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The concurrent rising rates of two societal concerns, rising rates of obesity along with increasing reports of parental indulgence, make it imperative to look at these issues in tandem. Not only has obesity become a national epidemic, ...
This study examined the longitudinal influence of father involvement on emerging adult children's psychological well-being. This was explored in the contexts of mother involvement, interparental marital relationships, and children's...
The purpose of the study was to examine the relation between prior maltreatment history and placement instability among pre-teen children in the foster care system and perceptions of mother-child relationship when children are age 14....
The primary goal of the current study was to explore who emerging adults consult regarding their identity issues and to explore the characteristics of emerging adults who consult siblings. Another goal was to examine the advice and...
The purpose of this study was to examine the interpersonal identity development of early adolescents from ages 11-14 and its effects on academic achievement. The study was also designed to allow for cross-sectional comparisons of early...
Empirical knowledge about sibling relationships of youth in foster care is scant. The purpose of this study was to explore sibling relationships of youth in foster care and begin to build a stronger understanding of the potential...
The purpose of this study was to examine the effect of a family narrative/music therapy intervention (FNMT) on family functioning in families with children or adolescents who have experienced the death of a parent some time in the two...
The role of neighborhood and school environments in adolescent development has been explored over the years, yet few have examined these relationships with an American Indian sample. The purpose of this study was to explore the role of...
Unprecedented growth in our aging population mandates a corresponding increase in the research base. African Americans and elders over the age of 75 years are particularly underrepresented in the social scientific literature. Because...
Negative and depressive outcomes of caregivers in the United States has dominated academic domains in the social, behavioral, and gerontological literature. However, more recently, there has been an attempt to assess the more positive...
The purpose of this dissertation study was to conduct exploratory research to consider the existence of an association between adolescents' level of attachment with parents and peers and the level of perceived therapeutic alliance when...
The primary purpose of this study was to examine the differences in adolescent identity formation and autonomy within and across two cultures. In addition, this study also investigated the influences of age and gender on identity...
The purpose of this study was to examine relations between body image, eating disordered behaviors and ethnic identity. One-hundred eighteen college women, 48 Black participants and 70 White participants were sampled from two...
The Long-Term Influence of Family Contexts and Processes in Biological Families and Stepfather Families on Young Adult Children's Intimate Relationships
The main purpose of the present study was to examine the influences of parental relationship instability, parental relationship happiness, and parent-child relationships on young adult intimate relationship outcomes. The effects of...
Background. Grief is considered complicated when symptoms are found to predict long-term functional impairments resulting in a failure to return to pre-loss performance levels (Prigerson, Frank, et al. 1995). Objective. The objective of...
Emerging adults, between ages 18 and 25, experience changes in interpersonal relationships, sexuality, world view, and for some, changes in living arrangements that include college (Arnett, 2001; Lefkowitz, 2005). For many college...
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