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Generations: The Dividing Line Between Preferences For Leadership Styles
(Psychology, 2011-07-14)This research examined what effects the characteristics of the Millennial generation had on the preferences for leadership style by investigating which qualities in leaders were more highly valued within this generational ... -
How Does A Weak Versus Strong Sense Of Self Affect People's Social And Nonsocial Involvements?
(Psychology, 2009-09-16)Does possessing either a strong or weak sense of self predict the number and percentage of one's self-selected social and/or nonsocial involvements? The current study is a retrospective survey study that sought to answer ... -
How Well, And How Quick, Do They Click? Initial Dyadic Interactions Between Straight Women And Gay (vs. Straight) Men
(Psychology, 2015)Past literature and popular culture have suggested that a strong, interpersonal connection quickly develops between straight women and gay men; however, research has not yet explored whether this phenomenon can be observed ... -
Human Preferences For Facial Symmetry In Dogs (Canis Familiaris)
(Psychology, 2009-09-16)Previous studies on facial symmetry have documented a positive correlation between symmetry and perceived attractiveness in both human and non-human subjects. Evolutionary psychologists believe this may be evidence of a ... -
The Impact Of Peer Victimization On Adolescent Inflammatory Markers
(Psychology, 2014-03-12)For years, research has linked peer victimization to various outcomes, ranging from those in the psychological realm (e.g., depression, anxiety) to physical health symptoms (e.g., frequent doctor visits, abdominal pain). ... -
Impact Of Recurrence On Prostate Cancer Survivors
(Psychology, 2013-07-22)The present study examined the impact of recurrence on health-related and prostate-specific quality of life, post-traumatic stress disorder symptoms, physiological arousal to stress, and psychological distress by comparing ... -
The Individual Approach To Contact: How Personality Predicts Intergroup Contact Behavior
(Psychology, 2013-03-20)Personality has been shown to be associated with prejudice levels and intergroup contact has been shown to reduce negative outgroup attitudes and discrimination, but until now the motivating factors that encourage naturalistic ... -
The Influence Of A Strong Versus Weak Sense Of Self In Same-sex Dyadic Interactions
(Psychology, 2008-08-08)The goal of this study was to examine the influence of the participants' sense of self on the behaviors they displayed and the perceptions they reported in initial unstructured interactions. Participants were 82 male and ... -
The Influence Of Contingent Self-esteem And Self-esteem Variability On Reactions To Ostracism
(Psychology, 2010-03-03)This study examined whether contingent self-esteem and self-esteem variability uniquely influenced reactions to social exclusion. Despite the extensive research done on ostracism and its effects on self-esteem, previous ... -
The Influence Of Different Distributions Of Minority Representation On The Developmental Performance Ratings Of White Male Managers
(Psychology, 2010-03-03)The purpose of this study was to examine whether varying distributions of direct report minority representation influenced the developmental performance ratings of White male managers. The archival data used for analysis ... -
The Influence Of Knowledge Aquired At Study On Younger And Older Adults' Source Memory
(Psychology, 2009-09-16)The current experiments were intended to investigate the tendency of younger and older adults to use knowledge acquired during encoding to guide source memory judgments at test. Participants studied a list of words with ... -
Investigating the Effects of Varying Levels of Autonomy in an eLancing Environment
(2019-08-01)Whereas there is a plethora of research on the work outcomes of standard employees (i.e., individuals who work full-time at one organization and complete work specified by the employer at their established place of business ... -
The Investigation Of Dorsolateral Prefrontal Cortex (DLPFC) Activity In Item And Associative Memory Using Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS)
Though the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (DLPFC) has been shown to be important for working and item memory, recent neuroimaging research has suggested that the DLPFC is more important in relational processing for associative ... -
Latent Semantic Similarity in Initial Computer-Mediated Interactions
(2016-05-10)The initial interactions of same-sex strangers were investigated to examine the development of latent semantic similarity (LSS; that is, how interaction partners come to use words in the same way) in computer-mediated ... -
Lost in Your Halo: The Influence of Group Attractiveness and Diversity on Perceived Group Performance Ratings
(2023-05-11)Research on attractiveness suggests that more attractive individuals are assumed to have superiority on several traits, such as happiness and extraversion. This is termed the halo effect. Additionally, within the diversity ... -
Masticatory Performance In Those With Temporomandibular Joint And Muscle Disorder
(Psychology, 2013-07-22)Tempormandibular Joint and Muscle Disorder (TMJMD) occurs when dysfunction arises in the joints and muscles associated with the functionality of the jaw. Apart from many other complications, one of the problems that TMJMD ... -
Maternal Negative Affectivity And Child Internalizing Problems: Child Behavioral Inhibition As A Mediator
(Psychology, 2015)Early emerging internalizing problems such as depression, anxiety, and social withdrawal put children at great risk for developing mood disorders and substance abuse problems. The current study investigated both child ... -
Me or My Friends? Examining SNS Friend Activity's Impact on Applicant Perceptions
(2020-08-24)Cybervetting continues to be adopted by an increasing number of organizations each year, with approximately 43% of employers using social networking websites (SNSs) to screen job applicants (SHRM, 2016). Yet little attention ... -
Measurement Invariance Of The SF-12 Across Ethnic Groups Among Women In Postpartum
(Psychology, 2011-07-14)Purpose: The purpose of this study was to examine differential item functioning (DIF) as a plausible cause of subgroup variation in the short-form health survey (SF-12). Methods: Cross sectional secondary data analysis ... -
Modeling Work Retention In Chronic Disabling Occupational Musculoskeletal Disorders: The Role Of Pre-treatment And Post-treatment Risk Factors
(Psychology, 2011-07-14)Chronic pain has become an increasing problem, with serious social and economic consequences. One important socioeconomic outcome in the treatment of chronic disabling occupational musculoskeletal disorders (CDOMD) is ...