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How The Valence Of Vicarious Contact Influences Dehumanization Of Individuals Who Are Homeless, Makenna Moscatel, Ashleigh Roth, Brittany Tausen
How The Valence Of Vicarious Contact Influences Dehumanization Of Individuals Who Are Homeless, Makenna Moscatel, Ashleigh Roth, Brittany Tausen
School of Psychology, Family, and Community Research Conference
Can simply hearing about another person's experience with an individual who is homeless influence one's own tendency to dehumanize these individuals? Participants (N = 141) were randomly assigned to read about a positive or negative encounter a volunteer had with an individual experiencing homelessness before rating themselves and homeless individuals on a series of human-like traits. Results revealed that when controlling for how similar participants felt to the author of a story, the valence of the encounter altered perceptions of the cognitive abilities believed to characterize individuals who are homeless as well as the emotional abilities ascribed to the self.
Stability Of Moral Traits (Justice And Humanity) In Emerging Adults: A Longitudinal Analysis., Samantha Jacobson, Julia Devere, Maddie Grigg, Mikayla Logue, Lazarus Scarbrough, Michael Roe
Stability Of Moral Traits (Justice And Humanity) In Emerging Adults: A Longitudinal Analysis., Samantha Jacobson, Julia Devere, Maddie Grigg, Mikayla Logue, Lazarus Scarbrough, Michael Roe
School of Psychology, Family, and Community Research Conference
Emerging adulthood is considered a particularly important period for moral maturity in adulthood, and for personality changes that relate closely to character development. Research also suggests that once moral traits develop in emerging adults, they remain relatively stable in both score and rank; and they are among the most stable of character traits examined. Using the VIA Character Strength Survey, the current research is investigating the stability of the moral traits justice and humanity in comparison to a subset of character traits from other domains. These data were collected from SPU students early in their college years and again as …
Development Of Character Prospection In Emerging Adult Search And Presence Of Calling, Samantha Jacobson, Julia Devere, Maddie Grigg, Mikayla Logue, Lazarus Scarbrough, Michael Roe
Development Of Character Prospection In Emerging Adult Search And Presence Of Calling, Samantha Jacobson, Julia Devere, Maddie Grigg, Mikayla Logue, Lazarus Scarbrough, Michael Roe
School of Psychology, Family, and Community Research Conference
Emerging adulthood is considered a particularly important period for seeking life roles that provide a sense of purpose or meaningfulness. It has been proposed that character prospection, the ability to predict change to one's character in the near future, is an integral part of personality development in emerging adults. The current research operationalizes character prospection as the relationship between search for calling in students early in their college years and presence of calling in students nearing their graduation. Among a variety of variables being explored, we hypothesize spirituality as a mediator of character prospection, due to the role of transcendent …
Catalytic Leadership: How A President's Language Influences National Outcomes, Codieann Dehaas, Fei Lu, Paul Yost, Stormy Mccarragher, Mackenzie Allison, Jessie Cannon
Catalytic Leadership: How A President's Language Influences National Outcomes, Codieann Dehaas, Fei Lu, Paul Yost, Stormy Mccarragher, Mackenzie Allison, Jessie Cannon
School of Psychology, Family, and Community Research Conference
This study investigated the extent to which potential-focused leader language (inclusive, future-focused, and honest) is catalytic. An analysis of US presidential speeches found language was related to historian ratings, unskilled worker wages, and an enduring legacy (internet and book references), but unrelated to social (e.g., patents) and societal (e.g., prison population) outcomes.
Predictors Of Quality And Meaning In Life In Independently Living Older Adults: A Quantitative Replication Of Weinstock And Bond (2018), Samantha Jacobson, Maddie Grigg, Naomi Isenberg, Mikayla Logue, Karen Tanzy, Nancy Weinbeck, Michael Roe
Predictors Of Quality And Meaning In Life In Independently Living Older Adults: A Quantitative Replication Of Weinstock And Bond (2018), Samantha Jacobson, Maddie Grigg, Naomi Isenberg, Mikayla Logue, Karen Tanzy, Nancy Weinbeck, Michael Roe
School of Psychology, Family, and Community Research Conference
In their in depth qualitative study of older adults living in a continuing care facility, Weinstock and Bond (2018) identified three first-order components of quality of life: (1) Sense of community and belonging, (2) resident driven engagement, and (3) individual autonomy, independence, and respect. Our present study attempts to replicate the Weinstock and Bond findings using a quantitative methodology in a sample of independent living residents in Bayview, a retirement community in Seattle. (n = 56, 36 females, 19 males, 1 gender non-conforming, ages 66 — 97 years). Early analyses indicate that only the third component (i.e., autonomy, independence, and …
Images Of Aging And Positive Affect In Independently Living Older Adults: An Update, Samantha Jacobson, Maddie Grigg, Naomi Isenberg, Mikayla Logue, Karen Tanzy, Nancy Weinbeck, Michael Roe
Images Of Aging And Positive Affect In Independently Living Older Adults: An Update, Samantha Jacobson, Maddie Grigg, Naomi Isenberg, Mikayla Logue, Karen Tanzy, Nancy Weinbeck, Michael Roe
School of Psychology, Family, and Community Research Conference
The World Health Organization (2018) estimates that between 2015 and 2050, the proportion of the world's older adult population will nearly double from 12% to 22%. Despite this increasing prevalence, negative age-related stereotypes persist, cross national and cultural boundaries, and are associated with poor cognitive, mental, and physical health. In contrast, older adults with more positive views of aging experience better mental and physical health, engage in more preventive healthy behaviors, and enjoy greater longevity. These positive aging outcomes are again confirmed in this year's expanded study of independent living residents in Bayview, a retirement community in Seattle. (n = …