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Defining Imaginary Audience Scores Via Gender Attributes Versus Biological Gender, George M. Freeman
Defining Imaginary Audience Scores Via Gender Attributes Versus Biological Gender, George M. Freeman
UNF Graduate Theses and Dissertations
Imaginary audience scores for males and females have not demonstrated consistent differences in the literature. In this study, scores on the Imaginary Audience Scale (lAS) and on the Imaginary Audience subscale of the Adolescent Egocentrism-Sociocentrism scale (ABS) were compared to self-rating of gender attributes on the Personality Attributes Questionnaire (PAQ). Results for 64 females and 32 males surveyed at a southeastern university indicate that one's self-rating of gender attributes correlates with imaginary audience scores while biological gender does not. As masculine attribute scores increase, lAS scores and Abiding Self subscale scores decrease. As masculine-feminine attribute scores (traits favored by both …
Attachment Object Effects On Children's Anxiety During School-Related Transitions, Lauriann M. Jones
Attachment Object Effects On Children's Anxiety During School-Related Transitions, Lauriann M. Jones
UNF Graduate Theses and Dissertations
Because a child's first day of school can be anxiety provoking, familiar soothing inanimate objects, such as blankets, might help to minimize discomfort related to this novel situation. The current study examined the anxiety level of twenty-six one- to four-year-old children and their mothers at three times 1) before the first day of school, 2) during separation from their mother on the first day of school, and 3) after home from their first day of school. Maternal report was used to assess child and mother anxiety levels (Likert scale 0- 10) and child level of attachment to a familiar inanimate …