Recent Kalman Symposium Research
Leigh Bryant (2011), Psychology Department, Faculty advisor: JT Ptacek
Personality Factors Among Women Participating in College-level Sports and Dance
Callie Baird (2011), Psychology Department, Faculty advisor: JT Ptacek
Influencing Factors on Empathic Responding
Brooke Campbell (graduate student), Allyson Hooper (2011), Leigh Bryant (2011), Katherine Lang (2011), Andrea Massas (2012), Jennit Whalen (2011), Psychology Department, Faculty advisor: William F. Flack, Jr
Hooking Up, Alcohol Consumption, and Sexual Assault: Differentially Risky Behaviors
Lauren Fry (2011), Kelsey Malone (2011), Beau Traber (2013), Shibani Walia (2011), Jessica Yingst (2012), Psychology Department: Faculty advisor: William F. Flack, Jr
Gender Differences in Emotional Reactions to Different Hooking Up Behaviors
Allyson Hopper (2011), Brooke Campbell (graduate student), Andrea Massa (2011), Jenni Whalen (2012), Katherine Lang (2011), Leigh Bryant (2011), Nicole Shea (2012). Psychology Department,: Faculty advisor: William F. Flack, Jr
Do Women Facilitate the Sexual Assault of Their Female Peers?
Robyn Roogow (2011), Psychology Department, Faculty advisor: Ruth Tincoff
Analyzing the Comprehension of Verbs at Locomotion Stages in Infants
Angela Chouinard (2011), Psychology Department, Faculty advisor: Ruth Tincoff
Lexical Development in Adult Beginning Second Language Learners
Leigh Bryant discuss her poster to Professor Tincoff
Callie Bryant finishes discussing her poster with Professor Judge
Graduate student Brooke Campbell explains her findings with Professor Evans
Hooking up, Alcohol Consumption and Sexual Assault: Differentially Risky Behaviors
Brooke E. Campbell Graduate Student; Allyson B. Hopper, 2011; Leigh A. Bryant, 2011; Katherine W. Lang, 2011; Andrea A. Massa, 2012; Jenni E. Whalen, 2012, and the Bucknell Sexual Assault Research Team
William F. Flack (Faculty Mentor)
Presented at the 10th Annual Kalman Research Symposium, Bucknell University, March 29, 2011
Abstract
Previous research has demonstrated a significant association between sexual assault and alcohol consumption and between unwanted sexual experiences and hooking up (Flack, Daubman, et. al., 2007). In the present study, we tested these relationships more directly by asking sexual assault victims to indicate the primary reason(s) that their assault took place and the type of hook-up, if any, in which they occurred. Participants in this study were 373 female Bucknell students (sophomore through senior) who completed an online survey that included measures of sexual assault, alcohol intoxication, and hooking-up. The overall prevalence rate for any type of sexual assault was 44.2%. Specific prevalence rates for non-invasive contact, rape, and attempted rape were 39.7%, 22.3%, and 22.5%, respectively. Within all types of sexual assault, the most prevalent hook up type was hook ups with acquaintances and the most common reason given across all seven types of assault was incapacitation due to intoxication. These findings demonstrate direct, significant relationships between sexual assault and hooking up and between sexual assault and alcohol intoxication. If replicated, we would hope that these findings would be used to educate students in future efforts to prevent sexual assault.
Kelsey Malone and Jessica Yingst in front of their poster
Gender Differences in Emotional Responses to Hooking Up
Kelsey Q. Malone '11, Lauren C. Fry '11, Shibani W. Walia '11, Jessica M. Yingst '12, and Beau Traber '13
William F. Flack (Faculty Mentor)
Presented at the 10th Annual Kalman Research Symposium, Bucknell University, March 29, 2011
Abstract
Our present research looks to explore the relationship between the emotional responses of college students to different hooking up behaviors. Seven hundred and nine undergraduates participated in a web-based survey that included a demographic questionnaire, SDS, and a measure of hooking up This measure examined the frequency with which they participated in eight different types of hooking up varying by degrees of familiarity to their hook up partner and whether the hook up was coital or non-coital, as well as their emotional responses to the behavior and their perception of the emotional responses of their partner. Results showed that Women experienced more negative emotional responses for hook ups that were coital with strangers while men experienced. Men experienced more positive emotional responses for hook ups that were coital with strangers, coital with acquaintances, and coital with partners they have been in a previous romantic relationship with. Men also experienced more positive emotional responses for hook ups that were non-coital with strangers and non-coital with acquaintances. Significant differences between the women's and men's ideas about their partners' emotional reactions to hook up behaviors were also found. The data collected provide opportunities for future analyses to be conducted and this research will add to the relatively small body of literature on hooking up.
Three members (Allyson Hoper, Andrea Masa, and Katie Lang) of
the Bucknell Sexual Assault Research Team in front of their poster
Do Women Facilitate the Sexual Assault of Their Female Peers? A Single-Campus Survey Study
Allyson B. Hopper, Brooke E. Campbell, Andrea A. Massa, Jenni E. Whalen, , Katherine W. Lang, Leigh A. Bryant, Nicole S. Shea, William F. Flack, Jr. and the Bucknell Sexual Assault Research Team
William F. Flack (Faculty Mentor)
Presented at the 10th Annual Kalman Research Symposium, Bucknell University, March 29, 2011
Abstract
National studies indicate that between 20 and 25 percent of women have been sexually assaulted by the time they finish college. Although their male peers are responsible for perpetrating sexual assault, women often seem to engage in behaviors with their female peers that may increase those peers' risk of being assaulted. In the present study, we sought to determine how often college women, both Greek and Independent, engaged in behaviors that seem likely to increase their risk of sexual assault (referred to as "female facilitation"). Participants in this study were 373 female Bucknell students (sophomore through senior) who completed an online survey that included measures of sexual assault, alcohol consumption, and female facilitation. The female facilitation measure indexed both "facilitator" behaviors (behaviors directed toward others that likely increase their risk of sexual assault victimization) and "facilitatee" behaviors (behaviors engaged in that likely to increase risk of sexual assault victimization), and the two sets of items were counterbalanced across participants. Results demonstrated that the overall prevalence rate for any type of sexual assault was 44.2%. Total scores on the facilitator and facilitatee versions of the female facilitation measure were highly correlated. Facilitation was also highly correlated with alcohol consumption, and being on the receiving end of facilitation was moderately correlated with sexual assault. Greek status was significantly correlated with increased alcohol consumption and facilitation behaviors. Our results were consistent with some but not all of our expectations regarding the relationships among facilitation, alcohol consumption, sexual assault, and demographic variables. Limitations of the methods and the implications of our findings for understanding campus sexual assault will be discussed
Robyn Roogow talks to students about her work
Analyzing the Comprehension of Verbs at Locomotion Stages in Infants
Robyn Roogow '11
Ruth Tincoff (Faculty Mentor)
Presented at the 10th Annual Kalman Research Symposium, Bucknell University, March 29, 2011
Abstract
We sought to determine whether children comprehend verbs at corresponding stages of locomotion development. In this study, 6- to 24-month-old children watched two different split-screen videos showing six actions while hearing a verb that corresponded to specific actions. The two different verb types were independent sitting and independent standing, which were presented at separate visits. Looking time was measured for each participant for each verb type, measuring the amount of time a participant looked at the matched and non-matched verbs. In addition to the split-screen videos, parents and/or guardians completed the following questionnaires: ASQ-III, MacArthur Survey, and a post-survey. These surveys analyzed vocabulary and motor development in infants and toddlers, as well as the vocabulary parents and/or guardians used with their children. We hypothesize that if comprehension is related to motor experience, children will understand corresponding verbs, and thus have increased looking times, at verbs that they have experienced. Analysis of results is still in progress.
Lexical Development in Early Second Language Learners
Angela Chouinard '11
Ruth Tincoff (Faculty Mentor)
Presented at the 10th Annual Kalman Research Symposium, Bucknell University, March 29, 2011
Abstract
This research examines the relationship between knowledge of derivational morphology and vocabulary acquisition in beginning adult second language learners. Knowledge of derivational morphology was tested through the use of a forced-choice translation task. Lexical development was measured by priming second language responses through direct translation and conceptual (picture) primes, which are representative of the formal and first language lemma mediation stages of Jiang's (2000) theory of lexical development. The results support the existence of a relationship between knowledge of derivational morphology and acquisition of second language vocabulary. Theoretical and applied implications are discussed.
