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Effects Of Artificial Enrichment On Western Lowland Gorilla (Gorilla Gorilla Gorilla) Activity Budgets, Angela Perretti

West Chester University Master’s Theses

The benefits of enrichment and proper husbandry protocols and their applicability in wildlife research have been important topics of zoological research. Examining activity budgets of various species throughout zoological facilities reap biological, educational, and conservation benefits. We collected data on the behavioral responses of five western lowland gorillas (Gorilla gorilla gorilla) (1 adult male, 2 adult females, 2 infants/juveniles) to a novel climbing structure in the outdoor enclosure at the Philadelphia Zoo. Over a period of 53 nonconsecutive months, we conducted 30-minute focals with 2-minute scan samples on the gorillas (488 total observation hours). We recorded the frequency of …

“Which Of The People Here Would Suspect That So Much Is Going On In The Mind Of A Teenage Girl?”: Adolescent Resilience In The Holocaust Diaries Of Anne Frank And Renia Spiegel, Jenna Marie Walmer

West Chester University Master’s Theses

In this qualitative archival diary study, Holocaust-era diaries were explored for evidence of the resilience of adolescent girls. Adolescent-themed passages were selected from the posthumously published diaries of Anne Frank and Renia Speigel, who kept private diaries while under the constant threat of war and genocide. To explore how the everyday affairs of adolescent development may contribute to resilience in the face of trauma, I used thematic analysis to determine the prevalence and emotional valence of four themes of adolescence: evolving social-relationships, emotional fluctuation, cognitive-identity changes, and physical changes. The emotional valence of the adolescent-themed diary passages was more likely …

The Reciprocal Effect Of Gastrointestinal Health On Psychological Distress And Disability In Emerging Adults, Emily Ross

Electronic Theses and Dissertations, 2020-2023

The gut-brain connection refers to the bidirectional communication pathway between the brain and gastrointestinal (GI) system. Recent epidemiological research has suggested incidence rates of Disorders of Gut Brain Interaction (DGBI) in emerging adults are increasing. The goal of the study was to investigate the associations between the latent variables of GI health, psychological distress, and impairment in general functioning (disability) across two time points. Although the gut-brain connection has been established, research on its directionality and association with functioning in emerging adults remains an understudied area. A repeated measures design was used to collect data via an online survey in …

Measurement Invariance In The Cesd-8 And Assessment Of Mood Correlates Between American And Mexican Community Studies On The Multisystemic Geriatric Depression Cycle, Manuel Herrera Legon

Electronic Theses and Dissertations, 2020-2023

The Health and Retirement Study is a longitudinal study that is conducted every other year in the United States and has served as a precursor to similar studies across the world, such as the Mexican Health and Aging Study. The purpose of the current project was evaluating the relationship between depressive symptoms, inflammation and physical activity levels using data from the HRS and MHAS studies. The current project was divided in two main studies. The first study aimed at establishing measurement invariance in a brief questionnaire about depressive symptoms, the CES-D 8. The second study looked at various theories of …

A Psychosociodevelopmental Framework For Conceptualizing The Ipv Transgenerational Cycle: The Relationships Between Maternal Mental Health, The Parent-Child Relationship, And Young Child Outcomes., J'Nelle Stephenson

Electronic Theses and Dissertations, 2020-2023

Research suggests that following an incidence of IPV, mothers who receive adequate support are more likely to demonstrate improved mental health (Anderson & van Ee, 2018). Healthier mothers are better able to parent their young children (Andreson & van Ee, 2018), which then encourages developmentally appropriate socio-emotional behaviors in their young children. Generally, it is understood that experiences of IPV during childhood can increase the chances of IPV victimization, among other negative outcomes, in adolescence and adulthood (Priestley, 2014); thereby, contributing to the intergenerational cycle of IPV. The purpose of this study was to examine a theoretical integration connecting the …

Loss Of Control Eating Predicted By The Interaction Between Emotion Regulation Difficulties, Distress Tolerance, And The Expectancy That Eating Reduces Negative Affect, Emily Burr

Electronic Theses and Dissertations, 2020-2023

A prominent theory of binge eating is the affect regulation theory, which posits that individuals binge eat to alleviate negative affect, and subsequently reduced negative affect reinforces the behavior. Although it is well-supported that individuals experience elevated negative affect pre-binge, findings do not consistently evince reduced negative affect after binge eating. Therefore, the affect regulation theory does not fully account for binge eating. However, habitual binge eating without reliable improvement in affect may be accounted for by expectancy theory. Expectancies may be predictive of behavior whether the outcomes of a behavior are inconsistent. Additionally, there is an increasing scientific awareness …

"I Drink (Responsibly), Therefore I Am": Development Of The Personal Assessment Of Responsible Drinking Identity, Angelina Leary

Electronic Theses and Dissertations, 2020-2023

PURPOSE: Identity has long been a human phenomenon, questioned and pondered by many thinkers. Recently, changes in identity have been argued to be the driving force behind behavioral change, and therefore interventions should be viewed within the context of identity change. While several measures of a drinker's identity exist, no measure examines the idiosyncrasies of a Responsible Drinker's Identity, an aim many alcohol-related interventions target. The current study created a responsible drinker identity measure, the Personal Assessment of Responsible Drinking Identity, or PARDI. METHOD: Two studies and a follow-up were used to develop and assess the psychometric properties of the …

Will It Be Ok Boomers?: Effects Of Precarious Work On Older Job-Insecure Workers, Alissa (Gebben) Neal

Electronic Theses and Dissertations, 2020-2023

The changing nature of work, in conjunction with union power decline, has resulted in increasing levels of job insecurity and precarious work among the global workforce (Benach et al., 2014; Hoffman et al., 2020). Additionally, research has shown that older workers experience work differently than younger workers (Ng & Feldman, 2012), and represent 44% of the workforce in the United States (Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2020). The present study explores the extent to which the confluence of precarious work and age creates a scenario where these workers respond to job insecurity in ways which differ from what is typically depicted …

The Prevalence Of Burnout Among Entry-Level Dental Hygiene Program Directors, Jessica Suedbeck, Emily A. Ludwig, Susan Lynn Tolle

Dental Hygiene Faculty Publications

Purpose: Workplace burnout in academia is a problem that affects career satisfaction and longevity. The purpose of this study was to determine the prevalence of burnout among entry-level dental hygiene program directors.

Methods: The Copenhagen Burnout Inventory (CBI) survey was used to determine prevalence of burnout in 325 dental hygiene program directors from across the United States. The survey was disseminated electronically. The CBI contains 19 questions that measure overall, personal, work-related, and client/student-related burnout on a five-point Likert type scale. The survey also included nine demographic and three open-ended questions related to burnout. Descriptive statistics, one sample t-tests, and …

Parental Stress In Asian American And Non-Asian American Families Of Children With Developmental Disabilities During Covid-19, Surina S. Bothra

Scripps Senior Theses

Past research has found higher levels of parental stress in Asian American families of children with developmental disabilities as compared to their non-Asian counterparts. This study examined whether this trend remains in the setting of the COVID-19 global pandemic, as well as considering the relationships between parental stress and COVID-19 stressors, the experience of discrimination during the pandemic, the type and severity of developmental disability, and child age. This study used a sequential explanatory mixed methods approach to quantitatively measure parental stress in 48 Asian American and 62 non-Asian American parents, and qualitatively collect data regarding the specific personal experiences …

Effects Of Gender, Race And Age Matching On Client Ratings Of The Therapeutic Alliance, Campbell Griffin

Scripps Senior Theses

Identity matching between therapists and clients has been shown to affect the processes and the outcomes of psychotherapy. A quasi-experimental study will be conducted in which patients (n=300) in identity matched or identity mismatched therapeutic pairs will report their perception of the therapeutic alliance and their therapists’ engagement with multicultural orientation framework (MCO) variables. This study is expected to find that matching by gender, matching by race, and matching by age are all significantly correlated with participant ratings of the therapeutic alliance, such that matching predicts higher ratings of the therapeutic alliance across treatment. The results of this study will …

Do I Desire Chatbots To Be Like Humans? Exploring Factors For Adoption Of Chatbots For Financial Services, Moses Sugumar, Shalini Chandra

Journal of International Technology and Information Management

AI-powered chatbots are gaining traction across various industries, especially in the financial sector. Despite these implementations, chatbot adoption and usage among consumers is still low. Grounding on the unified theory of acceptance and use of technology 2 (UTAUT2) model and the Belief Desire Intentions (BDI) model, this study explores factors influencing the adoption of chatbots for financial sectors by emphasizing on the role of user desires in addition to human beliefs. Explicitly, the research hypothesizes the role of the humanness in chatbots influencing consumer adoption in the financial services sector. The suggested research model was tested via a sample of …

Official Misconduct, Exoneree Race, And The Length Of Time From False Conviction To Exoneration, Blase S. Rokusek

Undergraduate Research Journal

We investigated the interaction of official misconduct (OM) committed by criminal justice officials and race of the defendant in the context of the length of time from conviction to exoneration. We included in our study cases from 1989 to 2020 from the National Registry of Exonerations (NRE), which compiles in its database exonerations accomplished both with and without DNA evidence. Analysis revealed that there does exist an interaction effect of OM and race of the defendant. The timeframe from conviction to exoneration was longest when the case involved both OM and a Black exoneree. Our results indicate that official misconduct …

The Relationship Between Emotion Regulation And Health Status In Southeast Rural Firefighters, Catherine G. Gallagher

College of Graduate Studies: Theses & Dissertations

Firefighters are continuously interacting within high-stress and high physical demanding tasks. Minimal research investigates the influence of emotion regulation on health status among firefighters. PURPOSE: To determine the relationship between emotion regulation constructs and health status fitness metrics in a sample of career firefighters from southeast Georgia. METHODS: Forty-four career firefighters from southeast rural Georgia participated in a yearly fitness assessment. Body composition and fitness variables were collected. Emotion regulation was examined using the 36-item Difficulties in Emotion Regulation Survey. Inferential analysis including a Kruskal Wallis test was used to reveal differences between variables in health status (i.e., Perceived Health, …

Resilience, Childhood Trauma History, And Foster Care Experience In College Students, Ashlyn M. Kincaid, Ashlyn M. Kincaid

Graduate Student Theses, Dissertations, & Professional Papers

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Integrated Primary Care Is Associated With Greater Job Satisfaction And Less Burnout Among Montana’S Medical And Behavioral Health Care Providers, C. Ivie English

Graduate Student Theses, Dissertations, & Professional Papers

Most research to date on integrated behavioral health (IBH) or integrated primary care (IPC) practices has examined primary care settings nested within academic medical centers or clinics within the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. This leaves clinics in rural and/or underserved communities without much representation in the literature. Likewise, provider job satisfaction and burnout have rarely been linked to the IPC model. Through an online cross-sectional survey of medical and behavioral health care providers in various primary care-based health care settings throughout Montana, this cross-sectional study demonstrates that degree of behavioral health integration significantly predicts greater job satisfaction and lower …

Do Aces Moderate Expressive Writing Outcomes? Examining The Relationship Between Exposure To Adverse Childhood Experiences And Expressive Writing Outcomes, Nick Vasquez

Cal Poly Humboldt theses and projects

Repeated exposure to adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) increases risks for various physical and mental health problems during adulthood. While research and policy decisions have focused primarily on early interventions and preventions, less research to date has looked at treatment options for adults with high exposure to ACEs. Cognitive behavioral therapies are viewed as an effective alternative; however, the high costs of therapy and limited efficacy for physical health problems warrant research into alternatives. Expressive writing is a well studied alternative to traditional talk-based therapies with limited demographic moderators. However, no research to date has looked at the role of ACEs …

College Students' Mental Health And Drug Use Outcomes During The Stay-At-Home Order, Alexander T. Hain

Cal Poly Humboldt theses and projects

The COVID-19 pandemic has affected people of all ages causing increased drug usage and worsening mental health in addition to hospitalization and death. The current study investigated how the United States’ stay-at-home orders affected the mental health and drug use of young adult college students. This population is of particular interest because young adults are at most risk of drug use developing into addiction. Two hypotheses related to the self-medication hypothesis were investigated: (1) there will be a significant increase in drug use during the stay-at-home order when compared to drug use prior to the stay-at-home order and (2) feelings …

Identifying Neuron Clusters Controlling Movement Vigor, Jay A. Strabinick

Cal Poly Humboldt theses and projects

Parkinson’s disease (PD) is a neurodegenerative disease that progressively decreases dopaminergic function. Lower amounts of dopamine may cause an innate motivational shift that decreases movement vigor when performing difficult tasks. In PD patients, bradykinesia, the slowing of movement, is characteristic of this decrease in vigor. The movement vigor hypothesis proposes that dopamine neurons modulate performance aspects of movement, like speed and persistence. This paper proposes a series experiments utilizing neuron recording techniques in zebrafish that would test the movement vigor hypothesis by determining whether in fact there is a distinct group of dopamine neurons that modulate movement vigor. Core elements …

Social Comparison Tendencies And The Reward Value Of Same-Sex Beauty Among Heterosexual Women, Melissa M. Martin Ms.

Cal Poly Humboldt theses and projects

Previous studies have suggested that heterosexual women, but not heterosexual men, find same sex beauty rewarding. This finding has been attributed to a “greater bisexual interest among heterosexual women”, but no other explanations have been offered or tested. The current study aimed to explore social comparison tendencies as a potential alternate explanation to this previously observed finding. Twenty-three heterosexual women completed a series of questionnaires designed to assess their social comparison tendencies (the social comparison orientation scale, the physical appearance comparison scale, and the intrasexual competition scale). They also completed a “pay-per-view” keypress task to measure the reward value of …

Evaluations Of Group Activism When Faced With Identity Threat, Ari Neely

Cal Poly Humboldt theses and projects

The current research is closely bound to a number of critical social issues that are becoming increasingly prevalent, such as homegrown terrorism enacted by Right wing extremist groups in the United States, through its focus on the development of attitudes toward moderate and extremist activism. This study examines the impact of an extremist, ingroup faction by manipulating identity threat and minority or majority influence. The current research examined these effects by measuring evaluations of moderate and extremist activist groups among members of the Democratic Party in the United States (N = 391) who were recruited from MTurk. Participants …

The Incredible 5-Point Scale Board Game, Brooke A. Maupin

Psychology Doctoral Specialization Projects

Game-based learning has become a staple of the educational community. However, it has not always reached the psychological community. Board games and game-based learning provide an opportunity to teach individuals about psychological concepts in a more engaging and entertaining way. Games are an ideal way to teach emotion related skills because they offer a safe and more accepting environment for mistakes. Further, board games encourage an active learning environment which can improve acquisition of knowledge. The current discussion focuses on taking a therapeutic tool (The Incredible 5-Point Scale) and developing it into a board game for use in session and …

Why Do You Wear A Mask? Children’S Conceptualizations Of Covid-19 And Contagion Avoidance Behaviors, Emily Hillman

Scripps Senior Theses

With the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, a need has emerged for psychological research on children’s understanding of infectious disease transmission. However, little existing research examines the link between children’s cognitive reasoning about illness and their subsequent behaviors regarding its transmissibility. This study will examine children’s conceptualizations of contagious illnesses such as COVID-19 and their subsequent contagion avoidance. A mixed methods approach will be used to establish the content of children’s conceptualizations of contagion and level of causal reasoning related to illness transmission. Dyads will be constructed comprising 4-12-year-old children and their parents. It is expected that parental contagion avoidance …

Assessing The Mediating Role Of Social Support In Childhood Maltreatment And Psychopathology Among College Students In Northern Ireland, Susan Lagdon, Jana Ross, Martin Robinson, Ateka A. Contractor, Ruby Charak, Cherie Armour

Psychological Science Faculty Publications

The detrimental impact of early trauma, particularly childhood maltreatment, on mental health is well documented. Although it is understood that social support can act as a protective factor towards mental health for children who experience such adversity, few studies have addressed the experience of childhood maltreatment and the important function of social support in adulthood. The current study aimed to assess the mediating role of social support in the relationship between childhood experiences of maltreatment, and mental health outcomes including anxiety, depression, PTSD and problematic alcohol use in a sample of university students (N= 640). Results of binary logistic regression …

อิทธิพลของประสบการณ์การถูกกีดกันต่อภาวะซึมเศร้าในคนกลุ่มน้อยทางเพศวิถีโดยมีการรับเอามุมมองทางลบต่อการรักเพศเดียวกันมาเป็นส่วนหนึ่งของตนเป็นตัวแปรส่งผ่านและความรู้สึกเชื่อมโยงกับชุมชนเป็นตัวแปรกำกับ, ณัชชา ศรีพิบูลพานิช

Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)

การวิจัยนี้มีวัตถุประสงค์เพื่อศึกษาความสัมพันธ์ระหว่างประสบการณ์การถูกกีดกัน ภาวะซึมเศร้า การรับเอามุมมองทางลบต่อการรักเพศเดียวกันมาเป็นส่วนหนึ่งของตน และความรู้สึกเชื่อมโยงกับชุมชนในคนกลุ่มน้อยทางเพศวิถี เก็บข้อมูลด้วยแบบสอบถามทางช่องทางออนไลน์ในกลุ่มตัวอย่างคนกลุ่มน้อยทางเพศวิถี จำนวน 263 คน มีอายุเฉลี่ย 27.06 ปี (SD = 6.21) เครื่องมือที่ใช้ในการวิจัยครั้งนี้ ได้แก่ 1) ข้อคำถามคัดกรอง 2) แบบสอบถามข้อมูลทั่วไป 3) แบบวัดภาวะซึมเศร้า 4) แบบวัดประสบการณ์การถูกกีดกัน 5) แบบวัดการรับเอามุมมองทางลบต่อการรักเพศเดียวกันมาเป็นส่วนหนึ่งของตน และ 6) แบบวัดความรู้สึกเชื่อมโยงกับชุมชน วิเคราะห์ข้อมูลโดยสถิติเชิงพรรณนา สถิติสัมประสิทธิ์สหสัมพันธ์แบบเพียร์สัน และสมการถดถอยเชิงพหุ ตามแนวคิด Conditional PROCESS Model เพื่อทดสอบอิทธิพลส่งผ่านที่มีอิทธิพลกำกับ ผลการวิจัยพบว่าประสบการณ์การถูกกีดกันมีอิทธิพลทางตรงต่อภาวะซึมเศร้าอย่างมีนัยสำคัญทางสถิติ (b = .359, p < .05) แต่ไม่พบอิทธิพลทางอ้อมของประสบการณ์การถูกกีดกันต่อภาวะซึมเศร้าผ่านการรับเอามุมมองทางลบต่อการรักเพศเดียวกันมาเป็นส่วนหนึ่งของตน (b = .012, p = .101) และไม่พบอิทธิพลกำกับของความรู้สึกเชื่อมโยงกับชุมชนในความสัมพันธ์ระหว่างประสบการณ์การถูกกีดกันกับภาวะซึมเศร้า (b = -.087, p = .114) และความสัมพันธ์ระหว่างการรับเอามุมมองทางลบต่อการรักเพศเดียวกันมาเป็นส่วนหนึ่งของตนกับภาวะซึมเศร้า (b = .098, p = .329)

ความสัมพันธ์ระหว่างการเลือกปฏิบัติต่างเพศในที่ทำงานกับความพึงพอใจในการทำงานของพนักงานที่มีอัตลักษณ์หลากหลายทางเพศ โดยมีกลยุทธ์การจัดการอัตลักษณ์ทางเพศในที่ทำงานเป็นตัวแปรส่งผ่าน, ณัชนิกข์ เชี่ยวชาญ

Chulalongkorn University Theses and Dissertations (Chula ETD)

การวิจัยในครั้งนี้มีวัตถุประสงค์เพื่อศึกษาอิทธิพลส่งผ่านของกลยุทธ์การจัดการอัตลักษณ์ทางเพศในที่ทำงานต่อความสัมพันธ์ระหว่างการเลือกปฏิบัติต่างเพศในที่ทำงานกับความพึงพอใจในการทำงาน โดยการเก็บข้อมูลจากพนักงาน 3 กลุ่ม คือ กลุ่มชายรักชาย (gay), พนักงานกลุ่มหญิงรักหญิง (lesbian) และพนักงานกลุ่มรักสองเพศ (bisexual) จำนวน 200 คน ผลการวิเคราะห์ข้อมูลตามสมมติฐาน พบว่า การเลือกปฏิบัติต่างเพศในที่ทำงานมีความสัมพันธ์ทางลบต่อความพึงพอใจในการทำงาน (b = -.31, p < .01) และพบว่ากลยุทธ์การปกปิดและกลยุทธ์การเปิดเผยอย่างไม่ได้ตั้งใจมีอิทธิพลส่งผ่านระหว่างการเลือกปฏิบัติต่างเพศ ในที่ทำงานและความพึงพอใจในการทำงานอย่างมีนัยสำคัญทางสถิติแบบบางส่วน (partial meditation) (bCO = -.08, p < .01) (bIO = -.05, p < .01) หมายความว่า ทั้งกลยุทธ์การปกปิดและกลยุทธ์การเปิดเผยอย่างไม่ได้ตั้งใจไม่สามารถ ทำให้อิทธิพลระหว่างการเลือกปฏิบัติต่างเพศในที่ทำงานและความพึงพอใจในการทำงานอย่างมีนัยสำคัญทางสถิติ ส่วนกลยุทธ์การข้ามผ่านและกลยุทธ์การเปิดเผยอย่างไม่ได้ตั้งใจไม่มีอิทธิพลส่งผ่านระหว่างการเลือกปฏิบัติต่างเพศในที่ทำงานและความพึงพอใจในการทำงานอย่างมีนัยสำคัญทางสถิติ (bPA = -.02, p = .75) (bEO = -.03, p = .70) จากผลการวิจัยแสดงให้เห็นว่าการเลือกปฏิบัติต่างเพศในที่ทำงานมีอิทธิต่อความพึงพอใจในการทำงานเป็นอย่างมากและกลยุทธ์การจัดการอัตลักษณ์ทางเพศในที่ทำงานไม่สามารถมีอิทธิพลส่งผ่านอย่างสมบูรณ์ (fully mediation)ได้ ดังนั้นองค์การควรสนับสนุนให้เกิดการยอมรับและลดการเลือกปฏิบัติต่างเพศในที่ทำงานด้วยการกำหนดนโยบายและมีการปฏิบัติต่อพนักงานอย่างเท่าเทียมกัน เพื่อเสริมสร้างความรู้สึกปลอดภัยกับพนักงานที่มีอัตลักษณ์หลากหลายทางเพศในที่ทำงาน

Perceptions Of Criminal Responsibility Through The Lens Of Race, Kyle Gamache, Judith Platania, Matt Zaitchik

Arts & Sciences Faculty Publications

Historically, Black defendants have faced more severe sentences compared to White defendants. Research investigating this phenomenon in the paradigm of the insanity defense, found that Black defendants were acquitted as “not guilty by reason of insanity” (NGRI) significantly more often than White defendants (Poulson, 1990). In the current study, we investigate the influence of race of defendant and race of victim on judgments of NGRI in a 3 (race of victim: Black v. White v. Hispanic) x 3 (race of defendant: Black v. White v. Hispanic) between-subjects design. Our results indicated that a Hispanic defendant was acquitted NGRI more frequently …

Mindfulness Increases Help-Seeking By Buffering Against Self-Stigma, Sami Boomgarden

Masters Theses

Mindfulness has many psychological benefits, including less stress, improved sleep, increased resiliency, and reduced psychological distress, making it a focus of mental health research (Dvorakova et al., 2017; Mzarek, Franklin, Phillips, Baird, & Schooler, 2013; Vidico & Cherup, 2019). Mindfulness may also limit the formation of self-stigma, which comes from internalized stereotypes about oneself (Barr, Davis, Diguiseppi, Keeling, & Castro, 2019). When people experience self-stigma, they are less likely to seek help when they might need it, exacerbating current problems (Wilson, Bushnell, & Caputi, 2011). The present study explored the relationship between these three constructs of mindfulness, self-stigma, and help-seeking. …

Feels Like Home: On Campus Housing And Its Effect On Sense Of Belonging, Makenzie Joseph

Masters Theses

There has been substantial research done on sense of belonging for college students. This study explored the on-campus experience of upperclassman on-campus residents at a mid-sized Midwestern university. This research was a qualitative study that examined the impact on-campus housing had on a student’s sense of belonging and their intentions to reenroll in their institution. The findings of this study supported many of the previous findings in relation to on-campus housing and a sense of belonging, as well it presented new findings. Many different themes emerged such as the importance of faculty and staff relationships, institutional size, and personal and …

Exploring Actual Social Support Using The Social Convoy Model To Assess The Impact On Depression In Adolescents, Chris Hansen

Masters Theses

The current study set out to better understand the differences between availability of support and received support and explore the relation between social support and depression in late adolescents. One hundred and forty participants were recruited from a northwest suburb high school and a college from the eastern central part of Illinois. A social network was formed for each participant using a mapping technique from the Social Convoy Model. The received support measure, the UCLA Social Support Inventory, was used to assess the amount of received support participants identified from their social network. Participants completed the Late Adolescent Social Support …