Browsing by Author "Vazsonyi, Alexander"

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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 ...

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 ...

Links between Body Image and Internalizing Behaviors Among College-Age Youth: Similarities or Differences by Sex, Level of Acculturation, and Racial/ethnic groups and Who’s “Doing” What?: An Investigation of Regional Trends in Sexual Activity and Risky Sexual Behaviors Among College-Age Youth

Kahumoku-Fessler, Emily (2011-12-01)

The current studies were conducted based on data from the Multi-Site University Study of Identity and Culture (MUSIC) (Schwartz et al., 2010), a collaborative effort that began in 2006 and now has collected data on three ...

Marital Conflict, Maternal and Paternal Closeness and Monitoring, and Adolescent Internalizing Problems: A Test of Mediation and Moderation

Datubo-Brown, Christiana (2012-11-12)

To explore the mechanism underlying the link between marital conflict and adolescent depression and anxiety (internalizing symptoms), this study examined parenting as a mediator in the relationship between adolescent reports ...

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 ...

Parental Processes and Young Adults' Romantic Relationships in Traditional, Divorced, and Remarried Family Structures

Pflieger, Jacqueline (2005-08-15)

The purpose of this study was to explore the influence of parental figures on young adults’ romantic relationships in traditional two-parent, divorced/separated, and remarried family structures. Participants (n = 786) ...

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 ...

The Relationship Between Indirect Family Factors, Emotional Reactivity, and Young Adults' Interpersonal Competence

Dakin, Lanie (2006-08-15)

While interpersonal competence has been studied for decades by myriad disciplines, reviewers have noted again and again a deficit in the study of the development of interpersonal competence. The purpose of this study is ...

Sexual Communication Anxiety, Attachment, Relationship Satisfaction, and Sexual Satisfaction in Auburn

Anders, Ashley (2008-08-15)

To date, sexual communication anxiety has not been investigated in a college undergraduate sample. The purpose of the present study is to examine the relationships among sexual communication anxiety, relationship satisfaction, ...

Sleep Functioning and Problem Behaviors: The Salience of Parental Warmth

Dumke, Lisa (2009-05-15)

Inadequate sleep functioning, such as low sleep quantity and poor sleep quality, appears prevalent across age groups, but is particularly detrimental during adolescence, and the consequences vary widely; they include ...

Therapeutic Alliance as a Mediating Factor Between Couple Attachment and Therapeutic Outcome

Whelchel, Holly (2005-08-15)

The purpose of this thesis was to examine how the therapeutic alliance mediates the relationship between the anxiety and avoidance dimensions on a couple attachment measure and subsequent relationship satisfaction scores. ...

Therapist Effectiveness, the Therapeutic Alliance, and Change in Couples Therapy: An Exploratory Study

Long, Laura (2011-08-04)

The purpose of this thesis was to take an exploratory approach in examining how therapist effectiveness influences the therapeutic alliance and outcomes in couple therapy. Sample for this study was composed of couples ...