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The self-presentation profile of grandiose narcissism

Adams, John Milton (University of Alabama Libraries, 2016)

Although it is generally accepted that grandiose narcissism is related to using self-presentation tactics, many fundamental questions about this issue remain unanswered. For example, among 12 common self-presentation ...
The Senior Sex Education Experience (SEXEE) Study: Considerations for the Development of an Adult Sex Education Pilot Intervention

Pierpaoli Parker, Christina (University of Alabama Libraries, 2020)

Overview: Remaining sexually active into later life has health benefits and risks, but middle-aged and older adults (MOAs) receive virtually no sex education. Unprecedented spikes in the prevalence of later-life sexual ...
The SRP-II as a rich source of data on the psychopathic personality

Lester, Whitney Suzanne (University of Alabama Libraries, 2010)

This study examines the factor structure, external correlates, and predictive utility of the Self-Report Psychopathy scale (SRP-II; Hare, Harpur, & Hemphill, 1989). It was hypothesized that the SRP-II would sufficiently ...
The taste of aggression: a model for psychopathy and reactive aggression

Kastner, Becca (University of Alabama Libraries, 2012)

Psychopathy is a constellation of personality traits including callousness, manipulativeness, and antisocial behavior. Aggression, both in response to provocation and for personal gain, is a key component of antisocial ...
The use of social and temporal comparison to explore the process of quality of life evaluation in older adults

Chandler, Joseph Francis (University of Alabama Libraries, 2009)

QOL measurement is an enormous field that spans multiple disciplines (Felce & Perry, 1995; Phillips, 2006). Calls for its unification, clarification, or abandonment have been common for nearly four decades (Abeles, Gift, ...
The utility of Selective Optimization with Compensation for promoting adjustment and well-being post-admission to assisted living as a function of perceived decisional control

Regier, Natalie Grace (University of Alabama Libraries, 2013)

The decision to transition to long-term care profoundly affects the lives of older adults, yet they often play a limited role in the decision-making process or are excluded altogether. This finding is alarming, as the ...
The victim role: an exploration into descriptions and evaluations of victims

Lewis, Jerome (University of Alabama Libraries, 2017)

People agree that legitimate victims ought to be helped and illegitimate victims ought to be punished. Yet, people disagree about who is a legitimate victim. Victimologists theorize that legitimate occupants of the victim ...
“there’s nothing wrong with you that an expensive operation can’t prolong”: an exploration of health literacy, end-of-life care preferences, and death exposure

Albright, Amy (University of Alabama Libraries, 2020)

Health literacy influences the ways in which individuals access and utilize health information to promote well-being, and the following interrelated studies examined functional health literacy in community-dwelling adults ...
Thinking ahead project: a pilot intervention study to increase acceptability of advance care planning among African American middle-aged and older adults

Huang, Chao-Hui (University of Alabama Libraries, 2015)

This pilot study investigates the feasibility and provides a limited efficacy testing of an innovative intervention, the Thinking Ahead Project (TAP), designed to increase acceptability of advance care planning (ACP) among ...
Through the looking glass: integrating male prisoners' perceptions and views of death

Rodriguez, Amy (University of Alabama Libraries, 2013)

This mixed-method study consisted of two phases. Participants included 119 prisoners from Donaldson Correctional Facility and the Hamilton Prison for the Aged and Infirmed in Alabama. Due to the limited number of participants, ...
To flatter the jury: ingratiation effects during closing arguments

Ziemke, Mitchell H. (University of Alabama Libraries, 2009)

ABSTRACT The current study investigated the effect of defense attorney ingratiation during closing arguments of criminal trials. Previous research has shown ingratiation to be a powerful tool of social persuasion across ...
Toward Tailored Interventions: Sympathetic and Parasympathetic Functioning Predicts Responses to an Intervention for Conduct Problems Delivered in Two Formats

Glenn, Andrea; Lochman, John E.; Dishion, Thomas; Powell, Nicole P.; Boxmeyer, Caroline; Kassing, Francesca; Qu, Lixin; Romero, Devon (2018)

Coping Power is an evidence-based preventive intervention for youth with aggressive behavior problems that has traditionally been delivered in small group formats, but because of concerns about potentially diminished effects ...
Transfer of training and the role of mental workload in expert performance

Dillard, Michael (University of Alabama Libraries, 2012)

There is a need to understand how to maximize skill development when training operators to undertake vital operational assignments (e.g., flying aircraft). At present, there is much debate in the training community over ...
Treatment of insomnia in veterans with trauma-related disorders: a brief group cognitive-behavioral intervention

Ustinov, Yuriy (University of Alabama Libraries, 2013)

Estimates of insomnia prevalence among people with Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) range from 40% to 87%. Initial research findings suggest that PTSD treatments, without targeted insomnia interventions, do not appear ...
Understanding deception: development through executive function and social cognition

Brown, Carmen Elaine (University of Alabama Libraries, 2018)

In order to best prepare children for school, we need to know what factors contribute to their success, both academically and in social situations. Both executive functions and social skills are needed to get children ready ...
Understanding forensic psychologists’ mental state at the time of the offense evaluation patterns: a mixed methods study

Meaux, Lauren (University of Alabama Libraries, 2018)

Mental State at the Time of the Offense (MSO) evaluations are used to inform the criminal courts in determinations of criminal responsibility and are an important part of psycholegal practice. Evaluator judgments of ...
Unloading the hired gun - inoculation effects in expert witness testimony

Ziemke, Mitchell H. (University of Alabama Libraries, 2012)

The current projects investigated the efficacy of inoculation as a trial strategy designed to counter mock jurors' perceptions that an expert is a hired gun. Additionally, the projects also examined whether the manner in ...
An Unplanned Test of the Anxiety Buffer Disruption Theory of Post-Traumatic Stress Symptoms

Elmore, Dean; Hamilton, James; et al.

Background and Objectives. Anxiety buffer disruption theory (ABDT) suggests that traumatic events lead to the development of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) by dismantling the anxiety-buffering system outlined in ...
Using Biological Factors to Individualize Interventions for Youth with Conduct Problems: Current State and Ethical Issues

Glenn, Andrea (2019)

A growing body of evidence suggests that biological factors such as genes, hormone levels, brain structure, and brain functioning influence the development and trajectory of conduct problems in youth. In addition, biological ...
Utilization of the personality assessment inventory- antisocial features scale to assess psychopathy in an undergraduate sample: confirming subscale fit

Price, Kimberly Marie (University of Alabama Libraries, 2012)

The present study examined the factor structure of the Personality Assessment Inventory Antisocial Features scale (PAI-ANT) in a non-forensic sample of 1257 undergraduate students. Five models were tested using confirmatory ...

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