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127Saturday, March 8, 202510:20am %u2013 11:20am Poster Westside Ballroom 3 & 4SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY POSTERS IISaturday, March 8, 202510:20am %u2013 11:20amPOSTER 1HOW DISABILITY MODELS SHAPE VIEWS ON AUTISTIC SEXUAL HEALTH AND WELLBEINGRICHARD CARNEY (PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY), AURORA RIVERS (THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY), CASPER FARQUER (THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY), LINDSAY ZORN (THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY), POLINA SOLDATOVA (THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY), NIKKI SPONITO (THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY), ZIA JULKA, CASSANDRA BARR, YAN SHENG (THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY), EMILY HOSSACK (THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY), ANTHONY NELSON (THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY) This study examines undergraduate students' attitudes toward autism and sexual health, focusing on biases and perceptions influenced by disability models. Using the Sexual Attitudes Scale, Autism Attitude Acceptance Scale, and open-ended questions, we explore how medical, social, and functional disability models shape views. An ANOVA will analyze differences, with a hypothesis that the social model correlates with more positive attitudes. Findings aim to inform inclusive education and policy on autistic individuals' sexual health.POSTER 2HOW GENDER IDENTITY AND EXPRESSION INFLUENCE PERCEPTIONS OF DATING ABUSENAOMI LIN (STONEHILL COLLEGE), COLLEEN CAMPBELL (STONEHILL COLLEGE), MARISSA DWYER (STONEHILL COLLEGE), NICOLE CAPEZZA (STONEHILL COLLEGE) We manipulated victim gender identity as cisgender or transgender, as well as gender expression as masculine or feminine, in a between-subjects experiment with MTurk participants (N = 253) to examine perceptions of the perpetrator's actions. We also measured participants' attitudes towards transgender women and found a significant three-way interaction, such that more transphobic participants found the perpetrator's actions more understandable when the victim was either cisgender/feminine or transgender/masculine.POSTER 3HOW SERENITY AND GRATITUDE JOURNALING IMPROVE WELL-BEINGASHLEY MACGILVRAY (ASSUMPTION COLLEGE), MARIA PARMLEY (ASSUMPTION COLLEGE) We examined the effectiveness of serenity and gratitude journaling interventions to improve wellbeing and reduce stress. College students completed three journal entries across a 2-week period and selfreported their well-being and stress. Results suggestthat gratitude journaling improved psychological wellbeing compared to a control group. Although means were in the predicted direction, less support was found for serenity journaling. This suggests that journaling could be a beneficial addition to daily life to strengthen well-being.POSTER 4IDENTITY BASED MOTIVATION, INTERNALIZED MENTAL HEALTH STIGMA, AND HELP SEEKINGJOANNA HAUGHTON (SETON HILL UNIVERSITY), ELIZABETH JACOBS (SETON HILL UNIVERSITY) This research tested an identity-based motivational intervention on its ability to decrease internalized mental health stigma and increase attitudes toward help seeking in a depressed sample of participants who were not seeking treatment. A pre-experimental within-groups design was used to test the hypotheses. Results indicate that the intervention was successful at reducing perceptions of alienation, stereotype endorsement, and in increasing attitudes toward helpseeking. Discussion emphasizes importance of thoughts and beliefs about mental illness in recovery.POSTER 5IMPACT OF HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES ON DAILY FUNCTIONING IN TRANSGENDER AND GENDERDIVERSE INDIVIDUALSANNA EGBERT (SAINT JOSEPH'S COLLEGE NEW YORK), ISA-MARIE KREUZINGER (PSYCHOLOGY DEPARTMENT, ST. JOSEPH'S UNIVERSITY NEW YORK, BROOKLYN), CAROLINE KOCHER (PSYCHOLOGY DEPARTMENT, ST. JOSEPH'S UNIVERSITY NEW YORK, BROOKLYN), MARK BRENNAN-ING (BROOKDALE CENTER FOR HEALTHY AGING, HUNTER COLLEGE, CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK) Emotional health is crucial for daily functioning, but stigma and discrimination%u2014especially from healthcare providers%u2014worsen mental health challenges for transgender and gender-diverse (TGGD) individuals. This study analyzed data from 509 participants to compare depressive symptoms, comorbidities, daily 127Saturday, March 8