Psychology Theses and Dissertations
This collection contains theses and dissertations from the Department of Psychology, collected from the Scholarship@Western Electronic Thesis and Dissertation Repository
Theses/Dissertations from 2018
Girls’ Internalizing Symptoms and White Matter Tracts in Cortico-Limbic Circuitry, Ola Mohamed Ali
Understanding and Coping with Possible Depressive Symptoms: An Extension of the Self-Regulation Model, Melissa N. Mohan
The Effects of Perceptual Fluency on Emotional Word Recognition, Joseph M. Nidel
Exploring the Process of Statistical Language Learning, Nicolette B. Noonan
Testing a New Model of Team Interdependence, Natasha E. Ouslis
Empathy in Inclusive Classrooms: Exploring Prosocial Behaviour Through Children’s Academic Writing Skills, Erica J. Partridge
Settlement Experiences of Syrian Refugees, Jennifer Perkins
Imidacloprid Impairs Performance on a Model Flower Handling Task in Bumblebees (Bombus impatiens), Jordan D. Phelps
Relating Sensory Sensitivity and Repetitive Behaviours in Autism Spectrum Disorders, Samantha E. Schulz
Perfectionistic Strivings are Neither Adaptive, Healthy, Positive, Functional, nor Advisable: Findings From Six Peer-Reviewed Journal Articles, Martin M. Smith
Crossover Kids: Maltreatment Experiences, Subsequent Maladjustment, and Systems of Care, Blake Stewart
Behavioural Flexibility in Bumblebees (Bombus impatiens), Caroline Strang
The Effects of Semantic Priming on Lexical Processing, Alexander Taikh
Development of a Three-Factor Model of Psychological Ownership of Country: Applications for Outgroup Attitudes and Citizenship Behaviors, Joshua D. Wright
Dopaminergic Medication Decreases Motor Impulsivity on the Go/No-go Task in Parkinson's Disease, Xue Qing Yang
Dual Route Model of Idiom Processing in the Bilingual Context, Tianshu Zhu
Theses/Dissertations from 2017
The SELF-DISS: A Comprehensive Measure of Self-Defeating Interpersonal Style, Breanna E. Atkinson
Examining the Influence of Demographic Differences on Children's WISC-V Test Performance: A Canadian Perspective, Sarah E. Babcock
Supporting Educator Access to Evidence-Informed School-Based Mental Health Programs: An Effectiveness Evaluation, Renelle Claudette Bourdage
Development of new methods to investigate the role of the avian hippocampus in memory formation in brown-headed cowbirds, Madeleine IR Brodbeck
Initial Development of the Reasons for Reckless and Destructive Behaviours Inventory: Expanding the Role of Dissociation in Self-Destructive Behaviours, Matthew F D Brown
Quality of Life and Sources of Stress in Teachers: A Canadian Perspective, Jessica R. Danilewitz
Does Reflection Mitigate Negative Emotions Following Work Performance Feedback?, Rebecca J. Factor
The effects of corticosterone and social isolation on song stereotypy and neural plasticity in zebra finches, Pavlina Faltynek
Do You “Like” Me?: Reassurance Seeking on Facebook and Depression, Callista Forchuk
Decoding Mental States after Severe Brain Injury, Raechelle M. Gibson
The Effect Of The Dopamine Agonist Pramipexole On Measures Of Impulsivity In Young, Healthy Participants, Daniel Glizer
Therapeutic Induction of Altered States of Consciousness: Investigation of 1-20Hz Neurofeedback, Heather K. Hargraves
Attentional Preference After a Brief Mindfulness Meditation Intervention, Joshua John Hatherley
Exploring the Differences Between Domestic Homicide and Homicide-Suicide: Implications for Risk Assessment and Safety Planning, Chelsea A. Heron
What Are The Cognitive Mechanisms That Underlie Our Theory Of Mind? Potential Insights From Information Theory, Nellie Kamkar
Individual Differences in the Allocation of Visual Attention during Navigation, Mikayla Keller
Identifying Electrophysiological Components of Covert Awareness in Patients with Disorders of Consciousness, Geoffrey Laforge
Development and Psychometric Validation of the interRAI Internalizing and Externalizing Subscales, Chloe Lau
Vulnerability to Depression in Middle Childhood: The Role of Pubertal Development and Cortisol Reactivity in Risk for Depression, Sarah VM Mackrell
Exploring Mental Health in Justice Involved Youth: Relevance for Policy and Practice, Angelina Sarah MacLellan
The Influence of Beliefs and Gender on Choosing, and Feeling Like You Belong in Engineering, Julia McMenamin
The neural mechanisms underlying the perception and production of learned vocalizations in songbirds, Shannon Katie Mischler
Abstract and Concrete Concepts According to Word Association, Daniel Nedjadrasul
Parental Help-seeking for Pediatric Insomnia: Where, When, and Why Do Parents Seek Help?, Adam T. Newton
Examining the Differences in Beat Perception and Production Between Musicians and Dancers, Tram Nguyen
The Role Of Individual Differences In Bilingual Language Processing, Emily S. Nichols
Investigating the Influence of Grammatical Aspect on Eye-Movements, Kelly A. Nisbet
Mapping Alternative Masculinities: Development, Validation, and Latent Profile Analysis of a New Masculinity Measure, Jessica K. Padgett
Perception And Construction of Individuals At The Intersect Of Race And Immigration Status, Paolo Aldrin Palma
Mixture Modelling of the HEXACO Personality Inventory, Carolina Patryluk
Women’s Experience of Incivility in Professional Occupations: The Roles of Gender Representation and Occupational Commitment, Christina Politis
The Influence of Similarity and Social Reciprocity on Decisions to Trust, Alexa Rempel
Social Media and Cognition, Ana C. Ruiz Pardo
Social Relationships in Young Offenders: Relevance to Peers, Poverty, and Psychological Adjustment, Victoria Sabo
Predictors of Re-Accessing Mental Health Services for Children and Adolescents, Catalina Sarmiento
Transitioning from Children's Mental Health to Adult Care: Stakeholder Perspectives and Tracking Service Use into Adulthood, Kyleigh E. Schraeder
The Heart of Ideology: Bringing Compassion Into the Political Sphere, Vanessa M. Sinclair
A Diffusion Tensor Imaging Study of Motor Fibre Path Integrity and Overt Responsiveness in Disorders of Consciousness, Clara A. Stafford
The Behavioural Consequences of the Implicit and Explicit Dehumanization of Refugees, Alina Sutter
Predictors of Cognitive Reactivity in Depression, Lindsay K. Szota
Understanding Workplace Incivility Experiences and the Moderating Role of Mindfulness, Rima C. Tarraf
Analysis of Social Determinants of Health in Justice-Involved Youth: Relevance in the Context of Poverty, Orla C. Tyrrell
An Exploration of Gender Differences in Higher Risk Young Offenders: Implications for Assessment and Service Delivery, Jordyn G. Webb
It's Not Me It's You: Examining the Link Between Partner-Schema Organization, Relationship Functioning, and Depressive Symptoms, Jesse Lee Wilde
That's not fair! Examining individual differences in perceptions of fairness, Hayden Jerney Randolph Woodley
Theses/Dissertations from 2016
Foster Parents Experiences with Conflict and Grief, Nadine L. Bilawski
Promoting Resiliency and Managing Behaviour: Evaluation of an On-line Foster Parent Training Program, Laura Bonnell
Posttraumatic Substance Use Disorders (PTSUD): Perceived Causal Relations between Trauma-Related Symptoms and Substance Use Disorders, Emily N. Boughner
An Investigation of the Role of Corporate Social Responsibility Features in Attracting and Retaining Employees, Nicholas L. Bremner
The Dark Side of Jealousy, Kristi A. Chin
Aggression Among Children and Youth: An Examination of Service Allocation for Subtypes of Aggression, Kari-Ann Clow
Unravelling The Subfields Of The Hippocampal Head Using 7-Tesla Structural MRI, Jordan M. K. DeKraker
Oxytocin’s Effects on Sickness Behaviours, Anxiety Responses, and Immune Function in Adult Male Mice, Julie Deleemans
Are you coming on to me? Accuracy and bias in couples' perceptions of sexual advances, Kiersten Dobson
Defining and Predicting Dropout from Children’s Mental Health Services: A Novel Need-Based Definition Of Dropout, Kimberly Williams Dossett
The Neural and Cognitive Basis of Cumulative Lifetime Familiarity Assessment, Devin Duke
Goal Alignment: Construct Development and Measurement of a Moderator of Commitment, Jose A. Espinoza
The Influence of Self-Compassion, Compassion for Others, and Emotional Intelligence on Conflict Resolution Strategies, Anita Feher
Individual Differences in Stress and Coping: Testing a Model of Decisional Control, Bryan D. Grant
Spatial Memory in Black-capped Chickadees: Studies of Adult Hippocampal Neurogenesis and Win-Shift/Win-Stay Spatial Search, Nicole Ann Guitar
The Nature and Structure of Temperament in Early and Middle Childhood: A Multi-Method Approach, Yuliya Kotelnikova
Effects of Value Reasoning on Stigmatization of People with Schizophrenia, Yixian Li
Towards the use of transcranial direct current stimulation to improve motor function, Kathleen M. Lyons
Novel predictors of women's surname retention at marriage, Melanie MacEacheron
Cognitive Schemas as Longitudinal Predictors of Depressive Relapse/Recurrence in an Undergraduate Population, Daniel Machado
Should I Stand By or Stand Up? Differences in Bullying Bystander Decision Making, Lyndsay Masters
The Neurocognitive Underpinnings of Arithmetic in Children and Adults: Examining the Roles of Domain General and Domain Specific Abilities, Anna A. Matejko
Resiliency and Well-Being: Trajectories of Change over Time, Matthew McLarnon
Domestic Homicide and Homicide-Suicide in the Older Population, Brianna L. O'Neil
Item Properties and the Validity of Personality Assessment, Rachel A. Plouffe
Category Learning in Older Adulthood: Understanding and Reducing Age-Related Deficits, Rahel R. Rabi
The Effects of Reading Metaphor on Perceptual Distance Judgments, Jeffrey N. Reid
The Effects of Concurrent Cognitive Load on the Processing of Clear and Degraded Speech, Harrison Ritz
An Exploration of Service Needs for Adults who Live with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder, Armush Salahadin
Dancing in the Dark: Sleep-dependent Motor Skill Memory Consolidation and Periodic Limb Movement Disorder, Valya Sergeeva
The Relationship Between Executive Dysfunction and Criminality in Forensic Psychiatric and Correctional Populations, Erin J. Shumlich
An extension of the Dimensional Comparison Theory: A test of emotional intelligence self-concepts., Caitlin J. Spencer
Classifying music perception and imagination using EEG, Avital Sternin
Helping the Transition Through Building New Friendships: A Psychological Perspective on Supporting International Students' Acculturation and Social Integration, Clint E. Thomson
When Life Gives You Lemons, Squeeze Them in People's Eyes: Humor Styles in Adaptive and Maladaptive Contexts, Livia Veselka