Year: 2019, 2019
Member of: Trent University Graduate Thesis Collection
Abstract: <p>While existing models of emotional intelligence (EI) generally recognize the importance of social competencies (SC), there is a tendency in the literature to narrow the focus to competencies that pertain to the self. Given the experiential and perceptual differences between self- vs. other-oriented emotional abilities, this is an important limitation of existing EI models and assessment… more Full Text: Psychometric Properties of a Scale Developed from a Three-Factor Model of Social Competency 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>Young children learn their emotion regulation skills by modeling and internalizing their caregivers' emotional competencies. Inadequate or problematic emotional competencies in parents can result in insufficient development of these competencies in children, which can</p><p>have severe consequences on multiple domains of their lives, including physical wellbeing. This… more Full Text: EMOTIONAL COMPETENCIES IN MOTHERS AND CHILDREN AND THEIR RELATIONSHIP WITH HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION, SOMATIZATION AND HEALTH ANXIETY A Thesis Submitted to the Committee of Graduate Studies in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Master …
Year: 2019, 2019
Member of: Trent University Graduate Thesis Collection
Abstract: <p>While preferences for symmetry are seemingly universal, they can be seen at their most extreme among individuals high in trait incompleteness. As yet, it is unclear why incompleteness yields heightened symmetry preferences. Summerfeldt et al. (2015) speculated that individuals high in incompleteness may develop heightened preferences for symmetry due to its greater perceptual fluency.… more Full Text: BALANCE IS KEY: PERCEPTUAL FLUENCY AS A LINK BETWEEN TRAIT INCOMPLETENESS AND SYMMETRY PREFERENCES 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 …