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Psychology: Recent submissions
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The Neuropsychological Impact of Insulin Levels: Roles of Insulin in Parkinson's Disease and Cognitive Functioning
(University of Kansas, 2012-05-31)Numerous studies demonstrate a relationship between insulin and Alzheimer's disease; however, little research exists on insulin's association to Parkinson's disease (PD) and Parkinson's disease dementia (PDD). The current ... -
Dynamic Relations Within and Between Early Communication Proficiencies and Key Skill Elements' Growth Trajectories of Infants and Toddlers
(University of Kansas, 2012-05-31)Preliteracy experiences inform language learning outcomes in early childhood, of which proficiency in expressive communication is requisite to children’s cognitive and social development. Identification of communication ... -
Support for Realist Foreign Policy: Reality Attunement or Ignorance?
(University of Kansas, 2012-05-31)Social discourse often considers realist foreign policy to be the most pragmatic and rational approach to international relations. The present research tests the widespread belief that realist foreign policy reflects ... -
Massage and the Gate Control Model
(University of Kansas, 2010-08-31)Purpose: Musculoskeletal pain is a significant problem in the United States, and medical interventions are not always effective in alleviating pain. Complementary therapies such as massage have been shown to have potent ... -
A chilly conference climate: The influence of sexist conference climate perceptions on women's academic career intentions
(University of Kansas, 2012-05-31)Despite women's increased presence in academia, women are still underrepresented in faculty positions relative to men. Though many obstacles interfere with women's academic career success, including family responsibilities ... -
WHERE IS THE LOCUS OF DIFFICULTY IN RECOGNIZING FOREIGN-ACCENTED WORDS? NEIGHBORHOOD DENSITY AND PHONOTACTIC PROBABILITY EFFECTS ON THE RECOGNITION OF FOREIGN-ACCENTED WORDS BY NATIVE ENGLISH LISTENERS
(University of Kansas, 2012-05-31)This series of experiments (1) examined whether native listeners experience recognition difficulty in all kinds of foreign-accented words or only in a subset of words with certain lexical and sub-lexical characteristics-- ... -
Patterns of Rumination by Young and Older Adults
(University of Kansas, 2012-05-31)A lot of attention has been given to the negative effects of both inhibitory deficits and rumination but little work has compared both: research on inhibitory deficits has focused on older adults whereas research on ... -
MEASURING THE READING ABILITY OF INCOMING FRESHMEN: A PATH ANALYSIS INVESTIGATION INTO READING COMPREHENSION
(University of Kansas, 2012-05-31)Reading is a complex process involving numerous skills and abilities contributing to acquiring meaning from text. Individuals without the requisite reading skills will have difficulty not only in school but throughout their ... -
THE IMPACT OF INFORMATIONAL INTERVIEWING ON OCCUPATIONAL ENGAGEMENT AND CAREER DEVELOPMENT OF COLLEGE FRESHMEN
(University of Kansas, 2012-08-31)Abstract Occupational engagement, a component of the trilateral model for adaptive career decision, is an important construct for the modern world of work where job change is the norm and career paths are nonlinear. Since ... -
FACTORS RELATING TO SUPERVISORS' INITIATION AND FREQUENCY OF DISCUSSION REGARDING SEXUAL ORIENTATION IN CLINICAL SUPERVISION OF INDIVIDUAL PSYCHOTHERAPY
(University of Kansas, 2011-08-31)Research indicates that sexual orientation is discussed far less often in clinical supervision compared to other cultural variables including race/ethnicity and gender. Though authors have speculated why this is the case, ... -
Mindfulness and Attachment Security as Predictors of Sucess in Therapy
(University of Kansas, 2012-08-31)This work focuses on the role of mindfulness and attachment security as agents of change in successful therapy. Two studies were conducted to investigate the mechanisms underlying change that may lead to successful therapy ... -
Exploration of Factors Related to the Development of Vocational Identity in Collegiate Student-Athletes
(University of Kansas, 2012-08-31)The goal of this study was to understand the vocational consequences and benefits of being a student-athlete in a large university and competitive level of sport, and how these contribute to the development of a student-athlete's ... -
The Psychology of Engagement with Indigenous Identities: A Cultural Perspective
(American Psychological Association, 2006)A questionnaire study among 124 students at Haskell Indian Nations University investigated the hypothesis that engagement with Indigenous identity—assessed along 3 dimensions including degree (identification scale), content ... -
Behavior as mind-in-context: A cultural psychology analysis of "paranoid" suspicion
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A case of legality or racialization? Immigration policy in the U.S.
(University of Kansas, 2011-12-31)The current research draws upon a liberation psychological (LP) perspective to examine the extent to which support for strict policies against undocumented immigration does not reflect neutral concern for law and order, ... -
Reminders of a positively stereotyped identity when facing stereotype threat: Identity consistency and identity accessibility as mediating mechanisms
(University of Kansas, 2011-12-31)Being reminded of a positively stereotyped identity may mitigate against stereotype threat effects--performance decrements caused when stereotype threatening identities are salient (Rydell et al., 2009). I designed two ... -
A Meta-Analysis of Interventions to Facilitate School Reentry for Children with Chronic Health Conditions
(University of Kansas, 2011-12-31)The current study used meta-analysis to examine the effects of school reentry interventions in terms of two primary outcomes: increasing illness- or injury- specific knowledge among teachers or healthy peers, and enhancing ... -
Modeling Heterogeneity in Indirect Effects: Multilevel Structural Equation Modeling Strategies
(University of Kansas, 2011-12-31)The heterogeneity implicit in much of social science research can be accommodated by using complex modeling procedures such as SEM or MLM. Ignoring heterogeneity, particularly with regard to nested data structures, can ... -
Agency, Optimism, and the Longitudinal Course of Anxiety and Well-Being
(University of Kansas, 2010-02-12)Positive expectancies for the future provide an important pathway to the development of mental health and resilience against the development of mental illness. Generalized expectancies in the form of optimism beliefs and ...