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Social Media: Are You Addicted? Examining The Role Of Social Media Platforms On Life Satisfaction, Personality And Generation, Alexzander Ponce

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

The rise of social media has led to an increase in social media use and social media addiction. Research has found that social media addiction is influenced by various factors, and this study looks to examine the relation between social media addiction and users' life satisfaction, personality type and age group; and whether the type of social media platform moderates this relationship. This study dispersed survey questionnaires and conducted an ANCOVA to analyze the results. Results found that life satisfaction and social media addiction are negatively related, but the negative relation is larger for Twitter users. Results also found a …

Personality Differences Between Academically Successful And Unsuccessful College Students As Measured By The Thematic Apperception Test, Leland Emil Mach

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

The problem of college student mortality and the prognosis of academic success have long intrigued school administrators and educational psychologists. The prediction of academic achievement remains a problem and the tremendous waste represented by the high percentage of drop-outs continues to pose a serious challenge to our institutions of higher education.

Statement of the Problem

The problem with which this study was concerned was to determine what differences, measurable by the Thematic Apperception Test, exist between students who have been identified as successful in college and those who have been identified as unsuccessful.

Ascendance : Submission Traits As Correlated With Some Aspects Of The Authoritarian Personality, Leo A. Moore

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

The problem is to see if there is a correlation between some of the ideologies that make-up the fascist personality, as measured in terms of the University of California Public Opinion Study and Ascendance - Submission traits as measured in terms of the A-S Reaction Study. Is there a statistical correlation between the "E" - ethnocentric, "PHC" political-economic conservatism, and "F" - fascist scale, and ascendance-submission traits of individuals? If so, what does this correlation imply? What generalizations can be made on the basis of statistical indications, if any? Will this study indicate that it will be possible to predict …

Personality Problems In The Senior High School : A Study Of The Diagnosis, Causes And Treatment Of Maladjustment At The C.K. Mcclatchy Senior High School Of Sacramento, California : With Consideration Of The Bell Personality Inventory As An Instrument Of Diagnosis, James N. Gardner

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

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