Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/4616 Title We are what we eat: Gauging the effects of nutritional choices on the cognitive performance of an educational interpreter Creator Nicole Larson Subject Interpreting nutrition intake alertness emotion self-care Date 11/5/2020 Type Text Identifier theses/144 Language eng Rights Western Oregon University Library has determined, as of 6/10/2022, this item is in copyright, which is held by the author. Users may use the item in accordance with copyright limitations and exceptions, including fair use. For other uses, please ask permission from the author at the email address listed above. http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/ Abstract The purpose of this action research specifically relates to new educational interpreters working with Deaf or hard of hearing (DHH) students. This study provides information about American Sign Language (ASL)/English Educational Interpreting professionals’ practice in self-care to reduce role strain, increase alertness, emotional wellbeing, and cognitive performance. Nutritional intake of my own was documented, analyzed and used to describe how that has had a perceived impact on my work in interpreting. The results of this data provide comparisons between recommended amounts of specific nutrients (e.g., calories and carbs), actual consumption, alertness, and identified emotions from an educational interpreter. The analyzed data includes a phone app called MyFitnessPal that had been used to document a nutritional intake log of an educational interpreter, documented perceived alertness during the interpretation by use of a Likert Scale as well as the Junto Institution’s Emotion Wheel (Chadha, 2020) to track perceived effectiveness, satisfaction, and overall feeling during the end of each work day. Further studies would benefit future and current interpreters as this research indicates a need to experiment with an adequate use of self-care by healthier intake of nutrition in our bodies, and note what kind of impact specific nutritional intake has on our ability to focus and interpreter’s note whether they interpret with a higher perceived efficacy rate compared to inadequate self-care and poor nutrition. Date Available 6/10/2022 Degree Master of Arts in Interpreting Studies Note Elisa Maroney, Amanda Smith Type action_research -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/1194 Title Nature Connectedness Moderates the Effect of Nature Exposure on Explicit and Implicit Measures of Emotion Creator Ethan McMahan Subject Connectedness to nature natural environments emotion well-being Publisher Journal of Positive Psychology and Wellbeing Date 4/1/2018 Type Text Identifier fac_pubs/45 Source Journal of Positive Psychology and Wellbeing Language eng Abstract Previous research indicates that both short-term and long-term exposure to natural environments is associated with higher levels of emotional well-being. However, less research has examined whether person-related factors may impact the salutogenic effects of nature. In the current study, we examined whether trait-level nature connectedness moderates the effect of exposure to nature on explicit and implicit measures of affect. Participants (n = 89) completed baseline measurements of trait nature connectedness and affective state. Approximately two weeks later, participants viewed a lab-based immersive simulation of either a natural or built environment and then again completed measures of affective state. Findings indicated that trait nature connectedness moderated the effect of nature on affect, with more positive outcomes of nature exposure observed among those high in nature connectedness. These findings suggest that interacting with nature may be especially beneficial for those who already feel a strong sense of connectedness to the natural environment. Page end 21 Page start 1 Department or school name within institution Psychological Sciences -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/1163 Title The Effect of Contact With Natural Environments on Positive and Negative Affect: A Meta-Analysis Creator Ethan A McMahan David Estes Subject biophilia emotion happiness meta-analysis nature well-being Publisher Taylor & Francis Date 11/2/2015 Type Text Identifier fac_pubs/30 Source The Journal of Positive Psychology Language eng Abstract A growing body of empirical research suggests that brief contact with natural environments improves emotional well-being. The current study synthesizes this body of research using meta-analytic techniques and assesses the mean effect size of exposure to natural environments on both positive and negative affect. Thirty-two studies with a total of 2,356 participants were included. Across these studies, exposure to natural environments was associated with a moderate increase in positive affect and a smaller, yet consistent, decrease in negative affect relative to comparison conditions. Significant heterogeneity was found for the effect of nature on positive affect, and type of emotion assessment, type of exposure to nature, location of study, and mean age of sample were found to moderate this effect. The implications of these findings for existing theory and research are discussed, with particular emphasis placed on potential avenues for fruitful future research examining the effects of nature on well-being. Issue 6 Page end 519 Page start 507 Volume 10 Department or school name within institution Psychological Sciences Note The Version of Record of this manuscript has been published and is available in JOURNAL OF POSITIVE PSYCHOLOGY, 2015-11-02, http://www.tandfonline.com/ DOI: 10.1080/17439760.2014.994224 -- Url https://wou.omeka.net/s/repository/item/1123 Title Some Implications of Believing that Happiness Involves the Absence of Pain: Negative Hedonic Beliefs Exacerbate the Effects of Stress on Well-Being Creator Ethan A McMahan Incheol Choi Yuri Kwon Jongan Choi Joshua Fuller Patrick Josh Subject Happiness Well-being Beliefs Emotion Stress Publisher Springer Date 12/11/2015 Type Text Identifier fac_pubs/11 Source Journal of Happiness Studies Language eng Abstract One common belief about happiness, espoused to varying degrees by both researchers and laypeople alike, is that happiness involves a lack of negative hedonic experiences. In the current investigation, we examine whether individual differences in endorsement of this belief, termed negative hedonic belief, moderate the effects of stress on happiness and several indicators of well-being. It was predicted that because stress involves the experience of negative hedonic states, increased stress would be more robustly associated with decreased happiness and well-being among those endorsing negative hedonic beliefs. Results from three studies utilizing both retrospective and prospective research designs generally support this prediction and suggest that endorsing the belief that happiness involves a lack of negative hedonic experiences is associated with more negative outcomes in response to the experience of heightened life stress. Bibliographic Citation McMahan, E. A., Choi, I., Kwon, Y., Choi, J., Fuller, J., & Josh, P. (2015, December 11). Some implications of believing hedonic beliefs exacerbate theeffects of sress on well-being. Journal of Happiness Studies. doi:10.1007/s10902-015-9707-8 Funded by This research was funded in part by a research grant from the Center for Happiness Studies at Seoul National University to the first author. Department or school name within institution Psychological Sciences Note This is the authors' final accepted (peer-reviewed) manuscript. The final publication is available at Springer via http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10902-015-9707-8. --