Browsing by Author "Correia, Christopher J."

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Assessing the Relationship Between Problematic Eating and Alcohol Use Behaviors Among National Eating Disorders Screening Program Participants

Heidelberg, Natalie (2007-12-15)

Research has shown that college students have elevated rates of alcohol use and problematic eating behaviors. These behaviors show high rates of comorbidity. Further, research suggests that individuals with bulimia and ...

Brief Alcohol Intervention with College Students using BASICS: Face-to-Face versus Computerized Feedback

Butler, Leon (2007-12-15)

Research suggests that brief motivational models of intervention for alcohol use among college students are effective in decreasing risky drinking (Baer, Marlatt, Kivlhan, Fromme, Larimer, & Williams, 1992; Emrick 1975). ...

Comorbidity of Anorexic and Obsessive-Compulsive Behaviors in Undergraduate Females

Mulfinger, Amanda (2007-12-15)

The present study explored the behavioral and personality differences between individuals who manifest anorexic behaviors, obsessive-compulsive behaviors, both, or neither. A large literature base exists outlining the ...

A Comparison of Personal Attribute and Scenario Based Shame Measures

Rousseau, Glenna (2005-12-15)

Shame has become an increasingly important topic in the study of emotion and psychopathology; however, the best way to measure it remains unclear. Three current, prominent shame measures include the Experience of Shame ...

Compensatory Behaviors and Alcohol Consumption

Allen, Rebecca (2014-05-02)

Disordered eating and exercise have been linked with alcohol consumption and alcohol related problems. Body image dissatisfaction has been associated with increased alcohol consumption and disordered eating. The present ...

Drug Effects on Behavior in Transition: Does Context Matter?

Banna, Kelly (2007-12-15)

The generalized matching law has been used extensively to characterize choice under concurrent schedules of reinforcement. This model uses data obtained during periods of stable responding to describe response allocation ...

Individual Differences in Reinforcing Value of Alcohol After a Priming Dose Among High-Risk College Students

Diulio, Andrea (2014-06-18)

The priming effect refers to an increase in the desire for more of a substance after consuming an initial dose. Sensitivity to the priming effect among drinkers is considered a risk factor for hazardous drinking. Drinkers ...

Investigating Organizational Justice Perceptions in Promotional Exams

Scruggs, Ross (2014-08-05)

The present study investigated perceptions of organizational justice and workplace (in)civility in a promotional exam context. Specifically, it was proposed that perceptions of distributive, procedural, interpersonal, and ...

Investigation of Trauma Type Differences Using the Personality Assessment Inventory

Ingram, Lindsay (2008-05-15)

PTSD has been classified as an umbrella disorder, with the resulting syndrome appearing similar in individuals with varied trauma exposure. This concept has been examined from the beginning, with the breadth of events ...

Normative Influences on the Non-Medical Use of Prescription Stimulants Among College Students

Silvestri, Mark (2014-06-18)

Recent epidemiological data has indicated an increasing trend in the non-medical use of prescription drugs (NMUPD) among college students. NMUPD involves using a prescription medication without a prescription, or using the ...

Person-Job Fit: Do Job Characteristics Moderate the Relationship of Personality with Burnout, Job Satisfaction, and Organizational Commitment?

Doyle, Andrea (2014-07-24)

Decades-long research on personality-situation interaction's influence on behavior provided the underlying theory for the present study. Applied to the workplace, the underlying theory appears in the form of person-job and ...

Preferential Seating for College Students with Adhd: Is It an Effective Accommodation?

Clifton, John (2007-12-15)

Given that adjusting student seating is a frequent intervention recommended for many students with ADHD, one would expect solid empirical evidence to support this recommendation. However, the available literature is not ...

Reliability and Validity of the SE-HEPA: Examining Physical Activity and Healthy Eating-Specific Self-Efficacy among a Sample of African-American Pre-Adolescents

Frye, William (2013-10-11)

Current estimates indicate that nearly one-third of all U.S. children can be classified as either overweight or obese and is even more prominent in African American children, affecting approximately 39%. In attempts to ...

Retrospective Reports of Perceived Parenting Style and Current Alcohol Use in a College Sample

Brooks, Shalonda (2008-05-15)

The effects of parenting style on behavioral outcomes have been well examined in early and middle childhood. Using Baumrind’s typology of parenting (warmth and control), studies have shown that parents who report using an ...

The Temporal Patterning of Spontaneous High-Rate Behavior: An Evaluation of Bout Partitioning Methods for Behavior Under Neurotoxicant Challenge

Hoffman, Daniel (2015-01-07)

Across species, much free-operant behavior exhibits a temporal pattern characterized by bouts of activity and periods of disengagement. Analysis of interevent time distributions has been widely used to characterize bout ...