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Purpose maintained : adverse childhood experiences and meaning in life
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2022)
Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) are associated with poor functioning in childhood, adolescence, and adulthood. Six studies examined the relationship between ACEs and meaning in life, focusing on the facets of meaning ...
Hopeful feelings : inducing the feelings of hope and examining its social and cognitive effects
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2022)
knowledge of the cognitive and social implications of hopeful feelings. Four studies tested various manipulations intended to induce hopeful feelings distinct from general positive mood. Images of baby faces and tree saplings were found to successfully...
Associations between friends' responses during problem talk and emotional adjustment
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2022)
The present study examined how friends' responses to each other during problem talk predicted depressive symptoms overtime. Early and mid-adolescents (N = 314 friend dyads) were observed discussing a problem with a close ...
A diffusion model analysis of transitivity and lexicographic semiorder
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2023)
The primary aim of the present dissertation is to examine the underlying cognitive processes of transitivity and lexicographic semiorders. To this end, I apply the diffusion model to preferential choice data, where ...
Attention-deficit / hyperactivity disorder and parent-child affective congruence in middle childhood
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2023)
[EMBARGOED UNTIL 12/1/2024] Attention-deficit / hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a developmental disorder associated with both social cognition differences (i.e., differences in facial affect categorization) and long-term ...