Browsing Theses and Dissertations (MU) by Thesis Department "Human development and family studies (MU)"
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Effects of phrase style in storybooks on children's word learning in small and large reading groups
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2016)Shared storybook reading between adults and children has long been considered an effective activity that facilitates children's early language and literacy development (Brabham & Lynch-Brown, 2002; Chomsky, 1979; Elley, ... -
Emerging adults views about couple and personal satisfaction in various gGender role relationships
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2012)Human development and Family studies -
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 ... -
Emotional labor in early intervention
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2005)The purpose of this study was to examine the scope and impact of emotional labor in early intervention. Focus groups and individual interviews were analyzed to determine the presence of emotional labor in the work, and the ... -
Environmental unpredictability and environmental harshness in early life : independent predictors of preschool boys' and girls' self-regulation /
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2017)Using multi-method multi-informant longitudinal data from the Early Head Start Research and Evaluation Project (N equals 966), this study explored the effects of early-life (between 0 to 36 months) environmental unpredictability ... -
An exploration of the moderating impact of mentorship on the relationship between Christian religious orientation and moral reasoning
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2009)[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] This study explored the moderating impact of quality mentorship on the relationship between two domains of religious orientation and principled moral ... -
Exposure to parental conflict and violence in childhood : influences on emerging adults' relationships with parents and perceptions of intimate relationships
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2016)Parental partner-violence (PPV) is any type of physical, emotional/psychological, or sexual violence perpetrated by at least one parent against a partner in an intimate relationship. According to the U.S. Department of ... -
Family relationships and Mexican American emerging adults' adjustment
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2015)[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] I investigated associations between Mexican American parent-emerging adult relationships and the association on emerging adults' adjustment (N=186). ... -
Family support and prosocial behaviors in U. S. Mexican and European American young adults : the intervening roles of respect and sociocognitive/emotive traits
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2017)[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] The primary aim of this study is to consider mothers, fathers, and siblings as socialization agents of young adult's prosocial behaviors and to consider ... -
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 ... -
From living apart, to living-apart-together :
(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 ... -
Gay fathers' coparenting experiences with ex-wives
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2014)Despite the increasing focus on fathers and coparenting after divorce, little is known about the experiences of gay fathers and virtually nothing is known about their experiences coparenting with their ex-wives. This study ... -
The good, the bad, and the ugly : divorced mothers' experiences with coparenting
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2010)[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] This study produces a grounded theory of how 20 women experience sharing physical custody of their children with their former partners after divorce ... -
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 ... -
A grounded theory of being 'gatekept' in multigenerational stepfamilies
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2017)[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] Gatekeeping is a process by which individuals control access to kin. Gatekeeping is facilitative to the extent that others' involvement with kin is ... -
Healthcare communication barriers encountered by child life specialists
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2018)Communication in the healthcare setting can be complicated due to various reasons such as language barriers or complex medical terminology, yet effective communication is necessary for overall care and safety of an ... -
Household labor and marital quality : perceived partner responsiveness as a buffer for unfair divisions of labor
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2020)Perceptions of household labor divisions as unfair are associated with lower marital quality, particularly for women. However, perceived partner responsiveness -- individuals' beliefs about their partner as caring, validating, ... -
"I know it looks like I'm leaving, but I'm not leaving you" : nonresidential father identities after divorce
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2009)[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] This study produces a grounded theory of how 20 men experience the transition from married, residential fatherhood to divorced, nonresidential fatherhood. ... -
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 ... -
The influence of self-perceptions of aging on cognitive functioning in older adult dyads
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2021)Older adults who report negative self-perceptions of aging (SPA) perform worse on memory tests and perceive their memory abilities to be worse than their counterparts who report positive SPA. Research suggests that romantic ...