Browsing Psychology by Author "Psychology: General - Theoretic"
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AGGRESSION, INCIVILITY, FORGIVENESS, AND DEVIANT BEHAVIOR
Jones, Joshua C. (East Carolina University, 2014)The purpose of this study was to investigate the incremental validity of forgiveness and experiences of incivility to the prediction of deviant behavior by trait aggression. Participants consisted of 480 undergraduate ... -
THE ARTISTIC WORKER VERSUS THE WHITE-COLLAR PROFESSIONAL : WORKAHOLISM, WORK/NONWORK INTERFERENCE AND ENHANCEMENT, AND OBSESSIVE COMPULSIVE BEHAVIOR IN TWO SAMPLES
Weber, Ryan (East Carolina University, 2011)Artists are an important although often misunderstood part of the workforce. This study sought to shed light on the work habits of this population by conducting a discriminant function analysis to differentiate between a ... -
Assessing Parenting Behaviors of a Southern, Rural Community Using the Ghent Parental Behavior Scale
Nelson, Mary C. (East Carolina University, 2012)This study was conducted to examine parental behaviors of a southern, rural community and what demographics are related to certain parenting behaviors. Archival data were used from a sample of high school parents (N = 39) ... -
The Authentic Workaholic : Moderating Effects and Life Satisfaction Outcomes
Vitiello, Katie L. (East Carolina University, 2015)The current study sought to analyze relationships between workaholism, authenticity, and subjective well-being. According to previous research, workaholism is negatively related to subjective well-being, while authenticity ... -
Beyond Just Hours Worked : Further Validation of the Workaholism Analysis Questionnaire
Uhrich, Benjamin (East Carolina University, 2011)The purpose of this study was to validate a new measure of workaholism, the Workaholism Analysis Questionnaire (WAQ), which was developed to address the methodological flaws of existing measures. The WAQ is a unidimensional ... -
The Career Choices of Workaholics : An Investigation of the Relationship Between Workaholism and Career Anchors
Eason, Timothy R. (East Carolina University, 2015)The purpose of the current study was to investigate the relationship between workaholism and career anchors. Employees’ levels of workaholism and values regarding career anchors were investigated. Results indicated that ... -
A Conditional Reasoning Measure of Goal Orientation : Preliminary Development
Bienkowski, Sarah C. (East Carolina University, 2009)Self-report measures of goal orientation are susceptible to response distortion, which leads to inaccurate assessments of an individual's goal setting and task choice motivations. Conditional reasoning measures provide an ... -
Corrections to Twenty Years of Banding : The Necessity of Precision
Gasperson, Sean M. (East Carolina University, 2010)Statistically-based banding is often considered a viable method for minimizing adverse impact in test-based decisions. By utilizing the standard error of the difference (SED), scores are equated based on the assumption ... -
Cyberloafing: A Study Of Personality Factors And Organizational Commitment As Predictor Variables Of Cyberloafing And Perceived Organizational Acceptance
Sage, Michael A. (East Carolina University, 2015)The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between personality and organizational commitment with cyberloafing. Results indicate that all personality factors (conscientiousness, extraversion, agreeableness, ... -
"Did you Hear?" : Gossip as a Manifestation of Trait Aggression
Granecki, J. Walt (East Carolina University, 2014)This study sought to ascertain how trait aggression relates to individuals' motives and tendencies to participate in various types of gossip; while empirically differentiating between the application of negative and positive ... -
The Differential Framing Measure for Procrastination : An Implicit Measure of Procrastination Cognitions
Parker, Zachary (East Carolina University, 2013)The present study attempted to create a scale for measuring the implicit cognitions related to procrastination. Items for the measure were created from a set of cognitive rationalizations derived from existing procrastination ... -
THE EFFECT OF SHAME AND GUILT TYPES ON HELPING BEHAVIORS
Wallace, Bryan (East Carolina University, 2013)Shame and guilt are often considered to be the same emotion; this is partially because the nuanced differences are overlooked in favor of a focus on fixing the negative outcome of these emotions. Shame and guilt also have ... -
The Effects of Moral Self-Reflective Priming on Faking in Personality Testing
Hodges, Chad D. (East Carolina University, 2014)Personality testing has received considerable criticism due to validity coefficients being weakened by intentional response distortion. The current study investigates whether priming an individual with a moral self-reflective ... -
Examining the Effects of Leadership Style on the Follower's Self-Concept
Miller, Ashley A. (East Carolina University, 2011)The current study examines the impact of leadership style on the follower's self-concept. Research has shown that certain types of leadership have motivational effects on followers. Specifically, charismatic leadership has ... -
FACTORS RELATED TO SELF-ESTEEM IN CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS WITH SICKLE CELL DISEASE
Boyle, Alaina E. (East Carolina University, 2013)The literature suggests that children and adolescents with sickle cell disease (SCD) are at risk of lower self-esteem than healthy peers. Research on factors predicting low self-esteem in children and adolescents with SCD ... -
GENDER DIFFERENCES IN OCCUPATIONAL LEADERSHIP STYLES
Moore, Susan Williams (East Carolina University, 2012)This study explored the nature of leadership styles in women and men. Multifactor Leadership Questionnaire was administered as a means of objective assessment of the leadership style of various professionals. Previous ... -
HOW LOCUS OF CONTROL, NEED FOR AFFILIATION, THE BIG FIVE FACTORS, AND PERCEIVED RISK RELATE TO TEXTING WHILE DRIVING
McLaughlin, Erin M. (East Carolina University, 2013)The National Safety Council (2010) estimates that at least 100,000 car crashes every year involve drivers who are texting. However, 52 percent of US drivers ages 18-29 have reported texting or e-mailing while driving at ... -
Human Trafficking Awareness
Overholt, Molly S. (East Carolina University, 2013)Little research has been conducted concerning public awareness of human trafficking. The purpose of this study was to investigate awareness of human trafficking, including the accuracy and the source of that knowledge. ... -
The Impact of Cognitive Complexity on Frequency-Based Measurement Big Five Measures
Chapman, Kyle E. (East Carolina University, 2012)Recent research on the factor structure of the Five-Factor Model has called into question the assumption that the five factors are universal across all individuals. Whereas individuals demonstrating average levels of ... -
The Impact of Cognitive Complexity on Impression Management
Nuckols, Jeffrey O. (East Carolina University, 2014)This study seeks to add to the knowledge of cognitive complexity by examining its relationship with impression management and social desirability. In light of past studies a positive relationship between cognitive complexity ...