Browsing Psychology by Author "Bowler, Mark C."
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A META-ANALYSIS ON THE MULTIFACTOR LEADERSHIP QUESTIONNAIRE (MLQ)
Ridder, Sara (5/16/2016)The Multifactor Leadership Questionnaire (MLQ) is one of the most commonly used measures for evaluating a subordinate's perceptions of his/her supervisor's transformational, transactional, and passive leadership behaviors ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
Development and Validation of a Universal Sleep Screener for College Students
Ezell, Erin E (East Carolina University, 2022-07-25)Sleep problems are highly prevalent in adolescents, especially for college students. Students with poor sleep quantity and quality are at-risk for various academic, behavioral, and medical problems. Universal sleep hygiene ... -
"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 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 Financial Burden and Employment on Student Employment Turnover and Dropout Intentions
Haney, Meredith (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
Bell, Matthew L. (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 ... -
IMPLICIT AND EXPLICIT CREATIVITY: FURTHER EVIDENCE OF THE INTEGRATIVE MODEL OF CREATIVITY
McAleer, James T (East Carolina University, 2018-09-19)The present study sought to examine the interaction between implicit and explicit trait creativity in the prediction of creative behavior. Based on previous research on the integrative model of creativity, it was hypothesized ... -
Locus of Rater-Ratee Race Effects as Influenced by Rating Source
Mracek, Derek L. (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 ... -
A Meta-Analysis of Workaholism
Patel, Avani S. (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 ... -
A Monte Carlo Evaluation of the Application of Variance Partitioning to the Assessment of Construct-related Validity
Barbee, Ashley A. (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 ... -
The Personality Correlates of Driving While Intexticated
Rekowski, Chelsea B. (East Carolina University, 2012)The present study attempted to identify the antecedents of texting while driving. Specifically, this study looks at the relationship between personality traits (i.e., the Big-Five), trait risk taking, and the cognitive ... -
THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN COGNITIVE COMPLEXITY AND POLITICAL PARTISANSHIP
Shalek, Ryan D. (East Carolina University, 2012)The relationship between partisan political affiliation and cognitive complexity was examined. It should be noted that cognitive complexity is only loosely correlated with intelligence and for the purposes of this study, ... -
Rules of (employee) engagement: A comprehensive model
Love, Zachary M. (East Carolina University, 2016-12-15)The purpose of the study was to examine a comprehensive model of employee engagement that included a diverse set of (1) personal factors, (2) environmental factors, (3) job attitudes, (4) work outcomes and (5) health ... -
“Sure I’ll do that, but the joke’s on you.” Malicious Compliance in the Workplace
Scanlan, Lauren N (East Carolina University, 2018-11-30)This study examined the relationship of trait aggression and procedural justice with counterproductive work behaviors (CWB) and malicious compliance - explicitly following orders with the knowledge they will not produce ... -
The mediating effect of engagement on the relationship between personal and environmental resources and work outcomes
Reburn, Kelly L. (East Carolina University, 2016-12-15)The Job Demands-Resources (JD-R) Model explains that job resources foster a psychological process that motivates employees, engendering positive outcomes. Using structural equation modeling the indirect effect of engagement ... -
The relationship between culture and counterproductive work behaviors: the moderating role of job engagement and perceived job insecurity
Boachie, Rebecca J (East Carolina University, 2021-06-24)Counterproductive work behaviors (CWBs) have been a substantial cause for concern among organizational researchers and business executives due to its pervasiveness and ability to negatively impact organizational expenditures. ...