Browsing Human Development and Family Science by Author "Human Development and Family Science"
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Exploring the Experiences, Roles, and Impacts of Child Life Specialists Providing Psychosocial Care on Short Term Medical Missions
Backes, Emily M. (East Carolina University, 2016-05-03)Certified child life specialists (CCLSs) are serving on international short term medical missions (STMMs) to provide psychosocial care for children and families. This is the first known study to examine the experiences ... -
EXPLORING THE RELATIONSHIPS AMONG AUTHORITATIVE PARENTING, RELIGIOSITY, AND ADOLSCENT INTERNALIZING BEHAVIORS
Foster, Diane C. (East Carolina University, 2016-07-20)The public health issue of adolescent depression and anxiety in association with religiosity and family dynamics has not been established. This research explored the associations among authoritative parenting, religiosity ... -
FAMILIES IN POVERTY: EXPLORING PERCEPTIONS OF PARENTING STYLES AND COMMUNICATION
Stephens-Price, Tonya (East Carolina University, 2016-08-24)The present study evaluated parent-child communication and parenting styles of families in poverty. Participants were 62 parents of children from organizations who currently treat and supervise children in poverty. Data ... -
From test to testimony: Resiliency after TBI diagnosis
Davis, Quanisha (East Carolina University, 2016-05-06)Autoethnography research is a relatively new and innovative means of gathering data on oneself to connect to research and theory while advocating for change within a policy, law, and/ or environment. When doing my ... -
From Treatment to Recovery: Family, Health, and Sociocultural Implications of Anorexia Nervosa
DavyRomano, Evie (East Carolina University, 2022-04-21)Anorexia nervosa (AN) is a life-threatening biopsychosocial-spiritual illness that crosses all social locations (i.e., ages, gender identities, sexual orientation, races, ethnicities, socioeconomic status, and body sizes), ... -
Healthcare Employees’ Burnout, Job Stress, Health, And Workplace Social Networks: Addressing The Quadruple Aim
Sesemann, Erin M (East Carolina University, 2019-12-10)With the goal of optimizing its performance, the health care field has widely accepted the Triple Aim, which called on health care organizations to provide high quality, accessible care by attending to 1) population health, ... -
Identifying the unmet behavioral health needs that resettled refugee youth present within primary health care settings
Lewis, Florence Joy Olabece (East Carolina University, 2019-07-24)The following is a six-chapter dissertation explores the behavioral health needs of resettled refugee youth in primary health care settings. All six chapters were based in Urie Bronfenbrenner's Ecological Systems Theory. ... -
Impact of Attachment on the Relationship Between Emotion-Regulation, Body Satisfaction, and Compulsive Exercise in Female College Athletes
Arrante, Joelle (East Carolina University, 2019-12-10)Guided by attachment theory and social comparison theory, this study examines the impact of attachment on the relationship between emotion regulation, body satisfaction, and compulsive exercise in female college athletes. ... -
Injuries of the mind, body, and soul : an exploration of moral injury among military service members and veterans
Richardson, Natalie M (East Carolina University, 2020-11-16)Military service often requires engaging in activities, witnessing acts, or immediate decision-making that may violate the moral codes and personal values to which most individuals ascribe. If unacknowledged, these factors ... -
Intimate Partner Violence: Satisficing or Maximizing? Examining Indicators of Relationship Commitment
Lancaster, Morgan (East Carolina University, 2016-05-03)The negative impacts of intimate partner violence (IPV) have the potential to reach each physical, psychological, social, and spiritual realm of a victim's experience. The motive for women to remain in such violent ... -
LATINA IMMIGRANTS, HIV, AND THEIR EXPIERENCES WITH HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS IN THE U.S. AND THEIR HOME COUNTRY
Bellamy, Roberta Woodlief (East Carolina University, 1/13/16)The intersection of factors associated with immigration in the Latina population and available culturally sensitive health care has not been well examined. There is a scarcity of research available that examines factors ... -
LATINO WOMEN’S EXPERIENCE OF SEXUAL VIOLENCE: A PHENOMENOLOGICAL STUDY
Crespo, Julian (East Carolina University, 2021-12-03)Sexual violence is a public health problem worldwide that disproportionately impacts women. The consequences for survivors are multiple in terms of their overall health (i.e., reproductive health effects, psychological ... -
“LIVING OFF THE GRID”: THE INFLUENCE OF COMPANION CANINES ON ONE’S QUALITY OF LIFE
Seibel, Emily C (East Carolina University, 2019-08-23)Estimates of individuals experiencing homelessness in the United States range between 549,928-643,067 on any given day (National Coalition for the Homeless, 2018; Green Doors, n.d.). Among those individuals experiencing ... -
Maternal Experience of Family-Centered Care and Parenting Their Child with Down syndrome and Congenital Heart Defect
Seay, Kaitlyn A (East Carolina University, 2019-12-10)Approximately half of children with Down syndrome are born with a congenital heart defect (CHD). There is limited empirical research exploring parental perspective or experience of children with both Down syndrome and CHD ... -
Maternal Perceptions of Father Involvement, Co-parent Relationship Quality, Maternal Anxiety and Stress
Burdo, Victoria Corrine (East Carolina University, 2018-08-30)Using a sample of 58 expecting mothers and 75 mothers this study examined maternal perceptions of father involvement and the association between perceived paternal involvement during pregnancy and the quality of the co-parent ... -
Parental Spiritual Coping with a Chronically Ill Child
Cudmore, Chelse D (East Carolina University, 2016-05-03)Upon the diagnosis of a chronic condition for a child, the stressors can be multiple, ongoing, and have the potential to frequently change over the prolongation of the health care journey and affect all members of the ... -
Parenting a Companion Animal as a Precursor to Parenting a Human Child
Travitz, Kasey A (East Carolina University, 2017-05-03)Participants were ten emerging adult (18-29), heterosexual couples who have had a companion animal for at least six months and have no human children. The present study evaluated parenting responsibilities associated with ... -
Patterns of Technology Use and Relational Outcomes Among Emerging Adults
Tegowski, Rachel (East Carolina University, 2017-05-25)Technology has become a prevalent part of daily life, leading to new patterns of communicating and interpersonal dynamics. Despite the impact of technology on relationships, research focusing on technology as it applies ... -
Percieved Role Management and Parental Self-Efficacy of College Students
Bergeson, Carrie Bumgarner (East Carolina University, 2016-07-25)The current study seeks to make a contribution to the existing literature on parenting programs by examining the effects of the Triple-P Positive Parenting Program (Triple P), on college students who are parents. Using a ... -
Racial and Religious Reconciliation: A Grounded Theory Study on African American Latter-day Saints
Jones, Eunicia (East Carolina University, 2019-05-01)Race relations between Black and White Americans continue to be tense. For African Americans, this is rooted in mistreatment by White Americans that has led to negative health outcomes. For many African Americans, religion ...