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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

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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

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The influence of social media on teens' self-esteem

Gallagher, Shannon Murphy, Rowan University, 2017, M.A.
Subject: Social psychology

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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

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Positive and Negative Effects of Social Media on Adolescent Well-Being

Kennedy, Katie, Minnesota State University, Mankato, 2019, M.S.
Subject: Health education

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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

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UBER: A Case Study in Strategy, Leadership and Change

Spott, Patrick, The College of St. Scholastica, 2018, M.B.A.
Subject: Management

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Parasocial relationships with celebrities: An illusion of intimacy with mediated friends

Laken, Amanda, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, 2009, M.A.
Subject: Journalism

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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

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Understanding the Marketing and Management of Trails Using Pestel Analysis

Fosher, Holly, University of New Hampshire, 2018, M.S.
Subject: Recreation

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Development and validation of the Toxic Leadership Scale

Schmidt, Andrew Alexander, University of Maryland, College Park, 2008, M.S.
Subject: Occupational psychology

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Horror movie aesthetics: How color, time, space and sound elicit fear in an audience

Fu, Xiangyi, Northeastern University, 2016, M.F.A.
Subject: Design

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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

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Advantages and Disadvantages of Flexible Seating

Havig, Jenna S., Minot State University, 2017, M.Ed.
Subject: Education

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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

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Machismo: A culturally contructed concept

Ceballos, Miriam Viviana, California State University, Fresno, 2013, M.A.
Subject: Social work

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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

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Happily ever after? Redefining womanhood and marriage in nineteenth-century novels

Cox, Laura Elizabeth, University of Arkansas, 2012, M.A.
Subject: Literature

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Cold-Climate Adaptation in the Five-Lined Skink: A Common-Environment Experiment

Michels-Boyce, Madeline, Minnesota State University, Mankato, 2017, M.S.
Subject: Ecology

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The history, structure, and organization of Mexican drug cartels

Alvarez, Veronica Maria, The University of Texas at El Paso, 2006, M.A.
Subject: Sociology

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The decline and fall of the Western Roman Empire

Ott, Justin, Iowa State University, 2009, M.A.
Subject: Ancient history

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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

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The World of Spirituality: Princess Mononoke interpreted through Shinto

Kayano, Terumi, Hawaii Pacific University, 2009, M.A.
Subject: Rhetoric

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Social media use and self-esteem in undergraduate students

Pineiro, Carly R., Rowan University, 2016, M.A.
Subject: Social research

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Exploring Generation Z's Work Values: Implications for Future Work

Hsieh, Pei-Yu, Purdue University, 2018, M.S.
Subject: Management

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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

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Discovering Japan: Anime and learning Japanese culture

Manion, Annie, University of Southern California, 2005, M.A.
Subject: Cultural anthropology

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Entertainment Assembled: The Marvel Cinematic Universe, a Case Study in Transmedia

Menard, Drew, Liberty University, 2015, M.A.
Subject: Communication

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Orientals in Hollywood: Asian American Representation in Early U.S. Cinema

Lu, Megan Hermida, Boston University, 2017, M.F.A.
Subject: Film studies

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The Survival of the Neolithic Goddess in Polish Folklore, Myth, and Tradition

Muniz, Alanna, Institute of Transpersonal Psychology, 2010, M.A.
Subject: Spirituality

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