Browsing by Author "Buckhalt, Joseph"

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Big spoon or little spoon: Relations of couples’ attachment styles to cuddling, affection, sleep, and relationship satisfaction

Cikara, Ana (2019-04-22)

The purpose of this study was to examine the association of attachment styles on relationship satisfaction and sleep quality in romantic couples. The study also sought to understand how cuddling and other types of affection ...

Comparing Outcomes of Two Instructional Approaches to a Career Development Course

Salter, Shannon (2008-08-15)

College students frequently are not adequately prepared to make academic and career choices upon entering the college environment despite the need to focus on specific goals early in their college careers. Career development ...

Correlations Between the Five Factor Model of Personality and Problem Behavior

Masood, Ambrin (2009-11-19)

The validity of the Five Factor Model of personality traits has been mainly assessed with adults and late adolescents. Research has shown that adolescents are able to give reliable selfreports regarding their personality ...

The Effects of Alternative School Placement on Disciplinary Referrals for At-Risk Students

Jones, Veronder (2012-05-11)

Across the country alternative schools and programs for middle and high school at-risk students are increasingly popular. They often function as an alternative to expelling or suspending at-risk students who may not be ...

An Experimental Examination Of Children's Sleep Quality And Improvements Resulting From A Parent Education Intervention

Lee, Donna (2007-08-15)

The role of sleep in neurobehavioral functioning has been extensively studied. Empirical evidence has shown that functions of learning, memory, and emotional regulation can be influenced by sleep. A large number of children ...

How Did You Sleep?: Effects of an Individualized Sleep Hygiene Intervention Program on College Students’ Sleep

David, Lauren (2016-07-20)

The purpose of the current study was to test an individualized sleep hygiene intervention designed by the investigator for college students experiencing poor quality sleep. The intervention was intended to assess for problem ...

How School Psychologists Consider and Accommodate for Factors Thought to Influence Children’s Performance

Holthaus, Colleen (2009-06-29)

School psychologists’ professional responsibilities include administration and interpretation of a great many psychological and educational tests for numerous purposes. These tests are most frequently used to assess students ...

An Investigation of Psychological Factors Associated with Religious Involvement

Sizelove, Dennis (2007-08-15)

Research suggests that a relationship exists between church attendance and mental health, although the parameters of the relationship are unclear. The present study has focused on the relationship between religious involvement ...

Long-term Effectiveness of the Reading Recovery Early Reading Intervention Program in a Rural School District

Vaughan, Adam (2011-12-05)

There are many programs that specialize in teaching students the necessary strategies for reading. But which ones will have the greatest impact and provide lasting skills to struggling students? The purpose of this study ...

Mental Health Related Stereotype Threat, Self-Stigma, and African-American College Students’ Willingness to Seek Counseling

Huffstead, Romero (2016-12-09)

A substantial amount of literature has shown that there are a number of academic, cognitive, and physiological outcomes associated with stereotype threat including underperformance, academic stress/fatigue, anxiety, academic ...

Parent-Child Conflict and Children’s Sleep: Attachment Security as a Moderator or Mediator

Minor, Audrey (2008-08-15)

Findings in recent years have highlighted sleep problems in children as a growing epidemic throughout the world (National Sleep Foundation, 2004; Sadeh, Raviv, & Gruber, 2000). Dahl and El-Sheikh (2007) propose that in ...

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 ...

Peer Victimization as it Relates to Interparental Conflict, Friendship Support and Anxiety

Baker, Sembenea (2012-03-16)

The purpose of the study was to examine the relation between peer victimization and exposure to interparental conflict in the home. Specifically, the study examined whether there was a link between experiencing higher ...

The Predictive Nature of Anxiety, Adult Attachment, and Counseling Experience on Counseling Self-Efficacy

Sandusky, Blake (2016-06-17)

The purpose of this study was to develop a model of counseling self-efficacy, including models for areas of counseling self-efficacy (i.e., helping skills, sessions management, and counseling challenges) using counseling ...

Predictors and Consequences of Disruptions in Sleep among Children

Kelly, Ryan (2012-05-10)

This dissertation includes two studies. In the first study, children’s emotional insecurity was examined as a process variable and as a moderator of effects using three waves of data spanning five years. Participants ...

The relationship between emotional intelligence and psychological adjustment in children with cancer

Haffey, Kerry (2006-12-15)

Limited research has been conducted to explore the relationship between physical health, emotional intelligence, and psychological adjustment in children. An important aim for research focusing on chronically ill children ...

Sleep Habits and Academic Performance

Edwards, Jennifer (2008-08-15)

This study examined the effects of poor sleep habits on the academic performance of children. The role of poverty rate, medical diagnoses, napping and medication on sleep habits was also assessed. One hundred ninety-one ...

Sleep, Alcohol, and Academic Performance in Undergraduate Students

Moore, Molly (2018-07-19)

This study sought to examine the relationship between sleep, alcohol, and academic performance in undergraduate students. Previous research has demonstrated relationships between study variables, however, sleep quality has ...

SOCRATES-C: Measuring Readiness for Change in Academic Coaching

Fry, Daniel (2018-06-08)

Academic coaching is a remedial method to assist undergraduate students experiencing academic difficulties due to counterproductive behavioral patterns related to their academic skills and habits. Developing academic skills ...

The Use of Media by African American Women to Acquire Mental Health Knowledge

Ivey, Lia (2006-05-15)

The study investigated the use of media by African American women to acquire knowledge to “help with life problems.” Participants self-reported their use of television, radio, newspapers, magazines, and the Internet in ...