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Adolescents' Feelings of Loneliness in Different School Contexts
(1998-01-01)Ninth-grade students (N = 381) completed a newly designed measure which assessed loneliness in four school contexts: classes, where they spend time between classes, lunchtime, and physical education. Students also indicated ... -
Adolescents' Feelings of Loneliness in Different School Contexts
(1998-01-01)Ninth-grade students (N = 381) completed a newly designed measure which assessed loneliness in four school contexts: classes, where they spend time between classes, lunchtime, and physical education. Students also indicated ... -
Binaries and Borderlands
(1999-01-01)Chicanos, people of Mexican descent (PMD) living in the U.S., are often described as cultural hybrids. Chicana essayist, Gloria Anzaldua, locates and conceptualizes the Chicano experience using a borderland metaphor. My ... -
Competitive Task Anxiety in Non-Competitive Individuals.
(1999-01-01)Gender and competitive task orientation was examined among non-competitive individuals. The sample consisted of 24 (12 male and 12 female; M=21.1 years old) non-athlete college students. Resting heart rate (HR) was recorded, ... -
Short-Term Consumption of a Low Protein Diet May Decrease Anxiety in Adult Female Rats.
(1999-01-01)Exploratory behavior is crucial to the survival of most animals, allowing for the evaluation of environmental conditions and foraging behaviors. Dietary manipulations change the emotional reactivity of rats; specifically, ... -
The Role of Statistics Anxiety in Developing Curriculum for Psychology Statistics and Methods Courses.
(1999-01-01)Curriculum development for a psychology statistics and methods course is a challenging task. The class, despite its frequent resistance from students, is an important and necessary element in the psychology major. Three ... -
Activity-Based Anorexia in Rats and Diet Composition.
(1999-01-01)When rats are given access to a running wheel and put on a restricted diet, they run excessively and decrease their food intake. This pattern is known as activity-based anorexia (ABA). Diet composition has also been linked ... -
Relationships Between Attachment Styles andSelf-Image, Sexual Self-Image, andPreferred Characteristics of an Ideal Man.
(2000-01-01)This study explores the relationship between attachment styles and self-image, sexual self-image, and preferred characteristics for an ideal man to have in 40 college women ages 18-24.Each participant completed an anonymous ... -
Relationships Between Attachment Styles andSelf-Image, Sexual Self-Image, andPreferred Characteristics of an Ideal Man.
(2000-01-01)This study explores the relationship between attachment styles and self-image, sexual self-image, and preferred characteristics for an ideal man to have in 40 college women ages 18-24.Each participant completed an anonymous ... -
An Investigation of Women's Roles in Samoa.
(2000-01-01)Past research by Nancy Chodorow (1978) and Margaret Mead (1939) has suggested that institutions, especially the family in rural agrarian societies, influence women's acceptance to roles in society both through modeling and ... -
Racial Identity and its Relationship to Political Attitudes.
(2000-01-01)Racial diversity has long been a part of history in the United States. The meanings, however, attached to race have changed significantly in the past forty years. Americans of various structural positions (race, class, ... -
Feminism in Fiji: a Study of Family Structure, Perception, and the Transformation of Gender Roles by University Women.
(2000-01-01)Past research has suggested that institutions, such as the family in rural agrarian societies, influence women's adjustment to roles in society.This project explores socialization processes involved in constructing traditional ... -
Patterns of Maternal Behavior in Rats Selectively Bred for Saccharin Preference
(2000-01-01)Environment affects behavior. This simple fact arises out of the complex relationship between an organism and its surroundings in its struggle to find food and reproduce. Besides environment, genetics and specific inherited ... -
Predicting Relapse In Schizophrenia.
(2001-01-01)People with schizophrenia often go through fluctuations in the severity of their symptoms.Several studies have indicated that autonomic arousal, measured in terms of electrodermal activity (EDA), tends to be higher during ... -
Stress Effect Across Startle Trialsin Selectively Bred Rats.
(2001-01-01)Startle reflex is a very old mechanism that is present in people and rats. It is designed to alert the organism to what might be a potential threat and instigate a rapid response. Startle is a very unique reflex, being ... -
The Rise of Gay Identity Since the Collapse of Communism in Poland
(2001-01-01)I will study the rise of gay identity since the collapse of communism in Poland. My overall goal is to form a broad analysis on individual gay identity development, gay group identity development, and inter-group relations ... -
Mental Health Servicesfor Individuals with Severe Mental Illness.
(2001-01-01)America is in a mental health crisis in treating individuals with Severe Mental Illness (SMI). The groundbreaking report on Mental Health released last year by the Surgeon General showed that individuals with the most ... -
The Effect of Activity Anorexia on Analgesia in Rats.
(2001-01-01)In a culture emphasizing physical attractiveness and body image, Anorexia Nervosa is gaining more attention. A subtype of Anorexia Nervosa, Activity Anorexia (AA) involves great increases in activity coupled with substantial ... -
The Effects of Stress and Emotionality on Eating Patterns in Rats.
(2001-01-01)Eating is 'over-determined': it is influenced by many factors, ranging from food resources to metabolism to stress. The present work explores the interaction of these factors. Occidental high-saccharin (HiS) and low-saccharin ... -
Occidental's Living and Learning Community: Assessment of the Program's Impact
(2002-01-01)Occidental College implemented a Living and Learning Community (LLC) in the fall of 2000. Occidental's LLC revolves around freshmen living in the same dorm and enrolling in a common Core class for two semesters. The current ...