Curated by Abodid Sahoo
Research papersI keep coming back to.
Written by their respective authors, not by me. Collected here for their connections to autoethnography, photography, grief, memory and human emotions.
The reading shelf
Psychology
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A dissertation that presents an existential-phenomenological investigation into the experience of unrequited "love-at-first-sight." The study was submitted to the California Institute of Integral Studies in 2013.
Eminines the association between attachment styles and the willingness to compromise when choosing a mate among single male students. Results showed that anxious-ambivalent participants exhibited less willingness to compromise than secure and avoidant individuals.
A dissertation that examines the "Reciprocity of Attraction Effect," aiming to test whether the truism that people are attracted to those who like them is true.
Examines how constructing stories is a mode for making sense of one's experiences, noting that conversations often feature narrations of specific behaviors rather than abstract traits. The paper focuses on the motives that shape autobiographical narratives and meaning-making.
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A chapter titled "Prelude to a Kiss" from the *Handbook Of Relationship Initiation*. The snippet provides no further content, only publication information.
Investigates the relationships between goals and specific flirting behaviors in a college population using Dillard's Goals-Plans-Action (GPA) model of interpersonal influence. Results confirm that goals, planning, and importance relate to flirting behaviors, with sex differences observed in behaviors and motivations.
A thesis titled "SILENT GRIEF: NARRATIVES OF BEREAVED ADULT SIBLINGS," submitted for a Doctor of Philosophy degree. The work focuses on the experiences of adult siblings coping with bereavement.
Measures the longitudinal impact of sexual debut on adolescents, hypothesizing that healthy sexual experiences can be developmentally appropriate and rewarding. Findings show sexual debut was related to increases in romantic appeal and sexual satisfaction, and a decline in internalizing symptoms.
Investigates "Using Imagined Interactions to Predict Covert Narcissism," exploring the link between one's internal dialogue and covert narcissistic traits.