PSYCHOLOGY MASTER'S THESIS ABSTRACTS
Industrial/Organizational (beginning 1990)
Summer 2008
Abulhusn, Karla A.
The Effects of Exposure, Cognitive Ability and Interview Self-Efficacy
on Employment Interview Performance
(not yet published)
Lurie, Sarah B.
The Morning Commute: The Moderating Effects of Locus of Control and
Organizational Commitment on Employees' Perceived Commuting Strain
(not yet published)
Tzschatzsch, Annika
The Effects of Organizational, Supervisor and Coworker Support on
Perceived Job Stress and Attitudinal Outcomes
(not yet published)
Spring 2008
Lewis,
Margaret
Classroom Intervention to Facilitate Students’ Questions
Fall 2007
Ahdoot, Joseph
Email Overload: Information Overload and Other Negative Effects of Email
Communication
Rivera, Steve A.
Identifying an Optimal Job Analysis Method for Synthetic Validation Studies
Smith,
Whitney E.
Interviewee Perceptions of Structured and Unstructured Interview Questions
Summer 2007
Davis, Kimberly Anne
A Meta-Analysis on the Relationship Between Measures of Commute Span and
Strain
Spring 2007
Mensinger, Meggan S.
An Investigation into the Impact of Organizational Variables on the Impostor
Phenomenon
Summer 2006
Leung, Lisa
Using Perfectionism, Impostor Phenomenon and Occupational Field
to Predict Job Burnout
Spring 2006
Long, Ryan
How Personality and Rewards Interact to Impact Performance and Satisfaction
O'Connor, Brendan
The Effects of Awareness of Test Process and Competencies Assessed
on
Applicant Interview Performance
Fall 2005
Aguilar, Steven
Performance Effects of Gender, Extraversion, and Need for Achievement
on Boredom Proneness
Bailey, Wendi
A Comparison of Corporate Reputation as
Perceived by Internal and External Stakeholders
Summer 2005
Costello, Kim
The Influence of Team Design Characteristics and Personality Traits
on Short-Term Film Productions' Effectiveness
Wright, W. Douglass
Casual Attributions and Interactional Justice as Moderators of the
Relationship Between
Perceived Psychological Contract Breach and Critical Employee Outcomes
Spring 2005
Hammond, Kandice
Learning Styles, Self-Efficacy, and Training Delivery:
Investigating Factors That Enhance Learning
Olson, Kristin
Performance Feedback: The Impact of Personality and Communication Medium
on Recipient Satisfaction and Fairness Perceptions
Winter 2005
St. Clair, Alta
Characterizations Ascribed to Male Executives, Female Executives and the Ideal
Executive
Summer 2004
Bastian, Briana
Work/Family Benefits Preferences: Assessing Differences by Gender and
Ethnic Minority Status
Chan, Linda
The Effects of Ethnic Diversity of LMX, Job Satisfaction, and Organizational
Commitment
Croker, Rosee
The Effect of Leadership Style on Employee Work Ethic
Kaminski, Kelly
An Examination of Applicant Preparation for Assessment Centers
Spring 2004
Furumoto, Akira
The Effect of Use of Impression Management on the Performance Rating
of Affirmative Action Beneficiaries
Nguyen, Angela-Minhtu
The Mediational Role of Mentoring in the Acculturation-Career Satisfaction
Relationship
for Asian/Pacific Islander American Faculty
Piffero, Alysia
Range Restriction of Ratings: The Impact of Rater Differences
Wolf, Ilan
Extrinsic Motivation as a Moderator of Gender Role Stereotypes and Career
Choice
Fall 2003
Stevens, Christopher
Perceptions of the Work Environment: Role of Negative Affectivity and
Spiritual Beliefs
Spring 2003
Dourigan, Allison
Examining Sources of Validity, Adverse Impact, and Procedural Justice in an
Assessment Center
Nielsen, Kristin
The Effects of Gender-Role Congruent and Gender-Role Incongruent Leaders
on
Personnel Rater Perceptions
Fall 2002
Yu,
Janie
Test-Taking Motivation and Impression Management on Overt Integrity Tests and
Subtests
Summer 2002
Grimes, Catherine
Socialization of Newcomers: An Investigation of Tactic Use and Related
Outcomes
Herst, DiAnn
More than an Apple a Day: The Effects of Personal Characteristics
and Coping Strategies on Teacher Stress and Burnout
Vasconcellos, Chad
The Moderating Effects of Self-Esteem and Locus of Control on the
Relationship
between Objective Job Characteristics and Perceived Job Characteristics
Spring 2002
Moore, Andrew
The Heritability of Sexual Orientation and Occupational Choice
Scheinoha, Tricia
Examining Individual Differences in Pay Structures and Pay Satisfaction
Thomas, Kristy
The Relationship of Generation X Work Values to Job Involvement and
Organizational Commitment
Winter 2002
White, Duane
Emotional Intelligence and Self-Monitoring: Determiners of Influence Tactic
Choice
Fall 2001
Mineghino, Mary Ann
An Empirical Study of the Relationship Between Role Stress and
Empowerment
in Front-Line Managers and Workers
Summer 2001
Dolden, Stacy
An Examination of the Moderating Role of Perceived Support for Innovation on
Leader-Member Exchange,
Team-Member Exchange, and Individual Level Work Outcomes
Doss, Sangeeta
A Service Quality Comparison Between Electronic Banking Users and Nonusers
Hoffman, Lori
Perceived System Knowledge and Its Relationship to Organizational Citizenship
Behavior
Spring 2001
Heinbuch, Danielle
Educational Assistance and Organizational Commitment Influencing Turnover
Intentions
Fall 2000
Jankowski, Rebecca
Sex Stereotypes in Transformational and Transactional Leadership Ratings
Lonergan, Dale
The Interaction of Trainee Perceived Expectations of Themselves and the
Trainer on
Learning and Reaction to Training (Self-Efficacy and the Reverse Pygmalion
Effect)
Primicias, Wesley
Studying Ethnic Differences in Socialization, Job Satisfaction, and
Organizational Commitment
Timmons, Sarah
Computerphobia and Computer-Associated Stress in the Workplace
Summer 2000
Arnoldus, Michael
Effects of Locus of Control and Type A Behavior on Selecting of Conflict
Handling Styles
DeMaci, Christopher
Feng Shui and Psychology: Situational and Individual Predictors of Dominance
Gulak, Lori
Compressed Workweeks, Commuting, and Life and Job Satisfaction
Mallery, Faith
An Investigation of Need for Achievement and Self-Monitoring on
Feedback-Seeking Strategies
Pasanen, Sanna
Emotional Intelligence, Conscientiousness and Integrity
as Predictors
of Organizational Citizenship Behavior
Sterling, Hillary
The Influence of Gender and Career Salience on College Students’ Desire for
Work/Life Benefits
Spring 2000
Dickerson, Andra
Risk Perceptions and Y2K Readiness
Howard, Lara
The Effects of Age and Intrinsic Motivation on the Probability of Career
Change
Mosconi, Victor
Personality Differences in Stress Coping Strategies
Newlon, Candace
Effects of Procedural Justice and Self-Efficacy on Acceptance of Merit Pay
Winter 2000
Allen, Donald
The Influence of Environment on Job Interview Ratings
with Potential Moderation by Personality Variables
Fall 1999
Flaxman, Gary
Work-Family Conflict as a Mediator between Family Responsive Policies and Job
Outcomes
Mendez, Margarita
Leader-Member Exchange as Moderator of the Job Dissatisfaction-Communication
Response Relationship
Menges, Michele
Interactional Justice as a Mediator between Emotional Intelligence and
Work-Related Attitudes
Summer 1999
Benavidez, Julie
An Investigation of the Relationship Between Resiliency, Training and
Technostress
Brown, Anna
Effects of Job and Life Stress on Job Satisfaction among Food Service
Employees
Jacobs, Amanda
Reactions to Rejection Letters
Jordan, Melanie
Applicant Reactions to Biodata Item Types
Peralta, Edgar
Individual Differences in Conscientiousness and Work-Site Physical Activity
on Exercise Adherence and Perceptions of Work Stress
Spring 1999
Belloli, Jeff
Career Self-Efficacy in the Prediction of Expected Salary
Bar-Cohen, Yardena
Faking Biodata Items: High Self-Monitors Versus Low Self-Monitors
Coy, Jonathon
Effects of Multimedia on Intrinsic Motivation and Learning
in a Computer-Aided Instruction Environment
Faulkner, Ryan
How Age and Expertise Moderates the Relationship between Interview Type
and Interview Performance: An Analysis of Response Patterns
Naftzger, Ian
Self-Monitoring and Organizational Choice
Fall 1998
MacNeill, Karon
Controlling Physician Stress: Moderating Effect of Perceived Job Control
on Relationship between Job Stressors and Job Attitudes
Warren, Wendi
The Effects of Leader-Member Exchange on Supervisor’s Downward Influence
Attempts
Summer 1998
Chapman, Leanne
An Examination of Mean Score Gender Differences and Adverse Impact for Two
Tests of Mechanical Aptitude
Lonergan, Jennifer
Locus of Control as Moderator of the Relationship between
Job Characteristics
and Procrastination at Work
Mason, Elsa
Effect of Organizational Image and Applicant Experience on Job Pursuit
Intentions
Reece, Sean
Dustin
The Relationship between Family Support, Work-Related Self-Efficacy,
and Job-Search Behavior among the Unemployed
Walker, Elizabeth
A Study of the Relationship Between Burnout and Teachers’ School Schedule:
Year Round and Traditional
Zamberg, Shelly
Type A Behavior Pattern, Impression Management, and Reported Conflict at Work
Spring 1998
Dzodin, Diane
The Effects of Humor on Perceptions of Organizational Conflict
Frick, L. Jeanette
Social Factors Influencing Organizational Commitment and Level of
Participation
in Women Volunteers Working for a Military Family Support Organization
Kim, Elijah
The Effects of Group Member Performance Variance and Equity Sensitivity on
Reward Allocation
Sapitula, Lester
The Effects of Physical Attractiveness and Interview Structure on
Hiring Decisions
Fall 1995
David Gustafson
Job Seeking, Reemployment and Mental Health: An Intervention Experiment in
Coping with Job Loss
Dwayne Thompson
The Need for Support Scale: A Construct Validity Study
Summer 1995
Susanne Braun
Gender Differences in Self-Pay Expectations
Earl Paz Navalta
“Modern Homophobia”: The Effects of Homophobia, Sexual Preference
and Decision Context on Simulated Hiring Decisions
Sonya Sharma
The Intent to Leave an Organization as a Function of Ethnicity
Lisa Tinti
The Effect of Leadership Behavior on Subordinate Employees’ Perceived Level
of Organizational Support,
Organizational Commitment, and Job Satisfaction
Kathleen Valentino
The Effects of Leadership Style and Behavior on Perceived Organizational
Support and Organizational Commitment
Spring 1995
John Dourigan
The Effects of Organizational Change on Professionals’ and Organizationals’
Resistance to
Work Change, Organizational Loss and Commitment Levels
Laurie Kliewer
Exercise, Sleep and Diet: Their Effect on Health in Dealing with the
Demand/Control Model of Stress
Lisa Holden
The Effectiveness of Training in Improving Employment Test Scores
Sandra Lamartine
The Isolation of Culture from National Variables in the examination of
Coping Strategies among Hungarians and Romanians
Steve Okamoto
Dual-Task Performance: Central Visual Tracking and Peripheral Visual
Detection
with or without Auditory Spatial Cueing
Kyle
Reed
The Effects of Auditory Cue Accuracy in an Aurally Aided Visual Search Task
Christopher Stehman
Androgyny as a Determinant of Social Acuity in Leadership Emergence
Fall 1994
Sylvia Munoz
Achieving and Leadership Styles of Mexican-American Business and Professional
Women
Michele Parent
The Effects of Culture on Consumer Response to Dissatisfaction
Ann
Young
Eldercare and Childcare: A Comparative Study on Work/Family Conflict,
Organizational Commitment and Perceived Organizational Support
Summer 1994
Andrea Karabenick
Experimental Effects of Performance Appraisal Favorability versus Accuracy
upon Work Motivation
Spring 1994
Kim
Howsden
The Effects of Perceived Organizational Support, Perceived
Employee-Organization Value Congruence,
and Work-Family Conflict on Organizational Commitment
Ara Malazian
Armenian Cultural Values as Determined by Hofstede’s Cultural Values Survey
Laura Spaulding
Compatibility of Knowledge Acquisition Techniques with Domain Structure
Levels
April Witty
The Effects of Duration, Interstimulus Onset Interval (ISOI) and Separation
on Perceived Velocity in Auditory Apparent Motion
Fall 1993
Anderson, Renee
Color and the Selection Time of Sequential and Nonsequential Selectors with
Compatible and Noncompatible Menu Items
Fuller, Sherry
Responses to Economic Change: Perceived Uncertainty and Resistance, Ethnic
and Gender Differences in Coping Strategies
Garstka, Mary
The Effects of Performance Appraisal Structure on Perceived
Organizational Support and Organizational Commitment
Pew,
Christine
Media Use Related to Social Influences and Media Cost/Value Assessments
Schmidt, Carrie
Career Commitment, Organizational Commitment, and Job Involvement
as Factors that Affect Turnover for First Careerists
Zamiri, Nasrin
Effect of Stimulus Duration, ISOI, and Number of Sound Sources on Auditory
Apparent Motion
Summer 1993
Frum, Joy
Effects of Perceived Work-Family Support on Organizational Commitment and
Work-Family Conflict
Carrillo, Ignacio
Acculturation, Work Values and Participation: Application of Hofstede’s Model
to Mexican American Engineering Students
Eshbaugh, Lisa
The Effect of the 1990s Recession on the Reward preferences of Southern
California Aerospace Engineers
Kodimer, Marianne
A Comparison of the Effects of Auditory Spatial Cues and Auditory Verbal Cues
on Visual Search Performance as Applied to Air Traffic Detection
McCaughtry, Sandra
Attitudes of American Managers Towards Japanese Management Practices
Rodriguez, Conrad
Problem Solving Team Communication Style and Participant Satisfaction
Torres, Michael
The Relationship Between Level of Moral Development and Leadership
Spring 1993
Davis, Molly
The Relationship between Tolerance of Ambiguity, Leadership Styles and Job
Satisfaction
Healy, Ann-Mattia
Consumer Response to Dissatisfaction: The Effects of Ethnicity on Consumer
Response Behavior
Huston, Alan
Flight Attendant Illness and Absenteeism: An Exploration and Comparison with
Traditional Work Groups
Johnston, Mark
Effects of Goal Setting Strategies on Task Performance in Interdependent Work
Groups
Nunnari, Lisa
The Relationship
of Self-Disclosure of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Serostatus
in the Workplace to Job Satisfaction and Social Support
Palomar, Jacqueline
The Effects of Negative Affectivity and Years of Non-Management Experience vs.
Management Experience
on Role Ambiguity and Role Conflict in Newly Promoted Managers
Taylor, Susan
The Effects of Obstructions on Arm Movement Time During Reach and Positioning
Tasks
Fall 1992
De Ferrante, Edwin
Learning Theory Aids and the Design of Computer-Assisted Instruction
Martens, Carey
The Effects of Cognitive and Behavior Modeling on In-Basket Performance and
Self-Efficacy Beliefs
Pagliassotti, Lisa
Immediate and Long-Term Effects of an Organizational Stress-Management Program
on Employee Stress and Coping Strategies
Summer 1992
Hessler, Ross
The Effect of Frame-of Reference Training on Evaluation Accuracy in a Simulated
Selection Interview
Karllson, Ande
Gender Differences in Compatibility and Goal Commitment
Koenig, Linda
Perceived Organizational Support and Employee Commitment, Work Effort and
Turnover Intent
Meleski, Jeannine
Professional Subcultures and Group Cohesion
Messer, William
The Effects of Night Crew Shift Work on the Quality of Marital Relationships
Tolbirt, Michelle
Relationship between Honesty, Ability and Personality Tests and Job Performance
Spring 1992
Beres, Eileen
The Effect of Participating in a Specific Sport on Choosing a College Major
Bolling, Melissa
Effects of Leadership Style, Need for Control, Gender and Commuting Experience
on Managers’ Attitudes toward Telecommuting
Cassarino, Matthew
Perceptions of the Use of an External Organizational Development Consultant
Emery, Scott
Aids-Related Attitudes in the Workplace
Hubley, Jill
The Effects of Spousal and Family Support on Dual Earner Couples’ Decisions to
Relocate
Linn, Anita
Behavioral Modeling Training and Computer-Assisted Instruction on the
Acquisition of
Computer Self-Efficacy, Software Knowledge and Skills
Muller, Janice
Executive Burnout: Work Environment Implications
Pennella, III, Ralph
The Effects of Speech Rate and Sentence Length on the Recall of Synthetic Speech
for Meaningful and Anomalous Sentences
Rhinehart, Kenneth
Organizational Locus of Control and Professional and Career Commitment as
Predictors
of Resistance to Work-Related and Organizational Change
Fall 1991
Georgia Alhadeff
Job Involvement and Routes to Persuasion: A Naturalistic Experiment in Safe
Practices
Cynthia Morris
Comparing and Evaluating Customer-Service Training Programs in Department
Stores
Angella Nazarian
Work Value Orientations: Its Antecedents and Consequences
Corinne Quan
Cultural Diversity and Teams
Eugene Stojack, Jr.
An Alternative to the Qwerty Keyboard: Qwerty vs. Dvorak
Summer 1991
Zoe Brandstater
Women Managers: The Relationship of Gender-Role Identity to Success and
Effectiveness
Kenneth Calhoun
Impact of Organizational Support on Employee Perceptions of Training
Effectiveness
Ata
Karim
Cultural Variables in Career Choices
Barbara Muir
Managerial Conflict Resolution as a Function of role Status and Gender
Teresa Shivers
Effect of Stimulus Frequency on Auditory Apparent Motion in Vertical Space
Candace Struwe-Pocino
Comparisons and Contrasts among Managerial Men, Managerial Women and
Non-Working Women Using a Locus of Control Construct
Spring 1991
Karen DesCamp
Play and Humor Use as Buffers of the Relationship Between
Stress and Strain
in the Nursing Population
Laura Dierking
Employee Theft in the Retail Industry
Thomas Mullgaard
The Effects of Organizational Commitment and Career Commitment on
Work-Family Conflict Experienced by Dual-Career Couples
Cynthia Schmidt
Effects of Gender Difference and Socioeconomic Status on Achievement
Motivation,
Goal Setting and Task Performance
Ronit Unger-Aviram
Motivating Employees Through an Efficacious Environment: The Impact on
Perceived Self-Efficacy and Performance Outcomes or Employees
Steven Witten
Convergence of SDy Estimates for the Brogden-Gleser Utility
Analysis
Fall 1990
Ruth A. Goodine
Employee-Determined Changes and the Position Analysis Questionnaire
Cheryl Harney
Performance Tradeoffs in Computer Menu Designs
Theresa Mogavero
The Effects of Implementation Styles on the Success of Corporate Fitness
Programs
Summer 1990
William J. Fulton
Perceptions of Organizational Climate as a Function of Individual Learning
Style
Tammy Hinkle
Cues to Auditory Apparent Motion in Free Space
Diana Karjoo
Effects of Goal Type and Task Interdependence upon Intrinsic Motivation
Scott McWilliams
Intersensory Facilitation: Reaction Time as a Function of Degree of
Spatial Correspondence between Primary and Accessory Stimuli
Lori Okimoto
Ideal Gender Role Attitude and Reported Gender Role Behavior and their Effect
on Work-Family Role Conflict among Dual-Career and Dual-Earner Wives
Paul Schindler
The Measurement of Dyadic Trust in Organizations and Its Relation to Job
Satisfaction
Spring 1990
Nancy Lopez
Manager Trait Profiles: Self-assessment Versus Report by Others,
Management
Level and Department Function
Brian McBride
Kinship Responsibility and Closeness in Relation to Women’s Work Behavior
Ken
Moses
Predictors of Job Satisfaction Following Organizational Change
Frederick Norton
Risk Perception and Seat Belt Use by Young Males
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