Psychology Dissertations and Theses: Recent submissions
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Assessing the Impact of Media on Blaming the Victim of Acquaintance Rape
(University of Kansas, 2016-08-31)Along with the trauma experienced by rape victims due to their assault, many victims also suffer secondary victimization due to the negative reactions of those around them. Among these negative reactions, perhaps the most ... -
Intra and Interindividual Variation Modeling: Bayesian Mixed-Effects Nonstationary Latent Differential Equation Model
(University of Kansas, 2016-08-31)Longitudinal analysis are powerful methods to estimate change over time. The combination of nomothetic and idiographic approaches within longitudinal analysis would allow to answer questions related to intra and interindividual ... -
Happy Taxpayers: How Paying Taxes Can Make People Happy
(University of Kansas, 2016-08-31)Past research has shown a link between taxation and higher well-being, but no research so far has revealed a mechanism or established a causal direction. While taxation can benefit individuals through providing better ... -
ANALYSIS OF THE DISTRESS THERMOMETER’S PSYCHOMETRIC PROPERTIES AND APPLICABILITY TO SUBGROUPS
(University of Kansas, 2016-08-31)The current study investigates the psychometric properties of the Distress Thermometer (DT) and its associated problem list, the National Comprehensive Cancer Network’s recommended screening tool for distress among cancer ... -
Relations Between Trajectories of Peer Victimization and Measures of Psychosocial Adjustment
(University of Kansas, 2016-01-01)Background: Peer victimization has been consistently associated with a host of negative outcomes including aggression, depressive symptoms, and academic difficulties. However, few studies have examined how individual changes ... -
Marginalization of First-Generation College Students
(University of Kansas, 2016-08-31)Almost half of the students beginning postsecondary education in today’s colleges and universities hold first-generation status (Choy, 2001). Despite first-generation students being more likely to hold underrepresented ... -
Toward Guidelines for Psychological Practice with Consensually Non-monogamous Clients: Results from a Mixed-Method Analysis of Therapy Practices and Outcomes
(University of Kansas, 2016-08-31)An estimated 4-5% of Americans endorse being in a consensually non-monogamous (CNM) relationship--numbers comparable to those identifying as lesbian, gay, or bisexual (LGB; Conley, Moors, Matsick, & Ziegler, 2012; Gates, ... -
Examination of Differences in the Clinical Presentation of Veterans with Combat-related and Military Sexual-related Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
(University of Kansas, 2015-05-31)The primary goal of this study was to examine the psychodiagnostic properties of the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI-2) F-2-8 profile as well as the clinical cutoff scores on the PK and PS scales for PTSD ... -
A "Better End" to Exposure? Assessing the Effects of the Peak-End Rule on Viewing Blood-Injection-Injury Stimuli
(University of Kansas, 2016-05-31)Blood-injection-injury (BII) phobia is associated with avoidance of needed medical treatment. Exposure therapy lessens distress related to viewing BII stimuli. However, many clinicians report difficulty with clients not ... -
Justifying Another’s Suppressed Prejudice: Racist Speech and Freedom of Expression
(University of Kansas, 2016-05-31)Anti-Black prejudice is generally socially unacceptable to express, and people meet harsh punishments for expressing it. A common theme in the news and on social media in response to these punishments is that they violate ... -
Motivational specificity and threat-compensation: The effects of mortality salience on self-control
(University of Kansas, 2016-05-31)Self-control is the mental function that allows people to actively suppress unwanted thoughts, emotions, and urges, as well as re-prioritize their goals in accordance with situational demands. However, self-control requires ... -
Self-Disclosure and Relational Outcomes: The Context-Dependent Disclosure Intimacy Satisfaction (CDDIS) Model
(University of Kansas, 2016-05-31)To further the understanding of disclosure’s role in close relationships I conducted five studies guided by a new theoretical model—the Context-Dependent Disclosure, Intimacy, Satisfaction (CDDIS) model. According to the ... -
EFFECTS OF DISEASE SALIENCE ON SHAME, PRIDE, AND CONFORMITY
(University of Kansas, 2016-05-31)Three studies investigated the effects of disease salience on conformity and the emotions of shame and pride. Humans possess a set of psychological adaptations to combat deleterious effects of parasitic disease (Schaller ... -
My group, our beliefs: Compensating for threats to individual control through the collective
(University of Kansas, 2016-05-31)Compensatory control theory proposes that people can compensate for a loss of personal control through endorsement of external sources of structure like ideologies. Social identity and self-categorization theories provide ... -
Influence of Best Friends on Children’s Athletic Competence and Physical Activity Engagement: A Longitudinal Analysis
(University of Kansas, 2016-05-31)Pediatric obesity is a significant public health concern, associated with systemic physical health repercussions and impairing social and emotional consequences. Physical activity is an important protective factor against ... -
Negative Life Events and Internalizing Behaviors: The Moderating Role of Self-Esteem in Early Adolescence
(University of Kansas, 2016-05-31)Previous studies have suggested that exposure to frequent negative life events is associated with youth’s maladjustment. Early adolescents living in socially disorganized neighborhoods experience frequent stressors such ... -
A Physiological Comparison between Mindfulness and Cognitive Reappraisal
(University of Kansas, 2016-12-31)An increasing number of diverse therapeutic techniques are being prescribed to deal with distress, and some techniques ask individuals to engage in quite different forms of coping. While mindfulness and cognitive changes ... -
The Role of Health Behaviors and Food Insecurity in Predicting Food Intake in Low-Income Children
(University of Kansas, 2015-12-31)Research supports the importance of adequate fruit and vegetable intake during childhood. Despite this fact, there is still much to be learned with regard to predictors of food intake in childhood. The current project ... -
A Bayesian MIMIC Model for Testing Non-uniform DIF in Two and Three Groups
(University of Kansas, 2015-12-31)Multiple-indicator multiple cause (MIMIC) models have become a popular latent variable method to detect differential item functioning (DIF) by practitioners. The ease of including groups for DIF testing and the implementation ... -
Predicting Relationship Satisfaction in Romantic and Non-Romantic Dyads: The Impact of Attachment Style and Partner Behaviors
(University of Kansas, 2015-12-31)The social support literature has a primary focus on the impact of objective partner behaviors on both relationship quality and the well-being of each partner. In contrast, the adult attachment literature stresses the ...