Elon University

Issues in the Analysis of Data: A Replication of Zuckerman et al. (1993) and Extension to Contemporary Developmental Research

Developmental psychology relies on statistical evidence to draw conclusions about change, mechanisms, and context, but the validity of those conclusions depends on whether researchers interpret that evidence correctly. This article examines whether psychological researchers recog...

Sex-specific skeletal muscle fiber atrophy and reduced macrophage inflammation in a rodent transverse aortic constriction model

Abstract Heart failure is associated with systemic skeletal muscle remodeling, where sex-specific differences suggest differential peripheral involvement in disease progression. Skeletal muscle macrophages regulate angiogenesis and tissue remodeling and may contribute to early al...

Preservice mathematics teachers’ design of launches for statistical tasks

The success of teaching through statistical tasks relies upon the way in which the tasks are launched, including the way students are introduced to a dataset and its context. This research study investigates how four key characteristics for launching statistical tasks were includ...

Facebook (In)Authenticity Moderates the Relation Between Last Night’s Time on Facebook and Today’s Implicit Self-Esteem

Using a daily diary methodology, we explored the relation between self-reported Facebook authenticity, nightly time on Facebook, and daily explicit and implicit self-esteem. Aggregate results (mean across 14-days) revealed that people who reported greater authenticity on their Fa...