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Generations: The Dividing Line Between Preferences For Leadership Styles
(Psychology, 2011-07-14)
This research examined what effects the characteristics of the Millennial generation had on the preferences for leadership style by investigating which qualities in leaders were more highly valued within this generational ...
Sex, Drugs, And Work: The Associations Of Personality Characteristics, Risky Sex, Substance Use, And Work Behavior In Young Adult Restaurant Workers
(Psychology, 2011-07-14)
Personality characteristics among young adult (18 - 29 years old) restaurant workers were examined in relation to substance use, risky sexual behavior, and several work outcomes. High sensation seekers and emerging adults ...
Openness To Experience, Strength Of Sense Of Self, And Cognitive Dissonance In A Counter-attitudinal Advocacy Paradigm
(Psychology, 2011-10-11)
The study was designed to investigate whether personality variables, especially the strength of individuals' sense of self, moderated dissonance reduction behavior in a counter-attitudinal advocacy paradigm. The study ...
What About Blog? Problematic Internet Use And Personality In Bloggers
(Psychology, 2011-07-14)
The purpose of the current study was to compare bloggers' personalities to the personalities of non-bloggers, and to determine whether it is possible to identify individuals who are more likely to use the Internet in a ...
Content, Values, And Environment: Applicant Reactions To Job Descriptions
(Psychology, 2011-03-03)
The research on job descriptions is limited and information regarding applicant reactions to job descriptions is even scarcer. The current research hypothesized that after reading job content information, an applicant's ...
Conditioned Place Preference In The Male Wistar-Kyoto Rat
(Psychology, 2011-10-11)
The current set of experiments examined the role of trait anxiety, using the Wistar-Kyoto (WKY) rat, on cocaine- and morphine-induced conditioned place preference. Both four and six pairings of 10mg/kg cocaine during ...
Examining The Impact Of Opioid Withdrawal On Pain Processing: The Influence Of Social Isolation Stress
(Psychology, 2011-07-14)
The use of opioids as a traditional treatment for acute and chronic pain has been severely hindered by the addictive nature of these substances and the pain relief they provide. Clinical reports suggest that opioid addicts ...
Measurement Invariance Of The SF-12 Across Ethnic Groups Among Women In Postpartum
(Psychology, 2011-07-14)
Purpose: The purpose of this study was to examine differential item functioning (DIF) as a plausible cause of subgroup variation in the short-form health survey (SF-12). Methods: Cross sectional secondary data analysis ...
Modeling Work Retention In Chronic Disabling Occupational Musculoskeletal Disorders: The Role Of Pre-treatment And Post-treatment Risk Factors
(Psychology, 2011-07-14)
Chronic pain has become an increasing problem, with serious social and economic consequences. One important socioeconomic outcome in the treatment of chronic disabling occupational musculoskeletal disorders (CDOMD) is ...
Not Just A Playground Issue: Bullying Among Older Adults
(Psychology, 2011-10-11)
This dissertation examined associations between peer bullying and physical and psychological health problems for a community dwelling population of older adults (> 60 years). Participants' age ranged from 60-99 years (M = ...