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 2013
Adolescents Perceptions of Victims and Perpetrators of Cyberbullying, Jasprit K. Pandori
Friendly Antagonism in Humorous Interactions: Explorations of Prosocial Teasing, David J. Podnar
Conjoint Therapy for Intimate Partner Violence Among Aboriginal Couples: Service Providers' Perspectives on Risk and Safety, Ellissa M. Riel
Socialization of Depressive Symptoms in Pre- and Early Adolescent Peer Cliques, Suzanne L. Seah
Continuity of Care in Children’s Mental Health: Development of a Measure, Juliana I. Tobon
Cortical Representation Underlying the Semantic Processing of Numerical Symbols: Evidence from Adult and Developmental Studies, Stephan Erich Vogel
First Nations Youths' Experiences with Wellness: A Four Directions Approach, Jamie L. Warren
The transition to motherhood: Women's experience as survivors of childhood sexual abuse, Laura A. Welch
Understanding Gendered Pathways to Criminal Involvement in a Community-Based Sample: Relevance of Past Trauma with Female Offenders, Amelia S.Y. Wu
Theses/Dissertations from 2012
Phonological Priming in Japanese-English Bilinguals: Evidence from Lexical Decision and ERP, Eriko Ando
Investigating The Necessary Components of a Sarcastic Context, John D. Campbell
Deliberate Self-Persuasion and Forgiveness, Irene Cheung
All Prejudices are not Created Equal: Different Responses to Subtle versus Blatant Expressions of Prejudice, Karen R. Dickson
The Relative Influences of Knowledge, Beliefs and Preferences on Adherence to Asthma Medication, Naomi J. Gryfe Saperia
Associations Between Maternal Personality and Parenting: A Multi-Informant Approach, Brigitte Hanna
Symbolizing Number: fMRI investigations of the semantic, auditory, and visual correlates of Hindu-Arabic numerals, Ian Douglas Holloway
Coping Experiences of 911 Communication Workers, Sarah G. Horsford
Hearing Women’s Voices: Understanding Women's Stories of Violence from the Perspective of Strength, Kayla M. Janes
Individual Differences in Temperament and Cognitive Biases in Middle Childhood: Vulnerability to Internalizing Psychopathology, Patricia L. Jordan
The Role of Valence in Construct Dimensionality Debates, Chun Seng Kam
The Role of the Resiliency Process in Skilled Immigrants' Job Search, Kelly Kisinger
Reactive and Regulatory Temperament Traits as Predictors of Depressive Symptoms in Middle Childhood, Yuliya Kotelnikova
Individual Differences in White Matter Microstructure Predict Mathematical Achievement, Anna A. Matejko
The When (and How) of Intergroup Competition and Discrimination: Distinguishing the Contributions of Competitive Perceptions and Motivations, Matthew A. Maxwell-Smith
Psychological contracts in the workplace: A mixed methods design project, Kate J. McInnis
Cognitive, Emotional, and Behavioural Correlates in Children with Psychopathic Traits, Vanessa Leanne Pedden
The Aftermath of Intergenerational Trauma: Substance Use Risk and Resiliency, Laurel E. Pickel
Attachment and Information Seeking Strategy Preference in Romantic Relationships, Jennifer C. Pink
Rule-Based Category Learning in Children: The Role of Inhibitory Control, Rahel R. Rabi
Parental Relocation: Factors Present In Judges’ Decisions, Emily A. Reddick
Profiles of Children and Youth Displaying Inappropriate Sexual Behaviours: Relevance for Assessment for Sexual Offending Patterns, Julia M. L. Rick
Are Offence-Focused Correctional Rehabilitation Programs Affecting Inmates' Executive Cognitive Functions?, Erin H. Ross
On the One Hand and On the Other: The Effect of Embodying Balance and Uncertainty Orientation on the Confirmation Bias, Jeffrey Rotman
Why Wait? The Effects of Waiting Time on Subsequent Help-Seeking Among Families Looking for Children’s Mental Health Services, Kyleigh E. Schraeder
Interpretive Bias in the Context of Life Stress and Depression: An Examination of Stress Generation and Diathesis-Stress Models, Pamela M. Seeds
Taking a Closer Look at Workplace Incivility: Dimensionality and Source Effects, Rima C. Tarraf
The Relationship Between Culture and Counterproductive Workplace Behaviors: A Meta-Analysis, Olusore Anita Taylor
The Effects of Equity Sensitivity and Teamwork Self-Efficacy on Team Reward Preference, Hayden Jerney Randolph Woodley
Motivation in Goal Orientation and Motivational Climate in Elite Wheelchair Tennis Players, Laurence M. Zalmanowitz
The Effects of Neonatal Immune System Activation with Lipopolysaccharide on Adolescent and Adult Anxiety Behaviours in Male and Female Rats, Alina Zaltzman
Impact of Goal Compatibility on Self-Care Adherence Among Patients with Congestive Heart Failure, Karen M. Zhang
Theses/Dissertations from 2011
Does Anyone Really Like Horror Movies? Personality and Automatic Affective Reactions to Frightening Films, Michael E. Battista
The Expression of Religious Bias in the Evaluation of Foreign-Trained Job Applicants, Caroline Bennett-AbuAyyash
The Prejudice Paradox (Or Discrimination Is Not Dead): Systematic Discrimination In Forced Choice Employment Decisions, Paula M. Brochu
An Observational Assessment of Peer Group Contributions to Adolescent Identity Development, Tara M. Dumas
A Model, Leah K. Hamilton
The Moderating Effect of Reciprocity Beliefs on Work Outcomes, Stephanie Hastings
Do I feel dissonance over you? Sex differences in the experience of dissonance for romantic partners, Sandra D. Lackenbauer
The Utility and Feasibility of Metric Calibration for Basic Psychological Research, Etienne LeBel
A Self-Regulation Model of Depression: Content of Cognitive Representations and Prediction of Treatment Seeking, Catherine Leite
Exploring Process Dissociation as a Tool for Investigating Discrimination in Hiring Situations, Rhys J. Lewis
Workplace Commitment and Employee Well-Being: A Meta-analysis and Study of Commitment Profiles, Elyse R. Maltin
The Use of Capacity as an Indicator of Automatic Processing: Is Smoking Automatic?, Agnes A. Massak
AN INTEGRATIVE MODEL OF CONFLICT AND CONFLICT MANAGEMENT IN ORGANIZATIONAL WORK TEAMS, Thomas O'Neill
An Investigation of Masked Priming Mechanisms in Binary Classification Tasks, Jason Perry
Carving Cognition at its Joints: Insights from the Interaction between Explicit and Implicit Social Cognition, Kurt R. Peters
A Social Relations Analysis of Transactive Memory in Groups, Sarah J. Ross
Dissociable and Dynamic Components of Cognitive Control: A Developmental Electrophysiological Investigation, Matthew Waxer
Judging Covers by Their Books: Malleable Attractiveness Appraisals in Response to Belongingness Feedback, Christopher J. Wilbur
Theses/Dissertations from 2010
Mental Blocks: The behavioural effects and neural encoding of obstacles when reaching and grasping, Craig S. Chapman
Parenting at Midnight: Measuring Parents' Thoughts and Strategies to Help Young Children Sleep Through the Night, Aimee J. Coulombe
Causality and Similarity in Autobiographical Event Structure: An Investigation Using Event Cueing and Latent Semantic Analysis, Christopher M. O'Connor