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Rural low-income mothers' perspectives on children's feeding practices
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2010)
The purpose of this study was to examine the knowledge, behaviors, motivation, and barriers that rural low-income women experience in feeding their young children. Qualitative descriptive research was used to investigate ...
African American female students' voices : their social experiences and adjustment strategies at a predominately white university
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2010)
This phenomenological study explored 14 African American female students' social experiences and adjustment strategies at a predominantly White university. Each woman was interviewed twice, and the data were organized into ...
Coparental strategies for managing childhood chronic illness in post-divorce families
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2014)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] The National Survey of Children with Special Health Care Needs (2010) estimates that 15% of children in United States require special health care for ...
Emerging adults' views about couple and personal satisfaction in various gender role relationships
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2012)
Using vignettes as a data collection tool, the main purpose of this randomized, mixed-method study was to examine emerging adults' views about satisfaction of couples in various types of gender role relationships and their ...
A grounded theory investigation of skip-generation stepgrandparent-stepgrandchild relationships
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2014)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] Wachter (1997) projected that by 2030, grandparents will have as many stepgrandchildren as they do biological grandchildren, yet stepgrandparent-stepgrandchild ...
Finding what works : managing resources to facilitate coparenting in unmarried families
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2012)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] As the non-marital birth rate continues to rise, scholars have begun to explore the characteristics of unmarried families, particularly those with ...
Romantic relationship involvement during early and middle adolescence : associations with depressive symptoms, alcohol, tobacco and other drug use, and sexual activity
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2012)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] Using data from the Study of Early Child Care and Youth Development, I examined the associations between romantic relationship involvement and sixth ...
Japanese parents' perceptions about children's medical play
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2012)
Japanese parents' beliefs about medical play, one form of therapeutic play in healthcare settings, were examined. Mothers of 2- to 5-year-old children were recruited and asked to answer yes-no and open-ended questions about ...
Cultural values mediate the effect of parenting styles on Mexican American adolescents' prosocial behaviors
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2012)
The aim of this study was to examine the relations between supportive and strict parenting, traditional Mexican American culture values (respect and traditional gender roles), and prosocial tendencies in Mexican American ...
I'd rather beg for forgiveness than ask for permission : sexuality education teachers' identities and agency in the classroom
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2012)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] This study explored the process by which sexuality education teachers come to conceptualize their teaching identity. The findings suggest that teachers ...
Coparenting in low-income, African American, single mother households : an examination of their formation, and the roles of social support and relationship quality
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2012)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] Fifty-nine mothers, each with at least one child between the ages of 2 and 6, were interviewed regarding the formation and quality of their coparenting ...
From living apart, to living-apart-together :older adults developing a preference for LAT
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2013)
This study explores living-apart-together (LAT) relationships among Midwestern men and women between the ages of 60 and 88. Twenty-five men and women completed genograms and unstructured interviews addressing decision-making ...
Religiousness and marital quality : a test of the relational spirituality framework
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2014)
Several decades of research have established that religiousness and marital quality are positively correlated. The Relational Spirituality Framework, proposed by Annette Mahoney, is an attempt to organize this research by ...
Mobile aging: A randomized trial of mobility transition counseling for high-risk older adults
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2014)
Older adults with medical conditions that impair function are at the highest risk for driving retirement. This Randomized Controlled Trial investigated the efficacy of an intervention that facilitated planning for a likely ...
Religious similarity and relationship quality
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2013)
This analysis tested social support and joint religious activities as mediators of the relationship between religious similarity and relationship quality, as theorized by the relational spirituality framework. Using a ...
Unintended pregnancy among Christian women : the influence of religious factors and educational goals in resolution decisions and post-pregnancy adjustment
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2013)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] This study examined the impact of Christian devoutness, church attendance, belief in scripture, moral opposition to abortion, and educational goals on ...
The role of parent-child conversations and attributional biases in children's prosocial and aggressive behaviors
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2013)
The aims of the present study were to examine the relations between two dimensions of parent-child conversations and children's social behaviors and to assess the mediating role of children's attributional biases in these ...
Strengthening protective factors through parent-provider relationships : a study of family, friend, and neighbor child care settings
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2014)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] According to Susman-Stilman and Banghart (2008), about 33 to 55 percent of children under the age of 5 are in some form of family, friend, and neighbor ...
The association between adults' experiences with violence, perceived social support, and health
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2013)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] This study examined the associations between adults' experiences with violence, spousal and non-marital perceived emotional support, and physical and ...
Preschoolers' endogenously triggered self-regulation
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2014)
Self-regulation is one of the most important developments of early childhood. The ability to voluntarily control emotions, actions, and cognitions in the presence of two competing demands is vital to adaptive and autonomous ...