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  • Longitudinal changes in stress-related growth : relations with stress severity and depressive symptoms

    Creator:
    Bi, Xiaoyu
    Abstract:
    Studies on the positive effects of stress, called stress-related growth (SRG), are increasing, and there are a variety of contradictory theoretical models and findings in the literature. This dissertation compared several of these models in two studies, using two waves of data from the Davis Longitudinal Study, a study of...
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    other committee members. Dr. Rick Levenson had a profound impact on my understanding and synthesis of

  • Life course perspective : a journey of participation in physical activity

    Creator:
    Li, Kin-Kit
    Abstract:
    A life course perspective provide a meta-theoretical framework to understand human development. This perspective is characterized by studying the changing lives within the changing environment (George, 2004). Building upon the literature in the psychosocial paradigm and ecological models, Manuscript 1 discusses the uniqueness and the practical importance of a life...
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    Vuchinich, Dr. Scott Hofer, Dr. Rick Settersten, and many other individuals who expanded my vision and

  • Keeping a Roof Overhead : An Examination of Housing Strategies Among Low-Income White Families in Rural Trailer Parks

    Creator:
    Barrett-Rivera, Brenda C.
    Abstract:
    Housing is a critical component of family life, however, keeping a safe and stable roof overhead is increasingly difficult for the approximately 21 million low-income families in the United States (Urban Institute, n.d.; U.S. Census, 2015). Low-income families struggle to keep a roof overhead within the context of rising housing...
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    given me over the last four years. Thank you to my committee members, Karen Hooker and Rick Settersten

  • Social Support and Optimal Aging during the Covid-19 Pandemic

    Creator:
    Lee, Hye Soo
    Abstract:
    The COVID-19 pandemic was thought to be especially difficult for older adults, with high risks for social isolation due to the lockdowns necessitated by the pandemic. This study sought to understand the extent to which these community-residing older adults were receiving and providing social support. Further, we sought to disentangle...
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    Rick), flowers (that Bertie can bark at), and tea from Korea (that she will store in her kitchen