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The Department of Human Development and Family Studies 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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Effects of phrase style in storybooks on children's word learning in small and large reading groups
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The effects of care recipients' companion animals on the caregiving experience
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2016)This study examined the impact of older adults' companion animals on informal caregivers' instrumental and emotional experiences. Older adults report strong emotional bonds with their companion animals (specifically cats ... -
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 and life stressors predict adolescents' social behaviors via parenting and moral identity
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2016)The goal of the current studies was to examine the associations between family-level stressors and low income adolescents' social behaviors. Previous theory and research has suggested that stress can be emotionally and ... -
(Re)constructing family images : stepmotherhood before motherhood
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2016)Strong cultural values and ideals attached to women in families deem the role of stepmother as inferior to that of biological mother. While motherhood is celebrated, stepmotherhood is stigmatized, and women who assume a ... -
Longitudinal relations among parenting daily hassles, child rearing, and prosocial behaviors in Turkish children
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2015)Parental child rearing behaviors predict children's levels of prosociality (Eisenberg and Valiente, 2002; Hastings, Utendale, and Sullivan, 2007). Parents' daily hassles are continuous sources of stress that can cause ... -
Unforgiven and depressed late in life : the protective factor of forgivingness
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2014)Feeling unforgiven by others is associated with higher levels of depression (Ingersoll-Dayton, Torges, & Krause, 2010) and the tendency to forgive (i.e., forgivingness) may help us to feel better about ourselves (Baumeister ... -
Family Relationships and Mexican American Emerging Adults' Adjustment
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2015)I investigated associations between Mexican American parent-emerging adult relationships and the association on emerging adults' adjustment (N=186). Additionally, I explored the importance of family (familism values) and ... -
Longitudinal links between maternal parenting behaviors in early childhood and academic outcomes and mother-child relationship quality in middle childhood
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2015)The goals of this study were to examine longitudinal relations between maternal parenting behaviors when children were kindergarten age and children's academic success and academic confidence in middle childhood. Direct ... -
The Effects of Adoption on Foster Children's Well-Being: A Systematic Review
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2015)In this integrative review research pertaining to the physical, cognitive, socioemotional, and psychological effects of adoption on foster children was examined. A systematic review of the literature yielded 19 empirical ... -
The association between adults' experiences with violence, perceived social support, and health
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2013)This study examined the associations between adults' experiences with violence, spousal and non-marital perceived emotional support, and physical and mental health using hierarchical multiple regression. A sample of 3,612 ... -
Emerging Adults Views about Couple and Personal Satisfaction in Various Gender Role Relationships
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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 ... -
Strengthening protective factors through parent-provider relationships : a study of family, friend, and neighbor child care settings
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2014)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 (FFN) child care arrangement (i.e. child care provided in the caregiver ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
Coparental strategies for managing childhood chronic illness in post-divorce families
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2014)The National Survey of Children with Special Health Care Needs (2010) estimates that 15% of children in United States require special health care for a chronic condition. Because family variables are related to children's ... -
A grounded theory investigation of skip-generation stepgrandparent-stepgrandchild relationships
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2014)Wachter (1997) projected that by 2030, grandparents will have as many stepgrandchildren as they do biological grandchildren, yet stepgrandparent-stepgrandchild relationships remain understudied. Using grounded theory, we ...