Honors Projects
Abstract
If you wear glasses or contacts, which one do you wear more often, and why? How Corrective Lens Choices are Associated with the Self-Esteem of College Students is an observational study on 1) how corrective lens choices are associated with the self-esteem of college students, and 2) how do factors such as gender, ethnicity, finances, insurance, recreational and occupational use, or lens options recommended to a patient impact an individual’s choice of corrective lenses. The observational study shows that there is no significant difference in the self-esteem of college students who wore a specific corrective lens more often. However, research on the topic was expanded and helped to fill a gap in the literature for the interdisciplinary variables of corrective lens choices and self-esteem. Furthermore, there is the potential for similar studies to be conducted in the future given more resources and efforts to minimize the discussed limitations of the study.
Department
Biological Sciences
Major
Pre-Professional Program in Optometry
First Advisor
Amy Wagner
First Advisor Department
Biological Sciences
Second Advisor
Meagan Docherty, PHD
Second Advisor Department
Psychology
Publication Date
Spring 4-21-2022
Repository Citation
Neenan, Margaret, "How Corrective Lens Choices are Associated with the Self-Esteem of College Students" (2022). Honors Projects. 710.
https://scholarworks.bgsu.edu/honorsprojects/710