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  • Mindfulness, self-compassion, and leadership in wildland firefighting

    Creator:
    Lewis, Alexis
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    Wildland firefighting is environmentally and socially a risky and complex occupation. Although much attention has been given to understanding the physical components in fighting wildland fire, much less time has been devoted to understanding and developing the capacity of wildland firefighters to handle the dynamic pressures of the physical and...
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    aspect of self-determination theory (Deci & Ryan, 2000), authentic leadership (Luthans & Avolio, 2003

  • Experiences among women with shame and self-compassion in cardio-based exercise classes

    Creator:
    Rogers, Kim
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    Shame is a debilitating inner experience elicited by the negative self-appraisal of one's entire self, and is characterized by a deep-seated sense of being flawed, defective, and therefore unworthy of acceptance and belonging (Brown, 2006). Although significant research has explored self-conscious emotions, including shame, little has been done to examine...
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    ), psychological resilience and well- being (Neff & McGehee, 2010; Smeets, Neff, Alberts, & Peters, 2014

  • The effects of retail store lighting and shelf height on consumer' feeling of safety and behavior

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    Mouhoubi, Farida
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    This study aims to identify the effect of different lighting conditions and shelf height in a retail store environment on emotional states, feeling of safety and behavioral intentions. Lighting and store fixture height are two retail store components that can affect consumers’ emotional states and therefore their shopping experience. This...
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    environmental cues on psychological states of customers. A well-lighted and open space, for example

  • Developing effective presentation strategies for online retailers

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    Yoo, Jungmin
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    The purpose of the study was to investigate practical guidelines based on empirical evidence for effective website design, including both home page and product pages. This research consists of two consecutive empirical studies. Study 1 was one factor (home page design: image- vs. text-oriented home page) between-subjects design with two...
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    ” (Kotler, 1973-1974, p. 50) Attitude: “a person‟s evaluation of any psychological object (Ajzen

  • Towards a Conceptual Change Model to Support Organizational Change Efforts

    Creator:
    Hille, Joshua D.
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    Many projects fail because employees and managers have different understandings of project "success" or "value". Other projects fail because managers are unable to effectively align organizational values with those of their employees. This problem is widely understood, but there is little empirical research that specifies the nature and effect of...
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    also a key aspect of an organization’s financial success (Chi & Gursoy, 2009; Koys, 2001). The

  • Attentional Bias Toward Facial Emotion Expression : Orienting vs. Disengagement

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    Martin, Nicole R.
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    The present study examined involuntary attentional bias toward facial emotion expression. Particularly, the study examined two different attentional components for emotional processing, namely, orienting vs. disengagement. A cueing paradigm using two cue presentation times (250ms and 350ms) was used to determine if attention would be involuntarily captured by an irrelevant...
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    of Psychological Science for the generous Graduate Teaching Assistantship bestowed upon her

  • The Impact of the Correlated Color Temperature of Fluorescent Lighting and its Influence on Student On-Task Behavior in an Elementary School Classroom

    Creator:
    Pulay, Alana S.
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    The aim of the study was to determine whether a higher correlated color temperature of the fluorescent lighting in an elementary school classroom influenced student on-task behavior as compared to fluorescent lighting with a lower correlated color temperature. A conceptual theoretical framework on interior lighting and human behavior was developed...
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    Pathways of Light Relative to Psychological Functioning ......26 2.4 School System Layers with the

  • The Impact of Causal Uncertainty on Dyadic Satisfaction

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    Needham, Shana M.
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    One's ability to determine the cause and effect nature events is important for navigating within the social realm. However, the ability to determine these relationships is not always as clear. According to Weary and Edwards (1996) causal uncertainty (CU) is the result of an individual perceiving themselves as someone who...
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    , I would like to thank the Oregon State University‟s School of Psychological Science for

  • I Tweet therefore I am: An Interview Study of Identity Development and Portrayal of Twitter Users Utilizing the Communication Theory of Identity

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    Carron, Ashley A.
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    The rise of social networking is more prevalent in today's society than ever before. Of the existing social networking platforms, Twitter is widely recognized as operating within the social networking elite. With this rise in social networking comes the challenge to develop new strategies of navigation when presenting one's identity...
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    aspect of growing and pressing importance, by utilizing the Communication Theory of Identity (CTI) to

  • The impact of child-centered play therapy on anxiety levels in pre-neurosurgical pediatric patients

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    Lerwick, Julie L.
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    The prevalence of childhood illness requiring hospitalization establishes the need for implementation of an applied intervention to decrease levels of hospitalization-induced anxiety in pediatric patients. In addition to anxiety, levels of perceived trauma have also been linked to pre-operative pediatric patients. Child-Centered Play Therapy (CCPT) within the medical setting has...
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    setting has the potential to reduce anxiety, perceived psychological trauma, and behavioral issues in