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The Moderating Effect of Self-Control on the Relationship between Mental Health and Compliance to Government Regulations During the COVID-19 Pandemic
(2021)Research supports that self-control is positively related to both compliance and mental health. Though mental health and compliance to general government-implemented regulations (e.g., laws) are typically positively related, ... -
An Application of the Justification-Suppression Model of Prejudice to the Disability Wage Gap
(2020)I studied the disability wage gap by examining how participants’ hiring decisions changed with varying levels of justification and with the educational attainment of candidates with and without disabilities. The ... -
Ponies Proliferate Positive Affect: The Effectiveness of Equine Therapy on Positive Affect in Adolescents with Serious Emotional Disturbances
(2017-05-13)Adolescents with serious emotional disturbances (SED) are a particularly difficult population to treat due to high comorbidity rates of anxiety, depression, post-traumatic stress, and behavioral conduct disorders. The ... -
Attaining Idealized Status: Motivation to Diet and Exercise after Exposure to Women with Ideal Body Types in Relationships
(2017-05-13)We examined if exposure to idealized images of women would impact women’s perceptions of themselves and their likelihood of engaging in unhealthy behaviors. We used different images for conditions of idealized relationship ... -
Outgroup Homogeneity Effect: How Contact, Knowledge and Attitudes Affect Perceptions of Similarity Among Those with Disabilities
(2016-04-01)The current research investigated how contact, knowledge, and attitudes affect individual’s perceptions of warmth and competence traits in individuals with either intellectual or physical disabilities. We hypothesized that ... -
The Interaction Between Behavioral Inhibition and Response Inhibition in Patients with Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
(2016-04-01)Not all individuals exposed to traumatic events develop post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Variations in susceptibility to PTSD diagnosis may be related to individual differences in personality and dysfunctional response ... -
The Effects of Objectifying Statements on Women’s Self Esteem, Mood, and Body Image
(2015-04-01)Research has shown that women have lowered self-confidence ratings after being harassed by a stranger (e.g. Fairfield & Rudman, 2008) and perform worse on a mathematical task after receiving an objectifying gaze (e.g. ... -
The Dog and Pony Show: A Critique of Human Animal Interaction Research
(2015-04-01)The scientific evidence supporting certain foundational anthrozooligical assertions regarding the human-animal bond is inadequate to support the definitional human to nonhuman-animal bond phenomenon defined as—a unique, ... -
The Effect of Critical Thinking Induced by Reading Prior to Cognitive Testing
(2014-04-01)Various aspects of individuals’ lives have an impact on their cognitive functioning, which affects the scores that each person obtains during cognitive examination. Long-term conditions such as culture, age and location ... -
Effect of Dog Ownership on Mental Health Disorders and Quality of Life in Veterans
(2013-04-01)Approximately 1 in 5 returning service members from Iraq and Afghanistan report symptoms of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) (Tanielian & Jaycox, 2008), and 22 percent of veterans suffering from PTSD also report ... -
Correlational Analysis of Religiosity, Locus of Control, Anxiety, and Risk Prone Behavior
(2013-04-01)This study examined the relationships among, religiosity, perceived locus of control, anxiety, and risk prone behavior. Locus of control (LOC) is defined as how an individual assigns control of life events; either internally ... -
Examination of the Correlation Between Altruism and Locus of Control
(2012-04-01)This study measured the correlation of altruism and locus of control in undergraduate college students. Previous research suggests that altruism and locus of control may be linked (Berkowitz 1967; Schopler & Matthews 1965). ... -
The Effects of Tactile and Indirect Contact with Dogs in a College Population
(2012-04-01)To assess how physiological stress response is affected by human-canine interactions, one hundred-thirty (n=130) Carroll College students in Helena, Montana participated in trials designed to measure blood pressure, ... -
Understanding Drug and Alcohol Addiction from a Biological, Emotional and Relational Perspective
(2011-04-01)Drug and alcohol addiction is a very controversial issue in America today, and it is extremely common in our society. Evidence suggests that biological and physiological brain mechanisms are involved in drug and alcohol ... -
Academic Procrastination as a Predictor of Explanatory Style in College Students
(2011-04-01)The purpose of the present study was to investigate whether having a higher level of academic procrastination had a significant influence on the type of explanatory style found in college students. The study focused on ... -
I Don’t Think I Know: Uncertainty Monitoring During a Mind Reading Task
(2010-04-01)The purpose of the present experiment was to test individual metacognitive knowledge of theory of mind abilities. Male and female college students (N = 73) took the Reading the Mind in the Eyes test {RMET) developed by S. ... -
The Effect of Locus of Control on Choice of Academic Major
(2010-04-01)The purpose of this research was to study the relationship between the personality dimension locus of control and choice of academic major. One-hundred-and-seventeen college students voluntarily responded to a locus of ... -
Resilience in Youth: A Literature Review
(2010-04-01)Intrigued by the individuals among us who have risen above adverse circumstances and experiences to lead contented lives, this thesis is an attempt to unravel the complexities of resilience, particularly as it relates to ... -
Memory as a Function of Emotional Content: Negative vs. Positive Imagery
(2009-04-01)Research suggests that emotional content increases the likelihood of information being remembered, with negative events being remembered in greater detail than positive ones. This study examined the differences in details ... -
Birth Order’s effects on Depression Levels and Personality Styles
(2009-04-01)An individual’s depression level was measured as a function of their birth order. An individual’s personality style was also evaluated based as a function of their birth order. Individuals were classified into one of five ...
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