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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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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 ... -
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 ... -
Relationship status, social networks, and wellbeing among older adults
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2017)[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] The present studies examined the relationship between social relationships and wellbeing for adults aged 50+ among different marital status groups. ... -
Reasons for low pandemic H1N1 2009 vaccine acceptance within a college sample
(2012)This study examined health beliefs associated with novel influenza A (H1N1) immunization among US college undergraduates during the 2009-2010 pandemic. Undergraduates (ages 18–24 years) from a large Midwestern University ... -
Research in brief : using mobile phones to collect daily experience data from college undergraduates
(2010)This research brief describes our recent efforts collecting daily experience data from college undergraduates at a large midwestern U.S. university through mobile phone text messaging. By daily experience data, we mean ... -
The Association between sensation seeking and well-being among college-attending emerging adults
(2013)Sensation seeking is a known risk factor for unsafe and reckless behavior among college students, but its association with well-being is unknown. Given that exploration plays an important psychosocial role during the ... -
Daily relationship interventions : an integrative review
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2016)[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] For decades scholars have observed the individual and societal costs of relationship instability. Due to these costs, state and federal agencies have ... -
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)[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] Feeling unforgiven by others is associated with higher levels of depression (Ingersoll-Dayton, Torges, & Krause, 2010) and the tendency to forgive ... -
Family Relationships and Mexican American Emerging Adults' Adjustment
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2015)[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] I investigated associations between Mexican American parent-emerging adult relationships and the association on emerging adults' adjustment (N=186). ... -
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)[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] The goals of this study were to examine longitudinal relations between maternal parenting behaviors when children were kindergarten age and children's ... -
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)[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 ... -
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 ...