Browsing Psychology Doctoral Work by Issue Date
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Perceived Burdensomeness: Exploring Potential Vulnerability Factors
(North Dakota State University, 2019)Suicide affects hundreds of thousands of people around the world each year. Despite many coordinated efforts to address this problem, in multiple domains, these numbers have risen over the last decade. The Interpersonal ... -
An Examination of the Link Between Weight Stigma and Binge Eating
(North Dakota State University, 2019)Past research shows that weight-related teasing is linked to binge eating, but little is known about the individual risk factors that render certain people more vulnerable than others. The current study examined three ... -
Assessing the Neural Correlates, Sources and Consequences of the Attentional Rhythm
(North Dakota State University, 2019)Evidence suggests that even when sustained at a single location, spatial attention waxes and wanes over time. These fluctuations are cyclic, lasting about 125-200 ms (i.e., ~4-8 Hz), and are characterized by alternating ... -
Does a Brief Mindfulness Intervention Improve Distress Tolerance among Athletes?
(North Dakota State University, 2019)Trait mindfulness has been found to be a beneficial characteristic of athletes. However, the research on mindfulness interventions has been limited, poorly described, and poorly designed. The current study sought to determine ... -
Aging, Object-Based Inhibition, and Online Data Collection
(North Dakota State University, 2020)Visual selective attention operates in space- and object-based frames of reference. Stimulus salience and task demands influence whether a space- or object-based frame of reference guides attention. I conducted two experiments ... -
Intense Emotion Reactions Predict Enhanced Well-Being and Adaptive Choices
(North Dakota State University, 2020)Existing evidence has linked individual differences in emotion reaction intensity to both enhanced and decreased psychological well-being. We propose that this contradiction is related to methodological shortcomings in ... -
Investigating the Mechanism Driving Near-Tool Visual Biases
(North Dakota State University, 2020)Previous research has shown that when observers hold a tool, they experience action-oriented visual biases in the area around this tool that are similar to visual biases that exist around the hands. Some researchers have ... -
The Theory of Planned Behavior and Sleep Opportunity: An Ecological Momentary Assessment of Intra-Individual Variability
(North Dakota State University, 2020)Insufficient sleep duration is associated with poor physical and mental health outcomes, and many Americans report that they are not meeting sleep duration recommendations. Many individuals choose to restrict their own ... -
Combining Trait and Processing Perspectives of the Individual: Toward a New Assessment Model of Interpersonal Competence
(North Dakota State University, 2020)Satisfying interpersonal relationships are an important and beneficial part of life. However, despite that fact that most people desire close interpersonal relationships, some people are less successful at forming and ... -
Psychological Stress, Stress Reactivity and Blood Glucose Metabolization During Pregnancy
(North Dakota State University, 2020)Gestational diabetes mellitus impacts between 3-10% of pregnancies, and increases the risk of pregnancy complications and lifelong health effects for mother and child (Bellamy, Casas, Hingorani, & Williams, 2009; Ross, ... -
I Want to Break Up: Testing an Integrative Framework for Understanding and Predicting Romantic Relationship Dissolution
(North Dakota State University, 2021)Romantic relationships are desired by the majority of individuals. Despite this prevalent desire, romantic relationships end often. What are the underlying motivations and reasons for breaking up with a romantic partner? ... -
Measuring Infant Emotion Regulation within the Still Face Procedure: A Novel Approach to Assessing Regulation Development in the Context of Prenatal Maternal Stress
(North Dakota State University, 2021)A growing body of literature demonstrates that prenatal maternal stress (PNMS) can influence infant and child outcomes across developmental domains. The timing of PNMS exposure may be particularly important, and late PNMS ... -
Shared Nostalgia: Moving From an Individual to an Interpersonal Approach to the Study of a Social Emotion
(North Dakota State University, 2021)Nostalgia is a common, bittersweet experience described as a sentimental longing for the past. Past research has found nostalgia to be a social emotion that increases feelings of social connectedness and motivates social ... -
Longitudinal Examination of Sleep and Chrononutrition
(North Dakota State University, 2022)Chrononutrition (i.e., circadian timing of food intake) offers promising opportunities to improve weight management strategies, but many fundamental aspects of chrononutrition are still unknown. While research to date has ... -
Embarking on the analytical odyssey: a phenomenological exploration of the psychoanalytic journey of formation
(North Dakota State University, 2024)This Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis (IPA) study explored the lived experiences of Lacanian psychoanalysts undergoing formation. The research aimed to elucidate the subjective dimensions of the psychoanalytic ... -
School Counselors' Use of Movement in Small Group and Individual Counseling Sessions
(North Dakota State University, 2024)Although there is a research base for incorporating movement into teaching and classroom lessons, there currently is a lack of research on incorporating movement into school counseling practices. The present mixed methods ...