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An exploratory study on the relationship among the dissimulation, clinical, and personality scales of two adolescent measures of psychopathology
(2010)
An exploratory factor analysis of the clinical and validity scales of the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory-Adolescent (MMPI-A) and the personality scales and modifying indices of the Millon Adolescent Clinical ...
Caregiver strain and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder: Predictors in adolescence and young adulthood
(2010)
Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is a chronic disorder often extending into adolescence and adulthood. It is associated with impairment in multiple domains of functioning, including family functioning. ...
Syntactic representations of English in second language learners: An investigation of the process of English sentence production by bilingual speakers using a within-language (L2) structural priming paradigm
(2010)
This dissertation reports the results of within-English structural priming experiments in language production which investigated the syntactic representations of English syntactic structures in three different bilingual ...
A preliminary examination of the associations among worksite environment, worksite health culture, and modifiable employee health risk
(2010)
In recent years, the focus of worksite health promotion has begun to shift from the individual employee to the worksite environment and health culture. The purpose of this study was to examine the cross-sectional associations ...
The impact of infidelity in dating relationships and the promotion of forgiveness among faithful partners
(2010)
The current dissertation examined the impact that infidelity has on faithful partners in dating relationships and whether writing about the infidelity would help to promote forgiveness among these individuals. Two studies ...
Are all acts of kindness created equally? Understanding relationship maintenance behaviors from a motivational perspective
(2010)
A model is proposed to explain how situation specific goals for engaging in relationship maintenance behaviors influence relationship evaluations. It is proposed that relationship maintenance behaviors motivated by avoidance ...
The role of school-based support and coping skills in the development of anxiety in LGBTQ young adults
(2010)
This study examined the relationships between lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, and questioning (LGBTQ) young adults' experiences of disclosure-related acceptance and rejection, perceived helpfulness of LGBTQ-specific ...
Lateralization of acoustic stimuli by budgerigars ( Melopsittacus undulatus )
(2010)
Sound localization allows humans and animals to determine the direction of objects to seek or avoid and indicates the appropriate position to direct visual attention. Animals such as the barn owl and cat have “specialized” ...
Undergraduates' nonmedical use of psychostimulants and academic motivation
(2010)
Undergraduate college students' nonmedical use of prescription stimulants (NMPS) is a well-documented problem in American colleges and universities. The purpose of the present study was to specify sources of academic ...
The effects of motivation and training format on the ability to detect hidden emotions
(2010)
This is the first study to examine the effects of motivation, exposure, training style, reinforcement and personality on the ability to read micro expressions of emotion. These micro expressions are important to learn as ...