Year: 2025, 2025
Member of: Trent University Graduate Thesis Collection
Name(s): Creator (cre): Van Elswyk, Amy, Thesis advisor (ths): Parker, James D. A., Thesis advisor (ths): Summerfeldt, Laura J., Degree committee member (dgc): Parker, James D. A., Degree committee member (dgc): Summerfeldt, Laura J., Degree granting institution (dgg): Trent University Abstract: <p>Objective: The Coping Inventory for Stressful Situations (CISS) is a widely used measure of trait coping that was developed to assess three basic coping styles: task-oriented, emotion-oriented, and avoidance-oriented coping. This thesis examined the psychometric properties of a short form for the CISS (CISS-SF). Method: Data from a large longitudinal sample of adults were used to conduct… more
Year: 2024, 2024
Member of: Trent University Graduate Thesis Collection
Abstract: <p>The Multidimensional Inventory of Personal Intelligence (MIPI) was designed to measure three related dimensions of the personal intelligence (PI) construct: emotional intelligence (EI), social intelligence (SI), and motivational intelligence (MI). The MIPI has psychometric properties and a theoretical structure that improves on the shortcomings of existing trait EI measures. The aim of… more Full Text: Development and Psychometric Evaluation of a Short Measure of Personal Intelligence. 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 …
Year: 2024, 2024
Member of: Trent University Graduate Thesis Collection
Abstract: <p>The Multidimensional Inventory of Personal Intelligence (MIPI) was designed to measure three related dimensions of the personal intelligence (PI) construct: emotional intelligence (EI), social intelligence (SI), and motivational intelligence (MI). The MIPI has psychometric properties and a theoretical structure that improves on the shortcomings of existing trait EI measures. The aim of… more
Year: 2022, 2022
Member of: Trent University Graduate Thesis Collection
Abstract: <p>Objective: To improve on several methodological issues and research gaps regarding current literature investigating the stability of ADHD symptomatology across adulthood and relationships between the two core ADHD symptom dimensions (i.e., inattention and hyperactivity-impulsivity) and multiple life outcomes in adults. Method: A large sample of postsecondary students were initially… more Full Text: ADHD Symptomatology Across Adulthood: Stability and the Impacts on Important Life Outcomes 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: 2019, 2019
Member of: Trent University Graduate Thesis Collection
Abstract: <p>This thesis utilized a unique data-set, the Quinte Longitudinal Survey, to explore relationships among precarious employment and a range of mental health problems in a representative sample of Ontario young adults. Study 1 focused on various behavioural addictions (such as problem gambling, video gaming, internet use, exercise, compulsive shopping, and sex) and precarious employment. The… more Full Text: THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN PRECARIOUS EMPLOYMENT, BEHAVIOUR ADDICTIONS AND SUBSTANCE USE AMONG CANADIAN YOUNG ADULTS: INSIGHTS FROM THE QUINTE LONGITUDINAL SURVEY A Thesis Submitted to the Committee of Graduate Studies in Partial Fulfillment of the …