Climate Priming

Live Poster Session: Zoom Link Abstract: Does thinking about climate change influence how we contextualize recent weather events? The National Surveys on Energy and Environment contained an experiment within its survey design that allowed me to answer that question to an extent. Respondents were split into two groups, and asked a series of questions about … Read more

Get In Early: The Association Between Financial Socialization in Childhood and Stock Market Knowledge in Adulthood

Live Poster Session: Zoom Link Abstract: Based on data from the September 2017 National Financial Well-Being Survey, this project investigates the association between financial socialization in childhood and stock market knowledge in adulthood. Financial socialization is a process of introducing and advancing attitudes, values, and behaviors that promote financial well-being and literacy. For this project, … Read more

The Association Between Self-Esteem and Agreeableness

Live Poster Session: Zoom Link Abstract: This study aimed to investigate the association between self-esteem and agreeableness in adolescents. Variables were scored by interpreting the results of a United States national survey and dividing agreeableness into the categories of self-reported, external, and total. Results of this study found that self-esteem is slightly negatively associated to … Read more

The Association Between Perceptions of Representation in Congress and Political Engagement Outside of Voting

Live Poster Session: Zoom Link Abstract: Voting behavior and political engagement in general are largely thought to be necessary to the continuance of strong democracy, as they allow people to maintain power over the actions of their government. Prior research demonstrates that income is one factor that positively correlates to voter turnout (Avery 2015) but … Read more