New Takes on Old Themes: A Look at Chinese Socio-Political Conditions Alexander Anderson Department of Political Science McNair Scholar from Harding University Presentation Subject Area: Social Sciences The rapidity and pervasiveness in which events that were once kept secret are now reported has led to greater awareness of international events and a greater response by the world community. Thi...

The authors investigated how self-evaluation motives (self-enhancement, selfassessment, self-verification, self-improvement—and also self-diminishment and no information) shape self-knowledge preferences in male incarcerated juvenile offenders (IJOs). IJOs responded to questions on how much they would like to receive and actually received each of six types of feedback (positive, truthful, impro...

One of the most pervasive and undisputed gender stereotypes is that men are more aggressive than women. However, this stereotype has, until recently, led researchers to conclude that women are nonaggressive and, therefore, to ignore the topic of female aggression as a distinct phenomenon. The basis of the myth, factors supporting its maintenance, and theories of female aggression are examined. ...

There has been very limited research on the use of self-worth protection strategies in the achievement context of school physical education (PE). Thus, this study aimed to examine some antecedents and consequences of defensive pessimism and selfhandicapping. The sample comprised 534 (females n = 275; males n = 259) British pupils recruited from two schools who responded to established questionn...

There has been very limited research on the use of self-worth protection strategies in the achievement context of school physical education (PE). Thus, this study aimed to examine some antecedents and consequences of defensive pessimism and selfhandicapping. The sample comprised 534 (females n = 275; males n = 259) British pupils recruited from two schools who responded to established questionn...

Embodiment research has demonstrated that cognition is grounded in bodily interactions with the environment and that abstract concepts are tied to the body’s sensory and motor systems. Building upon this embodiment perspective and advancing our understanding, we discuss the extension of embodied cultural cognition. We propose that some associations between bodily experiences and abstract concep...

modes of thought: abstract general-level dispositions, which indirectly guide specific behavioral intentions. Includes distinctive conceptual resources, cognitive styles, personality traits, and aspects of selfconcept. The key commonalties are that these modes of thought are reasonably consistent across the life-span and their influence reaches across multiple behavioral domains. Cultural norms...

Narcissist” is a term that may be used lightly to describe or label someone that is selfcentered. However, research that suggests a possible increase in narcissistic personality tendencies among college-aged American students has a very real and serious impact on society. The goal of this paper is to examine the evolution of the concept of narcissism and its detrimental effects on society. This...