Psychology Dissertations and Theses: Recent submissions
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A study of personality types through the autokinetic phenomenon
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Mind-Wandering and Mood Repair: The Role of Off-Task Thought in the Sustainment of Negative Mood
(University of Kansas, 2017-05-31)Objectives: Mind-wandering, defined as a mental state encompassing task-unrelated and self-generated thought, is a ubiquitous cognitive phenomenon. Previous research has found a robust association between mind-wandering ... -
SUBJECTIVITY UNCERTAINTY THEORY OF PREJUDICE: HOW LEARNING GOAL MOTIVES REDUCE EXPRESSIONS OF SUBTLE RACIAL BIAS
(University of Kansas, 2016-05-31)When people are in situations when they want to have a positive social interaction with someone of a different race, but also feel uncertain about what exactly they should do or say, they may be more likely to express ... -
DIFFERENCES IN CAREGIVER GRIEF AND BURDEN BETWEEN DEMENTIA WITH LEWY BODIES, DEMENTIA OF THE ALZHEIMER’S TYPE, AND DEMENTIA ASSOCIATED WITH PARKINSON’S DISEASE
(University of Kansas, 2016-12-31)Background: Caregiving for dementia has been associated with increased grief and burden. Dementia with Lewy Bodies (DLB) is the second most common form of dementia; yet, extant studies have focused primarily on caregivers ... -
An experimental study of tactual flicker with emphasis upon the qualitative aspects of the problem
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Sources and permanence of vocational interests of college men
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A functional study of the cerebral cortex by means of recording action currents
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A study in the learning of a complex motor performance
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A study of cerebral action currents under sound stimulation
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An experimental study of the emergence of insightful behavior
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The Effectiveness of Teacher-Child Interaction Training with Young Maltreated Children
(University of Kansas, 2016-12-31)Children under age six years are disproportionately exposed to maltreatment but are underrepresented in research on effective treatments (Lieberman et al., 2011). Parent-Child Interaction Therapy has been shown to be ... -
Evaluation of Healthcare Transition Outcome Predictors for Adolescents/Young Adults Living with Chronic Medical Conditions
(University of Kansas, 2016-12-31)Medical advances have resulted in increased survival rates for patients with chronic, pediatric-onset medical conditions. As these patients require long-term medical follow-up, pediatric providers must help prepare them ... -
Mindfulness in Individuals at Risk for Depression: The Role of Cognitive Emotion Regulation Strategies
(University of Kansas, 2016-12-31)A major aim of depression research is to study vulnerability factors for the onset and reoccurrence of the disorder. One area of research has investigated how mindfulness meditation can be used to prevent depression relapse ... -
Associations between family environment characteristics and mental health outcomes for youth in foster care: Residential versus traditional foster care placements
(University of Kansas, 2016-12-31)Foster care is meant to provide a safe, temporary out-of-home placement for children when biological caregivers are unable to care for them, yet little is known about how youth and foster caregivers perceive these new ... -
The Effect of Probiotic Supplementation on Self-Reported Sleep Quality
(University of Kansas, 2016-12-31)Objectives: A growing body of evidence suggests that the microbiome plays an important role in mental health. Few studies have examined how probiotic supplementation affects sleep quality. The current study investigated ... -
Motivation and Hedonic Hunger as Predictors of Self-Reported Food Intake in Adolescents: Disentangling Between-Person and Within-Person Processes
(University of Kansas, 2016-12-31)Background: Dietary behavior contributes substantially to health across the lifespan. Understanding interactions between stable characteristics and fluctuating drive states underlying youth’s food choices may inform methods ... -
Assessing the Feasibility of Using Telemedicine to Identify Depressive Symptomatology within the Long-Term Home Parenteral Nutrition Population
(University of Kansas, 2016-12-31)Home Parenteral Nutrition (HPN), a common nutritional support therapy, corrects for nutrient imbalances caused by a malfunctioning gastrointestinal tract outside a medical in patient setting. Patients utilizing HPN face ... -
Openness to Experience Rather than Overexcitabilities
(University of Kansas, 2016-08-31)In the theory of positive disintegration (TPD), Dabrowski (1967) describes manifestations of inner energy that serve a developmental purpose and might be more frequently found in gifted individuals, called overexcitabilities ... -
THE RELATIONSHIP OF RESILIENCE, SOCIAL SUPPORT, AND COMBAT HISTORY TO WELL-BEING IN STUDENT MILITARY VETERANS
(University of Kansas, 2016-12-31)Most research on veterans focuses on negative outcomes, but little is known about positive outcomes for veterans. The proposed study’s purpose was to examine the relationship of combat history, resilience, and social support ... -
A tachistoscopic study of the differentiation of perception
(University of Kansas, 1931)