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- Creator:
- Johnson, Jamie
- Description:
- Medical adherence is a big issue in today’s society, with non-adherence rates in the medical world as high as 30% (Cramer & Rosenheck, 1998). Lack of adherence is not only costly to society long term, but can also cost people their lives (Levine et al., 2013). This study is aimed at investigating the link between non-adherence and negative emotions to gain insight into this problem. To gather data, researchers constructed a survey to collect demographic information from pre-surgical patients (N = 383; 51% female) at a community hospital in Riverside, California. Months later, researchers administered a survey to assess patient emotions as well as the General Adherence Scale (DiMatteo et al., 1993) to assess levels of adherence following their surgery. It was hypothesized that patients who reported more negative emotions would report lower levels of adherence. Specifically, patients who experience regret, dissatisfaction, disappointment and sadness would have lower levels of adherence. The reasoning for these hypotheses is based on previous research which shows a trend of positive emotions being associated with higher levels of adherence, which would be congruent with the hypothesis that negative emotions would lead to lower levels of adherence (Cuffee et al., 2012). The results of the study found that, as predicted, happiness is associated with higher levels of adherence. It was also found that the negative emotions in this study were not significantly related to adherence.
- Resource Type:
- Masters Thesis
- Campus Tesim:
- Fullerton
- Department:
- Department of Psychology
- Creator:
- Hershman, Sarah Marie
- Description:
- Research has shown that expert witness testimony is effective at informing jurors on the link between situational and dispositional risk factors and false confessions. It is suggested by some researchers that jurors better respond to expert testimony containing dispositional risk factors (person-based expert testimony) over testimony containing situational risk factors (situation-based expert testimony). This is suggested among researchers, yet there is no empirical research to support this view. The present study examined mock-jurors’ verdict decisions based on the type of expert testimony they received. After reading a disputed confession case, participants saw one of the following types of expert testimony: situation-based, person-based, or a combination of the two. Participants provided verdict decisions and their perceptions of various aspects of confession evidence and the expert testimony. Expert witness testimony was effective at reducing the amount of guilty verdicts when compared to the control group. However, there were no significant differences between the types of testimony received. These findings suggest that having an expert witness testify (regardless of type) is effective at informing jurors about the reasons as to why someone might falsely confess.
- Resource Type:
- Masters Thesis
- Campus Tesim:
- Fullerton
- Department:
- Department of Psychology
- Creator:
- Smith, Tyson Scott
- Description:
- This study undertook the task of explaining one-night stands through Social Exchange Theory, specifically Interdependence Theory and the Investment Model of social exchange, wherein rewards and consequences are weighed amidst perceptions of rewards and costs in other relationships relative to what investment has been put into the current relationship. Rewards and costs associated with casual sex are discussed. It was hypothesized that various personality, attitudes, and other sex related constructs may predict one night stands based on how individuals appraise rewards, costs, and investment in commitment to relationships. Predictor variables were drawn from the following measures: The Big Five Inventory, the Short Form Love Attitudes Scale, the Sociosexual Orientation Inventory, the Sexual Attitudes and Feelings scale, and the Interpersonal Orientation scale. Correlation and logistic regression analyses showed that high sociosexuality, openness to experience, and erotic love style predicted having a onenight stand. Storge love style and positive stimulation predicted not engaging in such an act. Implications of these results are discussed in light of a one-night stand as a social exchange.
- Resource Type:
- Masters Thesis
- Campus Tesim:
- Fullerton
- Department:
- Department of Psychology
- Creator:
- Padilla, Chantell
- Description:
- It has long been a common belief that an individual’s sexuality is a pre-determined and fixed trait. However, sexual fluidity contradicts this rigid assumption by affirming that sexuality has the ability to change over time. Past research has found women’s sexuality to be more fluid than men’s. In order to further understand these gender differences, 109 CSUF students completed a questionnaire that examined sexual fluidity in men and women. Results revealed that although men and women were not significantly different in their past sexual behavior, they were significantly different in their non-heterosexual attractions, such that heterosexual women reported more non-heterosexual attractions than heterosexual men. Furthermore, men and women were significantly different in their non-heterosexual fantasies, such that heterosexual women reported more non-heterosexual fantasies than heterosexual men. Additionally, men and women were significantly different in their attraction to the same sex, such that heterosexual women reported more attraction to the same sex than did heterosexual men. Results also revealed that men and women differed in their attraction to the same-sex, with women reporting a higher attraction to the same-sex than men. The findings of this study not only support past research, but also shed light on the discrepancies between women’s past sexual behavior, attractions, and fantasies, indicating that, although women have not engaged in any sexual behavior with the same sex, they experience attractions and fantasies towards the same sex.
- Resource Type:
- Masters Thesis
- Campus Tesim:
- Fullerton
- Department:
- Department of Psychology
- Creator:
- Baker, Michael James
- Description:
- The collective understanding and expectations of a team, known in the literature as Shared Mental Models (SMMs), is reinforced through a strong emotional and supportive environment. The purpose of this study is to observe instances of supportive touch and to measure the association between touch, perceived social support, and efficacy. This study observed videos of athletes during competitive events for instances of touch that are not related to the stratagem of the sport. The results illustrate a positive correlation between early season touch and early season performance. Touch frequency in the early portion of the season is positively associated with early season performance in volleyball. Simple linear regression analysis revealed how early season touch predicts early season volleyball performance. This finding is a conceptual replication of a study conducted on the National Basketball Association in 2010. The limitations, including small sample size and poor video quality are discussed. Furthermore, the role of support, touch, and efficacy in team shared models are described. Future directions include expanding the touch code methodology to test other areas outside of sport and testing larger sample sizes for greater generalizability.
- Resource Type:
- Masters Thesis
- Campus Tesim:
- Fullerton
- Department:
- Department of Psychology
- Creator:
- Ziegler, Staci
- Description:
- The purpose of this study was to examine personal and environmental factors that affect condom use of individuals. In particular, this study focused on self-efficacy, birth control, peer support, past experience with sexually transmitted diseases, and assertive personality trait. Participants were recruited from California State University, Fullerton and were enrolled in a Psychology 101 course. Participants completed a self-report paper/pencil survey that included various questions on condom use related to personal and environmental factors. Results indicated that peer support predicts personal condom use. In addition, personal belief on birth control use is significantly associated with condom use, and those who score high on sexual assertiveness are significantly associated with greater condom use self-efficacy. The results from this study can make important contributions to the field of sexual health and improve understanding of risky sexual behaviors.
- Resource Type:
- Masters Thesis
- Campus Tesim:
- Fullerton
- Department:
- Department of Psychology
- Creator:
- Oberly, Thalia Giselle
- Description:
- Understanding modifiable risk factors is a critical step towards developing ethnoracially sensitive, targeted prevention efforts aimed at reducing cervical cancer incidence and mortality among Hispanic women. Existing theoretical/conceptual models of health disparities are limited by lack of specificity and failure to consider unique challenges associated with each ethnoracial group, as well as unique demands, stigma, or contexts associated with specific diseases. Using a combination of theoretical models, this review attempts to propose a comprehensive model of cervical cancer health disparities among Hispanic women that includes disease- and population-specific risk factors as related to primary, secondary and tertiary prevention of the disease. Several aspects of Hispanic culture and experiences appear to be significantly impacting Hispanic women’s cervical cancer preventive practices, diagnosis disclosure and post-diagnosis social support seeking. Cultural phenomena such as marianismo, an emphasis on chastity, fatalismo, and familismo along with other factors such as immigration status, language barriers, health insurance status, and social isolation appear to be important in identifying causes and correlates of observed cervical cancer health disparities and treatment. Several possible points of culturally sensitive intervention are identified to ameliorate cervical cancer health disparities among Hispanic women.
- Resource Type:
- Masters Thesis
- Campus Tesim:
- Fullerton
- Department:
- Department of Psychology
- Creator:
- Sotomayor, Cristy
- Description:
- For decades, studies have shown that people are better able to distinguish ownrace faces compared to other-race faces, a phenomenon known as the Other-Race Effect (ORE). Research suggests that perceptual experience and social context factors may play a role in mediating the ORE. However, investigations of the ORE using Hispanic faces have not been comprehensive and are limited. The purpose of this study was to provide an all-inclusive investigation of the ORE, implicit bias, and social experience for Hispanic faces. Participants from three different racial or ethnic groups (Asian, Caucasian, Hispanic) completed a face recognition task, an implicit racial bias task, and self-report measures of qualitative and quantitative experiences with members from other races. Results found no support for an overall ORE for Hispanics, however no ORE was found for Asian or Caucasian faces either, despite the extant literature. In addition, results found overall low implicit racial bias in the sample population. These data may be the result of regional demographics and/or ceiling effects.
- Resource Type:
- Masters Thesis
- Campus Tesim:
- Fullerton
- Department:
- Department of Psychology
29. Pre-migration and Post-migration Factors Impacting Acculturative Stress in Iraqi Refugee Mothers
- Creator:
- Younan, Bianca
- Description:
- Past research suggests that various pre-migration and post-migration factors play an important role in the acculturation process of refugees. This study explored premigration and post-migration factors and their relationship to acculturative stress in a sample of 219 Iraqi refugee mothers which was assessed by an Interview Questionnaire, the Harvard Trauma Questionnaire: Iraqi version, and the Societal, Attitudinal, Familial, and Environmental Acculturative Stress Scale (SAFE). The study found that premigration factors such as an increase in the loss of loved ones and an increase in relocations prior to arriving to the United States were not associated with acculturative stress. Post-migration factors such as decreased satisfaction regarding access to healthcare resources in the United States, shorter length of stay in the United States, older age on arrival to the United States, education level, occupational status in the United States, and language spoken at home were also not associated with acculturative stress. There were certain limitations in the current study. Future research is needed to better understand the experience of this population and how mental health professionals can provide them with culturally appropriate services.
- Resource Type:
- Masters Thesis
- Campus Tesim:
- Fullerton
- Department:
- Department of Psychology
- Creator:
- Wright, Mason
- Description:
- Among American college students, there is a widely acknowledged, intimate relationship between alcohol consumption and sex. Though the intuitive understanding has long been that this is a causal relationship wherein alcohol produces a “disinhibitory effect” and therefore leads to riskier behavior otherwise avoided, recent empirical research has revealed that the connection is much more dynamic. In the present review, two theories in particular are discussed: alcohol expectancy, a primarily psychological explanation, and alcohol-induced myopia, a model of cognitive impairment. These theoretical models have informed campus administrators and health promotion coordinators how to better target and implement intervention efforts and health promotion campaigns. Such programs are addressed, highlighting the efficacy of goal setting, personalized feedback, and expectancy challenging. It is suggested that intervention efforts continue to be developed based on constructs of expectancy and myopia.
- Resource Type:
- Masters Thesis
- Campus Tesim:
- Fullerton
- Department:
- Department of Psychology