement of personality. Using archival data from the 16PF Fifth Edition, a multidimensional item response model (MIRT) was approximated allowing for nonzero item cross-loadings in order to utilize MCAT methodology, which leverages collateral information to administer items more efficiently than unidimensional CAT. Trait estimates obtained from 500 simulated MCAT administrations using actual response data were correlated with traditional CTT trait scores. Results suggest that reductions in test length of up to 50% provide estimates of personality that correlate strongly (from .70 to .86) with conventionally scored results of a full form. Previous research, possible explanations, and implications for item exposure are discussed.
M.S. in Psychology, May 2017
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Title: TEMPERAMENT AND CHILD AGENCY/PERSISTENCE: ARE THEY RELATED TO EARLY ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT?
Creator: D’aniello, Maria Elizabeth
Date: 2011-04-23, 2011-05
Description: It is well-known that early academic achievement is a significant predictor of later achievement. Thus, a number of studies have examined...
Show moreIt is well-known that early academic achievement is a significant predictor of later achievement. Thus, a number of studies have examined predictors of early academic achievement, but these have focused mainly on parenting variables, with relatively little attention paid to child variables, specifically temperament, or other child characteristics that may be related to early academic achievement. The aim of this study was to: (a) examine the relationship between child negative affect (NA), effortful control (EC), behavioral inhibition (BI), and agency/persistence and academic achievement; and (b) to determine if EC and agency/persistence moderated this relationship. Participants included 690 (322 males and 358 females) 5-year-old children and their primary caregivers. NA and EC were assessed by parent-report with the Child Behavior Questionnaire (CBQ). EC also was assessed with an observer-rated task, Gift Delay, which measures the child’s ability to delay a prepotent response. BI was assessed with two subtests from the NEPSY; Knock and Tap, and Statue. Child agency/persistence was assessed by a factor-analyzed composite of variables rated during the NICHD 3-Boxes Task. Letter-Word Identification, Passage Comprehension, and Quantitative Concepts subtests of the Woodcock-Johnson III were used as the measures of academic achievement. Results of hierarchical regression analyses indicated that NA, EC, BI and Agency/Persistence were not related to reading achievement, but BI and agency/persistence were related to math achievement. There also was no evidence of moderation of NA by EC or child agency/persistence. Implications of these findings and suggestions for further research are discussed.
M.S. in Psychology, May 2011
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Title: INVESTIGATING MINDFULNESS AS A MODERATOR OF THE CONGRUENCE BETWEEN EXPLICIT AND IMPLICIT ATTITUDES OF HETEROSEXUAL MEN REGARDING HETEROSEXUALITY, HOMOSEXUALITY, AND BISEXUALITY
Creator: Unis, Barry J.
Date: 2014, 2014-12
Description: Althou gh some researchers have used implicit measures to investigate sexual orientation attitudes, very few have used the Implicit Relational...
Show moreAlthou gh some researchers have used implicit measures to investigate sexual orientation attitudes, very few have used the Implicit Relational Assessment Procedure (IRAP) , which has been shown to be very difficult for participants to provide fake results . This study investigated self-identified heterosexual male college students' explicit and implicit attitudes regarding the acceptability of heterosexual, homosexual, and bisexual people. Explicit measures includ ed the Modem Homonegativity Scale, Attitudes Regardin g Bisexuality Scale, Homonegati vity Scale, and the Collective Self-Esteem Scale. The impli cit measure was the IRAP. A one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) revealed no statistically significant differences among explicit attitud es or implicit attitudes. Acceptability rankings based on the explicit measures were, from most to least, hetero sexual person, bisexual woman, bisexual man, lesbian, and gay man. In contrast, acceptability rankings based on the IRAP were heterosexual man, heterosexu al woman, gay man, bisexual man, bisexual woman, and lesbian. Mindfulness, measured using the Five-Facet Mindfulness Questionnaire, was investigated as a moderator between explicit and implicit attitudes. The moderation analysis was not statistically significant; however, mindfulness was related to attitudes toward bisexual people. Specifically, describin g thoughts and feelings was negati vely associated with negati ve attitudes toward bisexual people. This study adds to the literature by expanding the young research areas of bisexuality, implicit attitude s, and mindfulness, specifically the relationship between describing and attitudes toward bisexual people.
M.S. in Psychology, December 2014
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Title: LATITUDE AND SEASONALITY: EXAMINING STUDENTS WHO MOVE TO COLLEGE
Creator: Roubal, Eren
Date: 2012-12-11, 2012-12
Description: The relationship between latitude and seasonality remains ambiguous. There have been divergent findings in the previous literature; some...
Show moreThe relationship between latitude and seasonality remains ambiguous. There have been divergent findings in the previous literature; some researchers find that residing at northern latitudes is correlated with increased seasonal symptoms, while other researchers have not found a relationship. Prior research has predominantly used crosssectional self-report surveys to assess the seasonality of groups ofparticipants at different latitudes. This study, in contrast, aimed to take advantage of a comparison between students native to the Northern U.S. and students who are moving to university to examine whether the difference between prior seasonality and current winter seasonal symptoms was moderated by the latitude ofprior residence. Students at a Midwestern technological university were assessed in both summer and winter. Results indicated that latitude was not a moderator of this relationship, however methodological limitations such as low retention and difficulty measuring prior latitude suggest caution in interpreting findings as evidence against latitude - seasonality association.
M.S. in Psychology, December 2012
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