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“I’m Biased and so Are You”: The Effects of Gender, Race, Objective Organizational Performance, and Remote Work on Leader Evaluations 

Kriletic, Ana (2023-08-08)  ETD File Embargoed
Previous research has shown that implicit biases based on leader gender or race can influence leader evaluations, and that these biases may be moderated by contextual factors such as organizational performance. However, ...

Latent Class Analysis of Drinking Game Consequences Among College Drinkers 

Hoyer, Dennis (2021-05-21)
Participation in drinking games has been identified as one specific alcohol-related context linked to increased risk among college students. Despite advances in drinking game research, questions remain about the different ...

Measuring Psychological (In)flexiblity: A Psychometric Evaluation and Comparison of Existing Measures 

Thomas, Kelsey (2022-12-06)
Psychological (in)flexibility, the tendency for behavior to be guided by psychological reactions rather than chosen values, is a central construct of interest in acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT; Hayes, Strosahl, & ...

Measuring the Positive Side of the Work-Life Interface: A Factor Analytic Examination and Scale Refinement of Work-Life Enrichment, Facilitation, and Positive Spillover 

Shifrin, Nicole (2021-07-20)
Since the conception of the positive side of the work-life interface, several researchers have simultaneously developed separate conceptualizations of positive transfers between the work and life domains, including work-life ...

Neurobehavioral Effects of Neonatal Methylmercury Exposure: Impacts on Perseveration and Learning 

Kendricks, Dalisa (2022-04-20)
Neural changes occurring during the neonatal period in rodents are akin to those seen in humans during the third trimester of pregnancy. The neonatal period is a developmental period during which the monoamine systems ...

A Person-Context Look at UPB and CWB: How Narcissism and Competitive (Cooperative) Organizational Context Influence Willingness to Engage in Unethical Behavior 

Wilmore, Thomas (2021-04-19)
Previous research has indicated that narcissism functions as a positive predictor of counterproductive work behavior (CWB). However, research on moderators of the relationship between narcissism and unethical behavior in ...

A Pilot Randomized-Controlled Trial of Sleep Scholar: A Single-Session, Internet-Based Insomnia Intervention for College Students 

Crosby, Eric (2023-08-04)  ETD File Embargoed
Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia (CBT-I) is a promising suicide intervention for college students because insomnia is robust risk factor for suicide ideation (Liu et al., 2020; Zuromski et al., 2017) and CBT-I ...

Posttraumatic stress and posttraumatic growth in children and their caregivers following pediatric SOT: A systematic review and meta-analysis 

Young, Margaret (2022-06-21)  ETD File Embargoed
A significant proportion of pediatric solid organ transplant (SOT) recipients and their caregivers experience psychosocial consequences that negatively impact clinical outcomes following SOT. As the SOT procedure involves ...

Posttraumatic Stress Symptom Profiles in Individuals Exposed to Criterion A Traumas versus Non-Criterion A Stressors 

Jeffirs, Stephanie (2022-04-22)  ETD File Embargoed
Variable methods for assessing trauma exposure and mixed findings on the development of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) following traumatic and non-traumatic events have fueled debate regarding the necessity of the ...

Predicting Vocational Interests through an AI-based Chatbot 

Li, Jingyi (2023-07-27)  ETD File Embargoed
Emerging research has provided compelling evidence that vocational interests serve as robust predictors of various life and work-related outcomes. However, vocational interests assessment did not see much innovation since ...

Profiling Newcomers in the Socialization Process: Examining Longitudinal Patterns of Authentic Self-Expression Change 

Zhao, Teng (2023-07-05)  ETD File Embargoed
A few existing studies have demonstrated that organizations and supervisors’ support on newcomers’ authentic self-expression is beneficial for socialization outcomes. However, limited attention has been given to understanding ...

Psychometric Evaluation of the Child Rearing Inventory (CRI) in an Online Sample of Parents of Children Ages 3 to 12 

Jimenez, Giselle (2023-06-29)  ETD File Embargoed
Parental tolerance has previously been defined as the function of how annoyed a parent becomes by their child’s defiant or disruptive behavior. However, there has been little research on parental tolerance as a construct ...

A Psychometric Evaluation of the Revised Clinician-Administered PTSD Scale for DSM-5 (CAPS-5-R) in a Trauma-Exposed Community Sample 

Jackson, Brianna (2023-07-27)  ETD File Embargoed
The Clinician-Administered PTSD Scale for DSM-5 (CAPS-5) is a widely used, well-validated structured diagnostic interview for PTSD. The CAPS-5 was recently revised to address limitations of the current instrument. This ...

A Quantitative Analysis of Resurgence Following Downshifts in Alternative-Reinforcer Magnitude 

Ritchey, Carolyn (2021-07-28)
Resurgence occurs when a previously reinforced and then extinguished target response increases due to changes in reinforcement conditions for an alternative response, including reductions in the magnitude of reinforcement ...

Quantitative and Qualitative Subgroup Differences in PTSD Symptom Presentations: A Latent Class Analysis 

Whiteman, Sarah (2021-06-03)  ETD File Embargoed
Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a highly heterogeneous disorder (Galatzer-Levy & Bryant, 2013). Latent class analysis (LCA) and latent profile analysis (LPA) have been used to identify homogeneous subgroups of ...

The Relationship of Self-Concept Clarity, Social Intelligence, and Empathy to Intellectual Humility 

Conkey, Kate (2021-04-26)
The construct, humility has gained in popularity as a heralded leadership attribute and focus of study. Scholars have postulated that humility may possess subdomains. Intellectual humility (IH) is one of these subdomains. ...

Resilience Across Subgroups of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and Alcohol Misuse in the Military: A Latent Profile Analysis 

Caruso, Margaret (2023-12-04)  ETD File Embargoed
Veterans and active-duty service members (ADSM) are at an elevated risk for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and alcohol use misuse. Research indicates patterns of PTSD symptoms and alcohol use are highly heterogeneous, ...

The Role of Metacognitive Beliefs and the Cognitive Attentional Syndrome in the Development of Anxiety Symptoms: A Cross-Lagged Panel Design 

Gorday, Julia (2023-07-27)
The metacognitive model of emotional disorders suggests that the cognitive attentional syndrome (CAS; i.e., a set of seven maladaptive self-regulation strategies) is activated by one’s beliefs about their own thoughts, ...

The role of sustained attention toward threatening stimuli in fearlessness about death: An ERP study 

Fox, Hailey (2023-11-29)  ETD File Embargoed
Given that suicide is one of the leading causes of death in the United States, it is critical to identify those most at risk for suicide. Prominent theories of suicide and empirical evidence suggest that dysregulated threat ...

Securing Lethal Means for Suicide: A Focus Group Study Exploring Perceptions and Barriers Among Practicing Veterinarians 

Waitz-Kudla, Sydney (2022-04-20)
Veterinarians are at higher risk for suicide than the general population, and it has been hypothesized that this may be attributable to veterinarians’ access to and knowledge of lethal drugs, specifically pentobarbital. ...