Browsing by Author "Shapiro, Steven"

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An Investigation of Coping Skills, Locus of Control, and Quality of Life in Young Adults with Learning Disabilities

Cooper, Amy (2006-12-15)

Research in the field of learning disabilities (LD) has traditionally emphasized the deficits associated with the diagnosis. Recent research efforts demonstrate a shift towards a more positive approach in an effort to ...

Is Humor the Best Medicine? Sense of Humor as a Mediator of the Relation between Dimensions of Perfectionism and Social Anxiety and Depression in College Students

Hess, Courtney (2023-04-17) ETD File Embargoed

The diathesis stress model has been utilized to help clarify the association between aspects of perfectionism and psychopathology, as it emphasizes the role of poor coping skills. The current study aimed to explore the ...

Manipulating Reflexive Establishing Operations in Young Children with Pervasive Developmental Disabilities

Shillingsburg, Miriam (2006-08-15)

Previous research has demonstrated the effects of manipulating establishing operations (EO) on problem behavior, task compliance, and the effectiveness of items as reinforcers. Much research on EO focuses on deprivation ...

Mothers’ and Fathers’ Perspectives of Coparenting Behaviors in Intact Families: The Exploration of the Brief Measure of Coparenting Relationship Scale Factor Structure

Hess, Courtney (2020-12-07)

The present study’s purpose was to examine the psychometric characteristics of the Brief Measure of Coparenting Relationship Scale in dual-parent families. The study aimed to provide further insight into how coparenting ...

Parent Training with African American Parents

Butler, Robert (2012-05-08)

One of the ways in which conduct problems are treated is parent training (Bagner & Eyberg, 2007). Parent training has been primarily designed with Caucasian middle-class parents (Kerig, 2001). Therefore, it may be beneficial ...

Performance on the Flicker Task and Conners' CPT in Children with ADHD

Cohen, Andrew (2009-08-11)

Flicker task performance has not been examined in children, and the Conners’ Continuous Performance Test (CCPT) has received little empirical scrutiny related to ADHD compared to CPTs at large. Thus, the present study ...

Posttraumatic stress and posttraumatic growth in children and their caregivers following pediatric SOT: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Young, Margaret (2022-06-21) ETD File Embargoed

A significant proportion of pediatric solid organ transplant (SOT) recipients and their caregivers experience psychosocial consequences that negatively impact clinical outcomes following SOT. As the SOT procedure involves ...

Prediction of Adolescent Suicidality: Relative Contribution of Diagnosis, Psychopathy, and Impulsivity

Cowles, Natalie (2006-12-15)

Suicide is a leading cause of death among American youth, and specific subgroups among the general population have been identified as being at particularly high risk for suicidality. The present study sought to assess ...

Providing Psychometric Support for the READI-SF among Clinic-Referred Latino Families

Cotter, Allison (2019-07-23)

Given the high prevalence of child mental health problems and their long-lasting negative consequences if left untreated, it is important to investigate factors that affect family engagement in psychological intervention ...

Psychometric Evaluation of the Child Rearing Inventory (CRI) in an Online Sample of Parents of Children Ages 3 to 12

Jimenez, Giselle (2023-06-29)

Parental tolerance has previously been defined as the function of how annoyed a parent becomes by their child’s defiant or disruptive behavior. However, there has been little research on parental tolerance as a construct ...

The Reinforcing Value of Alcohol in a Drinking to Cope Paradigm

Rousseau, Glenna (2008-12-15)

The present research was conducted to explore the relationship between negative mood and the reinforcing value of alcohol, while clarifying the role of coping motives. Participants with a history of recent alcohol use ...

Reports of Child Conduct Problems and Parenting Styles Among Asian Indian Mothers in the United States

Lambha, Meenakshi (2006-12-15)

Parenting in the United States takes on a variety of different characteristics as a result of the cultural diversity. According to Calzada and Eyberg (2002), understanding parenting in the United States can be done through ...

The Test of Auditory Processing Skills - Third Edition (TAPS-3): Validity Analyses and Reconceptualization Based on the Cattell-Horn-Carroll Model of Cognitive Abiliities

Edwards, Kellie (2006-12-15)

The purpose of the present study was to examine relationships between subtests from a recently revised measure of auditory processing, The Test of Auditory Processing Skills – Third Edition (TAPS-3) (Martin & Brownell, ...