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Item Assessing the construct validity of the situational test of emotional management.(2011-05-11T21:48:14Z) Hartman, Michael J.; Hartman, Michael James; Schell, Kraig; Stenmark, Cherly; Hester, Rosy; Mowrer, Robert; Angelo State University. Department of Psychology, Sociology and Social Work.The current study examined the construct validity of the Situational Test of Emotional Management (STEM), a newly developed measure of emotional intelligence. A logistic regression approach was utilized to assess the STEM, at the item-level, on two factors, gender and Extraversion. It was hypothesized a logistic model including gender and Extraversion would significantly predict classification of participants into two groups (correct response on STEM items and incorrect response on STEM items) beyond a simple intercept-only logistic regression. Data analysis revealed that the gender and Extraversion did not significantly enhance the classification rates of participants into the two groups, but gender was a significant univariate influence on four items. Explanations as to why the hypothesis was not fully supported are discussed, as well as avenues for future research.Item Exploring direct and indirect antecedents of self-reported ecological behaviors(2012-05-12) Weber, Alisa; Weber, Alisa Jeannette; Stenmark, Cheryl; Schell, Kraig; Cordell-McNulty, Kristi; Purkiss, Christine; Angelo State University. Department of Psychology, Sociology and Social Work.The current study examined the direct and indirect antecedents of participation in ecological behavior. Specifically, it was hypothesized that promotion and prevention orientation would both significantly predict ecological behavior, and that hope and optimism would partially mediate these relationships. The results revealed that a promotion orientation significantly predicted pro-social behavior, but the hypothesized mediation was not significant. However, post-hoc analyses revealed that hope predicted pro-social behavior and that the relationship was mediated by a promotion orientation. Implications, limitations, and directions for future research are also discussed.Item The mediating effect of perceived organizational support on espoused safety attitudes: a field study(2011-02-17) Apodaca, Steven P.; Apodaca, Steven P.; Schell, Kraig L.; Hack, Tay; Davidson, William; Walker, Molly; Gee, Donna; Angelo State University. Department of Psychology, Sociology and Social Work.This research examined a proposed mediated model of safety attitudes and perceived organizational support in affecting safety outcomes in a population of nurses within a West Texas community hospital. Participants completed questionnaires pertaining to the aforementioned measures, and supervisors were solicited to complete a questionnaire pertaining to safety behaviors of subordinates within their respective departments. Data analysis revealed significant correlations among safety attitudes and perceived organizational support but failed to show support for a mediated model. Explanations as to why hypotheses were not supported are discussed, as well as avenues for future research.Item The moderating effects of psychological flexibility on workload variability and its affective outcomes.(2011-05-09T20:30:45Z) Mitchell, Michelle A.; Mitchell, Michelle Ann; Schell, Kraig; Cordell-McNulty, Kristi; Ashworth-King, Erin; Stenmark, Cheryl; Angelo State University. Department of Psychology, Sociology and Social Work.A performance decrement is consistently observed when people shift from high to low workload in laboratory studies (Cumming & Croft, 1973; Goldberg & Stewart, 1980; Matthews, 1986; Cox-Fuenzalida, 2000). Two explanations are currently debated in the literature; however, the underlying mechanism perpetuating the decrement is still unknown. This study aimed to offer evidence for the limited resource explanation by looking at psychological flexibility, a construct that is reported to increase the availability of cognitive resources. It was hypothesized that psychological flexibility would predict above and beyond condition status on the dependent variables: performance post-shift, negative affect, and workload. Multiple hierarchical regressions were conducted to assess the hypotheses and the data did not support the hypotheses. Results are discussed as well as limitations and future directions for research.