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No shades of grey: does dichotomous thinking mediate the associations that narcissistic personality traits have with anger?
No full textNarcissism concerns grandiosity, vanity, self-absorption, and entitlement. Individuals with high levels of narcissism demonstrate a strong desire to maintain or boost their status and ego. This desire is so fundamental that individuals with high levels of narcissism may experience anger whenever they encounter provocations that may threaten their feelings of self-worth. However, little is known about the cognitive processes that characterize individuals with high levels of narcissism and how these cognitive processes may impact their responses to provocations. This is important because shedding light on these cognitive processes could help explain why individuals with high levels of narcissism are predisposed to become angry following perceived provocations. One cognitive process that may be particularly important is dichotomous thinking. That is, individuals with high levels of narcissism may see provocations in terms of “black” and “white” with no shades of grey. As a result, the overarching goal of the present research was to explore the connections between narcissism and dichotomous thinking (Study 1) and whether dichotomous thinking mediates the associations that narcissistic personality traits have with anger after experiencing a provocation (Studies 2 and 3). The results of Study 1 revealed that extraverted narcissism and antagonistic narcissism were associated with dichotomous thinking. Neurotic narcissism was not associated with dichotomous thinking at the zero-order correlation level. However, after controlling for the other types of narcissism, neurotic narcissism was associated with dichotomous thinking. Further, the results of Study 2 revealed that dichotomous thinking mediated the association that each type of narcissism (i.e., extraverted narcissism, antagonistic narcissism, neurotic narcissism) had with anger through hostile attributions. These findings did not replicate in Study 3. This may be explained, at least in part, by the recall writing task failing to activate dichotomous thinking in Study 3. Discussion focuses on the implications that dichotomous thinking may have for the lives of narcissistic individuals
The relationship between therapist differentiation of self and vicarious traumatization
No full textThe objective of this study was to explore the relationship between Bowen’s Family Systems Theory (1978) concept of differentiation of self and therapist vicarious traumatization (Pearlman and Saakvitne, 1995). The results indicated a strong negative correlation between differentiation of self and vicarious traumatization. The more strongly differentiated the self of the therapist, the lower their level of vicarious traumatization. Due to the ubiquitous nature of trauma, it is expected that even therapists who consider themselves generalists will encounter detailed descriptions of their client’s traumatic experiences. Not all therapists will respond to this exposure with the same level of intensity. This study explored several therapist factors and their potential impact on the relationship between differentiation of self and vicarious traumatization. A mediation analysis was conducted with therapist personal therapy history, work experience, trauma-specific training, and satisfaction with professional support. Each of these factors were found to have significant correlations to both differentiation of self and vicarious traumatization. However, none of these variables significantly influenced (mediated) the relationship between differentiation of self and vicarious traumatization. Therapist personal history of trauma was examined as a potential moderating variable and the results found that while therapist personal trauma history is positively correlated with higher levels of vicarious traumatization, the level of personal trauma history did not moderate the relationship between differentiation of self and vicarious traumatization. Theoretical and practical implications are discussed, as well as implications for future research
Minutes of the Meeting of the University Senate, April 18, 2024
No full text1. Information Items: Graduate Program Submissions; Undergraduate Program Submissions; Combined Graduate School and Undergraduate Submissions; Master Planning Update; Strategic Planning Update; Mental Health Committee Update; Provost's Updates. | 2. Roll Call | 3. Approval of the Minutes of March 21, 2024 |4. Unfinished Business: movement to change and update the charge of the Calendar Ad Hoc Committee to a standing university committee, and rename it to the Academic Calendar Development Committee (ACDC). | 5. New Business: changes to the General Education Assessment Committee’s (GEAC) charge; changes to the General Education Committee’s (GEC) charge; new Energy Engineering, Master of Science program; new Mechatronics and Robotics Engineering, Bachelor of Science program, six major-dependent concentrations; changes to General Education Program Revision Ad Hoc Committee charge and membership; name change of the Department of Art and Art History; procedural motion to conduct additional Senate meeting in May 2024. | 6. Good and Welfare | 7. Adjourn
How the Processing of Juvenile Cases has Changed Based On COVID-19
No full textOver the past two decades, juvenile delinquency rates have been decreasing across the United States, coming to an all-time low during 2020. In the juvenile justice system, current research has found that race and gender play large roles in the processing of juvenile cases, as well as urban and rural areas. In fact, research has found that the population of a county affects the number of cases the juvenile justice system will have, both in their county and across their state. In Michigan, rural counties have a much lower amount of juvenile cases than urban counties, as they are more likely to settle things outside of the system, unlike their more urban counterparts. The study conducted in this research looks to see how the COVID-19 pandemic, between 2019 to 2020 changed the processing of juvenile cases in Michigan. Using data from the OJJDP, results found that across both urban and rural regions there were fewer cases processed between the two years, and moreover the greatest statistical difference being between White and Black juveniles. These results are able to show the adaptability of the juvenile justice system to a health crisis, both in Michigan, but also in the United States
A Vibro-acoustic CAE Approach for Active Noise Control Prediction
No full textThis research focuses on a comprehensive analysis and prediction of Active Noise Cancellation (ANC) system performance in vehicles, with particular emphasis on the structural and acoustic aspects. While acknowledging the significance of electronic components and control algorithms in ANC systems, this study focuses on predicting the ANC performance using a full vibro-acoustic vehicle model. Additionally, the integration of noise management supplier control systems with CAE ANC models is explored. The development of a predictive CAE methodology is demonstrated using a road noise cancellation example. The process involves several steps including the structural behavior of the Trim Body in White (TBIW) structure, the development of a vehicle cavity model, the derivation of accurate speaker models, the assessment of speaker integration with vehicle doors, and the development of Transfer Paths (TP) from speakers to microphones. A novel methodology is presented to quantify the door stiffness requirements for optimal speaker ANC performance, incorporating substructuring methods and physical testing. The accuracy of the developed CAE models is validated using physical testing of circular and oval-shaped speakers integrated into vehicle doors and the calculation of transfer paths between each door speaker and microphone locations is demonstrated. The significance of microphone and speaker locations relative to driver or passenger ear positions highlights their influence on ANC performance. Finally, a controller is developed to test the CAE model and illustrate its functionality using a supplier’s controller for sound management. Overall, this research establishes a reliable vibro-acoustic CAE ANC model capable of predicting ANC system performance accurately by integrating a full vehicle vibro-acoustic model with an ANC controller. Such a predictive capability enables optimization and enhancement of vehicle performance for noise cancellation, unlocking its full potential in mitigating vehicle noise
Marketing’s Long-term Impact on Societal Behaviors
No full textThrough this project, I will analyze different ways societal and individual behavior is
influenced by marketing materials and how those materials are interacted with. My research aims to explore how marketing has long-term impacts on the behaviors exhibited by a target audience and how that has the potential to spread to large-scale societal behavior changes. Through this study, various industries would be better equipped to utilize the marketing tactic of shifting the culture of a large demographic and their societal behaviors in reaction to the marketing material in order to promote and sell products, services, people, and ideas over a large period of time. This will likely lead to an overall industry shift in how things are marketed with the introduction of this relatively new concept of shifting how a large-scale demographic interacts with a piece of marketing material and generates a culture surrounding that material
