Master's Theses & Projects

Philip Stoner
The following is a list of master's theses and projects completed by students in the lab, sorted by year of completion:

Master's Theses


Steely, S. (proposed). Dark intuitions: Investigating the moral foundations of antagonistic personality and moral disengagement within antisocial behavior.

Boggs, S. (2023). Social anxiety and relational aggression in the peer relationships of college women.

Poor, A. M. (2020). Anger, relational victimization, and vengeance in the context of relational aggression.

Merold, S. J. (2018). Psychopathic traits as a moderator of the relationship between social intelligence and relational aggression.

Stoner, P. (2018). Vulnerable narcissism, self-criticism, and self-injurious behavior: Emotion regulation as a moderator.

Hicks, S. S. (2018). The role of emotion regulation in the relationship between trait anger and relational aggression.

Knight, N. M. (2015). The dark triad and HEXACO model of personality in relational aggression.

Deason, D. L. (2014). Personality and relational aggression in college students: The role of social anxiety and rejection sensitivity.

Boudreaux, D. J. (2012). Attitudes toward anger management services.

Prather, E. E. (2010). Sex role egalitarianism and relational aggression in intimate partnerships.

Braud, J. M. (2009). Effects of interpersonal sensitivity and anger on perceived social support.

Czar, K. A. (2009). The role of psychopathy in female relational aggression.

Moore, M. P. (2007). The influence of consideration of future consequences, forgiveness, spirituality, and driving anger on driving behavior.

Pseekos, A. C. (2006). Development of the Academic Stereotype Threat Inventory.

White, R. P. (2004). The Big Five factors, sensation seeking, and driving anger in the prediction of unsafe driving.

Martin, R. C. (2002). Irrational beliefs and the experience of anger and hostile thoughts.

Master's Projects


Strowd, J. (2022). College students’ use of academically dishonest behaviors: The role of individual traits.

Bolton, T. (2017). Predictors of cyber aggression in a college sample.

Clark, C. M. (2012). The role of parenting in relational aggression and prosocial behavior among emerging adults.

Morris, J. (2008). Investigation of the relationship between dysfunctional anger and substance-related problems.
Anger and Personality Lab
The lab is directed by Dr. Eric R. Dahlen, and the content of this website represents his views (see disclaimer). Graduate students in Counseling Psychology and undergraduate Psychology majors at the University of Southern Mississippi study overt and relational aggression/victimization, dysfunctional anger, college student mental health, and related areas.