Browsing by Author "Sollie, Donna"

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Advancing a better understanding of influences on relational health: A prevention science approach

McGill, Julianne (2016-07-28)

One of the strongest predictors of optimal health, well-being, and life satisfaction is having stable and supportive relationships (Pinker, 2014). Yet as evidenced by high rates of relationship dissolution, maintaining ...

Developmental Antecedents of Adolescent Parenthood

Halsey, Charlotte (2006-05-15)

Adolescent parenthood is an issue of universal concern because of the negative outcomes associated with both the teen parents and their children. The current study sought to examine father absence and being born to a teen ...

The Impact of Flexible Work Arrangements on Employee Engagement

Brown, Victoria (2016-01-06)

A flexible work arrangement pilot program was implemented in the corporate office of a mid-size organization. To assess the impact of flexible work arrangements on employee engagement, surveys were administered prior to ...

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 ...

The Interplay of Parental Marital Conflict and Divorce in Young Adult Children's Relationships with Parents and Romantic Partners

Yu, Tianyi (2007-08-15)

A substantial body of literature has documented the effects of parental divorce and marital conflict on adult children’s interpersonal relationships with parents and romantic partners. However, few studies have tested the ...

Negative adult romantic relationship experiences and working models of self and other

Taylor, Lisa (2005-08-15)

Internalized working models of self and other are blueprints of relationships that affect how people think about themselves and others in social relationships. The model of self is associated with an underlying anxiety ...

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) ...

The Relationships Between Conflict, Marital Satisfaction and Couples' Time Spent in Joint Activity

Buckley, Rhonda (2005-12-15)

The purpose of this study is to examine the links between marital satisfaction, couples’ time together in joint, leisure activity and relationship conflict. Current literature has established the positive link between ...

Trust in Dating Relationships: The Role of Communal Orientation

Thorsen, Philip (2006-12-15)

The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between communal orientation and trust in recently established dating relationships. We expected that the degree to which one’s partner was perceived to have a ...