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129ING (BROOKDALE CENTER FOR HEALTHY AGING, HUNTER COLLEGE, CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK), ANNA EGBERT (ST. JOSEPH'S UNIVERSITY NEW YORK) Depressive symptoms within the LGBTQ+ community are elevated compared to heterosexuals. A few factors that may be associated with this are social isolation, substance use, and unhealthy eating habits. In the current study of 333 LGBTQ+ respondents, the results showed that about half felt socially isolated and a majority ate fast food more than once a week. Individuals who reported marijuana and nicotine use also reported higher depressive symptoms.POSTER 12JUDGED USEFULNESS OF PROMOTION AND PREVENTION FOCUS AT COLLEGEEMMA HEINZE (ITHACA COLLEGE), NOELLE SETZER (ITHACA COLLEGE), MARY TOWNSEND (ITHACA COLLEGE), LEIGH NATURALE (ITHACA COLLEGE), MAGGIE FARBER (ITHACA COLLEGE), RACHEL BRODY (ITHACA COLLEGE), GRACE LILL (ITHACA COLLEGE), FRANK HAGGERTY (ITHACA COLLEGE), ALLIE RICHTER (ITHACA COLLEGE), CHRISTIAN CANETE (ITHACA COLLEGE), LEIGH ANN VAUGHN (ITHACA COLLEGE) Promotion and prevention focus serve needs for growth and security, respectively. We found that undergraduates viewed promotion focus to be more useful at their college the more enticing they viewed their college to be. Additionally, we found that undergraduates viewed prevention focus to be more useful at their college the tighter and more restrictive they perceived their college's norms to be %u2013 and the more they viewed their college as supporting students' freedom of choice.POSTER 13KNOWLEDGE ABOUT AGING THROUGH COLLEGE COURSES CHANGING AGEIST BELIEFSCAILEE SHEEHAN (CENTRAL CONNECTICUT STATE UNIVERSITY), ISABELLA KRUMM (CENTRAL CONNECTICUT STATE UNIVERSITY), HELENA SWANSON (CENTRAL CONNECTICUT STATE UNIVERSITY) This study explored the influence of educational experiences related to aging on ageist beliefs in a sample of young adults. Results from an independent samples t-test determined no significant difference in ageism scores between those who took a course with content about aging and older adults and those who did not. These findings contrast with previous literature. Future interventions to address ageism should consider including additional components in addition to education about aging.POSTER 14LABELING OF INTIMATE PARTNER STALKING AMONG COLLEGE STUDENTSELIOT DEVITA (TOWSON UNIVERSITY), ALYSSA CUMMINGS (TOWSON UNIVERSITY), EMMANUELA ONYILOKWU (TOWSON UNIVERSITY), ANNA ROTH (TOWSON UNIVERSITY), SOFIA MONTORO (TOWSON UNIVERSITY), CHRISTINA DARDIS (TOWSON UNIVERSITY) The present study assessed stalking victimization among a sample of college students (N = 972) whose experiences met the legal definition of stalking (n = 267). Of primary interest was whether participants labeled their experiences as stalking and, if not, how they labeled them. On average, most individuals did not label their experiences as stalking. However, they generally felt negatively toward their experiences despite some participants minimizing their experiences.POSTER 15LEAFY COMPANIONS: UNDERSTANDING COLLEGE STUDENTS' LOVE FOR HOUSEPLANTSKERI MARICLE (INDEPENDENT) The purpose of this research was to determine if houseplant ownership by college students satisfies the need for social connection through a seemingly nonsocial activity. Results indicate that students tie their emotional well-being to their houseplants and their plants help connect them to other people in their lives. Additionally, students who named their plants did so for personification purposes, which further suggests that houseplant ownership may fulfill a need for social connection.POSTER 16LESBOPHOBIA THROUGH PORNOGRAPHY AND THE PATRIARCHYSAMANTHA GRAVES (MONTCLAIR STATE UNIVERSITY), JOHN WILSON (MONTCLAIR STATE UNIVERSITY) Does the consumption of lesbian pornography promote the objectification of Queer women? In this work, we investigated the relationship between pornography consumption and attitudes toward Queer women. Participants completed measures of hostile and benevolent sexism, anti-Lesbian attitudes, and pornography consumption. This study revealed that there were correlations between hostile sexism, benevolent sexism and lesbophobic ideals were present in all groups.129Saturday, March 8