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The Influence Of A Positive Or Negative Mindset On Affect And Heart Rate Variability, Alexa Ronayne
The Influence Of A Positive Or Negative Mindset On Affect And Heart Rate Variability, Alexa Ronayne
All College Thesis Program, 2016-2019
The purpose of this study was to see whether the induction of a positive or negative mindset could influence measures of health and happiness, specifically heart rate variability and affect. 43 participants completed two short writing exercises intended to place them in either a positive or a negative mindset. During the entirety of the study, I measured their heart rate and calculated the variability between beats. Participants reported their affect before and after the manipulation. The results showed a clear relationship between mindset condition and heart rate variability and a possible link between mindset and affect. The positive mindset condition …
Are Forgiving People Less Likely To Experience Cognitive Dissonance?, Jordan A. Barthel
Are Forgiving People Less Likely To Experience Cognitive Dissonance?, Jordan A. Barthel
All College Thesis Program, 2016-2019
People differ in the degree to which they are able and willing to forgive themselves after they have committed a transgression against another person (Thompson et al., 2005). The purpose of the current study was to see if individuals with lower levels of dispositional forgiveness would experience more attitude change toward a boring task than those who have higher levels of dispositional forgiveness, as a result of cognitive dissonance being induced. Participants completed a boring task that involved moving beads back and forth on an abacus, and then were either asked or told to mislead the next participant by telling …
The Level Of Relational Self-Construal Moderates The Relationship Between Disclosure And Well-Being, Stephanie Besst
The Level Of Relational Self-Construal Moderates The Relationship Between Disclosure And Well-Being, Stephanie Besst
All College Thesis Program, 2016-2019
The present study was a quasi-experiment studying whether relational self-construal moderates the relationship between dyadic self-disclosure and well-being. Pairs of high or low relationals were randomly assigned to one of two disclosure conditions: closeness-generating or small-talk generating. After the conversation, participants completed well-being measures. It was hypothesized high relationals would experience higher well-being (higher happiness, state self-esteem, positive affect, and life satisfaction, and lower negative affect and loneliness) in a closeness-generating condition than in a small-talk condition. It was predicted low relationals would experience lower well-being (lower happiness, state self-esteem, positive affect, and life satisfaction, and higher negative affect and …