Browsing UWEC Office of Research and Sponsored Programs by Author "Quigley, Katherine E."
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Assortative Friendship : Similarity Between Female Same-Sex Friends in Face and Body
Kolb, Carolyn; Quigley, Katherine E. (2011-05)Because attractiveness is a key determinant of women's desirability to men (Buss, 2003), women's mate-search goals may be better attained by affiliating with women of similar levels of attractiveness. Under this logic, ... -
Comparison of Substance Abuse Diagnoses Based on Adolescent Self-report with Independent Psychologists' using Criteria from DSM-IV-TR
Durand, Vanessa A.; Quigley, Katherine E. (2010-04)With the recent rise in adolescent drug abuse, the need for effective treatment programs has increased. In order to provide sufficient treatment, substance use diagnoses have to be accurate. Self-report of substance use ... -
Double-Edged Nature of Friendship : Attractiveness and Rivalry in Women's Friendships
Quigley, Katherine E.; Kolb, Carolyn (2012-04)Previous research has demonstrated that female friends are rated as similarly attractive (Bleske-Rechek & Lighthall, 2010). It is possible, however, that female friends are similar more in the care they take in their ... -
Health Professionals' Attitudes Toward Self-Harming Patients
Quigley, Katherine E.; Prosser, Emily C. (2011-05)Non-suicidal self-injury is a growing problem, particularly among youth, and many report that they do not seek help for the behavior because they fear the negative reactions of health professionals. The purpose of this ... -
Health Professionals' Knowledge and Attitudes toward NSSI in USA and Belgium
Prosser, Emily C.; Quigley, Katherine E. (2012-04)Studies have documented the presence of non-suicidal self-injury (NSSI) in numerous countries (e.g., Jeffrey & Warm, 2002; Heath et al., 2006; Plener et al., 2008). Little research has explored the attitudes of those in ... -
Risk and Resilience in LGBTQ Youth : a Critical Review of the Suicide and Self-Injury Literature
Quigley, Katherine E. (2012-04)Self-injury and suicide have been found to be prevalent in adolescent populations (e.g., Jacobson & Gould, 2007). At increased risk within these populations are youth who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender or ... -
That's Too Bad...NOT! : Predictors of Feeling Pleasure in Response to Another's Misfortune
Kolb, Carolyn; Quigley, Katherine E.; Johnson, Amy E.; Werner, Amanda; Miller, Stacy; Ryan, Danielle (2012-04)"Schadenfreude" is a feeling of pleasure in response to another's misfortune (Feather, 1989). Past research has documented that people are most likely to feel schadenfreude toward members of the same sex whom they dislike ...