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Weighing the evidence: how observational evidence and bias influence children's belief in a novel fantastical entity

Meyer, Brooke A. (University of Alabama Libraries, 2016)

Research has demonstrated that children make judgements about the world based on information learned from others and through their own observations, and are also influenced by their biases. However, oftentimes the information ...
What about parents? an ecological investigation of head start parent well-being: disentangling community and family factors

Nancarrow, Alexandra Failor (University of Alabama Libraries, 2019)

Parenting is often accompanied by everyday trials, and families living in poverty and in communities lacking resources tend to experience more daily struggles than others. Extant research on poverty and parenting overwhelmingly ...
What do you want to be when you grow up?: predicting gender differences in elementary-aged children’s occupational interests

Masters, Stephanie Laura (University of Alabama Libraries, 2020-08)

The purpose of this study was to determine how perceived occupational knowledge, gender stereotypes and gender socialization influence children’s career interests. A sample of 185 children between the ages of 9 and 11 years ...
What moves you?: adoption and maintenance of physical activity among midlife and older African American women

Austin, Audrey (University of Alabama Libraries, 2013)

Middle-aged and older African American women report the lowest rates of physical activity compared to men, younger women, and similarly aged White women, as well as higher death rates from conditions associated with physical ...
When Friends Differ: How imbalances between partners influence young adolescents’ friendship rivalry and competition

Parker, Jeffrey G.; Massey, Katelyn E. (2018)
When Gender ‘Roles' into the Voting Booth: A Mixed-Methods Study of Implicit Gender Role Theory, Gender System Justification, and Voting Behavior

Stanziani, Marissa J (University of Alabama Libraries, 2020)

Implicit gender role theory (IGRT) posits that individuals tend to view gender roles as fixed or malleable, and such beliefs influences the likelihood of justifying the current gender system. Individuals, especially men, ...
When less is more: downsizing, sense of place, and well-being in late life

Costlow, Kyrsten (University of Alabama Libraries, 2019)

The purpose of the present study was to investigate the decision-making process and outcomes associated with downsizing to a smaller home in late life. Using Wiseman’s behavioral model of elderly migration, participants’ ...
When victimization and aggression co-occur: social cognitive and psychophysiological mechanisms

Ungvary, Stephen (University of Alabama Libraries, 2016)

Aggressive behavior has been identified as both a cause and consequence of peer victimization, but relatively little is known about what might explain this association. The first goal of this study is to examine two social ...
Who cares?: negative peer experiences and empathy for rejected others

Gibson, Carolyn (University of Alabama Libraries, 2018)

The purpose of this study was to examine the differences in empathy and prosocial and aggressive behavior based on rejection experiences, both immediate and chronic. Adolescent participants (N = 101) were randomly accepted ...
Witness self-efficacy: development and validation of the construct

Cramer, Robert (University of Alabama Libraries, 2010)

The present study used a Self-Efficacy Theory (SET; Bandura, 1977, 1986) framework to address the need for an outcome measure in witness preparation training. The construct of Witness Self-Efficacy, broadly defined as a ...
Yearning for popularity: how do popularity determinants and popularity goals predict aggression and experiences in the peer group?

Seo, Sunmi (University of Alabama Libraries, 2021)

Previous studies have indicated that adolescents are more likely to prioritize popularity goals over other values such as maintaining friendships and academics, and popularity goals are associated with adolescents’ relational ...

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