ONRP Research Reports and Presentations

This page lists several research reports, grant applications, and presentations at national/international conferences in which we have shared findings from our ONRP studies. Please contact Robert Sinclair for more information about any of these presentations/reports.

Invited Addresses

Sinclair, R. R. (October, 2009). Promoting positive work experiences in nursing: Models, outcomes, and interventions. Keynote speaker for the XIth European Conference on Organizational Psychology and Human Service Work: New challenges and interventions in human services. ISCTE, Lisbon, Portugal.
 

Conference Presentations

Stanyar, K. R., Sinclair, R. R., & Mohr, C. D. (Under review for May 2011). Improving nurses’ quality of sleep through personal and organizational factors. Paper submitted for presentation at Work Stress and Health, 2011. Orlando, FL.

Cadiz, D., Truxillo, D., Sinclair, R. R., & Bauer, T. (Under review for April 2011). Age moderates the relationship between core self-evaluations and turnover intentions and organizational commitment. Paper submitted for presentation at the 26th annual conference of the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology. Chicago, IL.

Waitsman, M., Sinclair, R. R., Gillespie, S., Moore, D., Sears, L., & Mohr, C. (Under review for April 2011).   CSE, PsyCap, and Hardiness: Different Names for Dispositional Resilience? Poster submitted for presentation at the 26th annual conference of the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology. Chicago, IL.

Sears, L. E., & Sinclair, R. R. (Under review for April 2011). Predictors and Outcomes of Occupational Commitment Profiles among Nurses. Paper submitted for presentation at the 26th Annual conference of the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology. Chicago, IL.

Wright, R.R., Mohr, C.D., Sinclair, R.R. (October, 2010). Conceptualizing the interpersonal conflict construct: A nursing perspective. Poster submitted for presentation at the annual meeting of Northwest ECO/Community Psychology Conference. Portland, OR.

Sears, L. E., Cadiz, D., Wright, R. R., Sinclair, R. R., & Mohr, C. D. (April, 2010). Incivility and support in the workplace. What matters more? Paper presented at the 25th annual conference of the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology. Atlanta, GA.

Cadiz, D., Truxillo, D., & Sinclair, R. R. (April, 2010). Commitment as a mediator between morale age and withdrawal intentions. Poster presented at the 25th annual conference of the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology. Atlanta, GA.

Sinclair, R. R., Waitsman, M. C., Deese, M. N., Sears, L. E., & Mohr, C. D. (April, 2010). A quasi-experimental study of expressive writing and nurses’ job attitudes. Poster presented at the 25th annual conference of the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology. Atlanta, GA.

Jacobs, L. M., Mohr, C. D., Sinclair, R. R., Wright, R. R., & Brannan, D. (January, 2010). Interpersonal conflicts on the job and nurses' alcohol consumption. Poster presented at the 11th annual conference of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology, Las Vegas, NV.

Wright, R. R., Mohr, C. D., & Sinclair, R. R. (January, 2010). Evaluation of the interpersonal conflict construct: Implications for measurement. Poster presented at the 11th annual conference for the Society for Personality and Social Psychology. Las Vegas, NV.

Deese, M. N., & Sinclair, R. R. (November, 2009).  Personal resources as mediators of the resources-engagement relationship. Paper presented at Work Stress and Health 2009: Global Concerns and Approaches. San Juan, Puerto Rico.

Waitsman, M. C., Sears, L. E., Sinclair, R. R., & Davidson, S. B. (November, 2009). The moderating effects of staffing constraints on withdrawal from nursing. Paper presented at Work Stress and Health 2009: Global Concerns and Approaches. San Juan, Puerto Rico.

Wright, R. R., Mohr, C. D., & Sinclair, R. R. (November, 2009). Evaluation and comparison of a typology and checklist of nurse workplace interpersonal conflict. Paper presented at Work Stress and Health 2009: Global Concerns and Approaches. San Juan, Puerto Rico.

Sinclair, R. R., Sears, L. E., Hahn, D., & Charles, K. E. (November, 2009). Development and validation of a measure of work schedule justice. Paper presented at Work Stress and Health 2009: Global Concerns and Approaches. San Juan, Puerto Rico.

Deese, M. N., Sears, L. E., Sinclair, R. R., Wright, R., R., Cadiz, D., Jacobs, L., Mohr, C. D., & Davidson, S. (April, 2009). Bad vs. Good: Do positive work experiences predict nurses’ engagement? Poster presented at the 24th annual conference of the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology. New Orleans, LA.

Cadiz, D. M., Truxillo, D. M., Sinclair, R. R. (April, 2009). Subjective age, core self-evaluations, and workplace outcomes among nurses. Paper presented at the 24th annual conference of the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology. New Orleans, LA.

Sears, L. E., Murphy, L. A., Sinclair, R. R., Davidson, S. B., & Wang, M. (March, 2008). Insufficient staffing: Missed breaks, overtime, and safe nursing care delivery. Paper presented at Work, Stress, and Health 2008: Healthy and Safe Work Through Research, Practice, and Partnerships. Conference sponsored by the American Psychological Association and the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health. Washington, DC.

Grants Funded

Sinclair, R. R. (2009). Effects of expressive writing on nurses’ occupational health during the socialization process. Clemson University College of Business and Behavioral Sciences Summer Grant Program. Amount funded $9,506. Role: Principal Investigator (5% effort in summer).

Masters Theses

Wright, R. R. (2009). Validation of a workplace interpersonal conflict typology. Portland State University. Workplace Interpersonal Conflict Among Nurses - Final Report.pdf (103,6 kB)

Cadiz, D. (2009). Subjective age in the workplace: Exploring the nomological network. Portland State University.

Nicole Deese (2009). Testing an extension of the Job Demands-Resources Model: The addition of personal resources as mediators to the resources – engagement relationship. Clemson University, Department of Psychology.

Doctoral Dissertations

Lindsay Sears (2010). Predictors and outcomes of occupational commitment profiles among nurses. Clemson University, Department of Psychology.

Cadiz, D. (2010). The Effects of Ageism Climates and Core Self-Evaluations on Nurses’ Turnover Intentions, Organizational Commitment, and Work Engagement. Department of Psychology, Portland State University.