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Effects of transportation into a video game world on aggressive cognitions and behaviors
(2013-05)
Transportation is the state of being highly immersed within a media world. Two studies examined how transportation into a video game world (via character choice) increases aggressive cognitions and behaviors. Study 1 ...
Comparison of posttraumatic distress related to seasonal natural disasters in exposed and non-exposed children
(2006-07)
Scope and Method of Study: This study was designed to assess and follow the presence of posttraumatic stress disorder symptomology in children exposed to a tornado and compare that to the same symptomology in demographically ...
Behavioral correlates of implicit evaluation and stereotyping of Native American mascots
(2009-07)
Scope and Method of Study: The purpose of the present studies was to examine implicit biases toward Native American people and mascots using an Implicit Association Test (IAT), as well as to investigate the relationship ...
Perceptions of bullying: A comparison of pre-service and in-service teachers
(2014-07)
Bullying continues to exist in schools and students want teachers to take an active role in prevention and intervention. Prior research has explored why teachers do not intervene in bullying, but a gap exists in the research ...
Illness uncertainty and attributional style in children with juvenile rheumatic diseases: An examination of a cognitive diathesis-stress model
(2005-12)
Scope and Method of Study: The present study attempted to examine the influences of children's causal attributions for disease unrelated events on depression under varying levels of perceived illness uncertainty in a sample ...
Developmental span of social strategies, temperament, and stress-related health
(2015-05)
Social hierarchies involve social dynamics that may create physical and emotional challenges (Hawley, 2003). One component related to social hierarchies is social positioning and the control of important resources. The ...
Mate poaching: Who is most likely to poach and why?
(2010-05)
Scope and Method of Study: The purpose of these two studies was to determine who is more likely to mate poach and why. Study 1 was designed to identify what types of women are more likely to engage in mate poaching. It was ...
Interactive effects of maternal affect and nutrition on parenting
(2012-07)
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Relation between body weight and social position in children's classroom friendship network
(2010-07)
Scope and Method of Study: The present study focused on the relationship between Body Mass Index (BMI) and centrality (degree and global) and the differences in centrality by weight status in first grade children. Participants ...