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Student Well-being in the Time of COVID: Survey of Online Students' Coping
(2021-02)The emergence of theCOVID-19 pandemic has presented the global population with a considerable stress or resulting in significant loss of life, impaired health, disrupted social practices, and economic atrophy. While many ... -
Effects of a Mindfulness-Based Intervention on Psychological Outcomes Including Self-Compassion, Mental Health, and Behavioral Outcomes in Parents of Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder
(2021-02)The present study utilized a brief mindfulness-based intervention to examine the relationship between psychological/behavioral factors, such as mindfulness and self-compassion, in improving parental stress, psychological ... -
Stress, Burnout, and Experiential Avoidance in Clinical Psychology Doctoral Students
(2020-12)Research has shown that clinical psychology doctoral students experience stress and burnout, with attempts to moderate their experience utilizing various coping skills. The current study aimed to expand the literature on ... -
Mathematics that Clarify Slope & Scale, Help Set Standards, and Improve Interrater Agreement on Time-Series Graphs
(2020-12)This paper introduces new mathematic equations that clarify slope and scale and help overcome difficulties with visually interpreting slopes (or trends)--a significant culprit of poor interrater agreement (IRA)of graphed ... -
Disparity and Applicant Faking Behaviors: how comparison with the ideal applicant affects faking?
(2020-12)Applicant faking behavior (AFB) on personality measures remains a major concern in selection context. This study introduces a new construct of “disparity” which captures the difference between individuals’ self-evaluation ... -
A Systematic Qualitative Review of Effective Implementation of Self-Monitoring (1983-2020)
(2020-12)A systematic quantitative review was conducted to analyze articles using self-monitoring in the Journal of Organizational Behavior Management (JOBM) from 1983 to present. Specifically, the diversity of characteristics used ... -
Resume Ratings: The Influence of Rater Individual Differences
(2020-08)Resumes remain a popular selection tool in practice but are rarely researched. Moreover, little is known about how much variability is present across resume ratings and how much of that variability may be attributed to the ... -
Break Interrupted: The Role of Interruptions to Work Breaks in Momentary Recovery Outcomes
(2020-08)Taking breaks at work can provide beneficial well-being and workplace outcomes through on-the-job recovery experiences, yet research suggests there may be specific break characteristics or individual differences influencing ... -
Evaluating a Graduated Exposure Treatment to Teach Mask Tolerance Among Children with Autism
(2020-12)Due to the COVID-19 outbreak, the Center for Disease Control (CDC) recommends that everyone 2 years and older wear a mask while out in a community setting (CDC, 2020a). It is important for children to learn how to tolerate ... -
Feedback and Social Comparison: The Effects of Comparing One's Performance to the Group
(2020-12)Although feedback has been shown to improve performance, few studies have examined the effect of feedback containing information on peer performance. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effects of feedback on ... -
Analysis of Sex Offender Subgroups Using the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory- Second Edition- Restructured Form (MMPI-2-RF)
(2020-12)The current study aimed to expand the existing literature on sex offenders with regards to personality and psychological dysfunction, by comparing specific subgroups of sex offenders using the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality ... -
Communion, Agency, and Authenticity: How Gendered Expectations Influence Trust in Leaders
(2020-12)While there are a great many benefits to increasing female numbers in leadership positions, organizations still struggle to find a place for women leaders. More research is required to examine leader skills and mechanisms ... -
The Impact of Childhood Sexual Abuse on Adulthood Eating Disorders: When Healthy Eating Becomes Unhealthy
(2020-11)The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC; 2020c) estimated that approximately 3.7 million children experience childhood sexual abuse (CSA) every year in the United States. CSA is a significant issue associated ... -
The Negative Effects of Interruptions on Job Performance and Affective Well-Being
(2020-12)Workplace interruptions are an increasingly prominent and potentially consequential issue. Most studies have found that interruptions can have serious negative consequences for both job performance and affective well-being. ... -
Where is My Mind? The Who, What, and Where of Mind Wandering at Work
(2020-12)Mind wandering is a phenomenon often tackled by cognitive psychologists and overlooked by organizational psychologists, despite numbers suggesting that disengaged employees cost organizations $550 billion a year. Mind ... -
The Role of Injury Type (Concussion versus Orthopedic), Coping Style, Depressive Symptomology, and Neurocognitive Functioning in Predicting Student-Athlete Injury Rehabilitation
(2019-11)Objectives:To examine the role of injury type, coping style, depressive symptomology, and neurocognitive functioning in student-athlete injury recovery Method: Eighty-two (54.9% male; 45.1% female) students, aged 18-25, ... -
The Role of Athletic Scholarship on Suboptimal Performance in Baseline Concussion Testing
(2018-12)Objective: To date, there is a very limited amount of research regarding the topic of sandbagging (i.e., intentional poor performance) during concussion baseline testing in a collegiate athlete population. It is known that ... -
Parent Reported Executive Functioning Does Not Predict Memory Dysfunction in Pediatric Epilepsy and Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder
(2018-08)Objective: Epilepsy and Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) children are vulnerable to executive functioning and memory difficulties. The interaction between EF and memory is important to consider as EF ... -
Self-Reported Malingering: Prevalence, Strategies, and Decision Making
(2019-01)Objective: Malingering is intentional fabrication or exaggeration of physical or mental symptoms for the purpose of gaining an external incentive, whether it be for a reward or a gain of some sort or avoidance of an unwanted ... -
Attitudes About Date Rape: Context and Consent
(2020-02)Sexual assault, and date rape specifically, is a prevalent problem among college students. Many factors influence students’ attitudes about these situations such as the closeness of the relationship and alcohol consumed ...
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