Originally published: . Volume 6, No. 5. Source pages: 1, 9, 10.
The Association for Psychological Science will hold its 27th Annual Convention May 21–24 in New York City. Researchers from Louisiana State University, Louisiana Tech, Tulane, University of Louisiana– Lafayette, and Xavier will be presenting their work.
Jeffrey Brown and Michael Brachfeld from Tulane psychology, and Ashley Galsky from Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, will present, “The Effects of Trauma on Social Competence in African American Youth in New Orleans.” Authors will examine the nature of specific traumas experienced by African American youth in New Orleans and the relationship that this experience has to overall psychological functioning.
“Lebanese Youth’s Inclusion Judgments in Intercultural Peer Contexts,” will be presented by researchers: Tina Sahakian from Tulane psychology; Dr. Aline Hitti with American University of Beirut, in Lebanon; Jad Melki, Journalism and Media Studies, American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon; and Melanie Killen, Human Development and Quantitative Methodology, 'University of Maryland, College Park', in Maryland. Max Seidman from Tulane, will present, “The effect of prosocial behaviors on hypermasculine attitudes in African American Males.” The researchers analysis shows that exposure to community violence, prosocial behavior, and hypermasculine attitudes are significantly correlated.
Maxwell Anderson and Dr. Edward Golob from Tulane will present “Numbers retained in short-term memory bias auditory spatial attention.” This study examined whether long-term knowledge of numeric information in STM can bias auditory spatial attention.
Tulane’s Lisa Chinn, Carolyn Pauker, and Dr. Edward Golob, will present, “The impact of musical experience on cognitive control during an auditory Simon task.”
For “Effects of music listening on creativity and semantic memory retrieval,” authors Ashanti Anderson and Dr. Katherine Eskine from Xavier University of Louisiana, New Orleans, and Dr. Edward Golob from Tulane University, review two experiments: examining relationships between music and creativity and if music's effect on semantic memory/mood was the mechanism for creativity. Subjects displayed more creativity and memory retrieval after music listening, but neither significantly correlated with mood, according to program materials.
University of Louisiana at Lafayette researchers, Michelle Grisham, Philip Richard, Rebecca Tacke, Jacob Amrose, Kylie Garber, Taylor Schaff, Dr. Valanne MacGyvers, and Dr. Hung-Chu Lin, will present “Dispositional Empathy and Social Inhibition Correlate with Preschoolers’ Responses towards Social Others’ Distress.” Parent-reported trait empathy and sociability were related to preschoolers’ responses to distress of the parent, a stranger, and an infant manikin.
Christopher Castille and Marangelie Vega from Louisiana Tech University, Ruston, and Ann-Marie Rabalais Castille from Human Resources Development, Villanova University, Villanova, Pennsylvania, will present, “Effect of Leader Presentation Style and Gender on Follower Perceptions.” Results suggest that a communal, not agentic, self- presentation style results in more favorable outcomes for leaders of both genders.
Yong Dai from Louisiana State University, Shreveport, and Qing Zeng from University of Minnesota Duluth, Duluth Minnesota, will present “Self- esteem of Adolescents: A National Survey of High School Seniors.” Results revealed a relation between self-esteem and religious involvement when control-ling for race, noted the program.
Louisiana Tech University researchers Camille Baker, Esther Grabow, Victoria Felix, Rebecca Granda, and Dr. Walter Buboltz will present, “Sleep Quality Does Not Mediate the Relationship Between PTSD and Aggression.”
Researchers looked at whether sleep quality is a mediator in the relationship between PTSD and aggression. “Based on the results, sleep quality is not a significant mediator in the PTSD and aggression relationship.”
Sarah McConnell, Victoria Felix, and Dr. Buboltz from Louisiana Tech will present, “Authenticity and Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Identity: A Preliminary Analysis.” Researchers examined the relationship between lesbian, gay, and bisexual individuals’ self-reported identity as an LGB person and their level of authenticity. A significant positive correlation was found between the authentic living and identify affirmation subscales. “In other words, there existed a relationship between authentic living and positive feelings about one’s LGB identity. Although this is a preliminary analysis, this provides important information regarding the positive aspects of identifying as LGB. Future directions of this study include examining the relationship between authenticity and LGB identity and coping style, perceptions of social support, and openness to new experiences.”
For, “Eat Well, Sleep Well? The Link Between Nutrition and Sleep Quality,” Louisiana Tech authors Danielle Newman, Victoria Felix, Mercedes Gremellion, and Dr. Buboltz looked at six dietary intake factors and quality of sleep. The results indicated no significant relationships between the dietary variables and sleep quality. “However, as previously stated, this research stream is plagued by mixed results, thus, further research is needed to gain a better understanding of the relationship between nutrition and sleep quality.”
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