This collection includes theses, dissertations, and professional papers from the University of Montana Department of Psychology. Theses, dissertations, and professional papers from all University of Montana departments and programs may be searched here.
Theses/Dissertations from 2017
The Effects of Depression Treatment Type on Public Stigma, Kali Diane Strickland
FURTHER INVESTIGATING THE UNDERLYING ATTENTIONAL PROCESSES OF BRIEF MINDFULNESS-BASED INTERVENTIONS, Erin Rachelle Yosai
Theses/Dissertations from 2016
Living with HIV: A Potential Source of Trauma in Children and Adolescents, Kaitlyn P. Ahlers
INDIVIDUALS’ PERCEPTIONS OF DISORDERED EATING PATHOLOGY: DEVELOPMENT AND VALIDATION OF THE INVENTORY FOR DISORDERED EATING ATTRIBUTIONS (IDEA), Lindsay Katherine Crosby
PAVLOVIAN TO INSTRUMENTAL TRANSFER IN THE PEAK PROCEDURE: INSIGHTS INTO TIME, Benjamin Robert Eisenreich
A Phenomenological Analysis of the White Therapist and American Indian Client Dyad: Common Factors, Cultural Competence, Cultural Humility, and Microaggressions, Jennie Marie Fretts
Improving Mental Health Care for Transgender Consumers: Providers’ Attitudes, Knowledge, and Resources, Hillary Gleason
Examining the Feasibility of a Rural School-Family Initiative, Heather M. Halko
CONFIDENCE JUDGMENTS IN A SIMULTANEOUS TASK USING SPRAGUE DAWLEY RATS (RATTUS NORVEGICUS), Jessica K. Kumm
SCHOOL SUPPORTS FOR LGBTQ STUDENTS: COUNTERACTING THE DANGERS OF THE CLOSET, Lauri Mae Lindquist
SMOKING CESSATION FOR PATIENTS IN MULTIDISCIPLINARY PAIN TREATMENT SETTINGS: A PRELIMINARY TEST OF ACCEPTANCE AND COMMITMENT THERAPY, Anayansi Lombardero
THE ACCEPTABILITY OF USING MOODGYM TO TREAT DEPRESSION IN ADOLESCENTS: A PILOT STUDY, Jaime Rebekah Long
GENDER NONCONFORMITY, PSYCHOSOCIAL STRESSORS, AND PSYCHOPATHOLOGY: LOOKING BEYOND SEXUAL ORIENTATION, Kathryn M. Oost
The Effect of Terminology Relating to mTBI on Symptom and Recovery Expectations, Meredith K. Reynolds
THE EFFECTS OF LABELS AND GENDER ON PEER ATTITUDES OF INTELLECTUALLY GIFTED STUDENTS, Ian Knowlton Pattison Stephens
PURPOSE AND SATISFACTION OF ACTIVITIES IN RURAL COMMUNITIES USING ECOLOGICAL MOMENTARY ASSESSMENT, Jennifer Lauren Wong
Schemas and Romantic Attachment as Potential Mediators in the Relationship between Child Abuse and Intimate Partner Violence, Aryn Ziehnert
Theses/Dissertations from 2015
Effects of a psychoeducational intervention on college mental health treatment engagement, Laura Ann Boucher
Trait Hope as a Moderator of the Effects of Hassles and Uplifts on Depressive Symtpoms in College Students, Leslie C. Croot
The Temporal Dynamics of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and Trauma-Related Negative Emotions, Daniel Dewey
Behavioral Effects of Fluoxetine on Aggression and Associative Learning in Betta splendens, Benjamin Eisenreich
Understanding the Lived Experiences of Transgender Inmates, Robert Enoch
Resilience Through Adversity and Aging: Historical Loss and Resilience in Adults From a Northern Plains Tribe, Desiree L. Fox
STAGES OF CHANGE THEORY APPLIED TO SELF-CRITICAL THINKING AND FEAR OF COMPASSION: A BRIEF PSYCHO-EDUCATIONAL INTERVENTION, Meghan Theresa Gill
Victims' Perspectives of Their Roles in Unwanted Sexual Experiences When Alcohol is Consumed, Lindsey C. Grove
The Tower of Hanoi in Dynamic Creative Problem Solving, Lia Harrington
An Empirical Investigation of the Buddhist Concept of "Not-Self", Christian Herwitz
The Cognitive Dissonance Theory of Torture Perceptions, Shannon Houck
Insight Dialogue: Investigation of a Relational Meditation Practice, Zed David Kramer
A Measure Development Study for Youth Trauma Exposure and Developmental Trauma Disorder, Molly Kathleen McDonald
Social impact of traumatic brain injury in adolescents: a mixed methods study with a focus on rural adolescents, Brandon Jared Rennie
Politicized climate change communication: An integrative complexity analysis, Meredith A. Repke
Effectiveness of Mary Ainsworth's Maternal Sensitivity Scale with Four-week-old Infants, Laurel Anne T. Yorgason
Theses/Dissertations from 2014
PSYCHOLOGICAL ABUSE AS A PREDICTOR OF TRAUMA IN WOMEN WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE, Marie Baca Villa
Stigma Perceptions of Adolescents with Emotional and/or Behavioral Difficulties, Camille Barraclough
Remembering together: The relationships of historical loss, social support, depression, and resilience, Matthew Croxton
Spiritual Practices among Northern Plains Tribal Members as a Protective Factor in the Relationship between Unexpected Deaths and Traumatic Grief, Ciara D. Hansen
Simulation of Brain Injury: Preparation Outside the Lab, Tory Kimpton
The effect of fluoxetine on self-control in betta splendens, Kathryn Gwen Lamp
Childhood trauma-related nightmares: The impact of exposure, relaxation, and rescripting therapy on cognitive functioning, Susan E. Ocean
Examining the effectiveness of the circle of security parenting DVD program, Whitney Rostad
SCHOOL-BASED DBT SKILLS GROUPS FOR ADOLESCENT EATING DISORDERS AND BODY IMAGE CONCERNS: A PILOT STUDY, Jordan Fiorillo Scotti
Theses/Dissertations from 2013
An attributional analysis of observers helping the bully in bullying episodes, Christopher James Bushard
A Longitudinal Exploration of Factors Impacting Outcomes for Native American Students Participating in CBITS: Looking Beyond Quantitative Analysis, Kathrine Irene Butler Hepler
RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN CHILDHOOD TRAUMA AND EATING PATHOLOGY, Lindsay Katherine Crosby
The Lived Experience of American Indian Teen Parents from a Northern Plains Tribe, Ann Marie Douglas
I HAVE AN ENEMY AND I AM GLAD: AN EVALUATION OF THE EFFECTS ENEMYSHIP HAS ON THE INDIVIDUAL, Laura Janelle Gornick
EXPANDING, REFINING, AND REPLICATING RESEARCH ON HIGH SCHOOL GAY-STRAIGHT STUDENT ALLIANCES AND SEXUAL MINORITY YOUTH, Nicholas Christopher Heck
Cueing Complex Thought, Shannon Houck
The Role of Personality in Predicting Problematic Substance Use Among Sexual Minorities, Nicholas Alexander Livingston
Diagnosis Threat in Adults with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Renee Madathil
Comparing responses to a mindful-breathing practice across traumatized and non-traumatized populations, Sarah Lynn Schwarz
A culture specific grief intervention and its affects upon coping behavior and perceived social support among American Indians: A treatment development study, William Henry Shunkamolah
Chronic trauma effects on personality trait trajectory in police officers, Jennifer Leigh Wills
Theses/Dissertations from 2012
Influence of Positive Expectancies and Adaptive Goal Investment on Relationship Abuse, Geniel H. Armstrong
Integrating Mindfulness: A qualitative study with therapists practicing mindfulness meditation, Meghan T. Gill
An Experiential Perspective on the Buddhist Not-Self: Implications for Western Psychology, Christian Herwitz
The Effect of Photocycle on Self-Control in Betta splendens, Kathryn Gwen Lamp
Explanatory Style as a Protective Factor for Victimized LGBT Adolescents, Lauri Mae Lindquist
Prevalence and Correlates of Smoking Status Among Depressed Individuals in Veterans Affairs Primary Care, Anayansi Lombardero
Relationship of Self-Concept, Depression, Academic Estimation, and Online Social Networking in Adolescents, Jaime Rebekah Long
Measuring Trauma: A Pilot Application for Children and Adolescents, Molly Kathleen McDonald
The Influence of Dad: An Investigation of Adolescent Females' Perceived Closeness with Fathers and Risky Behaviors, Whitney Rostad
An Effectiveness Evaluation of Motivational Interviewing as an Addition to an Internet-Based Health Promotion Program for Vocational Rehabilitation Consumers, Casey Nicole Ruggiero
Emotional Availability and Touch among Deaf and Hearing Mother-Infant Dyads, Grace Silvia
PSYCHOMETRIC EVALUATIONS OF AN ACCULTURATION SCALE AND AN ACCULTURATION STRESS SCALE WITH AMERICAN INDIAN UNIVERSITY STUDENTS, Michael Brian Trahan
Diagnosis Threat in a Mild Traumatic Brain Injury Population, Haley Gail Trontel
College Dating Couples' use of Conflict Management during a Prisoner's Dilemma Task: An Exploratory Study, Kristen E. Waldemayer
COPING AS A MEDIATOR BETWEEN CHILDHOOD TRAUMA AND CURRENT TRAUMA SYMPTOMS IN FEMALE SURVIVORS OF INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE, Aryn Violet Ziehnert
Theses/Dissertations from 2011
A Qualitative Investigation of the Strategies used by a Sample of Native American Older Adults to Cope with Race-Related Stressors, Rita Haidle Billow
Depression is a brain disease: An examination of the impact of biological explanations of mental illness, Laura Ann Boucher
Communal Empathy in Native American Older Adults, Heather Lynn Dorlando
Effects of Stereotype Activation on Self-Concepts: Differences Between Native American & Caucasian College Students, Laura R. John
Teaching Mindfulness to Individuals with Schizophrenia, Jennifer Leah Miller
Peer Attitudes Toward Giftedness, Ian Stephens
Theses/Dissertations from 2010
Uncertainty Monitoring in Sprague-Dawley Rats (Rattus norvegicus), Leslie Anne Angel
Shame, Guilt, Anger, And Seeking Psychological Treatment Among A Trauma Exposed Population, Katrina L. Bratton
Expanding the Role of Criterion A2 in Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Daniel Evan Dewey
Predictors of Posttraumatic Growth, Shame, and Posttraumatic Stress Symptoms in Survivors of Intimate Partner Violence: The Roles of Social Support and Coping, Nancy-Jane Kimberly Doane
UNDERSTANDING CYNICISM: USING A DISCREPANCY MODEL AS EVIDENCE FOR DOMAIN-SPECIFIC CYNICISM, L. Janelle Gornick
SUBJECTIVE EXPERIENCE AND PSYCHOLOGICAL EFFECTS OF PARTICIPATING IN ADVENTURE EXPERIENCES: AN EXPLORATORY STUDY, Abby Marie Kiklevich
Burnout In Psychiatric Nursing: Possible Protective Factors, Renee Madathil
The Effects of Brief Psychoeducation on Adolescents' Depressive Symptoms and Perceptions of Parenting, Mallory McBride
Evaluation of a Cognitive-Behavioral Mood Management Intervention for Depressed College Smokers, Holly E. Schleicher
Factors Influencing the Face Validity of Effort Tests: Timing of Warning and Feedback, Haley Gail Trontel
Theses/Dissertations from 2009
Tobacco Use among Alaska Native and American Indian College Students, Sarah Angstman
The role of the CB1 receptor in learning, memory and anxiety-like behaviors, Loretta Lynn Bolyard
Examination of the Sensitivity and Specificity of the MMPI-2 and PAI: An analog Study of Brain Injury and Test Effort, Cameron Craig Brewer
An Analysis of Identity, Gender, Religion and Spirituality, and Current Endorsement of Depressive Symptoms by American Indians Living Off-Reservation, Georgie Victoria Ferguson
Mindfulness and Health Behaviors, Desleigh D. Gilbert
School-Based Gay-Straight Alliances as a Protective Factor for Sexual Minority Youth, Nicholas Christopher Heck
THE INFLUENCE OF MOTHERS’ CONCERNS FOR THEIR CHILDREN ON STAY-LEAVE DECISION MAKING FOR WOMEN EXPERIENCING INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE: A COMPARISON OF WOMEN WITH CHILDREN AND WOMEN WITHOUT CHILDREN, Geniel Amelia Hernandez Armstrong
An Exploration of Hope in the Rehabilitation of Individuals with Traumatic Brain Injury, Tory Ann Kimpton
Examining the role of grief in the etiology of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) symptoms in American Indian adolescents, Aaron Morsette
Crossing the threshold: What motivates individuals who are actively abusing substances to enter treatment?, Katherine Michelle Peavy
DISORDERED EATING, ANTIFAT ATTITUDES, AND BARRIERS TO TREATMENT IN COLLEGE WOMEN FROM URBAN AND RURAL AREAS, Alison Christine Pepper