Doctor of Education (Ed.D.), Bowling Green State University, 2019, Leadership Studies

Teacher emotional-social competencies may bare some connection to student perceptions of the quality of relationships with their teachers. Student perceptions of these relationships with teachers may in turn influence student affective and cognitive outcomes in meaningful ways. Teachers with emotional-social deficiencies face challenges in establishing a desirable and productive learning environment for their students. The strength of the relationships between a teacher and the students within their classroom has been identified as being one of the single most influential contributors towards student cognitive and affective outcomes. The purpose of this study was to investigate the correlations that exist amongst teacher emotional-social competencies using the EQi 2.0 and student perceptions of teacher behavior along two dimensions of the Model for Interpersonal Teacher Behavior (MITB). These dimensions (Influence and Proximity) map student perceptions of their relationships with teachers. This study sought to identify a set of teacher EQi scales that best predict student perceptions of teacher Influence and Proximity. The results of the study indicated that all five EQi composite (Self-Perception, Self-Expression, Interpersonal, Decision Making, and Stress Management) and nine subscales (Self-Regard, Emotional Self-Expression, Assertiveness, Interpersonal Relationships, Social Responsibility, Problem Solving, Flexibility, Stress Tolerance, and Optimism) revealed statistically significant positive relationships with teacher Influence. The EQi composite scale of Interpersonal significantly predicts teacher Influence as did the subscale of Social Responsibility.

Committee: Rachel Vannatta Ph.D. (Advisor); Nora Engebretsen Ph.D. (Other); Carole Burnworth Ph.D. (Committee Member); Judith Jackson May Ph.D. (Committee Member); Paul Johnson Ph.D. (Committee Member) Subjects: Behavioral Psychology; Educational Evaluation; Educational Leadership; Educational Psychology; Educational Sociology

Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Ohio University, 2024, Counselor Education (Education)

Society and researchers acknowledge that substance use disorders impact the entire family, not just the user. Most research focuses on alcoholism within families and rarely deviates specifically to other substances such as opioids, cocaine, meth, or marijuana. At times, parents with substance use disorders, such as opioids, are not present, whether physically or emotionally, for their children. The parents' absences can impact their children's experiences, such as how they create and maintain interpersonal relationships during childhood and adulthood. Despite this acknowledgment, little research exists on the experiences of children living with parental opioid use disorders from their perspective, instead utilizing the user's perspective of how they believe their substance use disorder impacts their children. To better understand the resulting impact of parental opioid use disorders, the researcher used a phenomenological research design to explore the first-hand experiences of adults who lived with parental opioid use disorders and the different interpersonal relationships experienced during childhood and adolescence. This study identified patterns of shared experiences and encouraged more research related to the long-term effects of parental opioid use disorders in adults, its impact on their interpersonal relationships, and identifying and understanding the counseling needs of clients affected by their parent's opioid use disorder.

Committee: Bilal Urkmez (Committee Chair); Yuchun Zhou (Committee Member); Tamarine Foreman (Committee Member); Christine S. Bhat (Committee Member) Subjects: Cognitive Therapy; Counseling Education; Counseling Psychology; Developmental Psychology; Families and Family Life; Mental Health; Social Research; Sociology

Doctor of Philosophy, The Ohio State University, 2017, Communication

Recent shifts in the perceptions of and expectations for dating, cohabitation, and marriage call for an evaluation of the characteristics associated with how these relationships function. The current research offers insight regarding the common cognitive structures that members of a social group use in defining these romantic relationship stages. Through the delineation and testing of a cultural model, this research expands the literature regarding knowledge structures of romantic relationships and explores the influence of interpersonal and mediated representations. Study 1 identifies the characteristics that individuals associate with typical dating relationships, cohabiting relationships, and marriages from the perspective of interpersonal and mediated representations. Characteristics were collected via a cognitive thought-listing task and then examined by a similar population in a member checking rating task. A qualitative analysis of the characteristics put forth by participants (n = 125) in the cognitive thought-listing task revealed common categories of characteristics for each stage. Additionally, a quantitative analysis revealed that participants listed more characteristics for each stage within the interpersonal condition when compared to the mediated condition; cohabitation was found to have the fewest characteristics listed by participants in both conditions. Once the categories of characteristics were established, participants (n = 24) in the member checking portion of this study rated each characteristic in terms of the typicality to the relationship stage. The results of a hierarchical cluster analysis revealed a two-cluster structure for each stage that identified characteristics rated as highly typical. The characteristics in the cluster with higher typicality ratings were retained to test for cultural model formation, consensus, and consonance. Study 2 identifies and evaluates the structure of interpersonal and mediated cultural models of da (open full item for complete abstract)

Committee: Jesse Fox (Advisor); David Ewoldsen (Committee Member); Roselyn Lee-Won (Committee Member) Subjects: Communication

Doctor of Philosophy, The Ohio State University, 2008, Business Administration

Buyer-supplier collaboration is an important element of successful supply chain management. Previous research on facilitators or determinants of interorganizational collaboration has typically focused on firm-level variables. However, a distinct difficulty with supply chain collaboration is that many of the enablers and barriers are related to people, and reside at the interpersonal level.The goal of this study is to provide a deeper understanding of the extent to which key contact employees are able to facilitate collaborative practices between buyers and suppliers. A dual level of analysis is employed, comparing the effects of interpersonal relationship quality between key contact employees and interorganizational relationship quality. Relationship quality is measured as a second-order construct consisting of trust, relationship commitment, and relationship satisfaction. Four collaborative practices are considered: information sharing, joint problem solving, joint performance measurement, and flexibility. Data were collected from purchasing managers at 169 firms using a cross-sectional survey. Firms were sampled across a wide range of industrial sectors and consisted primarily of manufacturers. The results show that even after taking interorganizational relationship quality into account, the level of interpersonal relationship quality with key contact employees at the supplier has a significant impact on the level of collaboration at the buying firm. Higher interpersonal relationship quality has a direct, positive influence on information sharing and an indirect, positive influence on joint problem solving, joint performance measurement, and flexibility. Overall, the empirical results confirm that interorganizational and interpersonal relationship quality can be differentiated, and that both types of ties play an important role in shaping collaborative practices between firms.

Committee: Martha Cooper PhD (Advisor); Keely Croxton PhD (Committee Member); Michael Knemeyer PhD (Committee Member) Subjects: Management; Marketing; Organizational Behavior; Personal Relationships

Doctor of Philosophy, University of Akron, 2013, Counseling Psychology

The current study explored the theoretical underpinnings of the Relationship Attachment Model, an alternative model to understanding closeness in relationships, using deductive qualitative analysis (DQA; Gilgun, 2010). Qualitative data from married couples was used to explore whether the five bonding dynamics (i.e. know, trust, rely, commit, and sex), proposed by the RAM, existed in their marital relationships. Additionally, this study examined whether the RAM could explain fluctuations in closeness and distance in the couple’s marriage and how married couples described and talked about love in their relationship. The findings of this research indicated that the five bonding dynamics put forth by the RAM did exist in marital relationships of these couples and that the complicated dynamics that occur in marital relationships could be captured on the RAM. This research supported findings from past research on close relationships and added to the literature by proposing another model to understanding and conceptualizing close relationship dynamics. The findings of this study are discussed in terms of implications for therapists who work with couples and relationship researchers.

Committee: John Quener Dr. (Advisor); Susan Hardin Dr. (Committee Member); David Tokar Dr. (Committee Member); Ingrid Weigold Dr. (Committee Member); Francis Broadway Dr. (Committee Member) Subjects: Counseling Education; Counseling Psychology; Psychology; Psychotherapy; Social Research

Doctor of Education (Educational Leadership), Youngstown State University, 2024, Department of Teacher Education and Leadership Studies

Approximately 11 million women and five million men in the United States report experiencing interpersonal violence (e.g., sexual violence, physical violence, psychological harassment, or stalking) before the age of 18 (CDC, n.d. -a). Victims may face a decline in grades, depression, anxiety, unwanted pregnancy, substance abuse, sexually transmitted diseases, or even death (Adhia et al., 2019; CDC, n.d. -a; CDC, 2017, 2019a; East & Hokoda, 2015). Educators are an important mitigating factor of teen dating violence, and therefore, must understand its dynamics to develop strategies to keep students safe (Offenhauer & Buchalter, 2013; Storer & Strohl, 2017; Taylor et al., 2016). A mixed methods study was conducted to evaluate the overarching research question: What is the capacity of educators to prevent or mitigate adolescent interpersonal violence? The quantitative section of the study features the survey results of 115 diverse education staff. The qualitative section highlights the interviews of 13 select educators. The data analysis includes a correlational analysis (i.e., regression) and identification of themes from the open-ended responses. Results indicated concerns regarding a lack of knowledge of social media and technology, limited time, sparse curricula, and limited resources to prevent or mitigate adolescent interpersonal violence. State legislation and district policies also limit the capacity of educators to support students' needs, especially those from vulnerable populations who are more susceptible to victimization (e.g., Black, LGBTQ, and students with a disability) (Agius-Ferrante & Oak, 2020; Crawford, 2023; East & Hokoda, 2015; Norris-Brown et al., 2020). Implications of this study suggest that while educators want to help students develop healthy relationships, most staff are not provided the time, resources, training, or professional autonomy to make this a reality.

Committee: Karen Larwin PhD (Committee Chair); Carrie Jackson EdD (Committee Member); Sherri Harper Woods DM (Committee Member) Subjects: Educational Leadership; Gender Studies; Secondary Education; Teacher Education

Doctor of Education, Ashland University, 2024, College of Education

This qualitative study investigates how drama education influences the socioemotional learning and leadership development among Black adolescent females. Existing research has highlighted the benefits of drama education for personal and social development, yet there is a lack of focus on the experiences of Black adolescent females within this domain. This study aims to fill this gap by exploring the ways in which drama education affects socioemotional learning and leadership development among this demographic. Utilizing a phenomenological approach, participants were selected through convenience and purposeful sampling methods and in-depth interviews, to capture their subjective experiences. Through thematic analysis, four themes emerged from each research question shedding light on the transformative role of drama education in understanding emotions, forming identity, improving mental health, and enhancing socialization and interpersonal skills with peers. It also contributed to their development as leaders by communicating and collaborating with others, working effectively and efficiently on teams, learning organization, planning and time management skills and adaptability. The findings of this study highlight the overall significance of incorporating arts education into the curriculum, particularly Black adolescent females. These insights have important implications for educators, policymakers, and practitioners seeking to promote holistic development and equity in educational settings.

Committee: Judy Alston Dr. (Advisor) Subjects: Education; Educational Leadership; Theater

Master of Arts, Case Western Reserve University, 2023, Psychology

Depression is a powerful risk factor associated with suicidality, but determining who goes on to die by suicide remains unclear. Social support has been identified as a protective factor against suicidality, however the mechanisms involved are not well understood. The current study utilizes a new instrument to measure aspects of social support to determine how they impact the likelihood of dying by suicide. Clinical, diagnostic, and social support factors were measured utilizing psychological autopsy procedures to determine association with cause of death in 100 depressed adults. Results indicated suicide decedents were more likely to be male, experience thoughts of suicide, and experience interpersonal conflict than natural deaths. Natural deaths were more likely to be socially connected than suicide decedents. Socially isolated or conflicted individuals were more likely to experience alcohol abuse and endorse feeling guilty or worthless than socially connected individuals.

Committee: James Overholser Ph.D. (Committee Chair); Arin Connell Ph.D. (Committee Member); Norah Feeny Ph.D. (Committee Member) Subjects: Psychology

Doctor of Philosophy, The Ohio State University, 2022, Psychology

Emotion regulation is a process that involves attempts to modify or sustain emotional experiences and often involves utilizing other people in attempts to effectively do so. Interpersonal emotion regulation (IER) has been defined as seeking out other individuals to regulate one's own emotional experience (Zaki & Williams, 2013). While emotion regulation has been extensively examined in psychopathology, the social context and interpersonal nature of emotion regulation have largely been ignored, with the focus of most emotion regulation research being on intrapersonal emotion regulation strategies (e.g., suppression or reappraisal). Borderline personality disorder (BPD) is particularly relevant to the study of emotion regulation and is likely to be an important model to aid in understanding IER in light of the extensive emotional and interpersonal difficulties associated with the disorder. There were two primary aims to the current study: 1) to better characterize IER in the context of current relationships and 2) to characterize the relations among BPD features, IER partner characteristics, and IER effectiveness. Participants, 149 MTurk workers, completed a social network assessment of important relationships in their lives. They also indicated which, if any, of those partners they utilize for IER. IER partners were characterized by greater closeness and centrality in the network compared to partners who do not serve an IER function. Closeness and centrality were positively related to the frequency of going to a partner for IER. Partners with whom participants had greater relationship quality and who were perceived as being more willing to assist in IER were rated as more effective in helping to regulate participants' emotions. Furthermore, BPD features were unrelated to the frequency of using IER but were negatively related to the perceived efficacy of IER and willingness of partners to assist in IER. There was also evidence that those higher in BPD features may mak (open full item for complete abstract)

Committee: Jennifer Cheavens PhD (Advisor); Daniel Strunk PhD (Committee Member); Baldwin Way PhD (Committee Member) Subjects: Psychology

Ph.D., Antioch University, 2022, Leadership and Change

Interpersonal Neurobiology (IPNB) is an interdisciplinary, science-based field that seeks to understand human reality including the nature of mind, brain, and relationships. IPNB has been used extensively by mental health practitioners as well as child development and parenting experts. While practitioners and scholars have described ways that IPNB can be used in leadership and organizations, there has been no systematic inquiry into the practical and phenomenological experience of this application. IPNB offers an alternative to dominant models of care and leading in healthcare settings and fields, which are characterized by disconnection, objectification, and separation. It offers a relationally centered approach that honors people's subjective experience and seeks to advance whole-person and whole-system wellness through the promotion of integration. As a living and dynamic systems approach, IPNB has the potential to influence the quality of leaders' presence, perception, and practice while upholding the interconnectedness within and between the functional elements of organizational structures and processes. This narrative inquiry sought to explore how leader and leader consultants approach their work from an IPNB perspective. It centers around two research questions: How, if at all, have healthcare leaders integrated IPNB in their leadership practices, and what impact has this integration had on their development and identity? Secondly, what, if any, implications might their experiences hold for leadership in health and mental health organizations? Using the Listening Guide (LG; Gilligan, Spencer, et al., 2006) methodology this inquiry explores the experiences of twelve leaders and leadership consultants in order to understand the implications IPNB has had for their practices, development, and identity. It takes a broad and deeply phenomenological dive into each person's IPNB leadership experience across time, space, and place to understand the implications this (open full item for complete abstract)

Committee: Jon Wergin Ph.D. (Committee Chair); Elizabeth Holloway Ph.D. (Committee Member); Debra Pearce-McCall Ph.D. (Committee Member) Subjects: Health Care Management; Management; Medicine; Mental Health; Neurobiology; Neurosciences; Occupational Health; Organization Theory; Organizational Behavior; Psychobiology

MA, Kent State University, 2021, College of Arts and Sciences / Department of Psychological Sciences

I examined how people's sleep quality is associated with how they regulate their partner's emotions, and how sleep quality and interpersonal emotion regulation are linked to relationship satisfaction. Using samples from two studies and data from intake measures, I found evidence of an association between sleep quality over the past month and relationship satisfaction. I also found evidence of an association between sleep quality and concealing emotions, inauthentic displays of emotion, and mood worsening strategies. Further, there was a link between the use of interpersonal emotion regulation strategies and how satisfied people are with their relationships. These results demonstrate that sleep quality is implicated in how partners interact with each other and may have downstream effects for relationship quality.

Committee: Judith Gere Ph.D. (Advisor); Jeffrey Ciesla Ph.D. (Committee Member); Jennifer Taber Ph.D. (Committee Member); John Updegraff Ph.D. (Committee Member) Subjects: Social Psychology

Bachelor of Arts, Wittenberg University, 2020, Communication

Online dating has become a popular source for users seeking love, relationships, or a simple hook-up. Tinder, among the various dating applications, is a tool for online dating where users are able customize their profile with up to nine pictures, job title, education, and a short biography. The date-ability of a potential romantic partner is subjective and influenced by a multitude of variables. While users show a variety of images showing themselves, a popular type of photo is that of man and dog. Guided by Uncertainty Reduction Theory and Warranting Theory Frameworks, this study discusses the effects of including animals, specifically dogs, in dating profile photos. Animal effects and Tinder engagement are explored to identify the generally positive effects and the effects of viewer engagement.

Committee: Kelly Dillon (Advisor); Edward Hasecke (Committee Member); Katie Warber (Committee Member) Subjects: Animals; Communication; Personal Relationships; Psychology; Social Psychology

Doctor of Philosophy, University of Akron, 2019, Psychology-Adult Development and Aging

Older adults often report better well-being than young adults, despite physical and cognitive declines that accompany aging. This paradox may be explained by older adults' better emotion regulation abilities and social support. Together, Selection, Optimization, and Compensation with Emotion Regulation Theory and Interdependence Theory offer a potential mechanism for how older adults are able to maintain emotion regulation success and suggest older adults might be more likely to shift their emotion regulation strategies to rely on and help manage the emotions of a romantic partner by using interpersonal emotion regulation strategies. However, extant emotion regulation research has mainly focused on individual regulation strategies even though the majority of situations requiring regulation involve a close social partner. The main goal of the present study was to understand what personal and social characteristics influence the use of interpersonal emotion regulation (IER) in general and throughout an interaction. Data were collected using an online survey and an in-person, videotaped session. Emotion regulation preferences, frequency of emotion regulation use, relationship quality, and interpersonal skills were assessed. Researchers coded and participants self-identified their IER strategy use by viewing their videotaped interaction with their partner. Young adults, compared to middle-aged and older adults, preferred all emotion regulation strategies and those with better interpersonal skills and longer relationship durations, on average, used interpersonal strategies more frequently on a weekly basis. Participants expressed negative affect and withdrawal, and females expressed conflict as cues for intrinsic IER. Participants expressed positive affect, problem solving, support/validation, effective communication, and physical touch of the female partner as extrinsic IER. Couples interdependently helped each other regulate their emotions; specifically, older couples (open full item for complete abstract)

Committee: Jennifer Stanley PhD (Advisor); Toni Bisconti PhD (Committee Member); Eric Allard PhD (Committee Member); Ingrid Weigold PhD (Committee Member); Shannon Zentall PhD (Committee Member); Christiane Hoppman PhD (Committee Member) Subjects: Aging; Psychology

Doctor of Philosophy, The Ohio State University, 2019, Psychology

One way individuals can create social connections is through providing and receiving social support (i.e., enacted support). Although both social support and emotion regulation (ER) have been linked to mental health outcomes, the application of an ER framework to the construct of enacted support is relatively unexplored. The current study advances our understanding by examining dyadic reports of the use of ER strategies on symptoms of psychopathology, relationship closeness, and relationship influence in female friend pairs. 121 pairs of undergraduate female friends (Mage = 19 years, SD = 1.32) completed questionnaires assessing their perception of the habitual use of ER strategies with their friend and their friend's habitual use of ER strategies with them (Gross & John, 2003; Treynor et al., 2003), symptoms of psychopathology (Fairburn & Beglin, 1994; Radloff, 1977; Mattick & Clarke, 1998; Spitzer et al., 2006), relationship closeness (Aron, Aron,& Smollan, 1992), and relationship influence (Berscheid et al., 1989). Actor-Partner Interdependence Models (APIM; Cook & Kenny, 2005) were conducted, entering provision and receipt of brooding rumination, expressive suppression, and reappraisal as predictors, and a composite psychopathology score, relationship closeness, and relationship influence as outcomes. I found that an individual's perceptions of providing and receiving brooding rumination and suppression were positively associated with her symptoms of psychopathology (β = .14-.39, all ps < .03). Furthermore, an individual providing brooding rumination to her friend was positively associated with her friend's level of psychopathology (β = .14, p =.02). An individual providing (β = -.17, p = .01) and receiving (β = -.21, p <.01) reappraisal was negatively associated with her friend's level of psychopathology. There were significant positive actor and partner effects for receiving reappraisal when predicting relationship closeness (β = .16, p = .01; β =.14, p =.03). (open full item for complete abstract)

Committee: Michael Vasey Ph.D. (Committee Chair); Jennifer Cheavens Ph.D. (Committee Member); Dylan Wagner Ph.D. (Committee Member); Katie Maguire-Jack Ph.D. (Committee Member) Subjects: Psychology

Doctor of Philosophy, Case Western Reserve University, 2019, Management

Healthcare systems worldwide are challenged with caring for patients with chronic conditions. As of 2014, at least 60% of Americans have at least one chronic condition, with diabetes being among the top five chronic conditions. Although medical management is utilized for glucose control, the majority of diabetes management involves self-care, imposing physical and psychological demands. As a result, there is an underappreciation of the patients' actual workload and burden by providers. Although patients emphasize the importance of interpersonal relationships as a critical component of quality care, there is often incongruence between the goals of providers and the patients. This study aims to identify factors related to interpersonal interactions that influence behavioral change and chronic disease outcomes by exploring the dynamics of the patient-provider relationship. This is a three-part exploratory mixed methods study. In Study 1, thirty Type 2 Diabetic (T2DM) participants were interviewed to explore the social interactions that facilitate behavioral change. Findings showed that positive interpersonal interactions, social relationships, and the ability to cope during disease setbacks or situational events influenced sustained behavioral change. These findings informed measures for Study 2. In Study 2, a quantitative study surveying 423 T2DM participants examined the attributes that influence chronic disease outcomes. Findings revealed coping ability to positively fully mediate the effect of compassion on self-management and treatment satisfaction. Further, coping ability fully mediated the effect of optimism on self-management and treatment satisfaction. Providers enhanced self-management adherence and treatment satisfaction by helping their patients cope with the burdens of diabetes by communicating with compassion and optimism. In Study 3, 422 T2DM participants were surveyed to explore how the patients' perceptions of relationship quality influence c (open full item for complete abstract)

Committee: Yunmei Wang Ph.D. (Committee Chair); David Aron M.D. (Committee Member); Richard Boland Ph.D (Committee Member); Philip Cola Ph.D (Committee Member) Subjects: Health Care; Health Care Management

MA, University of Cincinnati, 2018, Arts and Sciences: Communication

The pressures and expectations that young adults in romantic relationships face become increasingly complex with the incorporation of various information communication technologies (ICTs). The purpose of this project is to investigate normative relational behaviors and expectations via smartphone use for developing romantic partners and to better understand how these couples manage normative behaviors. This study utilizes a qualitative approach, specifically semi-structured interviews for data collection. There were a total of 20 participants in the age range of 18 to 24 (M = 19.35, SD = 1.31). Through an inductive iterative approach to analysis, there were three main findings. First, mobile technologies, specifically text messaging, afford everyday talk for romantic couples, which introduces an autonomy-connection dialectical tension that couples must manage. Second, smartphone features, like read receipts and Snapchat streaks, afford continuous communication for couples, consequently adjusting expectations for synchronous and asynchronous forms of communication. Third, there are implicit normative behavior expectations (i.e., response times) and patterns of expectancy violations that frequently occur across couples. Taken together, these findings highlight specific affordances and features of mobile technologies that are pertinent within the developmental phase of romantic relationships, which consequently affect relationship communicative dynamics.

Committee: Pamara Chang Ph.D. (Committee Chair); Stephen Haas Ph.D. (Committee Member); Tony Liao Ph.D. (Committee Member) Subjects: Communication

Master of Fine Arts (MFA), Bowling Green State University, 2018, Creative Writing/Fiction

The stories in this collection portray individuals who are essentially lost, dissociative, and isolated. Some suffer from alienation, others displacement, but all are struggling to confront a deep-rooted element of their personal identity contributing to this crisis of location. In stories such as “The Novelist” and “My Mother, the Translator,” that element exists externally, though it is no less integral in defining who the protagonist is. By contrast, “Among the Lost” and “That Secret Place in Tennessee” present an inverted dichotomy whereby characters must turn inward to face the source of their unease. Characters exist within the welter of postmodernity. Their movements and behaviors are facilitated or frustrated by various kinds of technologies, and oftentimes seemingly arduous and protracted actions culminate in minimal progress.

Committee: Lawrence Coates (Committee Chair); Wendell Mayo (Committee Member); Clifford Chase (Committee Member) Subjects: Literature; Philosophy; Psychology; Technology

Master of Arts, The Ohio State University, 2017, Psychology

Striving for personal growth is an inherent human tendency, but this tendency can be derailed by various life challenges. People high in growth seeking pursue learning and growth even in the face of challenges. The current studies examined the precursors and sequelae of growth seeking in interpersonal relationships. Study 1 showed that general compassionate goals are associated with growth seeking. Study 2 replicated this association in specific relationships and showed that perceived mutual support statistically mediated the association. Study 3 replicated the mediation model in a 10-week longitudinal study and showed that growth seeking fostered by compassionate goals predicted increased academic growth goals, which in turn predicted increased academic self-regulation. These findings suggest that people with benevolent intentions toward others establish mutually supportive relationships with others, which provides the basis for them to strive for growth in the face of challenges and thrive through them.

Committee: Jennifer Crocker (Advisor); Kentaro Fujita (Committee Member); Steven Spencer (Committee Member) Subjects: Social Psychology

Doctor of Philosophy, The Ohio State University, 1966, Graduate School

Committee: Not Provided (Other) Subjects: Education

Doctor of Philosophy, The Ohio State University, 1969, Graduate School

Committee: Not Provided (Other) Subjects: Psychology