Browsing OU - Theses by Author "Carvallo, Mauricio"
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The Concern about Losing Face and Social Anxiety: The Mediating Roles of Self-Compassion and Autonomy
Bo, Ranyu (2023-12-15)Social anxiety is a prevalent mental health challenge among college students. Prior research has documented various antecedents of social anxiety, with one of them being the concern about losing face. Yet, less is known ... -
Culture of Honor and Female Incarceration
Doerge, Michael Jr (2023-05)Some states in the U.S. maintain higher than usual rates of female incarceration. Prior research suggests that these incarceration rates are determined by poverty, education, or racial makeup. However, these explanations ... -
The effect of fantasy context on moral action and judgment
Ruedinger, Brian (2019)Prior research has suggested that individuals import facts from the real world into fictional worlds and that the likelihood of importation depends on both the type of fact and the fictional context (Weisberg & Goodstein, ... -
Elicitors and Effects of an Awe Experience
Stern, William (2017)While efforts have been made to define the nature and effects of experiencing awe (e.g., Keltner & Haidt, 2003; Shiota, Keltner, & Mossman, 2007), there is still much about the emotion which remains unexplored. One of the ... -
Heroes and Villains: The Psychological Effects of Cosplay
Chen, Tammy (2021-12)Prior research has suggested that identifying with fictional characters while immersing in fiction increases the likelihood of taking on the traits and perspectives of those characters (Appel, 2011; Hatvany et al., 2018; ... -
Honor, Loyalty, and Sacrifice
Green, Kevin (2016-05-14)Three studies were conducted to investigate the potential relationship between honor ideology and loyalty to close others. Study 1 demonstrated strong correlational relationship between honor and concerns of morality ... -
Not My Mascot: Prejudice and Native American Mascots on Stereotype Activation and Attitudes Towards Native Americans
Cross, Stephanie (2018)There is an ongoing controversy based on the possible negative outcomes of using Native American mascots as symbols for sport teams. The present research examines the effect of using Native American (NA) sports mascots on ... -
Peer Relations and Aggression: Precursors to Adolescent Delinquency and Risk-Taking Behavior
Pittman, Lindsey (2019-05-10)Adolescent problem behaviors are an important area of investigation because of the long-term implications of engaging in risky and delinquent behaviors. Past research has focused on overt aggression and peer rejection as ... -
Reversing the Error: The Role of Causal Attributions in Inhibiting Prejudice
Foster, Stephen (2017-05)There are a wide variety of explanations for why a person may hold prejudicial attitudes. For example, prior research suggests that those who hold more prejudicial views partake in the fundamental attribution error in ... -
Through the Blue Lens: Negative Publicity, Cognition, and Professional Self-Representation in Law Enforcement Officers
Beneda-Bender, Madison L. (2018-12)Increased access to digital media has allowed for widespread proliferation of news coverage. Unfortunately, recent research has demonstrated a variety of acute negative outcomes associated with exposure to disturbing ... -
What You Read and What You Believe: Genre Exposure and Beliefs about Relationships
Capps, Stephanie (2017-05)Research has shown that exposure to specific fiction genres is associated with theory of mind and attitudes toward gender roles and sexual behavior (e.g. Fong, Mullin, & Mar, 2013, 2015); however, relatively little research ... -
Why did my coworker treat me this way? Examining the mediating effects of attributions on the relationships between incivility and workplace outcomes
Maglasang, Tiffany G. (2017)Workplace incivility has previously been linked to detrimental outcomes, such as decreased job satisfaction and increased burnout and turnover intentions. The purpose of this study is to extend the current research on ... -
Word of God or word of honor? Honor, religion, and retaliation
Pomerantz, Aaron (2017)The psychology of religion has long attempted to clearly identify religion’s effects on individuals’ beliefs and attitudes. Many of these results have been contradictory, with some indicating religion to have prosocial ...