Theses & Dissertations
This collection contains theses and dissertations by graduate students in the Department of Psychology at the University of Northern Iowa.
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Theses/Dissertations from 2009
Detecting Coached Underreporting on the MMPI-2 and MMPI-2-RF, Elizabeth M. Bolinger Open Access Thesis
Racial Prejudice and Political Orientation: A Test of Dovidio and Gaertner’s Integrated Model of Racism, Abbie Anne Chalupnik Open Access Thesis
Further Delineation of the Role of the Amygdala in Face Processing and Racial Categorization, Osman Afzal Chowdhry Open Access Thesis
Resumes and Cover Letters: The Accuracy of Extraversion Judgments Made From Resume and Cover Letter Biodata, Matthew Sean Christensen Open Access Thesis
Gender Violence Prevention: The Effects of a Forum Theater Program on Bystander Efficacy and Behavior, Jennifer Nicole Crawford Open Access Thesis
Applying the Job Strain Model: Control, Conflict, and Facilitation, Kama D. Dodge Open Access Thesis
Investigating the Potential Contributors to Non-Suicidal Self-Injury: Stress, Emotional Dysregulation, and Alexithymia, Kelly K. Espenschade Open Access Thesis
The Effects of Anonymity on Self Reports of Depression and Alcohol Consumption, Yolanda Latrice Evans Open Access Thesis
The effects of Indian-accented English and need for cognition on message evaluation: A field study, Duoc V. Nguyen Open Access Thesis 2011 Award
A test of TMT: Mortality salience and avoidance of worldview threats, Taylor Wayne Wadian Open Access Thesis 2010 Award
Theses/Dissertations from 2008
Pain stages of change: Variations in pain acceptance, catastrophizing, and emotional distress across a model of readiness for behavior change, Melinda J. Collingwood Open Access Thesis
Theses/Dissertations from 2007
Employee Engagement as a Mediator of the Relationship between Management Support and Job Performance and Turnover, Liliya Akbulatova Open Access Thesis
Life Threatening Communication: Assessing Suicide Threat and Its Relation to Psychological Factors in Adolescent Inpatient Sample, Jennifer Bailey Open Access Thesis
A Cross-Cultural Community: An Evaluative Study of the Global Health Corps Training Program at the University of Northern Iowa, Kalani Kee Brown Open Access Thesis
The effects of facial attractiveness, weight, and immediacy on social influence: A test of dynamic social impact, Melinda Bullock Open Access Thesis 2009 Award
Perceptions of Parental Rejection, Peer Rejection, and Peer Victimization in Relation to Self-Reported Depression, Clayton Joseph Egli Open Access Thesis
Theses/Dissertations from 2006
Self-Esteem, Locus of Control, Conformity, and the Psychology behind Body Modification, Brianne Renae Arends Open Access Thesis
The Relationship between Sexual Behavior and Relational Aggression in College Students, Hiliary Baethke Open Access Thesis
Links Between Late Adolescents’ Tendency for Mild to Moderate Violence and School Shooters, Elizabeth Ruth Strey Christenson Open Access Thesis
Coping Strategies and Personality in Schizophrenia: Can These Two Factors Influence Relapse Rates and Quality of Life?, Amanda Collins Open Access Thesis
Theses/Dissertations from 2005
Food Preferences Between Diverse Ethnic Groups in a College Population, Enrique Gallegos Covarrubias Open Access Thesis
Perceptions of Luck and Gambling Patterns, Dustin Daugherty Open Access Thesis
Sticks, stones, & stigmas: A social-cognitive account of stereotype threat mechanisms, Michael C. Philipp Open Access Thesis 2006 Award
Emotional intelligence as a protective factor for risk behavior in adolescence, Nicole Renee Skaar Open Access Thesis
Theses/Dissertations from 2004
Determining Criminal Motive Using Deductive Profiling: A Feasibility Study, Kelly J. Dupont Open Access Thesis
Relationships Among Belief in Divine Intervention, Belief in Good Luck, Paranormal Beliefs, Locus of Control, Academic Ability, Cognitive Ability, and Gender, Jenni Rebecca Durham Open Access Thesis
Theses/Dissertations from 2003
The effects of social identity salience on the cohesion of demographically diverse groups, Michael Anderson Open Access Thesis 2004 Award
The Effects of Gender, Gender-Role, and Type of Relationship on Self-Reported Intimacy, Keith Karl Buhr Open Access Thesis
Depression and Cognitive Changes in Dementia of the Alzheimer’s Type and Normal Aging, Emily A. Carr Open Access Thesis
Culture from chaos: The formation of social norms from the dynamic self-organization of individuals' attitudes and behavior, Jerry G. Cullum Open Access Thesis 2005 Award
Body image, eating disturbance and estrogen levels across the menstrual cycle, Mei-Chuan Wang Open Access Thesis 2004 Award
Theses/Dissertations from 2002
The Student Worry Questionnaire-30: Further Examination of Gender Differences, Janet A. Carter Open Access Thesis
Theses/Dissertations from 2001
The effects of individual factors on punitive attitudes toward juvenile offenders, Jennifer Keely Mac Connell Open Access Thesis 2003 Award
Theses/Dissertations from 2000
Gender, Self-Efficacy, Anxiety, Experience, and the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale-Third Edition, Short Form (WAIS-III), Laura Jean Blalock Open Access Thesis
Similarities in aggression, inattention/hyperactivity, depression, and anxiety between friends and nonfriends, Kristin A. Clark Open Access Thesis 2001 Award
Perceived Personal and Societal Control of Events and Millennial Irrationalism, Angela Nicole Dennis Open Access Thesis
The Effects of Influence Tactics on Performance and Supervisory Evaluations of Subordinates, Courtney L. Determan Open Access Thesis
Theses/Dissertations from 1999
Personality Characteristics Associated With People Who Frequently Experience Flow, Mark A. Ackerman Open Access Thesis
Differential Effects of Game Structure and Sociomoral Atmosphere on the Social Behaviors of First Grade Students, Taunjah Patrease Bell Open Access Thesis
The Relationship between Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder and Aggression in Children: A Cross-Sectional Study, Eric Wayne Boelter Open Access Thesis
Leadership in Student Organizations: Do Women and Men Lead Stereotypically?, Jennifer Cullen Danielson Open Access Thesis
The College Student Worry Questionnaire: Development and Preliminary Psychometric Properties, Gretchen M. Domek Open Access Thesis
Adolescent depression : further examination of gender differences, Elizabeth Marie O'Neill Open Access Thesis
The Reasons for living inventory for adolescents (RFL-A) : validation in three adolescent populations, Joe S. Rich Open Access Thesis
Theses/Dissertations from 1998
Gender, Gender Role Socialization, and the Tripartite Model of Anxiety and Depression in Male and Female College Students, Sarina E. Abel Open Access Thesis
Awareness of Deficits in Dementia of the Alzheimer’s Type and Normal Aging, Jay D. Anderson Open Access Thesis
Prospective Memory and Age-Related Impairment, Barry Robert Ardolf Open Access Thesis
Frontal Lobe Dysfunction in Non-clinical Compulsive Checkers, Christopher J. Boys Open Access Thesis
Parent Training Effects on Satisfaction with Parent-Child Relationships, Parenting Performance, and Conduct Symptoms, Conna Sue Bral Open Access Thesis
Employee Expectations and Job Stress: A Study of Attrition in the Employment of Telemarketers, Jeff Cooper Open Access Thesis
Theses/Dissertations from 1997
A Neuropsychological Assessment of Music Stimulation on Individuals With Dementia, Peter Leo Cuff Open Access Thesis
Theses/Dissertations from 1996
Validation of the Reasons for Living Inventory-II (RFL-II) in a College Sample, Monty T. Baker Open Access Thesis
The Study of Optimism in a Freshman College Student Population: An Analysis of the Optimism about College Life Scale, Patrick John Barlow Open Access Thesis
Theses/Dissertations from 1995
Development and Initial Psychometric Properties of the Adolescent Reasons for Living Inventory (ARFL), Tricia M. Besett Open Access Thesis
Assessment of Weight Control Strategies Between Athletes and Nonathletes, Linda K. Buehler Open Access Thesis
Is the error-reaction time correlation in category verification tasks evidence of fuzzy limits in categories?, Sergio Chaigneau Open Access Thesis 1996 Award
Theses/Dissertations from 1993
Acceptance of Persons with Mental Illnesses: Labeling Effects and Sex Differences, Laura J. Anderson Open Access Thesis
The Impact of Employee Pregnancy on Performance Appraisal Ratings and Salary Recommendations, Debra K. Kettner Damge Open Access Thesis
Theses/Dissertations from 1992
The Standardization of the Symptom Checklist-90 (SCL-90) for an Occupational Health Population, Laura Lynn Diemer Open Access Thesis
Theses/Dissertations from 1991
The Relationship between Knowledge, Attitudes, and Behavioral Intentions Regarding Mental Illness with a Focus on Schizophrenia, Kellie Kae Boeckmann Open Access Thesis
Sexually Abused and Nonsexually Abused Children’s Conceptions of Sexual Abuse, Michelle R. Brundage Open Access Thesis
Effects of Race and Socio-Economic Status on Children’s Food Preferences, Reginald M. Chandler Open Access Thesis
Theses/Dissertations from 1990
Sex and Age Differences in the Experience of Stress, Carmen M. Charles Open Access Thesis
Theses/Dissertations from 1988
Short-Term Group Treatment for Women With Anorgasmia: A Comparative Evaluation of the Use of Films Versus the Nonuse of Films, Kris Burling Open Access Thesis
Theses/Dissertations from 1987
Potential differences in self-concept among adult children of problem drinkers, Thomine Sue Wilson Open Access Thesis
Theses/Dissertations from 1985
Effects of Deprivation and Smoking on Smokers’ Performance and Mood During the Operation of a Complex Computer Simulation, Gregory Howarth Cutler Open Access Thesis
Cognitive Correlates and Predictors of Verbal Aggression and Anger in the College Population, Douglas Allen Davidson Open Access Thesis
The Effects of Prenatal Versus Postnatal Maternal Environment on Saline Intake by Crossbred Rats, Mary Elizabeth Deyo Open Access Thesis
The Sex Variable and Reactions to a Peer With an Orthopedic Disability by First- And Second Graders, Virginia Lynn Ruark Open Access Thesis
Theses/Dissertations from 1982
Public Acceptability of Psychotherapy: The Effects of Sex, Psychotherapeutic Orientation and Mode of Presentation, Mark A. Etscheidt Open Access Thesis
Theses/Dissertations from 1958
Group Counseling of Junior High School Students With Certain Adjustment Problems, Urma Peterson English Open Access Thesis
