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A Bioecological Model of Grief Recovery : Theory and Test of the Model

Creator:: Romo, Daniel L.
Abstract:: A primary aim of bereavement research is to alleviate suffering and promote well-being at the junction of life and death for the survivor in an attachment relationship. Bereavement research in the last decade has focused primarily on examining grief recovery within the context of intrapersonal processes. This emphasis has often...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: death of a spouse is associated with improved psychological health in the early stages of widowhood

"We are not all one puzzle piece" : youth voice, homelessness, and positive youth development

Creator:: Nott, Brooke Dolenc
Abstract:: Positive youth development posits that all youth possess the capacity to change and grow as they interact with their contexts. That capacity is activated and nurtured by a beneficial ecological environment often unavailable for homeless youth. Only a limited number of studies focus on the positive development and strengths of...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: attack, exposure to violence, hunger, and a lack of health care. These experiences on the street are

Evaluation of a social-emotional and character development program : methods and outcomes

Creator:: Lewis, Kendra M.
Abstract:: Schools are increasingly expected to prevent and decrease violence, substance use, and other problem behaviors linked to academics and prepare students to be contributing members of society. One approach with proven success in promoting positive outcomes related to a broad range of student behaviors and personal characteristics is social-emotional learning,...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: _____________________________________________________________________ Co-Director of the School of Social and Behavioral Health Sciences

"I'm the best of both worlds" : factors influencing the racial identities of biracial youth

Creator:: Mouzong, Christine LeAnn
Abstract:: This study examined the social and contextual factors that lead to differences in the way biracial adolescents interpret their racial identity. Using 11 interviews with a sample of biracial youth between the ages of 14 and 17-years-old, this study also explores the strategies these individuals use to achieve social validation...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Microsoft Word - CM_Theisis1.doc AN ABSTRACT OF THE

Poverty and child neglect : subtypes of neglect and stress as a mediator

Creator:: Shepherd, Jennifer R.
Abstract:: This study examined the association between poverty and child neglect. The existence of a general association has been established for some time. However, there is much debate, and little detailed research, on the specific processes that create this association. This study focused on the form of neglect that involves the...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: . This study focused on the form of neglect that involves the most health risk for children—physical

Self-care training for school age children : an impact study of parenting and employment

Creator:: Palmer, Diane J.
Abstract:: An increasing number of children care for themselves (self-care) while their parents are employed outside the home. A literature review suggested a connection between child care concerns and employed parents' increased stress, role overload, and lower productivity. This study evaluated the impact of an educational training program for families with...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: study of parenting and employment AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Diane J. Palmer for the degree of

Gender and ethnic issues in parenting : a study of some determinants of parenting in American Indian and non-Indian families

Creator:: Kawamoto, Walter T.
Abstract:: An analysis was conducted to test current theories regarding education, income, and marital satisfaction as determinants of parenting in different ways for men and women. The gender specific issues in parenting to be tested were: 1) Education is positively related to parental involvement for both men and women. 2) Marital...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: National Institute of Mental Health, and the Gil-Hammond Fellowship, thank you from the bottom of my

An investigation of the relationship between adolescent substance abuse and personality in a residential treatment center

Creator:: Toray, Tamina
Abstract:: Over the past ten years there has been a dramatic increase in the number of drug addicted teens in this country. Accompanying this increase in drug usage of adolescents has been an rise in the number of treatment and evaluation centers to serve the adolescent drug abusing population. Comprehensive and...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: functioning. Personality psychology is intertwined with most other branches of psychology. Interpersonal

Engagement and retention in home visiting family support programs

Creator:: McGuigan, William M.
Abstract:: These two studies investigated maternal engagement and retention in a voluntary, home-visiting program. The program screened families at the birth of their first child for risk characteristics associated with poor child and family outcomes. Higher risk families were offered regular home visits and support for up to 5 years. In...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: additional 15% of "secondary refusals" (Hawaii Department of Health, 1992; NCPCA, 1996). These parents had

A cross-cultural comparison of parenting styles and adolescent competencies in Asian Americans and European Americans

Creator:: Wang, Helen Yanqing
Abstract:: Guided by Ogbu's cultural-ecological model of human development, this comparative study offers a comprehensive and explicit way of conceptualizing and measuring parenting within the cultural context. Multiple hypotheses are generated for the cross-cultural comparison of parenting styles in Asian Americans and European Americans. The study uses the National Longitudinal Study...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health survey data collected from a nationally representative

ScholarsArchive@OSU

A Bioecological Model of Grief Recovery : Theory and Test of the Model

"We are not all one puzzle piece" : youth voice, homelessness, and positive youth development

Evaluation of a social-emotional and character development program : methods and outcomes

"I'm the best of both worlds" : factors influencing the racial identities of biracial youth

Poverty and child neglect : subtypes of neglect and stress as a mediator

Self-care training for school age children : an impact study of parenting and employment

Gender and ethnic issues in parenting : a study of some determinants of parenting in American Indian and non-Indian families

An investigation of the relationship between adolescent substance abuse and personality in a residential treatment center

Engagement and retention in home visiting family support programs

A cross-cultural comparison of parenting styles and adolescent competencies in Asian Americans and European Americans

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