Theses and Dissertations
| Student Author | Faculty Advisor | Title | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Collier, MS | S. Coyne | Does parental mediation of media influence child outcomes? A meta-analysis on media time, content, aggression, substance use, sexual behavior, and health outcomes | 2015 |
| Sage Erickson, MS | A. Hawkins | Got hope? Measuring the construct of relationship hope with a nationally representative sample of married individuals | 2015 |
| Nathan Smith, PhD | S. Coyne | Does video game content matter? An examination of two competing theories | 2015 |
| Nathaniel Stoddard, MS | E. Holmes | Hooking up, sexual attitudes, and parental repartnering choices: Variations at the intersection of race and gender | 2015 |
| Kevin Stott, MS | J. Yorgason | Depression symptoms and marital quality in Vietnam-era veterans: Does the presence of higher Post-Traumatic Stress Symptoms (PTSS) matter? | 2015 |
| Stephanie Luster, PhD | L. Nelson | Social withdrawal and internalizing problems in emerging adutlhood: Does parenting matter? | 2015 |
| Jerevie Canlas, PhD | R. Miller | The influence of family relationship satisfaction and perceived work-family harmony on mental health among Asian working mothers in Singapore | 2015 |
| Jessica Hansen, MS | C. Porter | Attachment, vagal tone, and co-regulation during infancy | 2014 |
| Sherry Cowen, PhD | R. Day | A school-based meta-analysis of depression prevention programs for children and adolescents | 2014 |
| Scott Payne, PhD | J. Yorgason | More than money: Understanding marital influences on retirement savings rates | 2014 |
| Stephanie Blickfeldt, MS | R. Day | Adolescent self-disclosure and father involvement transactions across early to mid-adolescence | 2013 |
| Kathryn Gustafson, MS | J. Yorgason | Emotional involvement with grandparents as a key component of prosocial development: Testing empathic concern as a mediator | 2013 |
| Hayley Holladay, MS | E. Holmes | Mothers' work-to-family conflict and children's academic achievement: Do school involvement and work hours matter? | 2013 |
| Karen Jensen, MS | T. Olson | Qualitative analysis of women who make motherwork a career choice: Religious minorities | 2013 |
| Kaylene Fellows, MS | E. J. Hill | Materialism and psychological well-being: A meta-analytic study | 2012 |
| Carly Thornock, MS | L. Nelson | There's no place like home: How residential attributes affect family functioning | 2012 |
| Ashley Fraser, MS | L. Walker | "I just can't do it!" The effects of social withdrawal on prosocial behavior | 2012 |
| Jerevie Canlas, MS | R. Miller | Relational and social contexts as predictors of satisfaction and stability among Asian-White couples | 2012 |
| Hsin-Yao Chiu, MS | D. Busby | Family structure and family instability: Evaluation their influence on adult outcomes | 2012 |
| Holly Coutts, MS | S. Coyne | "Don't worry ... be happy": The influence of parental anxiety on adolescent self-esteem | 2012 |
| Tamara Fackrell, PhD | A. Hawkins | Wandering in the wilderness: A grounded theory study of the divorce or reconciliation decision-making process | 2012 |
| Nicole Kay, MS | D. Busby | The changing meaning of marriage: An analysis of contemporary marital attitudes of young adults | 2012 |
| Shelece McAllister, MS | S. Duncan | An exploratory analysis of factors associated with participation in self-directed and traditional marriage and relationship education | 2012 |
| Toshi Shichida, MS | D. Dollahite | Types of religiousness and marital relationships | 2011 |
| Sarah Ahlander Stone, MS | C. Porter | The infant orientaing response as it relates to mother-infant co-regulation and attachment | 2011 |
| Call, Lindsay L. | R. Day | Exploring Financial Knowledge, Behaviors, and Economic Socialization in an Incarcerated Population: A Mixed Methods Analysis | 2011 |
| Poulsen, Franklin O. | T. Holman | Adult Attachment: A Framework for Predicting Dating Patterns | 2011 |
| Urry, Shirene | L. Nelson | Gone But Not Forgetting: Examining the Differentiation of Flourishing and Floundering in Emerging Adulthood in the Context of Family Development | 2011 |
| Jubber, V. Ann | S. Roper | Metabolic Control, Marital Conflict, Caregiver Burden, and Psychological Control in Parents of Children with Type 1 Diabetes | 2011 |
| Tackett, Sarah L. | T. Draper | Personality and Relationship Satisfaction: Evaluating the Direct Associations Between Neuroticism, Agreeableness, Extraversion and Relationship Satisfaction in Romantic Couple Relationships | 2011 |
| Stockdale, Laura A. | S. Coyne | Emulating Gossip Girl: Aggressive and Prosocial Material in Adolescent Novels and Associations with Behaviors | 2011 |
| Yoshida, Keitaro | D. Busby | Evaluation of RELATE Using Rasch Analysis | 2010 |
| Van Langeveld, Alisa D. | R. Day | Sibling Relationships, Stress, and Well-Being During Early Adolescence | 2010 |
| Jones, Blake L. | C. Porter | Sleep, BMI, and Work-Family Conflict: A Gender Comparison of U.S. Workers | 2010 |
| Wheeler, Brandan E. | J. Yorgason | Age Difference in Marriage: Exploring Predictors of Marital Quality in Husband-Older, Wife-Older, and Same-Age Marriages | 2010 |
| Leavitt, Chelom E. | D. Nelson | A Closer Look at Parental Monitoring: Adolescent Disclosure and Concealment | 2010 |
| Galovan, Adam M. | E. Holmes | Emotional Intimacy, Coparenting, and Family Work: A Latent Class Growth Analysis | 2010 |
| Christensen, Katherine J. | L. Walker | Early Adolescents' Forgiveness of Parents: An Analysis of Determinants | 2010 |
| Needham, Carma M. | A. Hawkins | At the Crossroads of Divorce: A Formative Evaluation of a Self-Directed Intervention for Participants of Utah's Divorce Orientation Education Class for Divorcing Parents | 2010 |
| Leishman, Joan M. | S. Olsen Roper | Individual and Family Predictors of the Caregiver Burden of Parents Raising a Child with Diabetes | 2010 |
| Layton, Emily G. | D.Dollahite | Anchors of Religious Commitment in Adolescence | 2010 |
| Walker, Eric C. | T. Holman | The Importance of Using SEM When Studying Multiple Dimensions of Marital Satisfaction: Measurement Invariance Across Relationship Length and Gender | 2009 |
| Keister, Emily K. | D. Nelson | Russian Parenting: Interactions With Aggression | 2009 |
| Childs, Geniel | S. Duncan | Marriage Preparation Education Programs: An Evaluation of Essential Elements of Quality | 2009 |
| Blanchard, Victoria L. | A. Hawkins | Does Marriage and Relationship Education Improve Couples' Communication? A Meta-Analytic Study | 2008 |
| Evans, Courtney A. | L. Nelson | Making Sense of their World: Sensory Reactivity and Sensory Awareness as Predictors of Social Interaction in Early Childhood | 2008 |
| Howard, Rachelle E. | T. Olson | Acknowledging Morality in Methodology | 2008 |
| Price, Jessica L. Smith | R. Day | A Longitudinal Examination of the Influences of Family Processes and Demographic Variables on Adolescent Weight | 2008 |
| Sheffield, Rachel | J. Yorgason | Dating in Midlife: A Dyadic Approach Examining Partner Perceptions on Relationship Quality | 2008 |
| Sybrowsky, Jacob P. | I. Beutler | Paths Toward Impulse Buying: The Effect of Credit Use and Debt Avoidance on the Paths Between Money Attitudes and Impulse Buying in U.S. College Students | 2007 |
| Marshall, Shawna Jean | C. Robinson | Interactions Among Italian Preschool-Age Children: Aggression, Victimization, and Sociometric Status | 2007 |
| Martinegro, Giusseppe | E.J. Hill | Gender Differences and Similarities in the Work-Family Interface: The Importance of Considering Family Life Stages | 2007 |
| George, Jennifer Denise | S. Olsen Roper | Economic Hardship and Children's Withdrawal in Romanian Families | 2007 |
| Wu, Peixia | C.Hart | Social Withdrawal and its Behavioral Correlates Among Chinese Preschoolers | 2006 |
| Bikhazi, Sacha L. | D. Nelson | Understanding Psychological Control Through Differenced Between Shame and Dissapointment: Implications for Childhood Aggression | 2006 |
| Fawcett, Elizabeth Brinton | A. Hawkins | Is Marriage Education Effective? A Meta-Analytic Review of Marriage Education Programs | 2006 |
| Viveiros, Abigail J. | T. Holman | The Developmental Timing of Divorce and Adult Children's Romantic Relationship Quality | 2006 |
| Ohmine, Staci Shizuko | C. Porter | Marital Harmony and Conflict: Linkages to Infants' Emotional Regulation, Cardiac Vagal Tone, and Developmental Status at Six-and Nine-Months of Age | 2006 |
| Lau, Ai Shibazaki | C. Hart | Japanese Mothers' Parenting Styles with Preschool-Age Children | 2006 |
| Thatcher, Jennifer Yorgason | D. Dollahite | How Parents and Their Adolescent Children "Talk the Talk" in Religious Conversations | 2006 |
| MacArthur, Stacey S. | K. McCoy | The Individual and Interaction Effects of Sexual Abuse and Religiosity on Eating Disorder Characteristics and Diagnosis in Young Adult Females | 2005 |
| Bacon, Carianne | D. Nelson | The Development of Intent Attribution and Aggression: A Study of Children and Their Parents | 2005 |
| Steed, April | S. Duncan | The Creation and Formative Evaluation of an Attachment-Based Parenting Education Website | 2005 |
| Mead, Nicole L. | T. Holman | Personality Predictors of Relationship Satisfaction Among Engaged and Married Couples: An Analysis of Actor and Partner Effects | 2005 |
| Dean, Lukas R. | J. Carroll | Materialism, Perceived Financial Problems and Marital Satisfactions | 2005 |
| Horlacher, Gary T. | B. Ingoldsby | Contextual Relationship Model Across Four Cultures | 2005 |