Research Rookies Student Profiles
Name: Lauren Boddy
Cohort: Continuing Research Rookie
Major: Psychology
Hometown: Lily Lake, Illinois
Faculty Mentor: Dr. David Bridgett
Project Title: The Contribution of Perceived Parental Care and Oveprotection During the First Sixteen Years of Life to Problematic Eating Behavior in College Students
Overview: This research project will be conducted within Northern Illinois University’s Emotion Regulation and Temperament Laboratory, located within the Department of Psychology. The goals of this project include evaluating associations between college student symptoms of depression, anxiety, eating behavior patterns, and perceived parenting. Approximately 50 to 75 students will participate in the study by completing four measures, among others, and regression analyses will be used to examine data. It is anticipated that, after controlling for depression, anxiety, and gender, participants who report experiencing more parental care will have fewer problematic eating patterns. On the other hand, it is anticipated that those participants who report more overprotective parenting behavior will engage in more problematic eating behavior after accounting for gender, depressive, and anxiety
symptoms.
Lauren on what being a Research Rookie means: “Being a Research Rookie means that I have an opportunity to attain hands-on experience in my field. I am able to experience opportunities that most students do not receive until their junior or senior year. through this program, I have been able to enhance my education outside the classroom and build a strong relationship with my faculty mentor.”