Dr. Mary Pritchard received her Ph.D. in experimental psychology with an emphasis in cognitive/social from the University of Denver, in 1999, and joined the Boise State University Psychology Department in 2004. Dr. Pritchard has research interests in health psychology, including health behaviors of college students and adolescents, obesity, eating disordered behaviors, body image, self-esteem, how personality impacts health, athlete stress and health, risky health behaviors, prejudice, and aging. A prolific writer, Dr. Pritchard has published in Eating and Weight Disorders, Personality and Individual Differences, and Academic Exchange Quarterly.
Articles
Relationships Among Loneliness, Interpersonal Dependency, and Disordered Eating in Young Adults (with Kyra L. Yalch), Personality and Individual Differences (2008)
Previous studies on loneliness and interpersonal dependency suggest a shared relation with eating disorders. Previous...
Disordered Eating in Undergraduates: Does Gender Role Orientation Influence Men and Women the Same Way?, Sex Roles (2008)
Previous studies have examined the influence of femininity on disordered eating behavior in female undergraduates,...
Presentations
Impact of Integrative Restoration (iRest) Meditation on Perceived Stress Levels in Multiple Sclerosis and Cancer Outpatients (with Patt Elison-Bowers and Bobbie Birdsall), Rocky Mountain Psychological Association (2009)
The Influence of Gender Roles on Disordered Eating in Undergraduates (with Patt Elison-Bowers and Bobbie Birdsall), Rocky Mountain Psychological Association (2009)
Habits of the Heart: A Meditation Practice (with Bobbie Birdsall and Patt Elison-Bowers), Idaho Counseling Association (2009)
Sponsored Student Publications
International Students’ Awareness and Use of Counseling Services (2009)
Although differences between domestic and international students’ sources of academic stress, awareness and use of...
Do Self-Esteem and Parental Authority Influence Self-Reported Aggressive Behaviors? (2008)
Aggression is a primary concern throughout the United States and over the last 40 years...
The Relation Between Attachment to Opposite Sex Parents and Attachment to Romantic Partners (2008)
This study examined the relation between attachment to opposite sex parents and attachment to romantic...
Alcohol Trends Among Native American Youth: A Look At a Reservation in Nevada (2007)
American Indian Youth living on Reservations are at greater risk to be involved with alcohol...
Perceptions of Positive Relationship Traits in Gay and Lesbian Couples (2007)
The following study examined perceptions of positive traits in homosexual relationships. Students (n = 216)...