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A clinical utility study of personality inventories: Concordance of the MCMI-III, the MMPI-2, the MMPI-RC, two alternative personality disorder scales, and Axis II discharge diagnosis in psychiatric inpatients
(Wichita State University, 2013-12)The Millon Clinical Multiaxial Inventory and the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory are two of the most common personality inventories used by clinicians for diagnostic purposes. Discriminant functions of the ... -
A comparison of two behavioral activation protocols
(Wichita State University, 2020-07)Behavioral activation (BA) is an empirically-supported treatment for major depressive disorder that seeks to increase overt behaviors as a way of countering withdrawal and passivity that often occurs during it. While some ... -
A comparison of two evaluation techniques for technical documentation
(Wichita State University, 2005-02)This study compared two evaluation techniques, Usability Testing and Cognitive Walkthrough, in their ability to identify errors in aviation maintenance documentation. The techniques were evaluated to see how much unique ... -
A facet level analysis of the concurrent and construct validity of the MCMI-III Grossman Facet Scales using the MMPI-2-RF specific problems scales as the criterion
(Wichita State University, 2016-07)Both the Millon Clinical Multiaxial Inventory-III (MCMI-III) and the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory-2-Restructured Form (MMPI-2-RF) are well established assessment instruments that were developed to help ... -
A foundation for a model of subjective value in free-to-play games
(Wichita State University, 2017-05)Mobile gaming is an emerging trend in the gaming community. Many of these games are known as "free-to-play" or "freemium". Users can play a mobile game for free, but can also purchase a large number of virtual goods ... -
A psychophysical comparison of two stylus-driven soft keyboards
(1999)This study compared text entry performance of two stylus-driven soft keyboards for use in hand-held computing devices: the QWERTY and the T9. Participants transcribed text presented on a computer screen into a personal ... -
A sociotechnical systems-based analysis of documentation workflow in a pediatric emergency department
(Wichita State University, 2016-05)The pediatric emergency department is a complex, interdisciplinary setting that requires highly skilled individuals to perform under intense time pressure despite numerous interruptions. The task of documentation consumes ... -
A usability and safety study of bone-conduction headphones during driving while listening to audiobooks
(Wichita State University, 2018-04-27)Bone-conduction technology has been around since the 1800s but using this technology in headphones is relatively new. Bone-conduction transmits sound through the bones of the skull. This research compared the effect of ... -
The ability of the Millon Clinical Multiaxial Inventory--Third Edition to detect malingering
(American Psychological Association, 2003-06)This study investigated the ability of the Millon Clinical Multiaxial Inventory--Third Edition (MCMI-III) to discriminate students malingering psychopathology (n = 106) from bona fide psychiatric inpatients (n = 202). ... -
Above and beyond standardization: The role of communication and teamwork in patient handoffs
(Wichita State University. Graduate School, 2014-04-25)Patient handoffs are the transition of patient care from one provider or group of providers to the next (Joint Commission, 2005). Handoffs are important, information rich communication events that are essential for maintaining ... -
Academic performance in middle school: Friendship influences
(Wichita State University. Graduate School, 2010-04-23)The results of this study build on previous research findings demonstrating relational significance of peer influences to academic performance during adolescence. Whereas family, teachers, and peers play a significant role ... -
Acceptance and adoption of health information technology: An assessment of attitudes toward personal health records
(Wichita State University, 2009-12)A multitude of Health Information Technology (HIT) products are being introduced into the market to address some of the numerous challenges within the healthcare industry through the use of electronic, interoperable record ... -
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy preceded by an experimental Attention Bias Modification procedure in recurrent depression: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial
(Biomed Central, 2018-03-27)Background: This project studies the effect of group-based Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) following Attention Bias Modification (ABM) on residual symptoms in recurrent depression. ACT is a cognitive-behavioral ... -
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy Preceded by Attention Bias Modification on Residual Symptoms in Depression: A 12-Month Follow-Up
(Frontiers Media, 2019-08-29)Depression is a highly recurrent disorder with limited treatment alternatives for reducing risk of subsequent episodes. Acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) and attention bias modification (ABM) separately have shown ... -
Achieving autonomy through early sexual debut: contribution of parenting style and the subsequent development of depression
(Wichita State University, 2011-07)Three parenting constructs were tested as predictors of early sexual debut and young adult depression in a longitudinal study of 4610 adolescents initially surveyed between the ages of 13 and 17-years-old. Three models ... -
The additive and synergistic effects of a parent-peer model on the development of early antisocial behavior in children
(Wichita State University, 2011-07)The additive and synergistic effects of a parent-peer model in the development of child antisocial behavior from the ages of 5 to 7 was examined. Participants included a community sample of 267 children at kindergarten ... -
Advancing the assessment of personality pathology with the cognitive-affective processing system
(Routledge Journals, Taylor & Francis Group, 2015-09-03)The Cognitive-Affective Processing System (CAPS) is a dynamic and expansive model of personalityproposedby Mischel and Shoda (1995) that incorporates dispositional and processing frameworks by considering the interaction ... -
Affective dynamics in triadic peer interactions in early childhood
(Society for Chaos Theory in Psychology and Life Sciences, 2012-07)In interpersonal interaction research, moving beyond dyadic to triadic dynamics can be analytically daunting. We explored the affective states expressed during triadic peer interactions to understand how patterns were ...