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150BRENDAN CARTIN (SHIPPENSBURG UNIVERSITY), THOMAS HATVANY (SHIPPENSBURG UNIVERSITY), JAMES GRIFFITH (SHIPPENSBURG UNIVERSITY) The current study observed how regulatory fit can be primed within a classroom through the instructions of provided coursework. This involved modifying the rubrics and instructions to induce either a promotion focus or prevention focus by either earning points or not losing points through completing assignments and tests. Their grade for the course was measured to determine how regulatory fit affected performance. The impact of related moderators was also examined.POSTER 23PROBLEM ANXIETY TALK AND ATTACHMENT: PREDICTING EMERGING ADULTS' RELATIONSHIP QUALITY WITH PARENTS/FRIENDSROSALIND TAVAREZ (UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT), KIMBERLI TREADWELL (UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT) This study investigates PAT (problem anxiety talk), linked to increased interpersonal conflict, and its relationship to attachment quality with parents and friends. Results for 175 emerging adults noted that for parents, attachment and anxiety talk significant predicted conflict. For friends, only anxiety talk predicted conflict. Findings suggest that anxiety talk occurs within close attachment relationships and may impact relationship dynamics.POSTER 24QUIET EGO EXPLORATION: IMPLICATIONS FOR ASPIRATIONS AND LIFE NARRATIVES IN EMERGING ADULTHOODANARA ADYLBEKOVA (FRANKLIN AND MARSHALL COLLEGE), MINH NGOC NGUYEN (FRANKLIN AND MARSHALL COLLEGE), CADE MANSFIELD (FRANKLIN AND MARSHALL COLLEGE), LEIGH SHAW (WEBER STATE UNIVERSITY) Our study investigates the extent to which Quiet Ego (QE) %u2013 \relates to variability in future aspirations and aspects of future life narratives. We address a gap in the literature on how QE matters for constructing meaning about the future self and one's goals. Findings will be contextualized within the eudaimonic tradition, illustrating the potential of QE as a developmental construct for promoting life goals.POSTER 25REPRESENTATION OF MALE AND FEMALE OLYMPIANS DURING THE 2024 PARIS OLYMPICSANNALISA GALVAN (UNITED STATES MILITARY ACADEMY), OLIVIA LITYNSKI (UNITED STATES MILITARY ACADEMY), CLAIRE THRONE (UNITED STATES MILITARY ACADEMY), MAYA HSU (UNITED STATES MILITARY ACADEMY), AARON LEE (UNITED STATES MILITARY ACADEMY), OLIVIA ROMO (UNITED STATES MILITARY ACADEMY) A content analysis of 150 randomly selected images from the NBC Official Instagram page for the Paris Olympics (@nbsolympics) was conducted to examine both the numerical representation of male and female athletes, as well as how they are represented. The results indicated that images of female athletes (63.3%) were featured more frequently than male athletes (36.7%). However, there was similarity in how they were featured.POSTER 26ROLE OF GENDER ON THE GREETING EXCHANGES BETWEEN SUBORDINATE AND SUPERIOR CADETSSHINE LIM (UNITED STATES MILITARY ACADEMY), KAYLA KINIRY (UNITED STATES MILITARY ACADEMY), ELLIE LEMLER (UNITED STATES MILITARY ACADEMY), LYRIC MCKELVY (UNITED STATES MILITARY ACADEMY) This observational study examined how sex of the subordinate and sex of the superior influence military greeting behavior. We conducted 100 observations (50 male subordinate and 50 female subordinate interactions (25 with a male confederate, 25 with a female confederate). Results indicated that whereas there were no differences in the greeting behavior displayed by male subordinates, female subordinated displayed differences in greeting responses based on the sex of the superior cadet.POSTER 27SELF MONITORING, MENTAL ROTATION, AND ABSTRACT ROTATION IN THE NBATREVON WILMER (MORGAN STATE UNIVERSITY), KAYLA HIGHTOWER (MORGAN STATE UNIVERSITY), ISAIAH FAHIE (MORGAN STATE UNIVERSITY) This study investigates how self-monitoring and cognitive variables such as mental rotation and abstract reasoning predict NBA performance. Selfmonitoring, a social-psychological construct related to behavior is significantly associated with draft performance. Moving along, mental rotation and abstract reasoning is linked to on-court performance. These findings provide insight into psychological factors in NBA success, highlighting the mental abilities in predicting performance.150