Browsing by Department "Human Development and Family Studies"
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Using a life course perspective to study significant life events as contexts of development and change
(2014-07-11)
This dissertation utilizes life course theory by examining components of the theory (transitions, trajectories, durations, and turning points) and their influence on individual and relational well-being within two at risk ...
Variations in Activity Involvement: How Breadth, Commitment, and Depth Predict Adjustment
(2020-07-09)
The present study examined the independent and shared contributions of three dimensions of organized activity involvement (breadth, commitment, and depth) in relation to four adjustment outcomes (academic competence, social ...
Vicarious Racism Stress, Racial Discrimination, and Disease Activity: The Black Women’s Experiences Living with Lupus (BeWELL) Study
(2018-04-23)
Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is characterized by Black-White disparities in severity, which in part are associated with group differences in exposure to psychosocial stress. Among salient sources of stress are those ...
Vocabulary Development of Preschool Children and Its Relation to Childcare Quality
(2006-05-15)
In the past decade, there has been an increase of the numbers of children in childcare centers and in preschools. Because of this increase, there has been a renewed interest in the effects of childcare centers and preschool ...
What is Good Spousal Support? Examining Support Delivery and Outcomes
(2010-07-12)
Support from others is critical to both mental and physical health, and for married individuals, the spouse is the most important support provider. Although spousal support is known to be important, researchers have yet ...
Young Adults’ Perception of Fathering and the Father-Child Relationship in the Context of Marital Violence
(2015-07-21)
The current study utilized a qualitative research design, combining grounded theory and thematic analysis, to examine fathering by maritally violent men from the perspective of their young adult children. Semi-structured ...
Young Children's Vulnerability to Achievement Goals: A Validation Study
(2006-05-15)
The purpose of this study was to explore validity of measures used to asses children as having a helpless or mastery oriented pattern of response to failure. Participants (N = 190) were part of a larger project, the Child ...
The Young Women Leaders' Program: Exploring Factors and Outcomes Associated with Emerging Adult Female Mentors' Experience
(2012-11-08)
The purpose of this study was to understand young adult female mentors’ experiences in a mentoring program that pairs undergraduates with at-risk female junior high school students. There is extremely limited research ...