Browsing by Author "Shapiro, Steven"

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Adherence to ADHD medication during the transition to college: Experiences, needs, and challenges

Schaefer, Megan (2016-05-05)

Self-management of chronic illness is an abrupt challenge for adolescents as they transition into adulthood. This struggle is most evident when they move away to college and no longer have instrumental support for disease ...

Alcohol Use and Related Risk Behaviors Among College Students and Military Personnel

Lyle, Sarah Brice (2011-12-13)

To date, no published studies have been conducted examining alcohol use specifically among military veterans who are attending college. Studies on whether interventions designed for either veterans or college students are ...

Changing disease knowledge, self-efficacy, and adherence in transition-aged youth with inflammatory bowel disease: The impact of a telehealth coaching intervention

Wagoner, Scott (2020-07-13) ETD File Embargoed

The current study is an evaluation of the first structured transition program for families managing inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) within the United States. To determine the program’s effectiveness, important transition ...

A Cluster-Analytically Derived Typology of Juvenile Sex Offenders

Higgins, Miranda (2008-08-15)

Juvenile sex offenders are part of a heterogeneous population and appear to differ on numerous variables such as offense and victim type, family background, sexual offending characteristics, and psychopathology. Several ...

A Developmental Perspective on Juvenile Sexual Offenders: The Role of Childhood Abuse in the Development of Psychopathology and Sex Offending Behavior

Farris, Kelly (2007-08-15)

The child development field has a relative lack of research considering the impact of child abuse and victimization from a developmental perspective, and even less research that examines the effects of multiple types of ...

Differentiating between Children with and without ADHD Using the Delis-Kaplan Executive Function System and Conners' Continuous Performance Test-II

Peden, Sarah (2010-08-12)

The Delis-Kaplan Executive Function System (D-KEFS) is a relatively new measure of executive functioning (EF) that has not been fully evaluated for its potential of differentiating between children with and without ADHD. ...

Do Symptoms of Sluggish Cognitive Tempo Independently Predict Non-Medical Use of Prescription Stimulants in a College Student Sample?

Gayleard, Jessica (2018-12-11)

As evidence for the construct of SCT continues to grow, it is important for further research to continue investigating how symptoms of SCT may impact functioning in college students. The current study examined whether ...

Do Symptoms of Sluggish Cognitive Tempo Independently Predict Social Functioning or Risky Behavior in a College Student Sample?

Kirk , Claire (2018-05-10)

As evidence for the discriminant validity of SCT continues to emerge, researchers must further examine the ways in which SCT affects functioning in order to eventually tailor treatments to this population. The current study ...

Do Symptoms of Sluggish Cognitive Tempo Uniquely Predict Response to Interpersonal Stress in College Students?

Miller, Melissa (2020-03-31)

SCT has been identified as a distinct construct but highly related to ADHD. SCT also often co-occurs with internalizing disorders. In adults, SCT is associated with interpersonal problems, and the way individuals respond ...

Evaluation of a School-Based Peer Mediation Program: Assessing Disputant Outcomes as Evidence of Success

Ridley, Cami (2007-12-15)

Peer mediation programs are frequently employed by school systems nationwide to help decrease rates of violence and promote constructive problem-solving methods. The current literature regarding evaluation of these programs ...

Examining Executive Functioning Deficits in Juvenile Delinquents with a History of Trauma Exposure

Cyperski, Melissa (2012-12-05)

We examined whether an early childhood history of trauma explains which juvenile offenders develop Executive Functioning (EF) deficits. One hundred and eighty-eight incarcerated adolescent males were evaluated for personal ...

Examining Rater Agreement After Changing the Response Format of the BRIEF

Ferguson, Bill (2011-01-05)

Deficits in Executive Function (EF) have been demonstrated in various types of childhood psychopathology. Current clinical practice encourages evaluating deficits in EF across multiple perspectives. The BRIEF is a parent- ...

Examining the Parent Perception Inventory within the Context of Behavior Parent Training

Salamone, Christie (2006-12-15)

The Parent Perception Inventory (PPI) is a child report measure used to assess child perceptions of parenting positive and negative behaviors. A parent version of the PPI was also used to assess how parents perceive their ...

Executive Functioning in Children with Positive Illusory Bias: Examining the Relationship between Cognitive Characteristics and Self-Perception

Mooney, Clarissa (2015-08-06)

Optimistic self-perception has been demonstrated to be a common phenomenon in the general population (Bouffard, et al., 1998; Harter, 1988; Mezulis, et al., 2004; Sedikides, et al., 2005). The phenomena of biased perceptions ...

Exploring the Relationship Between Cognitive Disengagement Syndrome and Social Problem Solving

Miller, Melissa (2023-05-08) ETD File Embargoed

Cognitive disengagement syndrome (CDS), previously referred to as sluggish cognitive tempo (SCT), is represented by a set of symptoms that have been found to be associated with emotional, social, and daily life impairments ...

Further Validation of a Parental Tolerance Measure

Loper, Miranda (2006-05-15)

Tolerance for child misbehavior is defined as the amount of annoyance experienced when a child misbehaves. This construct has received relatively little attention in the field of child psychology and most of this research ...

Geometric rule learning by pigeons

Sturz, Bradley (2007-05-15)

In a series of four experiments using an open field search task, pigeons were trained to find a goal located at the midpoint of the hypothetical line connecting two discrete landmarks positioned in a linear array. Pigeons ...

Healing the hearts of bereaved parents: Impact of legacy artwork on grief in parents whose children died of cancer

Schaefer, Megan (2019-06-13)

Approximately 12% of youth with cancer do not survive, representing a devastating loss for parents. Strategies to improve parent coping have been understudied, and no studies have examined the impact of legacy-making ...

Imitation in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders: An Analysis of Task Type and Common Errors

Sevlever, Melina (2010-08-04)

The purpose of this study was to identify common imitative errors emitted by children with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) and typically developing children across varying types of imitative tasks. Twenty-two low-functioning ...

The Impact of Mental Health Literacy on Treatment Seeking Intentions across Specific Disorders: Accounting for Race/Ethnicity

Chakawa, Ayanda (2017-05-23)

While 75% of mental health problems emerge by young adulthood, there is a strong reluctance during this developmental stage to seek professional help. Although limitations in mental health literacy, such as incorrect problem ...