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Psi Beta’s National Research Projects Robin Musselman Psi Beta Past-President Jerry Rudmann Executive Director, Psi Beta National Honor Society July 1, 2013. Agenda. Purpose of the National Research Project Additional incentives for participation Historical Overview Schedule
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Psi Beta’s National Research Projects Robin Musselman Psi Beta Past-President Jerry Rudmann Executive Director, Psi Beta National Honor Society July 1, 2013
Agenda • Purpose of the National Research Project Additional incentives for participation • Historical Overview • Schedule • Pilot during spring 2008 • Begin major study fall 2008 through June 2009 • Eligibility requirements • Variables • Shyness • Academic and social integration of first semester college students • Personality factors • Hypotheses • Instruments, informed consent form, script • Beginning reference list • Closing
Purpose of Psi Beta’s National Research Project The mission of Psi Beta Honor Society is to promote professional development of psychology students in two-year colleges through promotion and recognition of excellence in scholarship, leadership, research, and community service. ~Psi Beta National Council, June 9, 1996~
Purpose of Psi Beta’s National Research Project The mission of Psi Beta Honor Society is to promote professional development of psychology students in two-year colleges through promotion and recognition of excellence in scholarship, leadership, research, and community service. ~Psi Beta National Council, June 9, 1996~
Additional Incentives for Chapters • To further investigate important topics: e.g., shyness, mobile phone addiction • To partner with cutting edge researchers at leading research universities • Research partnership with Psi Chi • Assist with assessment component of chapter service projects • Peer mentoring, campus connectedness, developing a growth mindset, inoculation against stereotype threat, etc. • Poster presentations at conferences
Historical Overview of the Psi Beta National Research Project
Chapter Participation Requirements • IRB approval • Chapter required to submit complete data on at least 30 participants
Shyness • Consider yourself to be a shy person? 43% • If not shy now, were you ever shy? 67% • If shy, has shyness ever been a personal problem for you? • Often 38% • Sometimes 27%
Some Correlations • Connectedness and shyness are not related • Shyness is inversely related to Extroversion(r = -0.62**) • Shyness is positively related to Neuroticism(r = 0.50**)
Some ways shyness has created problems in participants’ personal lives
How shyness has created problems in participants’ educational lives
Development of a College Connectedness Scale • 13 items having to do with connectedness • To what extent do you… • feel connected with new friends at this college? • come to this college for reasons other than classes (e.g., to socialize, use the library, study)? • feel proud to be a student at this college? • feel you would recommend this college to a friend? • Feel connected to this college?
Exploratory factor analysis of connectedness questions Principal Component Analysis, Promax with Kaiser Normalization Factors • Pride/satisfaction with the college (4 items) • Connected to friends/activities (5 items) • Familiarity with college staff (instructor, staff, and/or administrator – 2 items) • Study group involvement, interest (2 items)