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The Department of Human Development and Family Science is one of the academic units of the College of Human Environmental Sciences at the University of Missouri--Columbia. HDFS focuses on lifespan human development and families in a variety of relational, social, and cultural contexts. Faculty conduct basic and applied research, with a unique investment in the application of new knowledge to issues facing individuals and families.
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Conflict engagement and management among stepsiblings
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2020)The purpose of this grounded theory study was to explore how stepsiblings engage, manage, and resolve conflicts. The processes that facilitate or impede conflict management among stepsiblings were explored. The 25 stepchildren ... -
Unlearning the narrative: integrating relationship science and machine learning to identify the determinants of African American adults' romantic relationship satisfaction
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2022)[EMBARGOED UNTIL 12/1/2023] Foundational theories in relationship science offer generalized explanations of relationship processes and outcomes that do not acknowledge the central role that race and racism may play in ... -
Perceived norms and help-seeking intentions among college student-athletes
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2022)[EMBARGOED UNTIL 8/1/2023] College student-athletes are vulnerable to mental health-related issues with the constant stresses rooted in the dual responsibilities on academic and athletic performances. Despite the higher ... -
US immigration policies: the lived experiences of international students with families
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2022)[EMBARGOED UNTIL 8/1/2023] Research studies about international students have often focused on the students and their reasons for migration (Abuosi and Abor, 2015), the process of adjustment to the new context (Yeh and ... -
Characteristics of pretend play and their contributions to preschool children's emotion regulation
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2022)Research on the benefits of pretend play for children demonstrates that engaging in this non-literal style of play is linked with better emotional skills (Lindsey and Colwell, 2013). While this relation between pretend ... -
Transition to Kindergarten: exploring concepts of worry, transition activities, and parent efficacy
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2022)Kindergarten entry is a significant -- and fairly common -- transition experienced by young children and their families. Put simply, it is often a drastic new experience for young children including new behavioral, social, ... -
Evaluating organizational research climate to assess research integrity
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2022)Failure of the scientific research enterprise to adequately define and respond to research misconduct and detrimental research practices constitutes a significant threat to scientific research. Lapses in research integrity ... -
Romantic partner communication, familism values, and Latinx young adults' relationship maintenance
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2022)Young adulthood is characterized by an increased focus on serious, long-term relationships. Stressors such as negative communication within couples can impede the enactment of pro-social, relationship maintenance behaviors, ... -
The moderating role of behavioral self-regulation in relations between neighborhood connection and adolescents' positive adjustment
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2021)The current study directly and longitudinally tested relational-developmental systems theories by analyzing whether neighborhood connection facilitates school engagement, self-esteem, and prosocial behavior depending on ... -
Short-term weekly effects of ethnic-racial discrimination on academic outcomes : ethnic-racial socialization and ethnic-racial identity as moderators
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2021)African American and Latinx undergraduate students who attend historically white institutions continue to face incidents of discrimination which have been associated adverse health and academic outcomes (Del Toro & Hughes, ... -
The relations between parenting and prosocial behaviors: mediating roles of moral reasoning and familism in Nicaragua
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2019)[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] This study examined the relations between supportive and strict parenting behaviors and adolescents' six types of prosocial behaviors, along with the ... -
Parent attachment and prosocial behaviors in Asian Indian young adults : prosocial moral reasoning and respect for family as intervening mechanisms
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2020)The primary goal of this study was to examine the intervening roles of prosocial moral reasoning and respect for family in associations between parent attachment and prosocial behaviors in Asian Indian young adults. ... -
Barriers and catalysts of aging for LGBTQ+ older adults : a photovoice study
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2021)For LGBTQ+ older adults, the intersecting influence of sexuality, gender expression, and sociocultural factors result in a distinct aging experience. The concept of successful aging is often utilized by professionals to ... -
Introducing a personal-originality approach for scoring children's divergent thinking
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2021)Divergent thinking (DT), which can be described as the ability to conceive of and express a variety of novel solutions to open-ended problems (Gibson et al., 2009), is one of the most commonly studied constructs related ... -
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 ... -
Sociocultural attitudes as a moderator of the relations between negative eating and weight messages from family members and Latinas' body image shame
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2021)Research shows that family members are important for young women's body image. Using the sociocultural model, I explored associations between negative eating and weight messages from fathers, mothers, and sisters and ... -
Adaptive apparel advocacy : a case study exploring how Mindy Scheier catalyzed the adaptive apparel market
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2020)The purpose of this study is to gain an in-depth, holistic, and contextualized understanding of how Mindy Scheier catalyzed the adaptive apparel market by exploring her role as an adaptive apparel advocate and her collaboration ... -
Sociocognitive and socioemotive factors associated with early academic abilities in preschool children in Costa Rica
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2020)This study aims at providing a multi-report, multi-method model of academic and socio-emotional preparation in preschool children that integrates bodies of previous research that have been conducted primarily in isolation. ... -
Adolescent sibling caregiving and responsibilty and competence in adulthood : retrospective reports among Latina/o young adults
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2020)[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI--COLUMBIA AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] Using attachment theory, cultural ecological framework, and an adapted cultural transmission model, I examined associations between familism ... -
Associations between ethnic discrimination, self-mastery/control, and communicative processes in U.S. Latino/a young adults : implications for adjustment
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2020)[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] Using data from 283 U.S. Latino/a young adults, I examined self-mastery/control and perceived negative communication with a romantic partner as potential ...