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Conflict and harmony during interaction of preschool children: Influences of relationship status of dyads
(2010-08-04)
The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of friendship and dominance status on interaction quality—harmony and conflict during play—among preschool-aged children. The study considered the effects of friendship ...
Examining Changes in Parenting Behaviors Among a Diverse Sample of Marriage Education Participants
(2010-07-06)
Research has shown that the quality of the couple relationship is a critical factor in the environment in which children develop, in that it affects parent involvement and parenting practices. This spillover process suggests ...
The Impact of Preschool Quality on Peer Relationships at First Grade with Teacher-Child Relationships as a Mediator
(2010-07-12)
Previous research has documented associations between preschool quality and children’s peer relationships as well as the effect of teacher-child relationship quality on peer relationships. Multiple regression models were ...
Children’s Cortisol in Preschool and Aggression One Year Later in Kindergarten
(2011-01-05)
Previous research has examined associations between aggression and cortisol throughout the lifespan, with most studies concluding that individuals with lower basal cortisol exhibit more aggressive and antisocial behavior. ...
Associations Among Anxiety, Disengaged Coping, and Physiological Arousal in Early Adolescents
(2012-05-08)
This study examined associations among physiological responses to peer stress (heart rate reactivity, HRR, and skin conductance level reactivity, SCLR), coping responses to peer stress (engaged and disengaged), and anxiety ...
Couple Satisfaction and Symptom Distress: What to Look for When Forming an Alliance
(2012-07-19)
In this study, the relationship between dyadic adjustment ratings, individual symptom distress ratings and the therapeutic alliance for males and females was explored. Likewise, the interaction between individual symptom ...
Mental and Physical Health of Mothers and Children: Does Maltreatment Matter?
(2012-07-24)
Maternal depression (MD) and physical health (MH) can have great impact on children, specifically children’s internalizing, externalizing and physical health, but little research has examined how maltreatment and children’s ...
Actions Speak Louder Than Beliefs: Compassionate Love as a Mediator of the Relationship between Religiosity and Marital Satisfaction
(2012-07-24)
Research has generally supported the positive association between religiosity and marital satisfaction, whereby more religious individuals are more satisfied with their marriages. However, it remains unclear why religiosity ...
Effects of couples' anxiety and avoidance on physical health symptoms
(2012-07-23)
Couples presenting for therapy can be presumed to be experiencing relational distress. Attachment theory guides an understanding of couples’ problems in terms of each partner’s avoidance or anxiety in the relationship. The ...
A Multi-Study Approach to Examining the Transformative Potential of Teaching Social Justice to High School Students
(2012-07-16)
These three papers test existing educational and identity development theory regarding the phenomenon of transformative pedagogy and its effectiveness, in order to determine the predictive ability of a class on morals and ...