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Dissertations Theses
Theses - December 2023
Social Media Use and Its Impact on Body Image: The Effects of Body Comparison Tendency, Motivation for Social Media Use, and Social Media Platform on Body Esteem in Young Women
Puglia, Deanna R., The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 2017, M.A.
Subject: Public health
Social Media and Self-Esteem: The Relationship of Social Media Usage and Self-Esteem
Barker, Jody Don, Arkansas State University, 2018, M.S.M.C.
Subject: Psychology
The influence of social media on teens' self-esteem
Gallagher, Shannon Murphy, Rowan University, 2017, M.A.
Subject: Social psychology
Reforming the criminal justice system: A pragmatic approach to building a sustainable system
Smith, Da'Mon J., University of Central Oklahoma, 2011, M.A.
Subject: Public administration
Positive and Negative Effects of Social Media on Adolescent Well-Being
Kennedy, Katie, Minnesota State University, Mankato, 2019, M.S.
Subject: Health education
Facebook and Relationships: A Study of How Social Media Use is Affecting Long-Term Relationships
Farrugia, Rianne C., Rochester Institute of Technology, 2013, M.S.
Subject: Mass communication
UBER: A Case Study in Strategy, Leadership and Change
Spott, Patrick, The College of St. Scholastica, 2018, M.B.A.
Subject: Management
From Social Media Uses and Gratifications to Social Media Addiction: A Study of the Abuse of Social Media Among College Students
Liu, Yuchen, University of Kansas, 2016, M.S.
Subject: Mass communication
Investigating the Prevalence and Risk-Factors of Depression Symptoms among NCAA Division I Collegiate Athletes
Cox, Charles, Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville, 2015, M.S.
Subject: Kinesiology
The relationship between remote work and job satisfaction: the mediating roles of perceived autonomy, work-family conflict, and telecommuting intensity
Schall, Marie Antoinette, San Jose State University, 2019, M.S.
Subject: Psychology
Our Sunken Place: "Post-Racial" America in Jordan Peele's Get Out
Hughes, Brooke Dianne-Mae, State University of New York at Buffalo, 2018, M.A.
Subject: Film studies
Parasocial relationships with celebrities: An illusion of intimacy with mediated friends
Laken, Amanda, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, 2009, M.A.
Subject: Journalism
What's Black about that? Strategic Silence, Neo-Colonialism, and the Black Experience in "The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air"
Lewis, Ashley L., Howard University, 2013, M.A.
Subject: Mass communication
Understanding the Marketing and Management of Trails Using Pestel Analysis
Fosher, Holly, University of New Hampshire, 2018, M.S.
Subject: Recreation
Development and validation of the Toxic Leadership Scale
Schmidt, Andrew Alexander, University of Maryland, College Park, 2008, M.S.
Subject: Occupational psychology
Horror movie aesthetics: How color, time, space and sound elicit fear in an audience
Fu, Xiangyi, Northeastern University, 2016, M.F.A.
Subject: Design
Application of Investigative Psychology to Psychodynamic and Human Development Theories: Examining Traits and Typologies of Serial Killers
Smith, Jordyn, California Baptist University, 2018, M.A.
Subject: Behavioral psychology
Advantages and Disadvantages of Flexible Seating
Havig, Jenna S., Minot State University, 2017, M.Ed.
Subject: Education
The Croagh Patrick pilgrimage: Identity construction and spiritual experience at Ireland's holy mountain
Johnson, Mira C., University of Oregon, 2011, M.A.
Subject: Folklore
Machismo: A culturally contructed concept
Ceballos, Miriam Viviana, California State University, Fresno, 2013, M.A.
Subject: Social work
I've Got 99 Friends, but Is Taylor Swift One? An Examination of Effects of Social Media Interactions on Parasocial Relationships
Dobias, Amanda, University of Colorado Colorado Springs, 2017, M.A.
Subject: Communication
Happily ever after? Redefining womanhood and marriage in nineteenth-century novels
Cox, Laura Elizabeth, University of Arkansas, 2012, M.A.
Subject: Literature
Cold-Climate Adaptation in the Five-Lined Skink: A Common-Environment Experiment
Michels-Boyce, Madeline, Minnesota State University, Mankato, 2017, M.S.
Subject: Ecology
The history, structure, and organization of Mexican drug cartels
Alvarez, Veronica Maria, The University of Texas at El Paso, 2006, M.A.
Subject: Sociology
The decline and fall of the Western Roman Empire
Ott, Justin, Iowa State University, 2009, M.A.
Subject: Ancient history
Exploring the effects of scarcity, impulse buying, and product returning behavior in the fast fashion environment among female fashion conscious consumers
Chatvijit, Sasikarn, The University of North Carolina at Greensboro, 2012, M.S.
Subject: Marketing
The World of Spirituality: Princess Mononoke interpreted through Shinto
Kayano, Terumi, Hawaii Pacific University, 2009, M.A.
Subject: Rhetoric
Social media use and self-esteem in undergraduate students
Pineiro, Carly R., Rowan University, 2016, M.A.
Subject: Social research
Exploring Generation Z's Work Values: Implications for Future Work
Hsieh, Pei-Yu, Purdue University, 2018, M.S.
Subject: Management
K-pop, language, and online fandom: an exploration of korean language use and performativity amongst international k-pop fans
Crow, Teahlyn Frances, Northern Arizona University, 2019, M.A.
Subject: Sociolinguistics
Discovering Japan: Anime and learning Japanese culture
Manion, Annie, University of Southern California, 2005, M.A.
Subject: Cultural anthropology
Entertainment Assembled: The Marvel Cinematic Universe, a Case Study in Transmedia
Menard, Drew, Liberty University, 2015, M.A.
Subject: Communication
Orientals in Hollywood: Asian American Representation in Early U.S. Cinema
Lu, Megan Hermida, Boston University, 2017, M.F.A.
Subject: Film studies
The Survival of the Neolithic Goddess in Polish Folklore, Myth, and Tradition
Muniz, Alanna, Institute of Transpersonal Psychology, 2010, M.A.
Subject: Spirituality