Browsing by Author "El-Sheikh, Mona"

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ASSOCIATIONS BETWEEN SLEEP QUALITY, THERAPEUTIC ALLIANCE, AND INEFFECTIVE ARGUING AMONG COUPLES IN THERAPY

Robinson, Lindsey (2021-08-02)

Considering the far-reaching effects of short or poor-quality sleep on biopsychosocial functioning, little to no research has investigated the associations among sleep quality, therapeutic alliance and couple outcomes in ...

Autonomic physiology of social anxiety in preadolescence

Kaeppler, Alexander (2020-07-15)

The present study sought to build on prior research by examining within-system (sympathetic nervous system (SNS) x SNS) and cross-system (SNS x parasympathetic nervous system) interactions between measures of autonomic ...

Distinguishing Behavioral and Cognitive Dimensions of Parental Social Coaching: A Focused Examination of Parents' Social and Psychological Influence During Early Adolescence

Gregson, Kim (2015-05-08)

As peer stress and internalizing problems rise around the transition to adolescence, parents often want to intervene to promote positive peer experiences and psychological well-being. However, there is a paucity of empirical ...

Does Marital Conflict Predict Later Alcohol Use?

Liao, Pei-Ju (2007-05-15)

Couple’s physical and verbal aggression were examined longitudinally to determine if they predict later alcohol use, controlling for SES, race/ethnicity, and individual partner’s age. The sample consisted of 194 couples ...

Early Contextual Influences on Young Adult Sleep and Sleep Inequities

Nichols, Olivia (2023-08-04) ETD File Embargoed

The residential neighborhood environment has been associated with a range of health outcomes and health inequities, including sleep. Sleep duration, quality, and variability have been increasingly studied as behavioral ...

Family Functioning and Children's Sleep Schedule, Quality and Quantity

Martin, Karen (2007-08-15)

Although sleep problems are prevalent in U.S. children, very little is known about family variables associated with children’s sleep disruptions. The objective of this study is to examine children’s sleep quality and ...

Harsh Parenting and Trajectories of Adjustment across Late Adolescence: Autonomic Nervous System Activity as a Moderator of Risk

Saini, Ekjyot K. (2022-04-14)

Adjustment problems including internalizing symptoms (e.g., anxiety, depression) and externalizing behaviors (e.g., rule-breaking, aggression, hostility) increase across earlier adolescence but little is known about their ...

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 ...

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 ...

Linking Social Anxiety and Autonomic Responses to Social Stress in Preadolescence

Kaeppler, Alexander (2016-07-20)

A substantial body of theoretical literature suggests that social anxiety may be related to abnormal or inflexible autonomic nervous system activity. In recent years, this notion has been corroborated by several empirical ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 and Cognitive Functioning: The Moderating Role of Vagal Indices

Elmore-Staton, Lori (2011-12-05)

This dissertation contains two studies. In the first study, vagal tone and vagal reactivity (indexed by respiratory sinus arrhythmia; RSA) were examined as possible moderators of the associations between both actigraphy ...

Sleep as a Moderator of Links Between Parent-Child Attachment and Adjustment in Early Adolescence

Marks, Brian (2015-07-02)

Poor sleep duration and quality are common among typically developing children and are related to adjustment problems such as internalizing and externalizing symptoms, as well as lower self-esteem. Attachment, or the bond ...

Sleep, Physical Activity, and Mental Health Among Sexual-Minority, Transgender, and Gender-Diverse Youth

Gillis, Brian (2023-08-03) ETD File Embargoed

In the face of legislation that curtails the rights and wellbeing of sexual- and gender-minority (SGM) youth, developmental science has a responsibility to investigate SGM health and its protective factors. Sleep is a ...

Testing A Conditional Process Model of Gender Minority Stress and Resilience, Depressive Symptoms, and Dyadic Coping Among Gender Minorities

Parsons, L.E. (2023-04-20) ETD File Embargoed

Many studies show that depression is pervasive among gender minority populations with strong links between minority-related stress and the development of depressive symptoms. Using frameworks of minority stress theory ...

Too Stressed to Sleep: Autonomic Nervous System Reactivity and Sleep in Adolescents

Olivia, Martin-Piñón (2019-09-27)

The purpose of the present study was to investigate relations between autonomic nervous system (ANS) reactivity across its parasympathetic and sympathetic branches and multiple sleep parameters in adolescence. Participants ...