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  • Birthing Experience: Feminism, Symbolic Interaction, and (Re) Defining Birth

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    Roland-Schwartz, Michele L.
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    In this paper, my aim is to call attention to the meanings women attach to their birthing experiences using the symbolic interaction perspective in conjunction with a feminist lens. I argue that the obstetrical model of childbirth defines the course of the relationship between the laboring woman and attendant, limiting...
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  • The Consequences of Infelicity : The Effects of Unhappiness on Biological and Social Evolution

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    Martinez, Jorge R.
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    In social and biological evolution, infelicity can operate as a driving motor to force change. In this essay, for life other than human, infelicity is equated with physical unfitness to compete for the resources of a specific niche. For humanity it is defined as the result of an incongruity between...
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  • Stress and well-being : self-esteem, self-efficacy, rumination, reflection, & religion

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    Huang, Hsiao-Fang
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    Depression has been one of the most prevalent psychological disorders. Its relationship with life events is reviewed in light of factors influencing the relationship such as self-esteem, attributional styles, and cognitive complexity. The mechanism of depression and its links with personality disorders are looked at in relation to anxiety. The...
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    psychological disorders. Its relationship with life events is reviewed in light of factors influencing the

  • Turning Back the Calendar: An Analysis of Main Street USA’s use of Nostalgia

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    Cox, Travis L.
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    Main Street USA in Southern California’s Disneyland theme park is often described as nostalgic. However, previous research on this subject has failed to identify what elements actually make Main Street USA nostalgic as well as determine why Disney uses this nostalgia to influence park guests. In order to respond to...
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    the broad psychological affects music can have on society. In order to narrow this broad area of

  • 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

  • Attitudes toward surrogate mothering theory and measurement

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    Vee, Regina M.
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    Surrogate motherhood is a very complex issue with many groups having vested interests. In order to measure attitudes specific to surrogacy a 20-item Likert Scale with high reliability was developed through item analysis (N=131, Part-whole correlation range 0.749-0.478). Correlation of surrogacy attitudes was subsequently related to six other instruments: AIDS,...
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    permanent home. 3) The child has the right to be protected from the psychological pain inherent in

  • 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 a Relaxation Exercise on Communication, Apprehension in the Classrogm

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    Hitchcock, Romi C.
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    The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of a deep breathing and stretching exercise on communication Apprehension, Cohesiveness and Attentiveness. An empirical method was used in this study. All of the subjects involved in the study were students in beginning public speaking courses, Speech 112, at Oregon...
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  • Mother's Choices

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    Dietz, Amy L.
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    A memoir is variously defined as an abbreviated autobiography; a record of events based on the writer's personal observation or knowledge; and the written story of one's own life. I set out to do those things. But when I sat back to read the first of many drafts, I discovered...
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    paper route. It's a job. We were desperate for work-any kind of work. I stood for hours in unemployment