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138ALANNA HOLMES (ADELPHI UNIVERSITY), KATHERINE FIORI (ADELPHI UNIVERSITY) The purpose of the present study was to determine if social media use was associated with relationship satisfaction through both correlational and experimental methods. We found that self-reported social media use was negatively associated with relationship satisfaction in a sample of 44 emerging adults in romantic relationships, and that only individuals who watched a control video (not those who watched an 'ideal' couple video) reported significant increases in their momentary relationship satisfaction.POSTER 61THE EFFECT OF ATTACHMENT STYLES ON COGNITIVE PROCESSES FOLLOWING NEGATIVE CONVERSATIONSKRISTINA ANDRADE (QUEENS COLLEGE CUNY), CLAUDIA BRUMBAUGH (QUEENS COLLEGE CUNY), JUSTIN STORBECK (QUEENS COLLEGE CUNY) Emotional regulation via others helps overcome negative emotions. Attachment may impact how support givers are affected cognitively in positive versus negative conversations. Romantic couples were assigned speaker or listener roles and discussed both a positive and negative topic. Attachment was assessed and cognitive tasks followed each discussion. We found that insecure people's cognitive performance varied more between the negative and positive conversation conditions. Attachment appears to influence cognitive performance in stressful and non stressful interactions.POSTER 62THE EFFECT OF SELF AFFIRMATION ON LINGUISTIC PROPERTIES OF SELF-NARRATIVESNEESHA MELENDEZ (SOUTHERN CONNECTICUT STATE UNIVERSITY), ASHLEY HARRIS (SOUTHERN CONNECTICUT STATE UNIVERSITY), VIKTORIA BIBLEKAJ (SOUTHERN CONNECTICUT STATE UNIVERSITY), PATRICIA KAHLBAUGH (SOUTHERN CONNECTICUT STATE UNIVERSITY) College students (n=177) were randomly assigned to self-affirmation or control groups and wrote two selfdescriptions; when I have been or will be my Best Self and \Self narratives contained more drive and achievement, and \narratives in self-affirmed group had more drive, achievement, and affiliation than control. Findings suggest the value of LIWC in differentiating narratives and validating self-affirmation interventions.POSTER 63THE EFFECT OF SELF-AFFIRMATION AND THREAT SENSITIVITY ON MEMORY FOR NEGATIVE STIMULICHLOE BRIGGINS (SACRED HEART UNIVERSITY), ALLISON HARLESS (SACRED HEART UNIVERSITY), BRIDGET MIKOLAJCZYK (SACRED HEART UNIVERSITY), LINSEY PALMA (SACRED HEART UNIVERSITY), ALYSSA PAREDES (SACRED HEART UNIVERSITY), MADISON SILCHER (SACRED HEART UNIVERSITY), ADRIENNE CROWELL (SACRED HEART UNIVERSITY) Self-affirmed individuals who are threat sensitive may process negative stimuli more deeply, resulting in better memory for negative pictures. Participants (N = 203) were randomly assigned to a self-affirmation condition, viewed images, and assessed their memory one week later. Findings suggest that self-affirmed participants high in BIS did not have higher memory for negative images. More research on the emotional processing effects of self-affirmation for threat-prone individuals would be beneficial for therapeutic purposes.POSTER 64THE EFFECTS OF VIEWING MEMES WITH SUICIDE-RELATED CONTENT ON YOUNG ADULTSNANCY DORR (ALBANY COLLEGE OF PHARMACY AND HEALTH SCIENCES), KATARINA FONSECA (ALBANY COLLEGE OF PHARMACY AND HEALTH SCIENCES), BRIDGET RAKOCZY (ALBANY COLLEGE OF PHARMACY AND HEALTH SCIENCES) Examined the effect of viewing memes with suiciderelated content. We randomly assigned young adults to view either memes with suicide-related content, memes with depression-related content, or neutral memes and measured participants' reactions to the memes. Results showed young adults who viewed memes with suicide-related content found them less positive and more negative than those who viewed depression-related memes. Participants who viewed depression-related memes perceived them to be more helpful in feeling that others understood them.POSTER 65THE IMPACT OF CHILDHOOD SEXUAL ABUSE ON PREGNANCY-RELATED ANXIETY AND REPRODUCTIVE INTENTIONSEMILY FABECK (TOWSON UNIVERSITY) Childhood sexual abuse (CSA) is a pervasive issue linked to various psychological and social outcomes, as survivors carry the trauma into adulthood. This study 138