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126large sample of college students. Test anxiety was found to be a significant predictor of ADHD even after controlling for general anxiety. Further, individuals with ADHD experienced greater worry symptoms (negative thoughts) than emotionality symptoms (physiological responses) during tests. These findings emphasize the contribution of test anxiety to ADHD symptomatology.POSTER 75THE CONSTRUCT OF SERENITY: DIFFERENTIATING FROM GRATITUDE, FORGIVENESS, SPIRITUAL TRANSCENDENCE, OR SELF-TRANSCENDENCEFANG ZHANG (ASSUMPTION UNIVERSITY), MARIA PARMLEY (ASSUMPTION UNIVERSITY), KATHRYN BOHM (ASSUMPTION UNIVERSITY) The present study explored conceptual overlaps and differences between serenity and gratitude, forgiveness, spiritual transcendence, and selftranscendence in predicting spiritual well-being. Findings from the present study suggest that dispositional serenity was conceptually distinct from these constructs in predicting well-being.POSTER 76THE EFFECT OF MUSIC TYPE AND VOLUME ON MEMORY PERFORMANCE AMONG ADULTSRACHEL JOHNSON (MERCY UNIVERSITY) This study investigates the impact of music on cognitive performance in adults. The effect of background music (classical vs jazz) and volume (loud vs soft) on memory performance was compared. Participants (n=144) were asked to complete a memorization task while listening to music, followed by a distraction and recall task. Results indicate a significant interaction; participants who listened to classical music at a loud volume recalled more words compared to the other research conditions.POSTER 77COLLEGE STUDENT PERCEPTIONS OF TEST ACCOMMODATIONS ACROSS CLASSROOM FORMAT:RYAN WALDRUFF (LE MOYNE COLLEGE), WHITNEY WOOD (LE MOYNE COLLEGE) Over the past decade, more college students who attend college have a disability, and classroom formats like online courses are more common. However, we have little data on how students perceive the usefulness of test accommodations across various class formats. The present study replicates and extends Lewandowski and colleague's (2014) research on student preferences for accommodations between students with and without disabilities by asking about students' preferences across in-person, remote, and hybrid learning.POSTER 78HATE AT THE BALLOT BOXROBIN VALERI (SAINT BONAVENTURE UNIVERSITY), SEAN MORFIN (ST. BONAVENTURE UNIVERSITY) Immediately following the 2024 presidential election news organizations reported African Americans, Latinos, and LGBTQ+ members were receiving texts threatening slavery, deportation, and re-education. These stories were reminiscent of the surge in hate crimesfollowing Trump's 2016 victory and Obama's 2008 victory. The present research examines whether a similar surge in hate crimes occurred after the 2024 presidential election and compares patterns of election related hate crimes to the Justice Department's annual hate crime statistics.POSTER 79READING ANXIETY IN YOUNG CHILDREN: SOMATIC, COGNITIVE, AND BEHAVIORAL AVOIDANCE DIMENSIONSXIANGYI LI (UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT), LAUREN MELOCOWSKY (UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT), ALLISON KALVA (UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT), FUMIKO HOEFT (UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT), SILVIA CLEMENT-LAM (UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT) This study examines reading anxiety in 119 third- and fourth-grade students across somatic, cognitive, and behavioral avoidance dimensions. Preliminary findings reveal that cognitive anxiety emerged as the most pervasive, while behavioral avoidance and physical symptoms were less common but notable. Further analysis will explore links between reading performance and anxiety levels. These findings underscore the importance of supporting young readers' well-being and literacy development.126