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Examining Personal And Structural Mental Healthcare Disparities In Transgender And Gender Non-Conforming Individuals, Aiden W. Mintah-Jumbo
Examining Personal And Structural Mental Healthcare Disparities In Transgender And Gender Non-Conforming Individuals, Aiden W. Mintah-Jumbo
Honors College Theses
The current research evaluates the mental healthcare barriers that exist for transgender/ gender non-conforming individuals versus cisgender individuals in the context of anxiety and depression. We hypothesized that non-cisgender people would have greater healthcare disparities than compared to cisgender people. The importance of this research is to further understand the healthcare gap between transgender/ gender non-conforming communities and cisgender communities. Participants (n = 532) took an online survey where they were asked a series of questions relating to how barriers to care impact mental health domains. Data was analyzed using a one-way between groups multivariate analysis of data (MANOVA) which …
The #Metoo Movement And Social Dominance Orientation, Elaine N. Forbes
The #Metoo Movement And Social Dominance Orientation, Elaine N. Forbes
Honors College Theses
Social Dominance Orientation (SDO) is a measurement of an individual's desire for the current social hierarchy to be maintained (Sidanius & Pratto, 1994). SDO has long been considered relatively stable, and men have been shown to exhibit higher SDO than women on average. However, recent research suggests that men's SDO scores may increase in response to an outgroup threat (Sugiura et al., 2017). The current study aimed to use the #MeToo Movement as an outgroup threat to investigate the effect of a modern real-world event on SDO scores in men compared to women. Modified news articles covering the #MeToo Movement …
Evaluation Of Student Reactions To Consumer Products, Bryce K. Lesher
Evaluation Of Student Reactions To Consumer Products, Bryce K. Lesher
Honors College Theses
Based on gender role congruence theory, this research sought to understand how consumer perceptions differ for masculinized and feminized products when they are presented by the opposing gender. Additionally, our research sought to understand what role—if any—political affiliation played in the consumer’s perception of the products presented. The results of this study were inconclusive due to a data collection error, however, the study itself serves as a good framework for answering the question of interest and should be rerun to draw meaningful conclusions.