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An investigation of the relationship between supervision quality, quantity, and type with client outcomes in therapy
(2008-09-09)
Shockingly few studies have investigated the relationship between clinical supervision and client outcomes in therapy. This study attempted to better explain this relationship by tracking the type, amount, and quality of ...
Client Symptom Distress, Stage of Change, and the Therapeutic Alliance in Couple Therapy
(2008-09-09)
The purpose of this thesis was to examine how the relationship between client symptom distress and the therapeutic alliance was mediated by client stage of change in couple therapy. Sample for this study was composed of ...
The Interplay of Parental Marital Conflict and Divorce in Young Adult Children's Relationships with Parents and Romantic Partners
(2008-09-09)
A substantial body of literature has documented the effects of parental divorce and marital conflict on adult children’s interpersonal relationships with parents and romantic partners. However, few studies have tested the ...
Family Processes, Low Self-Control, and Deviance: A Longitudinal Test of Self-Control Theory
(2008-09-09)
The purpose of the current study was to test a number of theoretical propositions by Self-Control Theory (Gottfredson & Hirschi, 1990). More specifically, the current study tested three theoretical propositions that ...
Does Marital Conflict Predict Later Alcohol Use?
(2008-09-09)
Couple’s physical and verbal aggression were examined longitudinally to determine if they predict later alcohol use, controlling for SES, race/ethnicity, and individual partner’s age. The sample consisted of 194 couples ...
Measurement of Emotional Expressiveness in Preschool Children: Comparing Direct Assessments of Affect Expressiveness with Measures of Social Competence
(2008-09-09)
The primary purposes of this study were to document the frequency and rate of affect expression for preschool children engaged in dyadic play, to determine the contextual constraints on such affect expression imposed by ...
Economic Hardship, Stressors, and Marital Quality Among Stepcouples: An Examination of Direct and Indirect Effects
(2008-09-09)
Previous research has established that economic hardship (EH) and stressors can have both direct and indirect effects on the marital quality of spouses in traditional first marriages. However, these factors have seldom, ...
Client Attachment, Symptom Distress, Marital Adjustment, and Therapeutic Alliance in Couple's Therapy
(2008-09-09)
The purpose of this thesis was to examine the relationship between client anxiety, avoidance, symptom distress, marital adjustment and the therapeutic alliance in couple’s therapy. Sample for this study was composed of ...
An Examination of Collaborative Training Methods among Participants in the Family Child Care Partnerships Program
(2008-09-09)
The purpose of the study was to examine the differences between various forms of collaborative training methods for family child care providers, and to determine which methods were most effective in increasing the use of ...
Family Functioning and Children's Sleep Schedule, Quality and Quantity
(2008-09-09)
Although sleep problems are prevalent in U.S. children, very little is known about family variables associated with children’s sleep disruptions. The objective of this study is to examine children’s sleep quality and ...