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Association between positive emotion regulation strategies and the reward positivity
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2018)
. However, there is some evidence that the RewP is malleable with a simple savoring intervention. Such findings may provide insight into the underpinnings of depression and have implications for clinical prevention and intervention efforts for MDD....
Children's evaluation of everyday social encounters questionnaire -- short form validation
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2018)
) to an independent sample of grade-school children (N=241), along with measures of various adjustment indicators, affect, and emotion regulation. Results indicated that the ChEESE-Q SF fit the same 3-factor structure as the original ChEESE-Q, with each factor-based...
Observed positive and negative behaviors in children: relation to anxiety and depression symptoms
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2008)
and depressive symptoms. Positive and negative behavior composites were formed based on several overt behaviors coded from video recordings of the children's speeches. Positive behaviors were significantly associated with depression but not anxiety symptoms...
Not talking about sex : indirect parental communication and risky adolescent sexual behavior
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2008)
The present study presents a newly adapted measure of participant reported indirect parental sexual communication. Undergraduate psychology students (N=297) were given an online survey which was utilized to investigate the ...
Mixed emotions and adjustment across development and cultures
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2018)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] Emerging literature on mixed emotions has reported inconsistent relationships between mixed emotions and psychological adjustment, and little is known ...
Understanding and preventing youth suicide : adding caregiver training to a youth prevention program
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2018)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] Suicide is the second leading cause of death for individuals ages 10-34 years-old (CDC, 2015). Suicide prevention programs aim to teach the risk factors and warning signs...
Associations between maternal awareness and children's fearfulness and anxiety
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2010)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] Fearful temperament in the toddler years is a well-established precursor to risk for childhood anxiety. Less is known about the mechanisms by which ...
Exploring the relation between social anxiety and depression in youth: the roles of friendship and peer acceptance
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2005)
in youth. In particular, structural equation modeling was used to evaluate models containing friendship quality and peer acceptance as mediators. Results, based on a school sample of 539 3rd, 5th, 7th, and 9th graders, indicated that peer acceptance...
The relations of violence exposure, trauma symptoms and aggressive cognitions to youth violent behavior
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2005)
Studies show that adolescents in the United States are disproportionately represented among both the victims and the perpetrators of violent crimes (U.S. Department of Justice, 2002). Studies also show that previous exposure ...