Browsing by Author "Hunter, Evelyn"

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36-24-36: The Effect of Listening to Rap Lyrics that Promote the Curvy Ideal on Black Women’s Body Image Dissatisfaction

Scott, April (2019-12-10)

Body image dissatisfaction (BID) has been linked to a number of concerns such as low self-esteem, disordered eating, anxiety and depression. Mainstream media has been identified as one of the biggest culprits in the ...

Alcohol, Sleep and Five-Factor Personality Characteristics: A Latent Profile Analysis

Hafftka, Raina (2020-03-05)

To date, a substantial body of research has demonstrated that undergraduate students are often found to experience poor sleep quality, as well as frequently high levels of alcohol usage. Furthermore these two concerns are ...

Cultural Competence in Action: Self-Perceptions of Counselor Educators in Higher Education Leadership Careers

Brown, Ashley B. (2021-07-19) ETD File Embargoed

Cultural competence is regarded as the fourth force in the counseling profession (Sue, Sue, Neville, & Smith, 2019). Cultural competence and practice are topics that have been extensively researched in recent years. Those ...

Cultural Competence, Implicit Racial Bias, and its Impacts on Subjective Discipline Decisions in Education

Fagan, Donielle (2022-07-26) ETD File Embargoed

The current study’s goal was to explore how individual levels of cultural competence and levels of implicit racial bias may impact the decision of teachers when faced with a subjective discipline decision. A series of ...

The Effect of Language Use on Emotional Expression and Autobiographical Memory Retrieval in Bilingual Therapy

Song, Haidi (2021-07-21) ETD File Embargoed

The purpose of this study was to gain understanding into the mechanism of autobiographical story telling process in bilingual therapy by examining language independence, language specificity and code-switching phenomenon. ...

The Effect of Stereotype Threat on African Americans' Perception of Police Officer Communication Accommodation

Kinney, Jade (2020-11-24)

Stereotype threat is a phenomenon that has been shown to produce inhibitory effects in cognitive and other processing (Najdowski, 2011; Osborne, 2007). This study analyzed whether stereotype threat differences occur between ...

From Correction to Connection: The Effect of Pet Ownership on Recidivism and Empathy in Former Inmates

Joplin, Brooke (2022-07-13)

After a person is released from prison the rate at which they reoffend is known as recidivism. Previous research shows that an increase an empathy leads to a reduction of recidivism rates (Kratcoski & Kratcoski, 2017; ...

Gender Role Conflict, Masculine Body Ideals, and Male Body Dissatisfaction: Examining the Gender Self-Socialization Development Model

Mitchell, Jonathan (2021-05-18)

The purpose of this study was to gain understanding into the development of body image in men by examining the Gender Self-Socialization Model. Specifically, the study assessed variables related to gender roles, masculine ...

Negative Family Food Experiences, Ethnic Identity, and Disordered Eating in African-American Women: Measuring Relevant Risk and Protective Factors

Hunter, Evelyn (2013-07-10)

Research with Caucasian women supports that negative family food (NFF) experiences may be a risk factor for disordered eating. To date, the examination of risk factors for disordered eating in African American (AA) women ...

Preventing the Preschool to Prison Pipeline: A Preliminary Study of the Effects of E-Coaching Head Start Teachers on Behavior-Specific Praise

Taylor, Ja'Lia (2022-08-04)

The number of preschoolers expelled and suspended from school is the highest among all student groups. In the long run, preschool expulsions and suspensions can have statistically detrimental effects on a child's life ...

The Refugee Crisis: The Response of Mental Health Professionals to Syrian Asylum-seekers

Stabin, Daniel (2020-09-15)

The purpose of this study was to examine the reactions to potential refugee admissions based on the ethnic or religious identity of the refugee. Graduate students (n = 242) enrolled in psychology, counseling, social work, ...

“Shut Up and Play”: Modifying A Situational Attitude Scale to Detect Negative Perceptions and Prejudice toward Division I Athletes in Academic Settings

Battle, Chelsi (2023-07-17) ETD File Embargoed

The current study aimed to modify and develop a scale that detects prejudice towards athletes and examine if there were differences in participant responses based on race, sport or athletic identity. The study involved 107 ...

Stereotype Threat, Black Consciousness, Racial Identity, and Psychological Wellbeing: Examining the Fluidity of Biracial Identity

Hanks, Madison (2021-11-12) ETD File Embargoed

To date, the majority of research surrounding stereotype threat explores the experiences of monoracial minorities, with little research exploring the intersection of individuals who hold multiple racial identities. Research ...

Swiped off my feet: Exploring differences related to relationship initiation

O'Neil, Katherine (2020-05-27) ETD File Embargoed

An increasing number of people are going on dates and forming relationships after meeting through a mobile app or online dating site. Although stigma towards the use of these services is likely decreasing, negative perceptions ...

“Tell Your Friends to Pull Up”: Development and Validation of the Measure of Allyship Identity (MAI)

Hanley, Erika (2022-06-24) ETD File Embargoed

The present study describes the development and validation of the Measure of Allyship Identity (MAI), an instrument intending to assess the development of one’s identity as a social justice ally across a continuum. Items ...

Typologies of childhood experiences and systemic lupus erythematosus disease activity, depression, and anxiety in the Black Women’s Experiences Living with Lupus (BeWELL) Study

Chung, Kara (2020-07-10) ETD File Embargoed

Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a chronic autoimmune disease that is sensitive to stress. However, there is a paucity of research on the impact of childhood stress on adult health among this population. This study ...

Visible Yet Unseen: An Exploration of the Moderation Effects of Religiosity on the Relationship Between Discrimination and Psychological Distress among Muslim Women

Ridha, Betool (2022-05-19)

The purpose of this study was to gain understanding into the experiences of gendered discrimination among Muslim women by examining the relationship between religious discrimination and psychological distress. Specifically, ...

Women with Inflammatory Bowel Disease Experiences with Dating and Romantic Relationships

Stokes, Lindsay (2023-07-19) ETD File Embargoed

The purpose of this study was to develop an understanding of women with inflammatory bowel disease and their experiences in dating and romantic relationships. Through in-depth, semi-structured interviews, the researcher ...