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Common love for all humanity? Exploring the boundary conditions of love across the political spectrum: Phase 1
No full textTwo hundred and thirty-seven students completed a survey assessing their political identity, religious identity, compassionate love for all humanity, and tendency to dehumanize democrats and republicans. Demographic information was also collected. Early descriptive and comparative statistics will be calculated to demonstrate potential differences in common love for all humanity and dehumanization as a function of political and religious identity. Future data analyses will seek to identify variables that moderate the hypothesized relationship between strength of political identity and dehumanization of the outgroup
Study abroad, virtues, and self-concept: A qualitative analysis
No full textThis study explores how study abroad invites students to reflect on their perceptions and experiences, in connection to Christian virtues and cultural constructs. Virtues highlighted include faith, courage, temperance, justice, hope, and love. Additionally, this study explores how these constructs impact views of self and others. Participants consisted of students who participated in the South Korea Global Seminar Program at SPU. Data was collected from written assignments completed by participants during the study abroad. Written assignments included the participants’ reflection of specific activities and excursions during the study abroad and tied it to the virtues and values observed
Effects of social isolation and high-fat diet on neuroinflammation in the amygdala
No full textThis study investigates the impact of social isolation and high-fat diet on neuroinflammation in the amygdala of adolescent rats. Using confocal microscopy, we examined the presence of microglia and astrocytes to assess neuroinflammation. Rats were divided into four groups: (1) socially isolated with high-fat diet, (2) socially isolated with regular diet, (3) group housed with high-fat diet, and (4) group housed with regular diet
Efficacy of IFS and IFIO on treating and repairing relationship rupture after an infidelity betrayal experience in couples
No full textOne common reason couples seek therapy is for support in healing after an experience of infidelity, yet minimal research studies have been published on the treatment of infidelity. This study aims to explore the effectiveness of Internal Family Systems therapy (IFS) and the Intimacy From then Inside Out model (IFIO) on treating and repairing relationship rupture after an infidelity betrayal experience has occurred within a couple’s relationship. To accomplish this, a group of screened participants reporting to have experienced infidelity within the last 2 years will receive 32 IFS sessions conducted across 8 months, and complete pre and posttest assessments
Family, machismo, and internalized homonegativity: Links to depression in Latino MSM
No full textFamily is a core value in Latine communities, often prioritized over individual needs. Among Latino men who have sex with men (MSM), family, particularly parental acceptance or rejection of sexual identity, can influence mental health outcomes. Mother-son relationships are often emotionally supportive, while father-son relationships emphasize financial support. However, traditional machismo values may contribute to higher parental rejection, increasing internalized homonegativity (IH), a known risk factor for depression. This study proposes a moderated mediation model, with IH mediating the relationship between perceived parental rejection (PPR) and depression, with machismo moderating the PPR–IH pathway
Sex, Skulls, and Selection: An Exploration of Blakely Island\u27s Deer Population and Their Ecology Through Genetic Sex Differentiation of Juvenile Crania
Full text linkAs an isolated landmass with no natural predators, Blakely Island serves as an effective study site for the study of evolutionary factors relating to insular populations of large mammals. A disparity in the adult sex ratio of local deer has been observed, but the demographics of juveniles must still be ascertained through genetic methods. This study aims to further research concerning the development of a replicable and non-toxic procedure through which undergraduate students can identify the sex of numerous juvenile deer crania. Specifically, differing decalcification lengths, DNA extraction kit methods, and amelogenin primer sets were evaluated for relative success in identifying deer sex
The Effects of an Organizational Shift to Pay Transparency on Employees’ Justified Under-Met Pay Standing Expectations and Turnover Intentions
Full text linkPay transparency is becoming more commonplace within U.S. organizations, due to the enactment of state pay transparency laws attempting to reduce the gender wage gap and broader calls for greater transparency in organizations. While transparency may be ideal, its effects on employee attitudes and behaviors are unclear. This study explored a potential unintended outcome of pay transparency, employee turnover, by examining how fairness perceptions mediate the justified under-met pay standing expectations and employees’ turnover intentions relationship, while investigating gender and justice sensitivity as moderators. A sample of 426 participants experienced an organizational shift from pay secrecy to pay transparency and then were randomly assigned to one of three conditions: a scenario with unjustified under-met pay standing expectations, a scenario with justified under-met pay standing expectations, or a scenario with justified under-met pay standing expectations on a male-dominant team. Results indicate that providing an organizational rationale justifying pay differences increases perceptions of fairness, which subsequently mediates the relationship between justified under-met pay standing expectations and reduced turnover intentions. However, neither justice sensitivity nor gender moderated this indirect effect. Gender also did not moderate the justified under-met pay standing expectations–perceptions of fairness relationship, even when participants were members of a male-dominant team. Qualitative analysis of participants’ evaluations of the pay standing factors provided insights into how employees form perceptions of whether their pay standing is justified. The implications of this research extend beyond theoretical contributions, offering organizations practical strategies for implementing pay transparency while minimizing the unintended negative consequence of employee turnover
Alexander Hall
No full textAlexander Hall (now Alexander and Adelaide Hall) photographed from the left side.https://digitalcommons.spu.edu/archives_images_seminary/1043/thumbnail.jp
Seattle Seminary group picture
No full textA group picture of Seattle Seminary (the original name of what is now Seattle Pacific University) students and faculty.https://digitalcommons.spu.edu/archives_images_seminary/1063/thumbnail.jp
Ross Marche
No full textThe Ross Marche Building, which stood where SPU\u27s Ross Parking Lot is today.https://digitalcommons.spu.edu/archives_images_seminary/1056/thumbnail.jp