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The Impact of Financial Burden and Employment on Student Employment Turnover and Dropout Intentions
(2015)College may be stressful but paying for college can bring its own issues. Financial burden is one of the primary sources of stress for many college students. As noted by Ross, Niebling, and Heckert (1999), financial issues ... -
The Impact of Moral Judgment on the Relationship Between Trait Aggression and Deviant Behavior
(East Carolina University, 2014)The purpose of this study was to investigate moral judgments' mediating effect on the relationship between trait aggression and deviant behavior. Participants consisted of 337 undergraduate students at a large southeastern ... -
THE IMPACT OF TEACHER INTERVENTION ACCEPTANCE ON CHILD OUTCOME MEASURES
(East Carolina University, 2011)The purpose of this study is to determine to what degree teacher acceptance and use of an evidence-based intervention predict positive child outcomes following the intervention period. Teacher participants (n = 10) were ... -
Individual Differences in Error Related Processing of Expectancy Violations
(East Carolina University, 2012)Electrophysiological investigations of brain processing of feedback reveal that the anterior cingulate cortex is important in monitoring for behavioral errors. The feedback related negativity (FRN) is an event related ... -
The Influence of Gender Identity and Sex on Perceptions of Relational Stalking
(East Carolina University, 2011)The purpose of this study was to examine how participant and target gender identity may alter perceptions of relational stalking. Gender roles and schemas may help to shape perceptions of stalking and thus change how ... -
Intercultural Contact, Communication Apprehension, and Social Perspective Taking
(East Carolina University, 2013)This research examined the relationship between intergroup contact, intercultural communication apprehension, and social perspective taking. Participants were students taking a course which facilitates interactions between ... -
Internet-Based Health and Well-Being Interventions in a Working Population
(East Carolina University, 2013)The purpose of the current study was to investigate the effectiveness of educational email interventions in improving employee health. Employees' levels of workaholism, work stress, job satisfaction, and physical health ... -
It's good to be grateful : Gratitude interventions at work
(East Carolina University, 2011)The effect of gratitude on well-being and work specific outcomes was examined. In this study, participants were randomly assigned to one of two experimental conditions (control and gratitude). Participants in the gratitude ... -
Locus of Rater-Ratee Race Effects as Influenced by Rating Source
(East Carolina University, 2011)This study examines the impact of both rater and ratee race on job performance ratings. Traditionally, the true nature of race-based distortions to performance ratings is difficult to ascertain due to a lack of true score ... -
MALLEABLE VIEW OF INTELLIGENCE AS INTERVENTION FOR STEREOTYPE THREAT : OVERCOMING MATH UNDERPERFORMANCE IN WOMEN
(East Carolina University, 2009)When challenging math tests are described as diagnostic measures of ability or when gender differences are salient, stereotype threat causes women to underperform compared to men. In her theory of achievement motivation, ... -
Managing a Diverse Workforce : The Influence of Generation Membership and Career Stage on Workaholism
(East Carolina University, 2012)The purpose of the current study was to investigate how generation membership and career stage influences the incidence of workaholism. Contrary to hypothesis 1, no difference in workaholism was found across the three ... -
The Mediating/Moderating Effects of Intrinsic Religiosity on the Gratitude-Health Relationship
(East Carolina University, 2009)The purpose of this study was to determine whether or not intrinsic religiosity is an effective mediator or moderator between gratitude and health in college-aged students. The sample population was 450 undergraduate ... -
A Meta-Analysis of Workaholism
(East Carolina University, 2011)This meta-analysis examines the relationship between workaholism and numerous work behaviors and outcomes in an attempt to derive a consensus regarding the current state of our understanding of this construct and clarify ... -
Mindfulness and Mentoring : Focusing Attention for Effective and Satisfying Mentoring Relationships
(East Carolina University, 2012)The purpose of the current study was to determine if mindfulness predicted successful mentoring relationships. More specifically, this study examined whether trait mindfulness predicted effective mentoring, satisfying ... -
Mindfulness and Organizational Citizenship Behaviors : Recognizing When to Help Others in the Workplace
(East Carolina University, 2012)Until recently, the construct of mindfulness has been studied primarily within religious and philosophical disciplines. Little attention has been given to mindfulness as it relates to organizational settings and work related ... -
A Monte Carlo Evaluation of the Application of Variance Partitioning to the Assessment of Construct-related Validity
(East Carolina University, 2012)The present study presents a Monte Carlo evaluation of the application of variance partitioning to the assessment of the construct-related validity of assessment center (AC) post exercise dimension ratings (PEDRs). Data ... -
Not Just For Kids : The Impact of Bullying on Academic and Job Performance
(East Carolina University, 2013)Bullying is a sensitive topic of discussion that has recently gained momentum in literature and research. Although the consequences of bullying may be varied, the present study sought to identify specific academic and ... -
Oncologist's perspectives and factors influencing school re-entry recommendations for children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia
(East Carolina University, 2012)Currently, there are no established guidelines among pediatric oncologists regarding school attendance recommendations during cancer treatment. Practices vary widely, ranging from continued school attendance following the ... -
ONLINE MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES : DO WOMEN VIEW THIS AS A VIABLE TREATMENT OPTION FOR SEXUAL ASSAULT?
(East Carolina University, 2010)This study examined if college women held positive or negative attitudes toward online interventions for sexual assault as compared to traditional, face-to-face therapy, as well as to assess perceived advantages and ... -
Paving the Way : A Biopsychosocial Survey Study of Young Adults Diagnosed with Heart Failure and Identification of Key Intervention Priorities
(East Carolina University, 2014)Introduction: Rates of heart failure have been increasingly noticed in individuals between 20 and 50 years of age, especially in Eastern North Carolina. Little is known about this subset of patients with heart failure. The ...