Year: 2023, 2023
Member of: Trent University Graduate Thesis Collection
Abstract: <p>Background: Researchers who study both attachment and criminal thinking propose that perceptions of the self and others explain why individuals engage in illegal behaviour (e.g., Bowlby, 1944; Mitchell & Tafrate, 2012). The purpose of this study was to combine these areas of research and examine how attachment views of self and others are associated with self and other models of… more Full Text: NURTURING DEVIANCE: EXPLORING THE ASSOCIATION BETWEEN ATTACHMENT AND CRIMINAL THINKING PATTERNS A thesis submitted to the Committee of Graduate Studies in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Master of Science in the Faculty of Arts …
Year: 2023, 2023
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Abstract: <p>The traditions of spirituality and meditation have been found to connect to psychological health in the form of increased happiness, empathy, and decreased anxiety. The present study aimed to better understand how these practices might connect to such beneficial outcomes. A sample of 363 undergraduate student participants completed a questionnaire that measured their meditation practice… more Full Text: THE ETHEREAL PATH TO WELL-BEING: AN EXPLORATION OF THE CONNECTIONS BETWEEN MEDITATION, SPIRITUALITY, AND PSYCHOLOGICAL HEALTH A Thesis Submitted to the Committee of Graduate Studies in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Master of …
Year: 2023, 2023
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Abstract: <p>Researchers have found associations between attachment, childhood adversity, and posttraumatic stress symptoms; however, the underlying mechanisms between these variables remains unknown. The present study explored the moderating effects of childhood adversity on the relationship between adult attachment and posttraumatic stress symptoms in two samples. In total, 533 undergraduate… more Full Text: WHAT HAPPENS IN CHILDHOOD, DOES NOT STAY IN CHILDHOOD: EXPLORING THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN ATTACHMENT, CHILDHOOD ADVERSITY, AND POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS A Thesis Submitted to the Committee of Graduate Studies in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the …
Year: 2022, 2022
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Abstract: <p>Background: Researchers have provided evidence that attachment may be independently linked to early adversity and criminal behaviour. In this study, I examined the combined associations among these variables in a student and community sample. Method: The first study consisted of undergraduate students (n = 590) who completed surveys to assess early adversity (Felitti, et al., 1988),… more Full Text: DETERMINANTS OF DEVIANCE: EXPLORING ASSOCIATIONS BETWEEN ATTACHMENT, ADVERSITY, AND CRIMINAL BEHAVIOUR A Thesis Submitted to the Committee of Graduate Studies in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Master of Science in the Faculty of …
Year: 2020, 2020
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Abstract: <p>Cardiovascular disease (CVD) prevention, treatment and outcomes in women remain largely inequitable globally. Unique sex-specific stages of life, including pregnancy conditions, and their influence on cardiac risk is a growing area of research (Norris et al., 2020). For example, preeclampsia is strongly associated with CVD risk. This connection has led to prevention interventions such as… more Full Text: Women’s Lived Experience of Risk in Pregnancy A thesis submitted to the Committee of Graduate Studies in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Master of Science in the Faculty of Arts and Science TRENT UNIVERSITY Peterborough, Ontario, …
Year: 2020, 2020
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Abstract: <p>Callousness, deceit, and manipulativeness have been identified as common characteristics of the Dark Triad. Researchers have argued that empathy and Theory of Mind underlie these characteristics. This study aimed to (a) examine the relationships between the Dark Triad, empathy, and Theory of Mind, (b) determine if empathy and Theory of Mind explain the overlap between the Dark Triad… more Full Text: ANTI-SOCIAL COGNITION: EXPLORING THE RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN THE DARK TRIAD, EMPATHY AND THEORY OF MIND A Thesis Submitted to the Committee of Graduate Studies in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Master of Science in the Faculty of …
Year: 2020, 2020
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Abstract: <p>Past research has indicated a relationship between attachment and mindfulness; however, less is known about the behavioural outcomes of this relationship. The purpose of the present study was to test a new, more in-depth structural model of the relationship between attachment and mindfulness, and further explore the effects of attachment and mindfulness session type (group or individual… more Full Text: MINDFUL OR MIND FULL? EXPLORING THE ASSOCIATIONS BETWEEN ATTACHMENT REPRESENTATIONS, MINDFULNESS, AND STRESS A Thesis Submitted to the Committee on Graduate Studies in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Master of Science in the …
Year: 2019, 2019
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Abstract: <p>Sexting was explored in relation to cohabitation status, general and sexual communication, as well as the anxious and avoidant dimensions of attachment. The present study was focused the distinction between lifetime and recent sexting, in an attempt to more accurately assess the relationships between the examined factors and sexting behaviours. Individuals in long-distance relationships… more Full Text: SEXTING AND SATISFACTION: WAS IT GOOD FOR YOU? A Thesis Submitted to the Committee on Graduate Studies in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Master of Science in the Faculty of Arts and Science TRENT UNIVERSITY Peterborough, …
Year: 2019, 2019
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Abstract: <p>The use of threats to feelings of intimacy and belonging, also known as</p><p>relational aggression, has been previously explained using attachment representations</p><p>and attributions in childhood. However, the combined role of attachment</p><p>representations and attributions in explaining relational aggression in adult peer and</p><p>… more Full Text: PERCEIVE ME, PERCEIVE YOU: THE MEDIATING ROLE OF ATTRIBUTIONAL BIASES BETWEEN ATTACHMENT AND RELATIONAL AGGRESSION A Thesis Submitted to the Committee of Graduate Studies in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Master of Science in …
Year: 2018, 2018
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Abstract: <p>Although years of research have established that attachment representations are not </p><p>consistently transmitted from parent to child (also known as the transmission gap), the </p><p>reasons for this gap remain relatively unknown. This transmission gap exists between </p><p>parents and peers as well. The purpose of this thesis was to examine the… more Full Text: WHO CARES? EXAMINING ASSOCIATIONS BETWEEN CAREGIVING SENSITIVITY AND PARENT-PEER ATTACHMENT A Thesis Submitted to the Committee on Graduate Studies in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Master of Science in the Faculty of Arts and …
Year: 2017, 2017
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Abstract: <p>Children of incarcerated parents are an understudied at-risk population. However, this thesis was designed to advance our understanding of the effects of parental incarceration and factors that may influence the impact. Using quantitative methods, possible moderating roles of gender, number of incarcerated parents, and contact frequency on the associations between attachment… more Full Text: JAIL TIME: EFFECTS OF ATTACHMENT, GENDER, AND CONTACT ON THE ASSOCIATIONS BETWEEN PARENTAL INCARCERATION, OFFSPRING SYMPTOMS AND DELINQUENCY A Thesis Submitted to the Committee on Graduate Studies in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree …
Year: 2015, 2015
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Abstract: <p>The purpose of this thesis was to explore the role of attachment in university students' help-seeking process using both a cross-sectional and mixed methods study. In the cross-sectional study, I explored whether help-seeking attitudes mediated the relationship between attachment and help-seeking behaviour. As expected, the relationship between secure and preoccupied attachment and… more Full Text: HELP WANTED: ATTACHMENT, HELP-SEEKING ATTITUDES, AND HELPSEEKING BEHAVIOUR AMONG UNIVERSITY STUDENTS A Thesis Submitted to the Committee on Graduate Studies in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Master of Arts in the Faculty of Arts …
Year: 2015, 2015
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Abstract: <p>It has been proposed that individuals often form a romantic attachment to their sexual partners. However, there is little understanding of the role of sexual behaviours in an attachment relationship. This study aims to explore the effect of attachment representations on sexual behaviours during foreplay, intercourse, and afterplay. In two studies, individuals (N = 478) and couples (N =… more Full Text: KISS AND TELL: EXPLORING THE ASSOCIATION BETWEEN ATTACHMENT REPRESENTATION AND THE SEXUAL ENCOUNTER A Thesis Submitted to the Committee on Graduate Studies in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Masters of Arts in the Faculty of Arts …
Year: 2015, 2015
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Abstract: <p>With the expansion of the internet, there are a number of opportunities to engage in cyber-bullying behaviour, however, to date, only a few studies have examined interpersonal predictors of cyber-bullying. The purpose of this research study was to explore relationship and personality factors associated with being a bully and/or a victim. The first goal of this study was to develop a… more Full Text: CTRL + ALT + DEL: A DARK & INTERPERSONAL PERSPECTIVE OF CYBER-BULLYING A Thesis Submitted to the Committee of Graduate Studies in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Master of Arts in the Faculty of Arts and Science. TRENT UNIVERSITY …
Year: 2014, 2014
Member of: Trent University Graduate Thesis Collection
Abstract: <p>The relationship between siblings is unique in both its history and duration across the lifespan. Previous relationship researchers have examined siblings in childhood, but few have explored this distinctive relationship in adulthood. In this study, the adult sibling relationship was explored from an attachment perspective to determine the effect of an individual's attachment on… more Full Text: WAR AND PEACE: ATTACHMENT, CONFLICT, AND COLLABORATION IN ADULT SIBLING RELATIONSHIPS A Thesis Submitted to the Committee on Graduate Studies in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Master of Arts in the Faculty of Arts and Science …
