| Title | Date | Views | Brief Description |
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| The Effects of a Laughter Manipulation on Rumination Regarding an Interpersonal Transgression in Close Relationships |
2010 |
2376 |
Given the likelihood that most people will experience a transgression in the context of a close relationship at some point in their lives, forgiveness is a construct with great potential for influencing individuals’ quality of life. This study exami... |
| The Effects of Sexualized versus Performance Images of Female Athletes on Self-objectification |
2014 |
2960 |
Self-objectification theory (SO) suggests that through the internalization of societal standards of beauty, women begin to view themselves as objects for the purpose of others’ gratification rather than a person with physical capabilities. The prese... |
| Facial Mimicry Versus Perspective-Taking: Decoding Instructional Sets As Empathy-Inducing Strategies |
2015 |
1428 |
Much of human interaction and communication comprises verbal and nonverbal information. While verbal communication contains important lexical information, research has shown that nonverbal communication is often more important to the success of an in... |
| Dumb Talk Among Women: Perceptions Of Its Normativity And How It Is Mediated By Sources Of Self-Esteem |
2020 |
170 |
Self-esteem has many implications for how individuals present themselves in social situations. The current study aimed to investigate self-degrading dialog regarding one’s intelligence, termed Dumb Talk (DT), in which women might frequently engage in... |
| Attractiveness Stereotype, Severity of Illness, and Perceptions of a Child Target: Does Cancer Induce Unique Attributional Judgments? |
2012 |
1574 |
Given that previous research provides conflicting evidence regarding perceptions of a target with cancer, the current study aimed to identify whether severity of this illness drives perceptions or if the diagnosis of cancer holds unique stereotypes i... |
| Relationship Protection Against Attractive Alternatives |
2016 |
927 |
The current study investigated whether a strategy shown to enhance closeness between close others – capitalization of positive events – might reduce the influence of attractive alternative partners on perceptions of commitment and willingness to acco... |
| Fat Talk Is Perceived As More Detrimental To Romantic Relationships Than Other Forms Of Self-Berating Dialog |
2020 |
532 |
This study examined men’s perceptions of a woman’s interpersonal qualities, and her male romantic partner’s relationship and sexual satisfaction, when she engaged in three types of dialog -- Fat Talk (FT; the verbal expression of body dissatisfaction... |
| How Do We Forgive?: An Empirical Framework for the Underlying Processes of Overcoming Interpersonal Betrayal |
2014 |
2064 |
Few studies have empirically examined the underlying processes of forgiveness. Perspective-taking has been depicted as an important precursor to forgiveness, specifically by means of empathic responding toward the offender (e.g., McCullough, Worthing... |
| Influences Of Physical Attractiveness And Smoking History On Attributions Of Blame, Empathy, And Personality Assessments Of Lung Cancer Patients |
2017 |
1103 |
Physically attractive individuals are often seen as more positive, overall, than their unattractive counterparts in such realms as sociability, intelligence, blameworthiness and resilience. This general bias toward beauty was examined in a setting th... |
| Mindfulness Influence On Stress In The Observation Of A Human-Animal Interaction |
2022 |
598 |
The purpose of the present study was to determine whether there are therapeutic benefits for stress reduction derived from observing a virtual human-animal interaction, and whether mindfulness instructions can enhance these effects. After experiencin... |
| Do Images Of Aesthetic And Non-Aesthetic Female Athletes Have The Same Impact On Objectification |
2021 |
372 |
Female athletes are often depicted in a sexualizing and objectifying manner. Building off objectification theory, previous research has illustrated that when women view sexualized images of female athletes, they report increased self-objectification.... |
| Impact Of Instagram’s Body Positive Vs Muscular Ideal Images On Men’s Body Image |
2023 |
238 |
Recently, there has been a rise in body positive images on social media applications like Instagram, which attempt to counter traditional culturally idealized figures. There has also been an increase in research addressing how these images affect wom... |