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| Title: | Effects of media stimuli on the cognitions and opinions of college students from divorced and non-divorced families |
| Other Titles: | Media messages about divorce affect cognitions |
| Authors: | Talbot, Sarah Joelle |
| Issue Date: | 6-Feb-2008 |
| Abstract: | This experiment was designed to measure the effect of a media message about
divorce on the cognitions, opinions, and self esteem of college students from divorced
and non-divorced families. After viewing a speaker which portrayed divorce in either a
positive or negative way, participants filled out a variety of questionnaires, including
opinion surveys, the Rosenberg Self Esteem Scale, and the Positive and Negative Affect
Scale(PANAS). It was found that participants with divorced parents or participants who
viewed the pro-divorce speech were generally more accepting of divorce than those who
watched the anti-divorce speech or who had married parents. |
| Description: | A Senior Thesis submitted to the Washington College Department of Psychology in
Partial fulfillment of the Bachelor of Arts degree requirements. |
| URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/10090/3871 |
| Appears in Collections: | Washington College Psychology Senior Capstone Experience
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