Psychology Dissertations and Theses: Recent submissions
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Postmodern Views of Work: The Effects of Narrative on the Perceived Value of Work
(University of Kansas, 2017-05-31)Abstract As a result of the changing landscape of the world of work and the reduction of stability in occupations over the last few decades, many in the field of vocational psychology have suggested a reconceptualization ... -
The Relationship among Career Certainty, Career Engagement, Social Support and College Success for Veteran-Students
(University of Kansas, 2019-05-31)Abstract Transition from high school to college has been highly researched and shown to be a necessary process toward college success. Research on understanding the transition process from a military career to college ... -
Positive and negative behavioral approaches used in the treatment of nail-biting : an analogue study
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The Differential Association Between Affect and Sleep in Adolescents With and Without FGIDs
(University of Kansas, 2018-12-31)Background: Children and adolescents with chronic abdominal pain experience more disruptions to their daily living than their healthy same-aged peers. Adolescents experiencing chronic pain associated with Functional ... -
Associations between Executive Function and Type of Sedentary Behavior in Older Adults with and without Alzheimer’s Disease
(University of Kansas, 2018-12-31)Objectives: Sedentary behavior may be both a cause and a consequence of cognitive decline in older adults. While previous literature provides plausible explanations for the relationship between sedentary behavior and ... -
Examining the Role of Left Prefrontal Cortex in Emotion Regulation Using Noninvasive Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation
(University of Kansas, 2018-12-31)Emotion regulation (ER) is the set of processes that support the flexible adjustment of emotional responses to valenced stimuli depending on context. Evidence from healthy and psychiatric populations has linked ER mechanisms ... -
Postural Control Processes During Static and Dynamic Activities in Autism Spectrum Disorder
(University of Kansas, 2018-12-31)Individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) show multiple postural control deficits, including reduced postural stability during standing and reduced amplitude and frequency of anticipatory postural adjustments (APA) ... -
SUBSCORE REPORTING COMPARISON BETWEEN THE LOG-LINEAR COGNITIVE DIAGNOSTIC MODEL AND THE HABERMAN MODELS
(University of Kansas, 2018-12-31)Academic assessments are designed and used for a variety of purposes. One of the primary functions of any of these tests is to diagnose the respondent. In all forms of diagnosis, a single or series of assessments are ... -
TRAJECTORIES OF PEDIATRIC SLEEPINESS AND ASSOCIATIONS WITH HEALTH-RELATED QUALITY OF LIFE: A LONGITUDINAL STUDY USING A PERSON-CENTERED APPROACH
(University of Kansas, 2018-08-31)Adequate sleep is paramount for children’s healthy development of emotion regulation, academic achievement, and cognitive performance. The critical need for sleep in children has sparked extensive research in which four ... -
Do Attachment Styles and Co-rumination Predict Marital and Emotional Distress?
(University of Kansas, 2018-08-31)Depression is a debilitating disorder, associated with a wide range of symptomatology and impairments in functioning, including in relationships. Marriage is a primary source of support for most adults and thus any stress ... -
Conceptualizing Outness about Sexual Orientation: Implications for Research and Practice
(University of Kansas, 2018-08-31)“Outness” about sexual orientation is colloquially understood to refer to the extent to which others know about one’s sexual orientation. However, conceptualizations of outness vary widely in research (Orne, 2011). Existing ... -
A SOCIAL IDENTITY ANALYSIS OF PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES PERCEIVING DISCRIMINATION AS ILLEGITIMATE
(University of Kansas, 2018-08-31)Discrimination—negative differential treatment against a group or a person based on their group membership—is not always considered unacceptable (Jetten, Iyer, Branscombe, & Zhang, 2013). Discrimination against people with ... -
Strategies to deal with ordinal missing data for measurement invariance testing and specification searches – A comparison of commonly used methods
(University of Kansas, 2018-08-31)Measurement equivalent/invariance is a key concept in psychological testing. Failing to correctly identify non-invariant items can lead biased group comparisons and biased selections. The methodological literature on ... -
The Interactive Effects of Coping Strategies and Emotion Dysregulation on Experiences of Peer Victimization During Middle Childhood
(University of Kansas, 2018-08-31)Although a growing body of research suggests that the strategies youth use to cope with experiences of victimization may influence their risk for subsequent adjustment difficulties, it is not yet clear what responses lead ... -
Pathways from Peer Victimization to Anxiety: A Longitudinal Examination Considering the Role of Intolerance of Uncertainty
(University of Kansas, 2018-08-31)Peer victimization reflects a robust predictor of anxiety symptoms in youth; however, pathways from peer victimization to anxiety warrant further examination. Early work supports the role of cognitions in this association. ... -
The blink and the body: The role of interoception in the perception of emotionally salient words in an attentional blink paradigm
(University of Kansas, 2018-08-31)Interoception is the perception of internal bodily states. Individuals with heightened interoceptive accuracy (IA) have been found to have more frequent and intense emotional experiences than those with average or poor IA. ... -
Internalized and Horizontal Heterosexism In Gay and Lesbian Individuals
(University of Kansas, 2018-08-31)The present study investigated the relationship between two forms of heterosexism within a gay and lesbian sample: internalized heterosexism and horizontal heterosexism. In addition, the impact of age, sex, level of sexual ... -
PREDICTING CLINICAL OUTCOMES IN OEF/OIF/OND VETERANS WITH THE POLYTRAUMA CLINICAL TRIAD
(University of Kansas, 2018-08-31)Since 2001, well over 2.1 million U.S. military personnel have served during Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF), Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF), and Operation New Dawn (OND) (Elder, 2015). During the OEF/OIF/OND era, traumatic ... -
PREDICTIVE ROLES OF STRESS, SELF-EFFICACY, ATTACHMENT, AND CHILD-ADHD SYMPTOM SEVERITY IN MOTHERS’ OPENNESS, AND MOTIVATION TO BE INVOLVED IN ADHD TREATMENT
(University of Kansas, 2018-08-31)Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is the most commonly diagnosed psychiatric condition of school-aged children, and is the number one presenting complaint of parents who seek psychological services for their ... -
Benefit Finding Promotes Moral Obligations to Other Victimized Groups
(University of Kansas, 2018-08-31)Reminders of past injustice against one’s ingroup propels group members to seek meaning. A central means of that is benefit finding, which involves thinking about positive consequences of negative events. The meaning derived ...