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Author:

Perez, Christopher R.

Title:

Strength in Numbers: Emotion Regulation, Psychological Functioning, and the Context of Oppression

Graduate Program:

Psychology

Keywords:

emotion regulation
cognitive reappraisal
expressive suppression
depression
life satisfaction
oppression
diversity
ethnic minority

File:

Download Perez_eTD.pdf

Committee Members:

Jose Angel Soto, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Jose Angel Soto, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Li, Huan

Title:

INFLUENCES ON LIFE SATISFACTION IN WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA

Graduate Program:

Recreation, Park and Tourism Management

Keywords:

life satisfaction
ANCOVA

File:

Download Thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Garry Chick, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Alan R Graefe, Committee Member
Geoffrey Clay Godbey, Committee Member
Dr Karen Boomer, Committee Member

Author:

Yang, Hyeseung

Title:

Do Media Portrayals of Affluence Foster Feelings of Relative Deprivation? Exploring a Path Model of Social Comparison and Materialism on Television Viewers' Life Dissatisfaction

Graduate Program:

Mass Communications

Keywords:

television
materialism
social comparison
relative deprivation
media portrayals
life satisfaction

File:

Download Dissertation_-_Hyeseung_Yang.pdf

Committee Members:

Mary Beth Oliver, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
S. Shyam Sundar, Committee Member
Fuyuan Shen, Committee Member
Mark E Hill, Committee Member

Author:

Shreffler, Karina M.

Title:

Race/Ethnicity, Fertility Intentions, and Well-Being: The Importance of Occupational Characteristics in American Women's Lives

Graduate Program:

Sociology

Keywords:

occupational segregation
ethnicity
race
job characteristics
occupational characteristics
fertility
life satisfaction

File:

Download Final_Dissertation_Shreffler.pdf

Committee Members:

David R Johnson, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Alan Booth, Committee Member
Michelle Lynn Frisco, Committee Member
Robert Drago, Committee Member

Author:

Boyle, Michael Patrick

Title:

Self-stigma of stuttering: Implications for self-esteem, self-efficacy, and life satisfaction

Graduate Program:

Communication Sciences and Disorders

Keywords:

stuttering
stigma
self-esteem
self-efficacy
life satisfaction
scale development
attitudes

File:

Download MBoyleFinalDiss.pdf

Committee Members:

Gordon William Blood, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Gordon William Blood, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Ingrid Maria Blood, Committee Member
Robert Anthony Prosek, Committee Member
James Taylor Herbert, Committee Member

Author:

Maher, Jaclyn P

Title:

The dynamics of daily sedentary behavior in older adults

Graduate Program:

Kinesiology

Keywords:

sitting
aging
intraindividual
dual process
motivation
life satisfaction
intervention
behavior change

File:

Download JPMaher_Dissertation_03302015.pdf

Committee Members:

David E Conroy, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
David E Conroy, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Melissa Jean Bopp, Committee Member
Steriani Elavsky, Committee Member
Martin John Sliwinski, Committee Member

Author:

Pytel, Kellie Elizabeth

Title:

Stress, Relationship Satisfaction, Social Support, Formal Support, and Life Satisfaction in Military Spouses and Unmarried Military Significant Others

Graduate Program:

Counselor Education

Keywords:

military
military spouses
unmarried military significant others
counseling
stress
formal support
social support
life satisfaction

File:

Download FINAL_Dissertation_KellieForziatPytel_V2.pdf

Committee Members:

Allison R Fleming, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Allison R Fleming, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Richard Hazler, Committee Member
Mary Beth Oliver, Committee Member
Daniel F Perkins, Outside Member
Jolynn Carney, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Ahn, Jeebin

Title:

Is more better? Relationship between education and life satisfaction using a comparative perspective

Graduate Program:

Educational Theory and Policy

Keywords:

education
life satisfaction
positional good
World Values Survey
happiness
subjective well-being

File:

Download Dissertation_Jeebin_Ahn.pdf

Committee Members:

David Post, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
David Post, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Maithreyi Gopalan, Committee Member
Marsha Elizabeth Modeste, Committee Member
Pui-Wa Lei, Outside Member
Kevin Kinser, Program Head/Chair