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132Retirement Study data, we found that higher neighborhood social cohesion was linked to lower loneliness, with cynical hostility partially mediating this association. In contrast, neighborhood disorder was associated with higher loneliness, but cynical hostility did not mediate this association. These findings emphasize the role of both neighborhood characteristics and personality in addressing loneliness.POSTER 28OUT OF BOUNDS: GENDER DIFFERENCES IN THE RECOGNITION OF MICROAGGRESSIONSNICKALIA BECKFORD (UNIVERSITY OF SCRANTON), BRYCE RAHYNES (UNIVERSITY OF SCRANTON), KALEIA HAMILTON (UNIVERSITY OF SCRANTON), ANTHONY BETANCOURT (UNIVERSITY OF SCRANTON), CHRISTIE KARPIAK (UNIVERSITY OF SCRANTON) This mixed-methods replication/extension study, participants (N=70, 76% women) rated peer and authority figure microaggressions in sports and classroom settings. Men's ratings of peer microaggressions differed significantly from women's. Meanwhile, men's ratings of authority microaggressions did not. Men rated the peer sports scenario more positively than women, and the peer classroom scenario more negatively. An examination of the free responses is consistent with men not noticing the microaggression in that scenario.POSTER 29OVERALL IMPRESSIONS AND TEACHING, RAPPORT, AND ACHIEVEMENT PERCEPTIONS BASED ON PROFESSOR GENDERMICHELE VAN VOLKOM (MONMOUTH UNIVERSITY), NATALIE CIAROCCO (MONMOUTH UNIVERSITY), PEYTON MOSTKIEWICZ (MONMOUTH UNIVERSITY), IZABEL CARTAGENA (MONMOUTH UNIVERSITY) In this study, participants were randomly assigned to read a vignette about a fictitious professor who had a male name, a female name, or were an unspecified gender, indicated only by first initial. Participants gave an overall impression rating of the professor as well as shared their perceptions of their teaching ability, rapport with students, and achievement in their field. No significant differences in student perceptions were found between professor gender conditions.POSTER 30PARASOCIAL RELATIONSHIPS: ASSOCIATIONS WITH POSSIBLE SELVES AND SELFDESCRIPTORSKIRSTEN GUDMUNDSEN (SUNY ONEONTA), MICHAEL FABER (SUNY ONEONTA) This study explores parasocial relationships (PSRs) of individuals with media characters and investigates the role that self-discrepancies may play in the depth and strength of these one-sided interactions. Data collected via online survey measured PSR depth, selfdiscrepancy ratings and self-describing adjectives. Two hypotheses examined PSR strength in relation to actual-ideal self-discrepancies and to positive selfdescribing adjectives. Results indicated that PSR strength may be related to other qualities than previously thought.POSTER 31PERCEIVED AND ACTUAL VALUE DIFFERENCES BASED ON POLITICAL ORIENTATION AND PARTY COMMITMENTJEANNIE GERMAIN (MARIST COLLEGE), KIMERY LEVERING (MARIST COLLEGE) We apply two value systems (Moral Foundations Theory and Schwartz's Value Model) to explore how ideology and commitment to party contribute to actual and perceived values. We found unique contributions of ideology and party commitment based on value system. We also found exaggerations of the other side, with Democrats underestimating Republican prioritization of care and fairness and Republicans underestimating Democrat prioritization of loyalty, authority, and purity. Overall, Democrats underestimated Republican consideration of all moral priorities.POSTER 32PERCEIVED SELF COMPETENCE AND GENDER STEREOTYPESKALEY LAZERE (SAINT VINCENT COLLEGE), CELENA COLCOMBE (SAINT VINCENT COLLEGE) Our study evaluated perceived self-competence regarding gender-stereotyped tasks. Participants completed an online survey. They were presented with male-stereotyped, female-stereotyped, and neutral tasks. After reading each task they rated their selfcompetence on a 5-point Likert scale. We hypothesized that male participants would feel more competent in the male-stereotyped tasks, female participants would feel more competent in female-stereotyped tasks; and for the neutral tasks, both gender's self-competence ratings would be equal. The results supported our hypothesis.132