Theses and Dissertations - Human Development and Family Studies
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Factors influencing the effectiveness of a family intervention for adolescent versus adult mothers
A family intervention program entitled DARE To Be You was found to be equally effective for both adolescent and adult mothers, but the factors that predicted program effectiveness differed for the two groups. Adolescent ... -
Evaluation of Possums Sleep Intervention : a pilot feasibility study
The first year after the birth of a child is one of the most challenging times for mothers due to disrupted sleep associated with disorganized infant sleep. Research has shown that persistent fragmented maternal sleep ... -
Parental conflict and young adult romantic relationships : the role of sibling relationship quality
Romantic relationship development and maintenance contributes to the overall well-being and psychological health of partners. Decades of research has indicated that parental divorce is negatively associated with psychological ... -
Testing the efficacy of the "EA Brief" : an intervention to improve emotional attachment and emotional availability (EA)
The goal of this study was to determine the extent to which a brief parenting intervention provided the context for helping families to support positive mother-child interactions as well as more optimal mother and child ... -
Intergenerational transmission of trauma : attachment, adverse childhood experiences, and current life stress, The
Attachment theory highlights the importance of the quality of the relationship between an infant and his or her primary caregiver. However, caregivers with unresolved trauma or loss may behave in frightening ways and foster ... -
Pilot study of a mindfulness-based group program in adolescents at risk for excess weight gain, A
There is a cross-sectional and prospective association of depressive/anxiety symptoms with excess weight in adolescents. Theoretically, intervening to decrease mental health symptoms in adolescents at-risk for excess weight ... -
Goal matching in couple therapy : individual and couple level trajectories
In couple therapy, the degree to which partners are aligned in their therapy goals is important and is understudied in the psychotherapy literature. Individual and couple level factors likely influence whether a couple has ... -
Parent-child interactions and adaptive behavior in children with Down syndrome
Adaptive behavior is essential for the development of independence in individuals with developmental disabilities. Individuals with higher levels of adaptive behavior tend to require less support from caregivers than those ... -
Does mindfulness moderate the association between interparental conflict and depressive symptoms in adolescents?
The main goal of this study was to examine the interactions between perceived interparental conflict dimensions (i.e., threat, conflict property, and self-blame) and trait mindfulness in relation to depressive symptoms ... -
Social network analysis of the relation between social support and resilience in grandparents raising their grandchildren, A
The purpose of this study was to use social network analysis (SNA) to examine the relation between social support and resilience in grandparents raising their grandchildren. This was done using an exploratory sequential ... -
Role of developmental trauma in disordered eating and excess body weight in adolescence, The
Psychological trauma and the human response to trauma have been characterized as one of the most important threats to public health. Developmental trauma, referring to traumatic events experienced during childhood and/or ... -
Effects of parental separation on the resilience of children who have experienced trauma
This study examined the effects of parental separation on the resilience of children who have experienced trauma as well as assessing trauma severity, age, and gender as potential moderators of this relationship. There is ... -
Identifying profiles of youth characteristics, trajectories of development, and retention factors in a Positive Youth Development program
Positive Youth Development (PYD) programs are an increasingly common form of intervention for youth of all backgrounds. In particular, PYD programs that take youth "off the streets" while not in school, termed out-of-school ... -
Developmental trajectories of adaptive behavior in Autism Spectrum Disorder and Down syndrome
The increasing prevalence of developmental disabilities indicates a need for research and interventions for these populations. One growing area of interest is adaptive behavior or the functional skills individuals perform ... -
Phases of systematic brain processing differentially relate to cognitive constructs of attention and executive function in typically-developing children : a latent variable analysis
The series of studies presented in this dissertation examines the complex interrelationships between brain measures, cognitive abilities, and simple behaviors in typically-developing children. Much recent research has been ... -
Intergenerational transmission of gender ideology : the unique associations of parental gender ideology and gendered behavior with adolescents' gender beliefs
Parents' modeled behavior of shared or non-egalitarian division of labor does not always reflect their gender ideology. I examined whether parents' modeled behavior or their own gender ideology was a better predictor of ... -
Emotional Availability of Adult Interpersonal Relationships Questionnaire (EA-AIRQ) : validation and implications for research and practice
Emotional Availability (EA) is commonly known as a parent-child construct used to describe the level of healthy emotional connection in the dyadic relationships (Biringen et al., 2014). Stemming from John Bowlby's (Bowlby, ... -
What predicts day-to-day mindfulness of expectant mothers and fathers?
Mindfulness has been shown to correlate with attachment security, as well as aspects of mental health—however, little is known about these factors during pregnancy for both mothers and fathers. The current study tested ... -
Parenting behavior and executive function in children with Down syndrome
Parenting behaviors have an important influence on child development, and recent work has demonstrated the specific effects of parenting on the development of executive function (EF) abilities. Although these associations ... -
Parental alienation and targeted parents : loss, coping, and social support
As the phenomenon of parental alienation becomes more prevalent and recognized by professionals who work with families, focusing on the impact of parental alienation on the alienated parent is becoming progressively more ...
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