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California State University, San Bernardino

2002

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Characteristics Of Reentry Women, Eleanore Lee Garces, Judith Kay Russell Jan 2002

Characteristics Of Reentry Women, Eleanore Lee Garces, Judith Kay Russell

Theses Digitization Project

This study looked at the potential reentry-aged women employed by the San Bernardino County Department of Children's Service. It identified the characteristics, motivations, needs and barriers of the reentry age female student. This study explored the reasons why some SBCDCS reentry-aged workers choose to further their education, while others do not.


Nonclinical Panic: A Useful Analogue For Panic Disorder?, Gia Renee Hamilton Jan 2002

Nonclinical Panic: A Useful Analogue For Panic Disorder?, Gia Renee Hamilton

Theses Digitization Project

The objective of this study is to see if nonclinical panickers with unexpected panic attacks (NCPs-U) may be a more useful panic disorder (PD) analogue than nonclinical panickers with expected panic attacks (NCPs-E).


The Effects Of Life Review On Well-Being In The Elderly, Karen Michelle Fagerstrom Jan 2002

The Effects Of Life Review On Well-Being In The Elderly, Karen Michelle Fagerstrom

Theses Digitization Project

It is widely believed among developmental psychologists that old age is a distinct developmental stage with unique goals, struggles and opportunities for growth. Achieving integrity involves making sense of disparate aspects of one's life and seing life as one complete whole, rather than bits and pieces of a puzzle. Integrity is achieved when each part of the puzzle is put into place, forming one complete picture.


Impact Of Parental Attachment On Identity And Self-Acceptance In Homosexual Males, Sharie Lee Colt Jan 2002

Impact Of Parental Attachment On Identity And Self-Acceptance In Homosexual Males, Sharie Lee Colt

Theses Digitization Project

The purpose of this study was to examine the impact of maternal attachment on identity and self-esteem in adult gay males.


Evaluation Of An Intervention Program For Assisting Family Caregivers With Placement Decisions, Adriana Raquel Bailey Jan 2002

Evaluation Of An Intervention Program For Assisting Family Caregivers With Placement Decisions, Adriana Raquel Bailey

Theses Digitization Project

The emotional aspect of caregiving is extremely complex and caregivers face tremendous emotional challenges as they react to the reality of their loved one's increasing disability. When it comes to making the placement decision, caregivers have frequently reached a burnout point in making decisions.


Road Rage: Where Is It Coming From?, Steven Leigh Pennington Jan 2002

Road Rage: Where Is It Coming From?, Steven Leigh Pennington

Theses Digitization Project

This project will address the increasing problem of violence on our nations roadways. This form of violence, termed road rage, is also occurring worldwide.


The Effects Of Perceived Parental Educational Involvement, Acculturation And Self-Esteem On The Academic Performance And Aspirations Of Mexican-American Adolescents, Francisco David Carranza Jan 2002

The Effects Of Perceived Parental Educational Involvement, Acculturation And Self-Esteem On The Academic Performance And Aspirations Of Mexican-American Adolescents, Francisco David Carranza

Theses Digitization Project

The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of parental educational involvement, acculturation and self-esteem on the academic performance and academic aspirations of Mexican American adolescents.


Prepotency Of Extrinsic And Intrinsic Factors On Job Satisfaction: A Structural Equation Model, David Bruce Galloway Jan 2002

Prepotency Of Extrinsic And Intrinsic Factors On Job Satisfaction: A Structural Equation Model, David Bruce Galloway

Theses Digitization Project

The project is to about employee job satisfaction and how outside and inside factors affect that satisfaction. The researcher used the Minnesota Satisfaction Questionnaire to measure satisfaction.


The Influence Of Individualistic Versus Collective Cultural Patterns On Attachment Patterns In Adult Females, Dih Hong Tan Jan 2002

The Influence Of Individualistic Versus Collective Cultural Patterns On Attachment Patterns In Adult Females, Dih Hong Tan

Theses Digitization Project

The purpose of the present study was to examine the impact of "individualistic" vs. "collective" cultural patterns on the distribution of attachment patterns. Participants were English-speaking Anglo-American (n=70), Hispanic (n=70), and Asian (n=60) females.


Developing A Culminating Assessment For Psychology Undergraduate Students, Tammy Louise Reichley Jan 2002

Developing A Culminating Assessment For Psychology Undergraduate Students, Tammy Louise Reichley

Theses Digitization Project

The purpose of this project was to create a comprehensive exam for a California State University to measure student learning in Psychology within a multi-matrix method Outcomes Assessment process.


Effects Of Goal Congruence On Withdrawal Behavior, As Mediated By Organizational Commitment, Amy Ines Quinones Jan 2002

Effects Of Goal Congruence On Withdrawal Behavior, As Mediated By Organizational Commitment, Amy Ines Quinones

Theses Digitization Project

No abstract provided.


The Effect Of Culture On Cross-Cultural Conflict Resolution Behaviors, Lisa Marie Grech Jan 2002

The Effect Of Culture On Cross-Cultural Conflict Resolution Behaviors, Lisa Marie Grech

Theses Digitization Project

This study attempted to investigate whether there were differences in the conflict behaviors chosen for members of the same culture versus members of a different culture when accounting for Chinese cultural value conservation.


Workplace Culture, Workgroup Identification, And Workplace Conflict, Vy Ngoc Lien Jan 2002

Workplace Culture, Workgroup Identification, And Workplace Conflict, Vy Ngoc Lien

Theses Digitization Project

The purpose of this thesis was to distinguish between which work factors contribute to emotional conflict in the workplace. Specifically, the factors of interest were existence and tolerance of multicultural diversity, work group culture and group identification.


Comparing Job Component Validity To Observed Validity Across Jobs, David Charles Morris Jan 2002

Comparing Job Component Validity To Observed Validity Across Jobs, David Charles Morris

Theses Digitization Project

Five hundred and eighteen observed validity coefficients based on correlations between commercially available test data and supervisory ratings of overall job performances were collected in 89 different job titles. Using Dictionary of Occupational Title Codes, Job Component Validity (JUV) estimates based on similar job titles residing in the PAQ Service database were collected and averaged across the General Aptitude Test.


The Effect Of Locus Of Control And Type Of Voice On Satisfaction With Voice And Procedural Justice, Robert Eugene Thrall Jan 2002

The Effect Of Locus Of Control And Type Of Voice On Satisfaction With Voice And Procedural Justice, Robert Eugene Thrall

Theses Digitization Project

This study examined the roles of type of voice and locus of control on satisfaction with type of voice and on feelings of procedural justice. Two forms of voice were assessed, instrumental and non-instrumental, as well as two forms of locus of control, external and internal. Participants read a scenario that randomly placed them into type of voice. Participants responded to surveys to determine the persons' locus of control, satisfaction with voice and feelings of procedural justice. A form of participation that brings employees satisfaction is voice. Allowing employees to express their opinions is seen as fair and has benefits …


A Structural Equation Model: Family-Friendly Organizational Policies, Norms, Supervisory Support, Work/Family Conflict And Organizational Attachment, Lindsay Brook Flye Jan 2002

A Structural Equation Model: Family-Friendly Organizational Policies, Norms, Supervisory Support, Work/Family Conflict And Organizational Attachment, Lindsay Brook Flye

Theses Digitization Project

The purpose of this paper is to present a study that examines the underlying stucture of work/family conflict. Research has shown that reducing work/family conflict is beneficial to both employees and the organization by reducing turnover and increasing satisfction, production and commitment to the organization.


Handbook On Eating Disorders For Dance Teachers: A Guide To Understanding Anorexia Nervosa, Bulimia Nervosa And Promoting Proper Nutrition In Young Female Dancers, Jennifer Tena Krogman Jan 2002

Handbook On Eating Disorders For Dance Teachers: A Guide To Understanding Anorexia Nervosa, Bulimia Nervosa And Promoting Proper Nutrition In Young Female Dancers, Jennifer Tena Krogman

Theses Digitization Project

This project discusses the problem of eating disorders in dancers. The development of eating disorders can be attributed to sociocultural development, and psychological factors. Dance places an emphasis on thinness, and the pressure to obtain ideal standards of thinness appear to be particularly salient in the development of eating disorders in dancers.


The September 11th Tragedy: Effects And Interventions In The School Community, Julia Ellen Westcot Jan 2002

The September 11th Tragedy: Effects And Interventions In The School Community, Julia Ellen Westcot

Theses Digitization Project

The purpose of the study was to record the post-traumatic symptoms resulting from the September 11th tragedy, as observed in students by their teachers and counselors throughout a six-month period.


The Buffering Effects Of Perceived Fitness On Stress Reactivity, Jayme Nichole Petaishiski Jan 2002

The Buffering Effects Of Perceived Fitness On Stress Reactivity, Jayme Nichole Petaishiski

Theses Digitization Project

This study addresses the effects of the changing workforce and the physiological and psychological benefits of fitness. The purpose of this experiment is to test the relationship between situational stressors, perceived fitness, exercise locus of control, self-control, and perceived stress.


The Role Of Acculturation In Leader-Member Exchange, Dalila Somoza Valle Jan 2002

The Role Of Acculturation In Leader-Member Exchange, Dalila Somoza Valle

Theses Digitization Project

In light of the increase of Hispanic Immigrants (i.e 1st, 2nd, 3rd generation) in the U.S. workforce and the impact that the quality of the leader-member exchange has on the organization's success, this study investigated the quality of the relationship that emerges between hispanic subordinates and Anglo-American leaders (i.e who are most representative of the U.S. dominant culture).


Male's Expectations Of Their Female Partner's Roles, Lorena Tejeda Jan 2002

Male's Expectations Of Their Female Partner's Roles, Lorena Tejeda

Theses Digitization Project

No abstract provided.


Predictors And Criteria Of Success In The Master's Of Science Industrial/Organizational Program: A Case Study, Alexius Cheang Weng Onn Jan 2002

Predictors And Criteria Of Success In The Master's Of Science Industrial/Organizational Program: A Case Study, Alexius Cheang Weng Onn

Theses Digitization Project

The purpose of this research is to find additional predictor variables specifically with regard to graduate student success in the Master of Science (M.S.) Industrial/Organizational Psychology program.


The Attachment Of Children In Foster Care, Rosalba Espinoza, Sarah Lopez Ramirez Jan 2002

The Attachment Of Children In Foster Care, Rosalba Espinoza, Sarah Lopez Ramirez

Theses Digitization Project

The purpose of the study was to examine the association between foster care children and the behaviors they exhibit particularly in attachment outcomes. The study was also an informative tool that addressed the impact of children with attachment issues currently in the foster care system. Examining the relationship between the two variables may be able to help parents and their children, by providing future resources necessary to both parties in case separation and loss occurs.


Project Design Of The Multicultural Education And Training Structured Interview For Cultural Formulation, Dione Nicole Johnson Jan 2002

Project Design Of The Multicultural Education And Training Structured Interview For Cultural Formulation, Dione Nicole Johnson

Theses Digitization Project

The purpose of this project is to outline a validation study demonstrating the utility of the Mulicultural Education and Training Structured Interview for Cultural Formulations (METSICF).


Social Support Among Emancipated Foster Youth, Nicole Anita Hart Jan 2002

Social Support Among Emancipated Foster Youth, Nicole Anita Hart

Theses Digitization Project

The purpose of this study was to examine whether or not having social support serves as a tool of encouragement for youth to become skilled in areas preparing them for adulthood.


Play Therapy Techniques And Their Effectiveness With Angry Children In A School Setting, Lisa Marie Meyer, Nelly Edith Saucedo Jan 2002

Play Therapy Techniques And Their Effectiveness With Angry Children In A School Setting, Lisa Marie Meyer, Nelly Edith Saucedo

Theses Digitization Project

The purpose of this study was to determine which play therapy techniques were most effective when applied to working with children who have angercontrol problems.


Is Society's View Of Sexual Harassment Evolving Along With New Legal Precedents?, Amy Lynn Laufenberg Laufenberg Jan 2002

Is Society's View Of Sexual Harassment Evolving Along With New Legal Precedents?, Amy Lynn Laufenberg Laufenberg

Theses Digitization Project

This study was designed to investigate if society's view of sexual harassment is evolving along with new legal precedents that include remedies for same-sex sexual harassment. By using an aggressive provocation questionnaire and varied scenarios where responses were recorded on a 5-point Likert scale assessing their perception of the level of sexual harassment depicted in the scenario. Thus examining the role of aggression in people's perceptions of sexual harassment.


Measuring Parental Involvement Utilizing The Experience Sampling Methodology, Kim Carmelite Metcalfe Jan 2002

Measuring Parental Involvement Utilizing The Experience Sampling Methodology, Kim Carmelite Metcalfe

Theses Digitization Project

The purpose of the current study was, in general, to use the Experience Sampling Methodology (ESM) to more accurately assess the types of behaviors that mothers and fathers engage in with their sons and daughters and the amount of time they spend engaged in those behaviors when compared to each other.


Family Supportive Benefits And Their Effect On Experienced Work-Family Conflict, Alison Anna Maitlen Jan 2002

Family Supportive Benefits And Their Effect On Experienced Work-Family Conflict, Alison Anna Maitlen

Theses Digitization Project

The goal of this study was to provide a link between the family-supportive benefits offered by an employer, and the work-family conflict experienced by that organization's employees. In order for employee outcomes such as job satisfaction to remain high, the work-family conflict experienced by the employee needs to remain low. One way to possibly lower the amount of work-family conflict experienced is to offer family-supportive benefits.