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The contribution of relationship experiences to adolescent romantic relationship outcomes
(2015-07-28)
This research focused on the role of relationship experiences in adolescent romantic relationships using both basic and applied approaches. Research questions are guided by life course and social cognitive theories which ...
The Relationships between Economic Hardship, Financial Distress, Relational Aggression, and Marital Quality as Experienced by Mid-Life Married Couples during and following the Recent Economic Recession
(2015-07-21)
Using data from the Flourishing Families Project, the current dissertation is composed of two studies examining how 335 mid-life married couples experienced economic hardship and financial distress during the recent economic ...
Effects of Early Adverse Risks on Middle Childhood Behavior Development, Adolescent Physical and Mental Health, and First Juvenile Arrest for Low-Income Youth
(2015-07-23)
The current dissertation investigates the effects of early adverse risks on middle childhood behavior development, adolescent physical and mental health, and first juvenile arrest in a high-risk national Longitudinal Studies ...
Young Adults’ Perception of Fathering and the Father-Child Relationship in the Context of Marital Violence
(2015-07-21)
The current study utilized a qualitative research design, combining grounded theory and thematic analysis, to examine fathering by maritally violent men from the perspective of their young adult children. Semi-structured ...
Children’s Externalizing and Internalizing Behavior and Social Competence predicted by Home Environment: Are These Associations Mediated by Social Competence and Moderated by Child Maltreatment?
(2015-07-24)
Home environment is often related to child functioning, including child social competence and child externalizing and internalizing behaviors. However, there is limited research that has examined how child abuse status, ...
The Development of Interpartner Aggression from Adolescence to Young Adulthood
(2015-06-05)
The overall purpose of this dissertation was to advance our knowledge of change in interpartner aggression (IPA) as adolescents become young adults. This three-study dissertation examined patterns of change and the ...
Exploring Participants’ Variation in Relational Outcomes based on Couple Relationship Education Curriculum
(2015-07-21)
The purpose of this study was to advance explorations of content of two different Couple Relationship Education (CRE) curricula, ELEVATE and a Mindfulness-Based CRE (MBCRE), and how each of two program experiences influenced ...
Linking Peer Victimization with Sleep in Early Adolescence
(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 ...
Sleep as a Moderator of Links Between Parent-Child Attachment and Adjustment in Early Adolescence
(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 ...
Me, You, and Us: Affectivity Predicting Interactive Behaviors in Older Couples’ Relationship Narratives
(2015-07-23)
The current study was developed to investigate how older spouses’ self-reported positive and negative affectivity were associated with their behavioral interactions during a relationship narrative task. To accomplish this ...