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
Do Exercise Motives Predict Obligatory Exercise? (with Jessica L. Beaver), Eating Behaviors (2011)
Few studies have examined whether factors predicting obligatory exercise differ by gender. 303 participants completed...
Peer Influence: Use of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Prescription Medications (with Alberto Varela), Journal of American College Health (2011)
Objective: Risk-taking behavior (e.g., alcohol abuse, tobacco usage, misuse of prescription medications) among college students...
Motivation, Goal Orientation, Coaching, and Training Habits of Women Ultrarunners (with Rhonna Z. Krouse, Lynda Ransdell, and Shelley M. Lucas), Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research (2011)
Ultrarunners participate in running events that exceed the 26.2 mile marathon distance (e.g., 50 K,...
Environment, Health, & Nursing Practice (with Patt Elison-Bowers and Nancy Otterness), Creative Education (2011)
The purpose of this study was to explore the connection nurses see between the environment...
What Predicts Drive for Muscularity in College Students? (with Chanel Parker and Alli Nielsen), Eating Behaviors (2011)
While research has established that men tend to exhibit greater levels of DFM than women,...
Contributions to Books
Facilitating Preventative Mental Health Interventions for College Students: Institutional and Individual Strategies (with Theodore W. McDonald and R. Eric Landrum), Stress and Mental Health of College Students (2006)
The college student experience, although often exciting, empowering, and invigorating, can also be stressful, anxiety...
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)...