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- SOCIAL ROLES, SELF-CONCEPTIONS, AND MORAL REASONING.
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- RICHMOND, SANDRA SAMAL, Florida Atlantic University
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According to Kohlberg's (1975, 1976, 1978, 1980a, 1980b, 1981, 1985) theory of moral development, individuals progress sequentially through a series of stages as they develop more sophisticated moral reasoning skills. The purpose of this research was to consider the possible relationships between social role-playing, role conflict, self-conceptions, college experience, and level of moral reasoning. Subjects were 197 students enrolled in introductory social science courses at a public junior...
Show moreAccording to Kohlberg's (1975, 1976, 1978, 1980a, 1980b, 1981, 1985) theory of moral development, individuals progress sequentially through a series of stages as they develop more sophisticated moral reasoning skills. The purpose of this research was to consider the possible relationships between social role-playing, role conflict, self-conceptions, college experience, and level of moral reasoning. Subjects were 197 students enrolled in introductory social science courses at a public junior college in a metropolitan area in southeast Florida. The age range of the subjects in this study was from 17 to 66 years, with a mean age of 22 years. There were 78 males and 119 females involved. Rest's (1979a, 1979b) Defining Issues Test was used to measure level of moral reasoning. This test yields a "p" score representing the amount of principled moral reasoning demonstrated by the subject while taking the test. Social role-playing and role conflict were measured by a role-playing questionnaire. The number of social roles listed and the number of role conflicts reported by the subjects were counted. The social self-conception was determined through the use of the Twenty Statements Test, that is, the number of times subjects listed social roles and group memberships in answer to the question "Who am I?" Androgyny was measured by the Bem Sex-Role Inventory. College experience was measured by the question "Is this your first time in college?" Scholastic aptitude, social-economic class, age, and sex were included as control variables. The variables that were significantly correlated with the level of moral reasoning in this sample were scholastic aptitude (r =.47, p < .01), age (r =.23, p < .01), social role-playing (r =.35, p < .01), and college experience (r =.17, p < .05). Social role-playing was the only variable that significantly added to the predictability of moral reasoning when the control variables scholastic aptitude, social-economic class, age, and sex were considered. The increment to the R^2 was .03 (F (84,5) = 3.97, p < .05). Social role-playing also incremented the well documented contribution of age and scholastic aptitude in predicting the level of moral reasoning. The increment to the R^2 was .03 (F (3, 86) = 3.98, p < .05). These results suggest that social role-playing should be considered in a developmental model of moral development.
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- 1987
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/11901
- Subject Headings
- Social role, Self-perception, Moral development
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- Document (PDF)
- Title
- Daily Feedback of Self-Concept Clarity and Grit.
- Creator
- Wong, Alexander E., Vallacher, Robin R., Florida Atlantic University, Charles E. Schmidt College of Science, Department of Psychology
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Self-concept clarity and grit are important constructs in the self-concept and selfregulation domains. Though distinct in their focus on identity and goal processes, self-concept clarity and grit similarly emphasize the extent to which self-views and goal-perseverance are strong, clear, consistent, and unshakeable. We hypothesized self-knowledge and goalperseverance may be mutually reinforcing given the role of self-knowledge in directing goal pursuit, and of goal pursuit in structuring the...
Show moreSelf-concept clarity and grit are important constructs in the self-concept and selfregulation domains. Though distinct in their focus on identity and goal processes, self-concept clarity and grit similarly emphasize the extent to which self-views and goal-perseverance are strong, clear, consistent, and unshakeable. We hypothesized self-knowledge and goalperseverance may be mutually reinforcing given the role of self-knowledge in directing goal pursuit, and of goal pursuit in structuring the self-concept. The present study tested this hypothesis in the form of whether self-concept clarity and grit reciprocally influence one other across time, and was conducted using a daily diary design with 97 college-aged participants across several weeks. Data were analyzed using multilevel cross-lagged panel modeling. Results indicated daily self-concept clarity and grit both had positive influences on each other across time, while controlling for their previous values. The reciprocal influences were also symmetric: self-concept clarity and grit had equally strong influences on each other. The results of the present study are the first to indicate the existence of reinforcing feedback loops between self-concept clarity and grit, and to demonstrate that fluctuations in self-knowledge trigger fluctuations in goal resolve, and vice versa. The results suggest the two are, in part, both causes and consequences of one another.
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- 2016
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00004689
- Subject Headings
- Identity (Philosophical concept), Identity (Psychology), Self actualization (Psychology), Self management (Psychology)
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- Document (PDF)
- Title
- The downside of self-esteem stability: does stability impede flexibility?.
- Creator
- Wiese, Susan L., Charles E. Schmidt College of Science, Department of Psychology
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Self-concept stability was tested in three studies to examine the relationship between stability in one's self-concept and the ability to adapt to changes in the social environment. Much of the literature on the topic of self-stability emphasizes the functional benefits of stability and the negative outcomes associated with instability. Dynamical systems theory purports however that stability in a dynamical system is indicative of a loss of complexity that limits the range of the systems...
Show moreSelf-concept stability was tested in three studies to examine the relationship between stability in one's self-concept and the ability to adapt to changes in the social environment. Much of the literature on the topic of self-stability emphasizes the functional benefits of stability and the negative outcomes associated with instability. Dynamical systems theory purports however that stability in a dynamical system is indicative of a loss of complexity that limits the range of the systems behavior. Accordingly, this series of studies tests the idea that a stable self-system may have a more limited range of behaviors than unstable self-systems and this may have implications for adapting to changes in one's social environment. The overarching hypothesis is that compared to those with less stable self-views, those with stable self-views will demonstrate lower levels of flexibility of behavior in response to changing social demands. Study 1 assessed the dynamics of participants' evaluations by asking them to complete a self-descriptive recording and evaluate their self-descriptions using the mouse paradigm procedure. Participants also completed a series of questionnaires assessing personality factors and behavioral and cognitive flexibility. Study 2 expanded on the first study by adding a well-validated measure of self-esteem stability and a social conceptualization of behavioral flexibility. Study 3 tested participants' willingness to demonstrate behavioral flexibility in an actual social situation and examined the effects of stress on the relationship between stability and flexibility., Results suggest that those with more stable self-concepts demonstrate less flexibility in response to their social environment than those whose self-concepts are less stable and that stress tends to amplify this relationship. Future research is also recommended to achieve a fuller understanding of stability in the self-system and its implications for social functioning.
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- 2010
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/FAU/2683204
- Subject Headings
- Self-esteem, Psychological aspects, Adjustment (Psychology), Social interaction, Self-determination, Identity (Psychology)
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- Document (PDF)
- Title
- Beautiful You.
- Creator
- Williams, Richelle Ancronique., Florida Atlantic University, Schwartz, Jason
- Abstract/Description
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"Beautiful You", is a novel that embraces the life of a young woman at the peak of self-evolution. Her desire to attain the true sense of "beauty" leads her into the life of pageantry. As she journeys through the final three days of the Miss American Pageant, she sorts through episodes of her adolescence and present day situations to uncover the beauty of who she truly is. This tale of Jessica McBrie's life, allows us to feel the pains she has gone through, understand her thoughts and the...
Show more"Beautiful You", is a novel that embraces the life of a young woman at the peak of self-evolution. Her desire to attain the true sense of "beauty" leads her into the life of pageantry. As she journeys through the final three days of the Miss American Pageant, she sorts through episodes of her adolescence and present day situations to uncover the beauty of who she truly is. This tale of Jessica McBrie's life, allows us to feel the pains she has gone through, understand her thoughts and the thoughts of those she interacts with. Through her comical approach to disaster this novel encourages us all to evaluate who we really are and accept it, because, "only you can define the beautiful you."
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- 2002
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/12987
- Subject Headings
- Self-evaluation--Fiction, Self-perception--Fiction, Beauty contests--Fiction, Beauty, Personal--Fiction
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- Document (PDF)
- Title
- Gender Stereotypes and Gender Identity as Interacting Influences on Children's Self-Concepts: A Self-Socialization Model of Gender Development.
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- Tobin, Desiree Denise, Florida Atlantic University, Perry, David G., Charles E. Schmidt College of Science, Department of Psychology
- Abstract/Description
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The goal of this study was to test the gender self-socialization model (GSSM). This model suggests that gender identity motivates children to strive for cognitive consistency between their gender stereotypes and their self-efficacy for those stereotypes. This study presents a novel approach to stereotype assessment by focusing on children's idiosyncratic stereotypes (as opposed to number of commonly shared stereotypes, which do not provide detailed information about the types of stereotypes...
Show moreThe goal of this study was to test the gender self-socialization model (GSSM). This model suggests that gender identity motivates children to strive for cognitive consistency between their gender stereotypes and their self-efficacy for those stereotypes. This study presents a novel approach to stereotype assessment by focusing on children's idiosyncratic stereotypes (as opposed to number of commonly shared stereotypes, which do not provide detailed information about the types of stereotypes individual children hold). Participants were 305 children in grades three through eight (Mage = 10.8 years). Independent variables included children's stereotypes of 62 contextually tagged behaviors and gender identity (comprising five dimensions). Interactive influences of children's stereotypes and gender identity on self-efficacy were investigated. As expected, stereotypes and gender identity worked together to predict children's self-efficacy perception for the 62 behaviors. These findings suggest that the role of gender identity is important in the adoption of personally held gender stereotypes.
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- 2007
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00000881
- Subject Headings
- Psychology, Social, Psychology, Developmental, Self in children, Self--Social aspects, Identity (Psychology), Social interaction
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- Document (PDF)
- Title
- Selective exposure attribution theory: Implications for better than average biases.
- Creator
- Kovalik, Jennifer T., Florida Atlantic University, Monson, Thomas C., Charles E. Schmidt College of Science, Department of Psychology
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The better than average effect refers to the tendency of individuals to perceive themselves as above average on various dimensions of social desirability (Messick, Boldizar, & Samuelson, 1985). Most research suggests that the effect results from motivations to inflate levels of self-esteem (Alicke, 1985). The present study challenged that an information-processing mechanism driven by selective exposure of persons to the behaviors of others may instead promote an overall negative dispositional...
Show moreThe better than average effect refers to the tendency of individuals to perceive themselves as above average on various dimensions of social desirability (Messick, Boldizar, & Samuelson, 1985). Most research suggests that the effect results from motivations to inflate levels of self-esteem (Alicke, 1985). The present study challenged that an information-processing mechanism driven by selective exposure of persons to the behaviors of others may instead promote an overall negative dispositional asymmetry within a population. When subjects were asked to make assessments regarding a target's level of trait across situations permitting various levels of selective exposure, the data indicated an increased tendency to rate others more negatively when selective exposure was maximized. It was hypothesized that subjects had committed more "false negative attribution errors" and had corrected more "false positive attribution errors" upon drawing their conclusions.
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- 1996
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/15359
- Subject Headings
- Attribution (Social psychology), Self-perception--Social aspects, Self-esteem--Social aspects, Personality
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- Document (PDF)
- Title
- SELF-DIRECTED LEARNING READINESS AMONG PREDENTAL STUDENTS AT FLORIDA ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY.
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- Algahtani, Fahad, Bryan, Valerie, Florida Atlantic University, Department of Educational Leadership and Research Methodology, College of Education
- Abstract/Description
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Dental school is a four-year, rigorous educational endeavor packed with difficulties and challenges predental students have not experienced during their undergraduate studies. In addition, dental schools demand developing new coping and learning skills to meet the requirements of a student-centered, fast-paced curriculum. In response to these challenges, it is essential to understand and embrace self-directed learning (SDL) skills and attitudes required for predental students to thrive and...
Show moreDental school is a four-year, rigorous educational endeavor packed with difficulties and challenges predental students have not experienced during their undergraduate studies. In addition, dental schools demand developing new coping and learning skills to meet the requirements of a student-centered, fast-paced curriculum. In response to these challenges, it is essential to understand and embrace self-directed learning (SDL) skills and attitudes required for predental students to thrive and succeed during their dental journey (Premkumar et al., 2014). Furthermore, SDL is essential in assisting dental students in filtering the information they need to fulfill their learning needs (Siddiqui et al., 2021). This quantitative cross-sectional descriptive study used an online survey designed by QualtricsXM to evaluate self-directed learning readiness (SDLR) level among predental students at Florida Atlantic University (FAU) and whether their SDLR level would differ based on age, sex, race/ethnicity, college/major, and year of study. A convenience sample of 155 FAU predental students completed Fisher et al.’s (2001) 40-item Self-Directed Learning Readiness Scale for Nursing Education (SDLRSNE) and seven demographic questions. Descriptive and inferential statistics were conducted to analyze and answer the six research questions and corresponding hypotheses. The results showed a positive attitude of FAU predental students toward SDL as total SDLR scores ranged from 119 to 179, with a mean of 151.33. Moreover, there was a statistically significant difference in SDLR level among participants based on age, race, and year of study. Contrastingly, there was no statistically significant difference in SDLR level among participants based on sex, ethnicity, and academic major. The college variable was not investigated as all participants were enrolled in the Charles E. Schmidt College of Science.
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- 2023
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00014122
- Subject Headings
- Self-directed learning, Self-managed learning, College students, Florida Atlantic University
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- Document (PDF)
- Title
- Modes of self-directed attention: dynamic model of self-regulation.
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- Strawinska, Urszula., Charles E. Schmidt College of Science, Department of Psychology
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Establishing and maintaining a clear and stable view of oneself is one of the major goals that human beings are motivated by. Individuals' environment is overflowing with a variety of self-relevant feedback. Yet, humans are able to generalize their experience into idiosyncratic self-concept, that despite being the largest, and most complex of all cognitive structures provides a good frame of reference for regulation of action, emotion, and cognition. This research project examined a dynamic...
Show moreEstablishing and maintaining a clear and stable view of oneself is one of the major goals that human beings are motivated by. Individuals' environment is overflowing with a variety of self-relevant feedback. Yet, humans are able to generalize their experience into idiosyncratic self-concept, that despite being the largest, and most complex of all cognitive structures provides a good frame of reference for regulation of action, emotion, and cognition. This research project examined a dynamic model of self-regulation that explains how humans manage to arrive at and maintain a coherent understanding of who they are and what they are like despite the abundance and constant influx of often contradictory self-relevant information. The dynamic model of self-regulation emphasizes the role of selective attention to specific regions of the self-concept as a prerequisite for self-concept adaptive development and functional expression. From a dynamical systems perspective the self-concept is conceptualized as a dynamic cognitive structure of knowledge that becomes organized into meaningful self-aspects (i.e., identities, self-perceived traits, roles) that differ with respect to evaluative coherence. Some self-aspects are coherent and comprise exclusively positive or exclusively negative elements, while other do not achieve evaluative coherence and are comprised of self-beliefs with mixed evaluations. As the focus of conscious attention changes between coherent and incoherent areas, the experience of Self and implications of self-concept for ongoing processes change accordingly. The total number of 296 participants took part in four studies conducted in Poland and in the United States., The studies utilized interesting procedures to investigate the dynamics and structure of the self-concept and the consequences of the evaluative differentiation of the self-concept for intrapersonal and interpersonal processes. Participants filled out personality and self-concept measures on-line, performed the cardsorting and mouse procedure tasks, and interacted with a chat-bot conversational program. Results of the studies attest to the validity of the model and suggest that individuals focus their attention on incoherent self-aspects to facilitate the formation and development of the self-concept and that focus on coherent self-aspects facilitates effective use of the self-concept for the regulation of ongoing processes.
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- 2010
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/FAU/2138107
- Subject Headings
- Self-management (Psychology), Self-perception, Identity (Psychology), Adjustment (Psychology), Mind and body, Self-presentation, Interpersonal relations, Social interactions
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- Document (PDF)
- Title
- To belong or to self-enhance? Motivational bases for choosing interaction partners.
- Creator
- Rudich, Eric A., Vallacher, Robin R.
- Date Issued
- 1999
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/2796512
- Subject Headings
- Self-esteem., Motivation (Psychology)., Social interaction., Social psychology.
- Format
- Document (PDF)
- Title
- Building A Profile of Inattentive Participants: Attachment Theory and Inattentive Responding.
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- Sheppard, Joshua Allan, Maniaci, Michael, Florida Atlantic University, Charles E. Schmidt College of Science, Department of Psychology
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Inattentive responding by research participants may decrease the reliability and validity of self-report measures. The current studies broaden the record of personality traits correlated with inattention by examining individual differences in attachment anxiety and avoidance among adults in romantic relationships. Based upon the characteristics typically exhibited by adults high on attachment avoidance, I expected an overlap between this personality trait and inattention, such that...
Show moreInattentive responding by research participants may decrease the reliability and validity of self-report measures. The current studies broaden the record of personality traits correlated with inattention by examining individual differences in attachment anxiety and avoidance among adults in romantic relationships. Based upon the characteristics typically exhibited by adults high on attachment avoidance, I expected an overlap between this personality trait and inattention, such that participants higher on attachment avoidance would exhibit higher levels of inattentive responding when answering self-report questions about their relationship. Two studies addressed this hypothesis using both self-report data from individuals and partner-report data from romantic couples to examine the association between a participant’s attachment avoidance and their level of inattentive responding while participating in research focusing on their romantic relationships. Self-reported attachment avoidance was associated with greater inattentive responding in both studies. However, partner-reported attachment avoidance was not significantly associated with inattentive responding in Study 2.
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- 2018
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00013097
- Subject Headings
- Self-report inventories., Attention., Attachment behavior., Reliability.
- Format
- Document (PDF)
- Title
- Changes in components of children’s self-reported gender identity over time.
- Creator
- Jackson, Emily, Perry, David G., Charles E. Schmidt College of Science, Department of Psychology
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In past gender identity research, little attention has been paid to the determinants of the various dimensions of gender identity (felt pressure for gender differentiation, gender contentedness, and within-gender typicality). This study examined whether children’s self-perceptions and social behaviors influence changes in gender identity over time. One hundred and ninety-five fourth- through seventh-graders completed self-report and peer-report questionnaires during the fall and spring of a...
Show moreIn past gender identity research, little attention has been paid to the determinants of the various dimensions of gender identity (felt pressure for gender differentiation, gender contentedness, and within-gender typicality). This study examined whether children’s self-perceptions and social behaviors influence changes in gender identity over time. One hundred and ninety-five fourth- through seventh-graders completed self-report and peer-report questionnaires during the fall and spring of a school year. This study found that both felt pressure for gender differentiation and within-gender typicality are fluid, rather than stable, constructs during childhood. It also found that sex plays a significant role in not only which constructs influence gender identity, but which components of gender identity are influenced.
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- 2013
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA0004027
- Subject Headings
- Gender identity -- Psychological aspects, Self perception in adolescence, Sex (Psychology)
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- Document (PDF)
- Title
- The Glass Catamount.
- Creator
- Slattery, Robert., Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters, Department of English
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The Glass Catamount is concerned with one James Frederick Curling, a young, up-and-coming senator from Delaware. As Curling moves up through his political party, suspicion of infidelity begins to rise to the surface as a woman from his past appears and claims to know intimate details about the senator. Her intentions are unknown, but as the senator's old friend and aide, Robertson Peters, finds himself drawn in by her stories, unsure if they are truth or fabrication, the longevity of the...
Show moreThe Glass Catamount is concerned with one James Frederick Curling, a young, up-and-coming senator from Delaware. As Curling moves up through his political party, suspicion of infidelity begins to rise to the surface as a woman from his past appears and claims to know intimate details about the senator. Her intentions are unknown, but as the senator's old friend and aide, Robertson Peters, finds himself drawn in by her stories, unsure if they are truth or fabrication, the longevity of the career of the senator, and possibly even his life, come into question. Themes of truth versus reality are dealt with throughout, and the act of sexual exploration and discovery is broken down and analyzed in the context of the senator's past and what he constructs as truth, whether it was always the way he claims or not. The glass catamount of the title is a symbol of the fragility and rarity of an understood self, appearing only briefly as it passes through the trees on its climb back up the mountain.
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- 2011
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/FAU/3338857
- Subject Headings
- Short stories, American, Symbolism in literature, Self in literature
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- Document (PDF)
- Title
- Using Electroencephalography and Structured Data Collection Techniques to Measure Passenger Emotional Response in Human-Autonomous Vehicle Interactions.
- Creator
- Park, Corey, Nojoumian, Mehrdad, Florida Atlantic University, College of Engineering and Computer Science, Department of Computer and Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
- Abstract/Description
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Wide spread consumer adoption of self-driving cars (SDC) is predicated on a level of trust between humans and the autonomous vehicle. Despite advances being made in the technical abilities of SDCs, recent studies indicate that people are negatively predisposed toward utilizing autonomous vehicles. To bridge the gap between consumer skepticism and adoption of SDCs, research is needed to better understand the evolution of trust between humans and growing autonomous technologies. The question of...
Show moreWide spread consumer adoption of self-driving cars (SDC) is predicated on a level of trust between humans and the autonomous vehicle. Despite advances being made in the technical abilities of SDCs, recent studies indicate that people are negatively predisposed toward utilizing autonomous vehicles. To bridge the gap between consumer skepticism and adoption of SDCs, research is needed to better understand the evolution of trust between humans and growing autonomous technologies. The question of mainstream acceptance and requisite trust is explored through integration of virtual reality SDC simulator, an electroencephalographic (EEG) recorder, and a new approach for real-time trust measurement between passengers and SDCs. An experiment on fifty human subjects was conducted where participants were exposed to scenarios designed to induce positive and negative trust responses. Emotional state was quantified by the EEG beta wave to alpha wave power ratio, and participants self-reported their levels of trust in the SDC after each segment.
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- 2018
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00013169
- Subject Headings
- Autonomous vehicles--Psychological aspects, Self-driving cars, Electroencephalography
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- Document (PDF)
- Title
- Self-esteem Mediates Over-time Association From Parenting Practices to Adolescent Adjustment.
- Creator
- Huey, Melissa J., Laursen, Brett, Florida Atlantic University, Charles E. Schmidt College of Science, Department of Psychology
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Adverse parenting practices have adverse effects on child outcomes, ranging from lower academic success (Dornbusch, Ritter, Leiderman, Roberts, & Fraleigh, 1987) to delinquency behavior (Steinberg, Fletcher & Darling, 1994) to adjustment difficulties (Shumow & Lomax, 2009). There is considerable evidence linking poor parenting practices to increases in adolescent adjustment symptoms (e.g. Barnes, Reifman, Farrell, & Dintcheff, 2000). It is likely that there is an explanatory mechanism driving...
Show moreAdverse parenting practices have adverse effects on child outcomes, ranging from lower academic success (Dornbusch, Ritter, Leiderman, Roberts, & Fraleigh, 1987) to delinquency behavior (Steinberg, Fletcher & Darling, 1994) to adjustment difficulties (Shumow & Lomax, 2009). There is considerable evidence linking poor parenting practices to increases in adolescent adjustment symptoms (e.g. Barnes, Reifman, Farrell, & Dintcheff, 2000). It is likely that there is an explanatory mechanism driving this relationship. The current study tests the hypotheses that associations between adverse parenting behaviors are both directly associated with adjustment problems, and indirectly associated with maladjustment via changes in self-views. A staggered cohort longitudinal design was employed that included a total of 453 (215 boys, 238 girls) 9th graders and 464 (231 boys, 233 girls) 10th graders at the first assessment in spring, 2013. At the onset of the study, adolescents completed scales describing parental monitoring (Small & Kerns, 1993), parental psychological control (Barber, 1996), and parental connectedness (Arnold, Nott, & Meinhold, 2012). Adolescents also described indices of self-esteem (Rosenberg, 1965), self-efficacy (Schwarzer & Jerusalem, 1995), and adjustment behaviors (Achenbach & Rescorla, 2001). Results from the direct effects models revealed parenting practices have a direct effect on adolescent adjustment. Mediation models revealed indirect links between parenting practices and adolescent adjustment via self-esteem. Greater parental psychological control and less parental connectedness was linked to decreases in selfesteem one year later, and lower levels of self-esteem were in turn, associated with increases in adolescent adjustment problems. This study provides insight on the impact that parenting practices have on adolescents both directly and indirectly. Parents should understand that even though adolescents are seeking autonomy and separation, practicing attentive and meaningful parenting is just as important during adolescence as it is during any other periods of development.
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- 2018
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00013071
- Subject Headings
- Parenting., Self-esteem., Parental influences., Adolescent Behavior.
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- Document (PDF)
- Title
- An Examination of the Role of Learning in the Work of Community Leaders.
- Creator
- Phares, Leatrice Turlis, Guglielmino, Lucy M., Florida Atlantic University
- Abstract/Description
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This study was designed to examine self-directed learning readiness of volunteer community leaders and to determine if and how they used self-directed learning in their community leadership roles. The sample included volunteer community leaders in South Florida serving as board members in community leadership organizations and Rotarians serving in leadership roles in the Rotary District 6990. The results support the conclusion that community leaders are self-directed learners. They make...
Show moreThis study was designed to examine self-directed learning readiness of volunteer community leaders and to determine if and how they used self-directed learning in their community leadership roles. The sample included volunteer community leaders in South Florida serving as board members in community leadership organizations and Rotarians serving in leadership roles in the Rotary District 6990. The results support the conclusion that community leaders are self-directed learners. They make extensive use of learning projects in their community leadership roles, use a variety of learning methods, and have a need for ongoing learning. The study suggests that designers of training for community leaders might find it valuable to reevaluate and update traditional training programs, utilize or support the identified key methods of learning and recognize that training needs to be applicable, cutting edge, and go beyond local boundaries.
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- 2006
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00000687
- Subject Headings
- Experiential learning, Adult learning, Self-culture, Organizational learning
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- Document (PDF)
- Title
- Otway.
- Creator
- Hall, Sherry L., Mitchell, Susan, Florida Atlantic University
- Abstract/Description
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Otway is a verse collection that explores the journey of the self in isolation. The collection commences with the narrator's inability to make sense of involuntary isolation. The subsequent melancholia prompts the narrator's journey of self-exploration, which progresses outward into the natural world. This journey is signified through the narrator's travels, which bring her into direct contact with the numinous (nature). Consequently, both narrator and numen become integrated, leading to the...
Show moreOtway is a verse collection that explores the journey of the self in isolation. The collection commences with the narrator's inability to make sense of involuntary isolation. The subsequent melancholia prompts the narrator's journey of self-exploration, which progresses outward into the natural world. This journey is signified through the narrator's travels, which bring her into direct contact with the numinous (nature). Consequently, both narrator and numen become integrated, leading to the transformation of solitude as "undesirable" space into "sacred" space, one in which self-discovery can occur.
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- 2008
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00000915
- Subject Headings
- Symbolism in literature, Self-perception, Poetry--Collections
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- Document (PDF)
- Title
- Relationships between theory of intelligence and academic performance in children: Domain differences in the influence of gender and self-esteem variables.
- Creator
- Sanders, Deborah., Florida Atlantic University, Perry, Louise C.
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This study examined domain-specific gender differences in children's domain specific theories of intelligence. It was based on Dweck's theory that individuals view intelligence as either fixed (entity theory) or flexible (incremental theory). The hypothesis that the mathematics and verbal domains would differ most for older, brighter girls who are highly sex-typed was confirmed in that more highly sex-typed older girls endorsed more entity-like thinking in the math area. Higher achievement...
Show moreThis study examined domain-specific gender differences in children's domain specific theories of intelligence. It was based on Dweck's theory that individuals view intelligence as either fixed (entity theory) or flexible (incremental theory). The hypothesis that the mathematics and verbal domains would differ most for older, brighter girls who are highly sex-typed was confirmed in that more highly sex-typed older girls endorsed more entity-like thinking in the math area. Higher achievement level was related to more incremental thinking, with gender and domain effects found only among low and not high achievers. Theory interacted with age level in influencing English grades. Also, in terms of examining the effect of perceived competency on academic performance, academic and domain competency but not global self-esteem related to school grades. It was found that girls associated feelings of global self-worth to achievement test scores.
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- 1991
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/14781
- Subject Headings
- Intelligence levels, Academic achievement, Students--Self-rating of, Intellect
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- Document (PDF)
- Title
- School affect and academic achievement in relation to expected self-, best friend, and peer-group reactions.
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- Ashley, Elizabeth A., Florida Atlantic University, Perry, Louise C.
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Children's (Grades 4-8) expected self, best friend, male and female peer groups' reactions to academic performance and school affect were examined in relation to academic outcomes as measured by achievement test scores, school grades, and peer-based performance and affect judgments. The main hypothesis that expected self-reactions would show the strongest relationship to school outcomes was supported for both sexes. Some evidence of best friend influences was found for girls, with best friend...
Show moreChildren's (Grades 4-8) expected self, best friend, male and female peer groups' reactions to academic performance and school affect were examined in relation to academic outcomes as measured by achievement test scores, school grades, and peer-based performance and affect judgments. The main hypothesis that expected self-reactions would show the strongest relationship to school outcomes was supported for both sexes. Some evidence of best friend influences was found for girls, with best friend reactions to positive affect in girl targets a positive predictor of achievement, and best friend reactions to positive affect in boy targets a negative predictor. Both boys' and girls' anticipated positive self-reactions to high academic performance in male (but not female) targets were strong predictors of children's own achievement scores and grades. Theoretical and practical implications of the research findings were discussed.
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- 1997
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/15490
- Subject Headings
- Academic achievement, Age groups, Self-perception in children
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- Document (PDF)
- Title
- The development of the concept of self as measured by a cognitive task.
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- Lyon, Katharine Vinelle, Florida Atlantic University, Bjorklund, David F.
- Abstract/Description
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The development of the concept of self was measured in second, fourth, sixth, and eighth graders. Recall of psychological and physical adjectives were used as a cognitive measure of the concept of self. The adjectives were presented under three conditions (self referent, semantic, and control). The children also asked to rate the adjectives for similarity or dissimilarity to themselves. Differences between grades for levels of recall for physical versus psychological adjectives were examined....
Show moreThe development of the concept of self was measured in second, fourth, sixth, and eighth graders. Recall of psychological and physical adjectives were used as a cognitive measure of the concept of self. The adjectives were presented under three conditions (self referent, semantic, and control). The children also asked to rate the adjectives for similarity or dissimilarity to themselves. Differences between grades for levels of recall for physical versus psychological adjectives were examined. In contrast to earlier research, a developmental trend was not discovered. Increased recall was found for adjectives presented under the self referent condition for all grades.
Show less - Date Issued
- 1990
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/14599
- Subject Headings
- Self-perception in children, Cognition in children
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- Document (PDF)
- Title
- An exploratory investigation of self-actualization, social support, and dietary quality in later adulthood.
- Creator
- Toner, Helena May, Florida Atlantic University
- Abstract/Description
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Nutrition has been implicated as an influence in the health of older adults. However, the nature of this relationship remains unclear. Dietary patterns mirror lifelong cultural and ethnic influences, and are also responsive to existing medical and economic conditions. Depression, isolation, and cognitive impairment have been associated with inadequate food intake in this age group. Recent concern about malnutrition, including obesity, has prompted a social-psychological approach to nutrition...
Show moreNutrition has been implicated as an influence in the health of older adults. However, the nature of this relationship remains unclear. Dietary patterns mirror lifelong cultural and ethnic influences, and are also responsive to existing medical and economic conditions. Depression, isolation, and cognitive impairment have been associated with inadequate food intake in this age group. Recent concern about malnutrition, including obesity, has prompted a social-psychological approach to nutrition and aging research. The purpose of this investigation was to examine the relationship of self-actualization and social support to dietary quality. Data were obtained from 100 older adults, 60 to 83 years of age. Descriptive analysis of 24-hour dietary records revealed that many subjects, even those of moderate socioeconomic status, were at potential nutritional risk. Calcium, folacin, and zinc were below two-thirds of the Recommended Dietary Allowances. In addition, inadequate intakes of kilocalories and dietary fiber were observed. Small but significant associations were found between the predictor variables and dietary quality. Self-actualization, which was measured by the Personal Orientation Inventory, and social support, which was assessed by the Nutrition Support Questionnaire, accounted for no more than 10% of the variance in dietary quality. Furthermore, except for support from family, friends, and neighbors, relationships were not consistently observed for all measures of the criterion variable, which was defined by individual nutrient adequacy scores and an overall index. Within the exploratory context of the study, several intervening variables were examined. Education and decisions to make dietary changes appeared to positively influence self-actualization and dietary quality. Loneliness, depression, and chronic disease were among a cluster of variables that tended to exert a negative influence on self-actualization. A theoretical model of dietary quality in later adulthood was proposed. Further research is needed to test these linkages empirically.
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- 1987
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/11909
- Subject Headings
- Older people--Nutrition, Self-actualization (Psychology), Social interaction
- Format
- Document (PDF)
