Browsing OU - Theses by Author "Mayeux, Lara"
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Children's Theory of Mind and Their Friendship Quality
O'Mealey, Molly (2017)Friendships are an important context of development during the elementary school years, buffering children against bullying and victimization and promoting positive social development in many ways. However, not all children ... -
CLASSICAL BALLET PRE-POINTE EDUCATION: AN ANALYSIS OF THE PEDAGOGY FOR THE TRAINING OF YOUNG DANCERS
Taylor-Spann, Rose (2016-05-13)The concept of preparing young female dancers for pointe work is not new to ballet education; however, attention to specific pre-pointe training has become more focused in recent years. Pre-pointe as a defined course of ... -
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 ... -
Depression and aggression in Chinese migrant adolescents: the moderating role of family and peer support
Dai, Qi (2021-12)The goal of this study was to examine the relationship between depression and aggression among Chinese migrant adolescents. The moderating roles of family and peer support were also tested separately. Participants were ... -
Development and Initial Validation of an Inventory of State Epistemic Curiosity: Distinguishing the Interest and Deprivation Dimensions
Rice, Joshua (2023-12-15)The scholarly literature on epistemic curiosity has predominantly taken a trait-based perspective despite theory espousing its importance as a cognitive-motivational state relevant to learning, achievement, and creativity. ... -
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, ... -
Emotional Attention Bias and Pupillometry Biomarkers as Mediators of Caregiving Effectiveness on Child Behavior
Norris, Jordan (2022-05)Early life adversity experienced during childhood and adolescence negatively impacts development with increased risk of poor health outcomes and early mortality, making child maltreatment a significant public health concern. ... -
An exploration and evaluation of choice architecture interventions on perceptions of justice
Holt, Jenna (2024-05-10)Justice has been argued to be a key ethical principle guiding interactions with other humans. The principle is embedded in the professional ethics code for the American Psychological Association and other professional ... -
Exploring the Relationship Between Peer Popularity and Self-Perceived Likeability In Adolescence
McMillin, Keegan (2019-05-10)The current study looked at the relationship between peer-rated popularity and self-perceptions of popularity in adolescence. Using hierarchical analysis, we looked at a longitudinal sample of middle schoolers aged 12 to ... -
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; ... -
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 ... -
Popularity and Gender Prototypicality: An Experimental Approach
Kleiser, Margaret (2019-12-13)These studies investigate links between conformity to gender norms and adolescents’ peer popularity. Previous research has established that popularity is associated with physical attractiveness in both boys and girls, as ... -
Reality Television Viewing and Peer-Directed Relational Aggression in Emerging Adulthood
Gayle, Destiny (2024-05-10)Relational aggression is a form of aggression characterized by harming or attempting to harm an individual’s social relationships. Previous research has identified a link between the consumption of relationally aggressive ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ...