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Psychology Master's Theses

This collection contains materials created by Fort Hays State University graduate students in partial fulfillment of the requirements for their master's degrees. Due to copyright restrictions some works are limited to on-campus access only. If you have questions about access to individual works, or if you are an author of a thesis who would like to make it openly accessible, please contact ScholarsRepository@fhsu.edu.

Theses from 2024 2024

The Effects of Physical and Emotional Child Abuse on Social Functioning, and Help Seeking Behaviors in Adulthood, Beatrice Chambers

The Effects of Affiliation, Proximity to Suicide, and Religiosity on Suicide Acceptance, Lindsey Gack

The Importance of Self-Regulation and Motivation in Online Learning Environments, Sydney A. Hicks

Examining Self-Esteem as a Moderator of Attachment and Multiple Sexual Partners, Dezerae Kinderknecht

Life Satisfaction in Motherhood: The Influence of Mindfulness on Life Stressors, Shyann Schumacher and Shyann M. Schumacher

Cognitive Fusion, Self and Other-Blame, and College Adjustment Outcomes, Olivia B. Tipton

Exploring Psychological Factors Behind Consideration of Cosmetic Surgery Through the Lens of Social Comparison Theory, Noriene Verma

Theses from 2023 2023

Understanding the Value of Friendships: Exploring the Different Characteristics of Virtual World Friendships Compared to Real World Friendships, Samantha Baires

The Impact of Demographic and Background Information on Public Perceptions of Sex Offenders, Rylee D. Perez

Theses from 2022 2022

The Limits of Healthy Habits: Exploring the Relationship between Disordered Eating, Body Image, Mindfulness, Social Media, and Dysfunctional Exercise, Taylor A. Dinkel

The Effects of Social Media on Anxiety, Reward Sensitivity, and Risk-Taking on Emerging Adults, Victoria Medrano

Investigation of a Misophonia and Fluid Intelligence Relationship: Sound Spectrum Variation Impact on Fluid Intelligence Task Responses, Leslie Watson

Theses from 2021 2021

What Influences Suffering in Silence: Examining Mental Health Stigma, Social-Cognitive Factors, and Age as Predictors of the Willingness to Seek Professional Psychological Help, Bobbie Call

Examining How Adverse Childhood Experiences and the Underlying Processes of Trait and State Impulsivity Influence Suicidal Behavior, Julia K. Duran

Acquitted or Confined: The impact of jury instruction, biological sex of mock-juror, and defendant mental illness on insanity defense attitudes and verdict outcomes, Haley Moon

Mortality salience and moral dilemmas: The impact of stress on regret in trolley problem decision-making, Nicolas Perdomo

Observer Reaction to Physical and Verbal Abuse in Relation to Gender and Sexual Orientation of Abuser and Victim, Rachel Stritt

Theses from 2020 2020

Uncovering the Depression Treatment Gap: The Role of Motivation to Change, God Image, and Religious Affiliation, Cyrus Chiasson

Dear mama, these cops don’t understand me: The influence of mental health stigma on youth incarceration, Ashley Lockwood

The impact of socio-economic status, life history, and biological sex on affective empathy in adults, Shadow R. Love

Understanding Resilience: Investigating the Relationship between Risk Factors, Resilience, and Psychological Well-Being, Paulyna Schulz

Theses from 2019 2019

Victim Blaming and Natural Reactions to Trauma in Cases of Sexual Assault and Natural Disaster, Ashley Nielsen

This Is America: Examining the Influence of White Privilege and the Propensity to Make Attributions to Prejudice on the Acceptability of Racial Microaggressions, Jordan A. Sparrow

Theses from 2018 2018

Voice Pitch Influences on Teaching Evaluations and Student Learning, Thomas Augustin

The Psychopath's Worldview: How Psychopathy Affects Attitudes Towards Others, Arianne Fisher