Bachelor of Science, Wittenberg University, 2020, Psychology

The current study investigates several personality characteristics and motivations of college students across different types of institutions, and their relation to the students' decision-making process when choosing which college to attend. Personality traits and measurements are thoroughly examined, followed by ways that college institutions and their students differ from each other. An online survey assessed personality characteristics and factors involved in the college-decision process from 215 participants who were currently attending or had previously attended undergraduate institutions. Significant differences were found between different groups of students (e.g., students attending public vs private schools, male vs female) in their personality characteristics and the college factors they considered in their college-decision process. Personality traits also predicted how much students considered different factors when deciding which college to attend.

Committee: William Davis (Advisor); Stephanie Little (Committee Member); Michael Mattison (Committee Member) Subjects: Higher Education; Personality; Personality Psychology; Psychology

Master of Arts in Psychology, Cleveland State University, 2021, College of Sciences and Health Professions

Previous job search research suggests a large proportion of jobs are acquired through contacting other people (i.e., networking; Granovetter, 1995). In recent years, research on networking has focused on determining the antecedents of the job search strategy (e.g., Wanberg et al., 2000). This study examined various perceived characteristics of networking, which included job seeker perceptions of autonomy, customizability, and social cost, as antecedents of networking intensity. In addition, this study examined extraversion, a personality trait that is predictive of networking behavior, as a moderator of the relationships between the perceived characteristics of networking and networking intensity. Results of this study have indicated that job seeker perceptions of autonomy, customizability, and social cost do not interact with extraversion for the prediction of networking intensity. However, job seeker perceptions of social cost were found to predict networking intensity. Additionally, job seeker perceptions of autonomy positively correlate with extraversion and networking comfort, which are predictors of networking intensity.

Committee: Michael Horvath (Committee Chair); Matthew Nordlund (Committee Member); Ben Baran (Committee Member) Subjects: Organizational Behavior; Psychology

Master of Science (MS), Ohio University, 2019, Social Sciences (Arts and Sciences)

Schizotypy refers to a cluster of personality traits including unusual perceptual experiences, ideas of reference, suspiciousness, magical thinking, constricted affect, no close friends, social anxiety, eccentric behavior, and odd/disorganized speech. One core deficit observed in individuals with schizotypy is social impairment; however, the underlying mechanisms of social impairment are not well understood. Neurocognitive performance may provide an avenue for understanding social impairment in schizotypy. Empirical evidence suggests a relationship between neurocognitive variables such as language and functional outcomes, including social impairment, across schizophrenia spectrum populations. Schizotypal personality characteristics are also related to performance on language tasks and to social functioning. Some literature suggests that in samples of individuals with schizophrenia, neurocognition is indirectly related to functional outcomes through clinical symptoms. Across the schizophrenia spectrum, cognitive deficits precede the development of clinical symptoms and social impairment. As such, there is reason to believe that in schizotypy samples, cognitive functioning may also be indirectly related to social functioning through schizotypal personality traits; however, to our knowledge, this relationship has not yet been explored. The present thesis utilized archival data to examine the relationships among language performance, schizotypal personality characteristics, and social function in an undergraduate sample. Results indicated the high schizotypy group performed poorer on some tasks of language, reported greater social impairment, and were objectively rated as exhibiting more socially aberrant behaviors than was the low schizotypy group. In the high group only, schizotypal personality traits were negatively related to performance on some language tasks, and to self-reported social functioning. In the high group only, support for an indirect relationship betw (open full item for complete abstract)

Committee: Julie Suhr PhD (Committee Chair); Nicholas Allan PhD (Committee Member); Timothy Anderson PhD (Committee Member) Subjects: Psychology

Doctor of Philosophy, The Ohio State University, 1963, Graduate School

Committee: Not Provided (Other) Subjects: Psychology

Master of Arts (M.A.), University of Dayton, 2013, Psychology, Clinical

The widespread use of social network websites has made risky online behaviors salient to friends, family, officials, and potential employers. The present study was undertaken to investigate the potential of self-disclosure patterns, psychopathological personality characteristics, gender, and risky behaviors in the ethical, social, and health and safety domains to predict risky online behaviors. The Online Risky Behavior Questionnaire was developed to assess the amount of risky behavior online by 102 male and 73 female participants. Results of this study indicate that men are more likely than women to endorse engaging in risky behaviors online. For both men and women, taking ethical and health/safety risks, self-disclosing with more depth, and engaging in less impression management predicted risky online behaviors. However, for men, another predictor was antisocial personality characteristics. Women in the study were more likely to engage in impression management than were men. Women who were more likely to intend to self-disclose were also more likely to engage in risky social behaviors. New venues for social interactions offer the opportunities for new patterns of self-disclosure and risk-taking behaviors, and it is important for the psychological sciences to keep pace with the technological developments that inform our understanding of social behaviors. It is, therefore, suggested that future studies investigate the links between self-disclosure, socially-desirable reporting, gender differences, and risky online behaviors.

Committee: Susan Davis Ph.D. (Advisor); Lee Dixon Ph.D. (Committee Member); Melissa Layman-Guadalupe Ph.D. (Committee Member) Subjects: Personality; Psychology; Social Psychology; Social Research; Technology

BS, Kent State University, 2011, College of Nursing

Purpose: Individual characteristics may influence nurses' choice of clinical specialties. Despite reports concerning general consistency of personality type across specialties, differences among specialties exist and may require unique skill sets. Thus, it is arguable that nurses across specialties may have unique traits. These traits may influence why some nurses choose and excel in specific clinical specialties. The purpose of this study was to describe the lived experiences of nurses as told by the participants and interpret the narrative data to gain understanding of how they enacted nursing in their clinical specialty, identifying themes related to a nurse's sense of clinical fit across specialties. Theoretical Framework: As a philosophy of science and method of interpretation, hermeneutic analysis provided information regarding participants' subjective sense of fit between their individual characteristics and their clinical area of expertise. Participants: Nine clinically-expert nurse faculty members, familiar with student and clinician characteristics, specializing in pediatric nursing, mental health nursing, maternal health nursing, oncology nursing, medical-surgical nursing, telemetry nursing, emergency nursing, critical care nursing, and perioperative nursing. Methods: Qualitative investigation described nurse characteristics across specialties. Interviews and demographic assessments were conducted with a purposive sample. Data were analyzed using Lanigan's approach to Heideggarian hermeneutics. Responses were sorted to identify characteristics by theme according to specialty. Data description, reduction, and interpretation resulted in better nurse characteristic understanding. The method supported auditability of themes and supports the credibility of the investigator's interpretations. Results: Similarities and variances emerged among participants across specialties. Analysis revealed a continuum between interpersonal nurse focus and environmental n (open full item for complete abstract)

Committee: Laura Dzurec PhD (Advisor); Stidham Warner PhD (Advisor); Mary Beth Lukach MSN (Committee Member); Patricia Tomich PhD (Committee Member); Sara Newman PhD (Committee Member) Subjects: Academic Guidance Counseling; Adult Education; Behavioral Psychology; Behavioral Sciences; Behaviorial Sciences; Business Administration; Business Education; Continuing Education; Cultural Anthropology; Educa; Education; Educational Leadership; Educational Psychology

Doctor of Philosophy, Case Western Reserve University, 1992, Music Education

The purpose of this study was to investigate the possible relationships among personality characteristics, self-esteem, and music teaching behaviors in prospective elementary classroom teachers. Personality characteristics were determined through the administration of the Myers-Briggs Type Inventory. Self-esteem was measured through the use of the Coopersmith Self-Esteem Inventory. The independent variables were four personality preferences and self-esteem. A total of 20 dependent variables relating to music teaching behaviors were rated by two independent judges who viewed a 10-minute videotape of each subject teaching a music lesson to elementary students. The subjects were 26 elementary education majors enrolled in a required methods course, Music for Elementary Education, at the Western Campus of Cuyahoga Community College in Parma, Ohio. Significant positive correlations were found between judging of the J/P preference scale of the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator and a number of the dependent variables. Scores on the Coopersmith Self-Esteem Inventory did not correlate significantly with any of the dependent variables.

Committee: John Kratus (Advisor) Subjects: Music

Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Bowling Green State University, 2005, Psychology/Industrial-Organizational

Success in the chief executive position is crucial for both organizations and shareholders; however, there has been a minimal amount of empirical research dedicated to understanding what traits are common for success in the position. The research that has been conducted has largely been qualitative case studies, plagued by methodological difficulties (Piotrowski & Armstrong, 1989). The present study was designed to develop an empirical understanding of the attributes required for this unique leadership position using well-defined subjective criteria. Drawing from previous literature, certain traits were hypothesized to be related to performance in the CEO position. Although these traits were not found to be related to performance, the study did discover the additional traits of competition, persuasion, abstract and theoretical were positively related. In addition, the present study investigated the uniqueness of the Chief Executive profile, specifically if certain traits were more likely to be found in the CEO position than other leadership positions. Results indicated that Chief Executives possessed a greater amount of ambition, persuasion, and independence than the average leader.

Committee: Michael Zickar (Advisor) Subjects: Psychology, Industrial

Bachelor of Arts, Ohio University, 2012, Psychology

Sexual assault is a major issue on college campuses (Fisher, Cullen, & Turner, 2000). Prosocial bystander behavior occurs when bystanders witnessing a potentially dangerous situation positively intervene. Recent research suggests that prosocial bystander behavior, in both men and women, can play a role in the prevention of sexual assault (Banyard, 2007). However, little research focuses on women as bystanders in situations of sexual assault. There are certain situational barriers that make it difficult to engage in prosocial bystander behavior (e.g., failure to notice, failure to identify a situation as high-risk, failure to take intervention responsibility, failure to intervene due to skills deficit, and failure to intervene due to audience inhibition). The current study examined predictors of prosocial bystander behavior, including the role of bystander attitudes and efficacy, personality traits, situational barriers to bystander behavior, and women's history of sexual assault. In the final regression, positive bystander attitudes were the only significant predictors of bystander intervention behavior, with one situational barrier (failure to intervene due to audience inhibition), marginally related (e.g. when participants were concerned about how an audience would perceive their intervention, or that others would think they looked foolish, they were less likely to intervene).

Committee: Christine A. Gidycz PhD (Advisor); Christina Dardis (Advisor); Sandra K. Hoyt PhD (Committee Member); Murphy Megan (Committee Member) Subjects: Behavioral Sciences; Clinical Psychology; Psychology; Social Psychology; Social Research