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The Influence Of Positive And Negative Couple Rituals On Satisfaction, Commitment, And Dyadic Adjustment, Timetra Marie Hampton
The Influence Of Positive And Negative Couple Rituals On Satisfaction, Commitment, And Dyadic Adjustment, Timetra Marie Hampton
Theses Digitization Project
The current study predicted that positive couple rituals would be positively associated with relationship satisfaction, commitment, and dyadic adjustment, whereas negative couple rituals were expected to exhibit a negative association with these outcome variables. Data for this study were collected online in 2009. Participants included undergraduate students from California State University San Bernardino (CSUSB), the University of Georgia (UGA), and the University of Connecticut (UNCONN).
Infancy And Beyond: Parents Supporting The Healthy Sexual And Emotional Development Of Their Children, Jennifer Anne Newman
Infancy And Beyond: Parents Supporting The Healthy Sexual And Emotional Development Of Their Children, Jennifer Anne Newman
Theses Digitization Project
The purpose of this project is to bring parental awareness to the subject matter, expand their knowledge base, and increase the parenting skill set related to childhood sexual development. The goal of this project is to shed light on childhood sexual development in service of best practice parenting, ultimately leading to optimal child outcomes. Providing parents with the knowledge to foster the healthy sexual development of their children is the ultimate goal. The participants were recruited from the California State University, San Bernardino (CSUSB) student body and were asked to fill out a demographic questionnaire.
The Relationship Between Work-Family Conflict, Perceived Support, And Psychological Contracts For Hispanic And African American Women, Celina Matilde Garcia Ali
The Relationship Between Work-Family Conflict, Perceived Support, And Psychological Contracts For Hispanic And African American Women, Celina Matilde Garcia Ali
Theses Digitization Project
The purpose of this study was to extend past and current literature in work-family conflict (WFC), perceived supervisor support (PSS), perceived organizational support (POS) and psychological contracts to Hispanic and African American populations. Data was collected from 97 participants with complete surveys from a full-time working adult population primarily in Southern California.
Time And Proximity As Factors Of Quality Mentorship, Brandon Keith Patrick
Time And Proximity As Factors Of Quality Mentorship, Brandon Keith Patrick
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This study examined the impact of time and proximity on the quality of formal mentor program in organizations. The study proposed that a quality formal mentor program will be one where the mentor and protégé are close in proximity and that the time the mentor spends with the protégé will lead to higher career-related and psychosocial outcomes.
The Influence Of Marital Satisfaction And Parenting Styles On Child Depressive Symptoms: An Exploration Of Ethnic Differences, Briawna Simone Williams
The Influence Of Marital Satisfaction And Parenting Styles On Child Depressive Symptoms: An Exploration Of Ethnic Differences, Briawna Simone Williams
Theses Digitization Project
The purpose of this study was to examine the associations between marital satisfaction, parenting styles and child depressive symptoms across ethnic groups. Gender differences in these associations were also examined for mothers and fathers.
An Applied Behavior Analysis-Based Intervention To Teach Age-Appropriate Sport Skills To Children Diagnosed With Autism Spectrum Disorder, Junko Uehara Moran
An Applied Behavior Analysis-Based Intervention To Teach Age-Appropriate Sport Skills To Children Diagnosed With Autism Spectrum Disorder, Junko Uehara Moran
Theses Digitization Project
The purpose of this study is to demonstrate that an effective behavioral intervention program can teach children with ASD to engage in age-appropriate lifetime sport activities (i.e., bike ride, scooter ride, skateboard, rollerblade, soccer, and baseball) and the ultimate goal of current intervention is for children with ASD to maintain the skills over time and generalize them to community activities.
Can Narcissus Ever Maintain A Relationship: Relationship Characteristics As Mediators, Joseph Beshay Salib
Can Narcissus Ever Maintain A Relationship: Relationship Characteristics As Mediators, Joseph Beshay Salib
Theses Digitization Project
This thesis sets out to understand why narcissists often fail to maintain their relationships. The Investment Model of Commitment, with its reliance on social exchange and interdependence theories, guide the formulation of the proposed multiple mediation model.
Effect Of Positive Ingroup Exemplars On Negative Self-Stereotyping, Sandra Yvette Benitez
Effect Of Positive Ingroup Exemplars On Negative Self-Stereotyping, Sandra Yvette Benitez
Theses Digitization Project
The purpose of this research is to examine how being exposed to positive in-group exemplars will affect the extent to which participants use negative stereotypes of their group to evaluate themselves, which in this case is referred to as self-stereotyping.
Men's Subjective Distress To A Partner's Imagined Indifelity: Testing Evolutionary And Social-Cogntive Hypotheses, Tanner Michael Carollo
Men's Subjective Distress To A Partner's Imagined Indifelity: Testing Evolutionary And Social-Cogntive Hypotheses, Tanner Michael Carollo
Theses Digitization Project
Despite the ability of evolutionary psychology to account of sex differences in infidelity distress, it is challenged to explain the repeated finding that a large number of men do not select sexual infidelity as more distressing than emotional infidelity. The research goal of this thesis was to examine theoretically relevant individual difference variables in men that could possibly account for their reported distress to imagining a romantic partner's sexual and emotional infidelity.
The Relationship Between Core Self-Evaluations, Self-Regulation, Need Supply Fit And Job Satisfaction: A Comprehensive Model, Amanda Marie Deane
The Relationship Between Core Self-Evaluations, Self-Regulation, Need Supply Fit And Job Satisfaction: A Comprehensive Model, Amanda Marie Deane
Theses Digitization Project
The purpose of this project will explain how core self-evaluation is related to job satisfaction both directly and indirectly via the following mechanisms: emotional generalization, perception, and motivation.
Does Sharing Financial And Creative Resources With Children Function As Extended Phenotypes In Female Ratings Of Male Attractiveness?, Margaret Anne Lanier
Does Sharing Financial And Creative Resources With Children Function As Extended Phenotypes In Female Ratings Of Male Attractiveness?, Margaret Anne Lanier
Theses Digitization Project
This thesis studies how women rate a man's attractiveness, according to his investments of time or money in a related or unlrelated child, the man himself or another adult. The findings demonstrate that possessing and exhibiting creativity is a powerful tool in attracting females to males, sometimes more powerful than sharing monetary resources.
Dissonance Reduction In Response To Emotional And Sexual Infidelity: Evidence For An Evolved Sexually Dimorphic Jealousy Mechanism, Triin Anton
Theses Digitization Project
The goal of the current research was to provide support for an evolutionary psychology perspective that views the brain as a modular device. According to this viewpoint, the brain is thought to have evolved to use information from the environment and the body to regulate behavior and bodily functions. The present research utilized a cognitive dissonance paradigm to evaluate the validity of the theory that sexual jealousy is an evolved, sex-linked psychological mechanism and that the reactions of men and wmoen differ. A total of 100 California State University, San Bernardino (CSUSB) students participated in this study.
Networking In The 21st Century: The Influence Of Self-Esteem On Networking Behaviors, Cassaundra Renee Leier
Networking In The 21st Century: The Influence Of Self-Esteem On Networking Behaviors, Cassaundra Renee Leier
Theses Digitization Project
Networking has been demonstrated as an effective strategy for attaining career success. The present study examined the relationship between self-esteem and media preference for engaging in social networking. The purpose of this study was to examine self-esteem as a predictor of media preferences for engaging in social networking in a work-based content. While networking relationships have the potential to benefit one's social and personal life, the focus of the present study is on developing relationships to build social capital and advance one's career. The findings of this study demonstrate the importance of self-esteem for engaging in social networking activities.
The Influence Of Cultural Perspectives And Conflict Resolution On Employee Perceptions Of Leadership Effectiveness, Cynthia Lorraine Owens
The Influence Of Cultural Perspectives And Conflict Resolution On Employee Perceptions Of Leadership Effectiveness, Cynthia Lorraine Owens
Theses Digitization Project
The purpose of this study was to examine how cultural values and conflict resolution influence the perceptions employees form about their managers. The sample for this study included 118 participants representing various organizations from the United States.
Women's Silencing-The-Self: A Structural Model, Bianca Nadine Loya
Women's Silencing-The-Self: A Structural Model, Bianca Nadine Loya
Theses Digitization Project
This study tests the hypotheses that both women's internal beliefs regarding their bodies and their condoning of benevolent sexist beliefs will influence their silencing-the-self views.
The Difference Between Bystander Normative Judgments And Intentions To Intervene In Male On Female Physical Violence, Gustavo Leoplodo Bento
The Difference Between Bystander Normative Judgments And Intentions To Intervene In Male On Female Physical Violence, Gustavo Leoplodo Bento
Theses Digitization Project
The purpose of this experiment was to measure participants' normative judgment and willingness to help a woman who is being assaulted by a man.
Influences Of Supervisor And Peer Support On Transfer Of Training, Suzanne Michelle Anderson
Influences Of Supervisor And Peer Support On Transfer Of Training, Suzanne Michelle Anderson
Theses Digitization Project
Student employees (N=86) at a major research institution participated in a new hire orientation training and then responded to questionnaires measuring ten transfer behaviors and eight work environment constructs measuring support, frequency of contact, cohesion, and general means efficacy. Supervisor ratings of trainee performance were used to measure transfer behaviors.
Superattraction: The Superlearning Phenomenon In Interpersonal Attraction, Ryan Edward Lipinski
Superattraction: The Superlearning Phenomenon In Interpersonal Attraction, Ryan Edward Lipinski
Theses Digitization Project
This thesis will discuss Pavlovian conditioning and its utility in researching various areas of psychology including interpersonal attraction. It was designed to extend the application of conditioning principles in the study of interpersonal attraction by testing cue competition predictions made by the reinforcement-context theory of attraction.
Interpersonal Forgiveness In Close Relationships: An Attachment Perspective, Linda Susan Krajewski
Interpersonal Forgiveness In Close Relationships: An Attachment Perspective, Linda Susan Krajewski
Theses Digitization Project
Close interpersonal relationships are the foundation of human society. The goal in this study was to investigate the relationships between forgiveness (self and others) and the two dimensions of attachment (anxiety and avoidance).
Interpersonal Forgiveness In Close Relationships: An Attachment Perspective, Linda Susan Krajewski
Interpersonal Forgiveness In Close Relationships: An Attachment Perspective, Linda Susan Krajewski
Theses Digitization Project
Close interpersonal relationships are the foundation of human society. The goal in this study was to investigate the relationships between forgiveness (self and others) and the two dimensions of attachment (anxiety and avoidance).
Differences Between African Americans And White Americans On Social Acuity, Richard Raymond Jaramillo
Differences Between African Americans And White Americans On Social Acuity, Richard Raymond Jaramillo
Theses Digitization Project
This study, conceptually replicating the study by Funder and Harris (1986), examined the difference between African Americans and white Americans on measures of social acuity. Social acuity, as defined in this context, is the ability and inclination to perceive the psychological state of others and guide one's behavior in accordance with that perception.
Persuasive Behavior As A Moderator Of The Relationship Between Strategic Behavior And Leadership Effectiveness, Daniel Rojas Vieira
Persuasive Behavior As A Moderator Of The Relationship Between Strategic Behavior And Leadership Effectiveness, Daniel Rojas Vieira
Theses Digitization Project
Based on the notion that leader behaviors are mutually facilitative on their effects on leader effectiveness, this study tested the hypothesis that Persuasive behaviors enhance the predictive relationship between Strategic behaviors and Leadership Effectiveness. Persuasive was hypothesized to act as an enhancer based on the notion that the leader's ability to influence others and develop followership can enhance the impact of a leader's ability to set strategy, provide direction, make decisions and plan on perceived effectiveness.
Learning In The Absence Of Learning?: Biologically Constrained Sex Differences In Response To Emotional And Sexual Intimacy, William Todd Abraham
Learning In The Absence Of Learning?: Biologically Constrained Sex Differences In Response To Emotional And Sexual Intimacy, William Todd Abraham
Theses Digitization Project
The goal of this work was to integrate multiple levels of analysis in an attempt to clarify our understanding of a wealth of data examining sexual and emotional intimacy. The current work presented an empirical attempt to reconcile the notion of biologically constrained behavior with a perspective emphasizing evolved psychological mechanisms.
In-Laws And Marital Relationships, Trisha Marie Terry
In-Laws And Marital Relationships, Trisha Marie Terry
Theses Digitization Project
This study examined the relationship between married individuals, their mothers-in-laws, fathers-in-law and marital adjustment. Participants were 33 male and 123 female married college students (mean age of 30) who responded to a questionaire assessing perceived in-law social support, perceived dissimilarity in family values with in-laws, triangulation with in-laws, and marital adjustment.
The Effects Of Collective Interdependence Efficacy On The Difficulty Of Self-Chosen Group Goals, Shannon Christy Sowers
The Effects Of Collective Interdependence Efficacy On The Difficulty Of Self-Chosen Group Goals, Shannon Christy Sowers
Theses Digitization Project
This study examined the effects of collective interdependence efficacy on the difficulty of self-chosen group goals and performance levels. Teamwork interdependence KSAs were manipulated by false feedback in an experimental setting.
An Investigation Of Mentoring Relationships: What Factors Contribute To Satisfaction?, Megan Elizabeth Mccusker
An Investigation Of Mentoring Relationships: What Factors Contribute To Satisfaction?, Megan Elizabeth Mccusker
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No abstract provided.
The Influence Of Self-Concept On The Decision Making Process In Marital Choice Among Females In Early Adulthood, Vicki Lynn Manning
The Influence Of Self-Concept On The Decision Making Process In Marital Choice Among Females In Early Adulthood, Vicki Lynn Manning
Theses Digitization Project
No abstract provided.
The Influence Of Preschool Experiences On The Transition To Kindergarten, Trang Phoung Nguyen
The Influence Of Preschool Experiences On The Transition To Kindergarten, Trang Phoung Nguyen
Theses Digitization Project
No abstract provided.
Loneliness: A Study In Cognitive Discrepancy, Michelle Marie Garber
Loneliness: A Study In Cognitive Discrepancy, Michelle Marie Garber
Theses Digitization Project
No abstract provided.