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80POSTER 29ATTITUDES TOWARDS DEFENDANT'S USE OF AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE COURT INTERPRETERSJOSEPH PRECKAJLO (FLORIDA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY), ABIGAIL OPTHOF (KEAN UNIVERSITY), ERICA BAER (KEAN UNIVERSITY), PALAK VAIDYA (KEAN UNIVERSITY), RICHARD CONTI (KEAN UNIVERSITY) This study explored the influence of court-appointed American Sign Language (ASL) interpreters on sentencing decisions in court. Participants were randomly assigned to scenarios involving defendants who declined interpreter assistance or relied entirely on interpreters. Results showed no significant differences in sentencing recommendations, implying that the interpreter did not influence jurors' sentencing choices. Limitations included the use of simulated scenarios and a student sample. Future research should examine different crimes committed by the defendant.POSTER 30BEAUTY STANDARDS NEGATIVELY IMPACT SELFESTEEM AND THE MENTAL STATE OF YOUNG ADULTSTIANA DELIOTTE (ST. FRANCIS COLLEGE), FIONA FERGUSON (ST. FRANCIS COLLEGE), GIOVANNA ROSARIO (ST. FRANCIS COLLEGE), LAURA EGAN (ST. FRANCIS COLLEGE) Social media can cause the internalization of westernized beauty standards which can then impact self-esteem. This study found that participants avoided non-Western (\Westen (\of \greater performance-based self-esteem. Findings suggest that westernized beauty standards were internalized by the participants both in their behavioral responses and effects on self-esteem.POSTER 31BEHAVIOR BY DESIGN: NORMS INFLUENCE INTENTIONS TO FILL OUT COURSE EVALUATIONSANNABELLE TAYLOR (SETON HILL UNIVERSITY) I surveyed college students at Seton Hill University utilizing the theory of planned behavior to predict the intention to fill out course evaluations. A subjective norm manipulation was used to test if this would affect the intentions of college students to fill out course evaluations. Results support literature that subjective norms may not have as much influence on college students' behavior as the theory of planned behavior proposes.POSTER 32BEYOND THE BALLOT %u2013 HOW ELECTIONS IMPACT FEELINGS TOWARDS CROSS-PARTY CLOSE OTHERSTYLER MCSHANE (PACE UNIVERSITY), COURTNEY GOSNELL (PACE UNIVERSITY) There is limited prior work on how we maintain close relationships despite political differences. Our study examined how feelings about cross-party close others shift due to election results utilizing a two-part (preand post-2024 election) survey design. Initial analysessuggest that when an individual's preferred candidate loses (as opposed to wins) the election, they show more distancing from cross-party close others and have less interest in engaging with them.POSTER 33BIAS IN MOCK JURY CASES OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE VICTIMS MURDERING THEIR ABUSERSALEXANDRA ROWLAND (SOUTHERN CONNECTICUT STATE UNIVERSITY) We explore biases of gender and sexuality when sentencing victims of intimate partner violence (IPV) who murder their abusive partners, either premeditatively or in self-defense. Participants (n=494) read vignettes depicting IPV victims who murdered their abuser and were asked to sentence the murderer to jail from 0 to 25 years. There was a significant interaction between these axes. Participants gave longer sentences to heterosexual men killing in self defense than any other group.POSTER 34BODY COMPOSITION AND PERCEIVED HEALTH IN FEMALE ATHLETESNICOLETTE CANEDA (MANHATTAN UNIVERSITY), KIMBERLY FAIRCHILD (NEW YORK UNIVERSITY) Body composition influences perceived health, especially in sports with specific physique standards. By examining sports like soccer, gymnastics, and track and field, the study highlights the pressure to meet ideal body images. It emphasizes the normalization of extreme practices like overtraining and underfeeding, advocating for better education and support to promote healthier body perceptions and reduce eating disorders among female athletes.80