Browsing by Author "Smith, Thomas"

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Herramientas Culturales: The Relationship Between Parental Influence, Social Initiative, and Academic Aspirations

Carmona, Jayson (2017-07-27)

This study examined the relationship between parental influence, social initiative, and academic aspirations among Latino adolescents. Additionally, this study examined gender differences between the variables. Sample data ...

The Impact of Poverty: Relationship Quality, Individual Symptoms, Fee for Services, and Attrition

Knizley, Laura (2016-08-02)

Psychotherapy research has acknowledged the importance of examining dropout in therapy. However, researchers consistently neglect to look to the effect of fee-forservices on therapy attrition. Addressing this gap in the ...

The Intergenerational Effects of Family Expressiveness On Marital Communication and Conflict Behaviors

Stevens, Sam (2005-08-15)

The purpose of the present study is to gain a greater understanding of the precursors of marital conflict and communication patterns by examining their relationship with expressiveness in the family of origin. Married ...

An investigation of the relationship between supervision quality, quantity, and type with client outcomes in therapy

Melton, Michele (2007-08-15)

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 ...

An Investigation of the Relationship Between the Stages of Change and Client Outcomes in Couples Therapy

Pruet, Paty (2008-08-15)

While research exists concerning the stages of change and outcomes for individuals in specified treatments, there is currently a lack of research on the stages of change and client outcomes in couples therapy. This study ...

Jailed Black Fathers, Paternal Identity, and the Father-child Relationship

Jones, Nakia (2019-04-18)

There is a growing body of literature that recognizes the importance of helping fathers maintain a father-child relationship during incarceration. Research has found that the effects of incarceration may diminish the ...

Legal Outcomes as Effectiveness Research of Forensic Interviewing at the Child Advocacy Center of East Alabama (CACEA)

Bradford, Angela (2005-12-15)

Sexual abuse is a devastating reality with tragic effects on the victims. It affects approximately one in four children before the age of eighteen. Legislation and prosecution of sex abuse crimes are intended to deter ...

Linking Peer Victimization with Sleep in Early Adolescence

Spencer, Clayton (2015-07-23)

The present study examined the association between peer victimization and sleep quality in early adolescence. Negative emotional arousal in the context of peer stress was examined as a possible mediator, and both sex and ...

Malleability in Gender Role Attitudes During the Transition to Divorce and Remarriage: A Longitudinal Study of Marital Experiences

Erickson, Mallory (2008-08-15)

Gender roles affect many aspects of individual development and daily life including career goals, one’s decision to parent, familial contact, and relationships, yet most of the research on gender roles and related gender ...

Marital Adjustment as a Mediating Factor Between Symptom Distress and Therapeutic Alliance in Couples Therapy

Stephens, Melissa (2006-08-15)

Previous research on symptom distress and therapeutic alliance in conjoint treatment indicates that symptom distress does not impact the formation of alliance, rather, marital adjustment impacts alliance formation. Because ...

Objectification Culture: A Study of the Relationships between Objectified Body Consciousness, Mental Health, Body Image and Risky Sexual Behavior in Adolescent Females

Fessler, Emily (2008-08-15)

From a feminist perspective, theorists have increasingly emphasized that, particularly for females, socio-historical context plays an integral role in the development of feelings, thoughts, perceptions, and beliefs about ...

Parentification in the Context of Diverse Domestic Violence Exposure Experiences

Tunkle, Caroline (2017-07-27)

Guided by family systems theory and Johnson’s typology of violence, the current study examined the parentification experiences of 25 young adults exposed to father-mother domestic violence (DV) using thematic analysis. ...

Parenting Processes and Risky Sexual Behaviors in First and Second Generation Hispanic Immigrant Youth

Trejos-Castillo, Elizabeth (2006-12-15)

Despite the remarkable increase of Hispanic immigrant families with foreign-born and American-born children, the unique problems and behavioral characteristics of this particular population continue to be overlooked. Even ...

Parents, Peers, and Risky Sexual Behavior in Rural African American Adolescents

Young, Maureen (2008-08-15)

The current study examined the relationships among parenting factors (closeness, communication, support, and monitoring), peer deviance, and adolescent risky sexual behavior in a sample of rural African American youth (N ...

Paternal Role Development and Acquisition in Fathers of Preterm Infants: A Qualitative Study

Martinelli, Edward (2005-08-15)

Fathers of preterm infants are under-represented in the literature on parents of preterm infants. The acquisition and development of the paternal role of fathers of preterm infants while their singleton child was hospitalized ...

The Portrayal of Gender in the Feature-Length Films of Pixar Animation Studios: A Content Analysis

Decker, Jonathan (2010-04-12)

This study was a content analysis of the portrayal of gender in the feature-length films of Pixar Animation Studios. All ten films currently released from the studio were included in the study (Toy Story, A Bug’s Life, Toy ...

Practice makes Perfect? An Exploration of Benefits Gained from a six week Mindfulness-Based Couple Relationship Education Course

Thompson, Sarah Elizabeth (2016-08-04)

Mindfulness-Based Couple Relationship Education (MBCRE) courses seek to provide participants with skills that they can use to benefit themselves and their relationships. This pilot study of Couples Connecting Mindfully ...

Quality or Quantity: Which is More Important for Adult Child-Parent Relationships?

Voigt, Natasha (2019-07-12)

The purpose of this study was to explore, in a community sample, the association between quality and quantity of parent-adult child interactions and parents’ ratings of parent-adult child relationship quality. Additionally, ...

Reason for Referral and Treatment Focus as Moderators of Alliance and Individual Symptom Distress in Couple Therapy

Herren, Catherine Claire (2021-05-03)

Therapeutic alliance is a significant predictor of positive treatment outcomes for individuals and couples undergoing therapy (Davis et al., 2012; Baldwin, Wampold, & Imel, 2008; Horvath, 2001; Flükiger et al., 2019; ...

The Relationship Between Couples’ Hopelessness and Relationship Satisfaction in Therapy Moderated by Change in Ineffective Arguing Over Time

Murtagh, Shelby (2020-07-28)

Relationship satisfaction is a complex construct that has been studied for decades. While there are a variety of known variables that influence relationship satisfaction, such as conflict management, few studies have ...