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A Parent Education Curriculum For Families With An Autism Spectrum Disorders Child, Amber Marie Vela Jan 2013

A Parent Education Curriculum For Families With An Autism Spectrum Disorders Child, Amber Marie Vela

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This project provides a comprehensive, parenting education program that focuses on educating parents of young newly-diagnosed ASD children about coordinated services, supporting the family to promote the ASD child's growth and development, and supporting the family system during critical early years.


The Influence Of Positive And Negative Couple Rituals On Satisfaction, Commitment, And Dyadic Adjustment, Timetra Marie Hampton Jan 2012

The Influence Of Positive And Negative Couple Rituals On Satisfaction, Commitment, And Dyadic Adjustment, Timetra Marie Hampton

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The current study predicted that positive couple rituals would be positively associated with relationship satisfaction, commitment, and dyadic adjustment, whereas negative couple rituals were expected to exhibit a negative association with these outcome variables. Data for this study were collected online in 2009. Participants included undergraduate students from California State University San Bernardino (CSUSB), the University of Georgia (UGA), and the University of Connecticut (UNCONN).


Family Functioning And Maternal Stress In Families Of Children With Autism, Charmaine Marcella Puentes Jan 2012

Family Functioning And Maternal Stress In Families Of Children With Autism, Charmaine Marcella Puentes

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The present study evaluated the relationship between domains of family functioning and maternal stress in families of children with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) and families of typically developing (TD) children. The ASD group consisted of parents of children with an ASD diagnosis currently receiving services at an on-campus center and the community group consisted of parents of TD children. Parents in both groups completed a survey as part of a larger, ongoing research study at a university located in inland southern California. For this study, data was accessed from an archival database, with the Gilliam Autism Rating Scale, the Family …


Family-Organization Fit: An Extension On Person-Organization Fit, Rebekah Elaine Massmann Jan 2009

Family-Organization Fit: An Extension On Person-Organization Fit, Rebekah Elaine Massmann

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This study was designed to investigate how employees and/or their families "fit" or "match" with organizations. Family Organization (F-O) fit was proposed as an extension on Person-Organization (P-O) fit, while also drawing from the work and family literature. A scale was created to measure F-O fit, and it consisted of complementary and supplementary items.


Information Gathering And Culture Shock: Mediating The Effect Of Individual Characteristics Of International Adjustment, Jeremiah James Mcfarland Jan 2008

Information Gathering And Culture Shock: Mediating The Effect Of Individual Characteristics Of International Adjustment, Jeremiah James Mcfarland

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The purpose of this study was to examine the mediating effect that information gathering and culture shock have on the relationship between individual characteristics and international adjustment. Participants for this study consisted of 95 international students within the California State University system.


The Mediating Role Of Avoidance Coping Upon The Relationship Between Early Maladaptive Schemas, Anxiety And Depression, Christine Louise French Jan 2007

The Mediating Role Of Avoidance Coping Upon The Relationship Between Early Maladaptive Schemas, Anxiety And Depression, Christine Louise French

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This study examined the mediating role of Maladaptive Emotion-focused coping (MEFC) on the relationship between Early Maladaptive Schemas (EMS), anxiety and depression.


Autism And Family Functioning: The Role Of Parental Coping, Liliana Vargas Jan 2006

Autism And Family Functioning: The Role Of Parental Coping, Liliana Vargas

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The present study employed a family systems approach to investigate the effects of level of autism severity on family functioning as mediated by parental coping. Participants were mothers of children with autism who were volunteers in an ongoing research program conducted within a university-based treatment center (N=146). Gilliam Autism Rating Scale, Second Edition (GARS-2) scores were available for all of the children and, as part of the broader program, parents completed the Coping Scale for Adults, which assesses a range of coping styles, and the Family Environment Scale, which provides positive and negative indicators of family functioning. Data analyses indicated …


Emotional Intelligence And Its Relationship With The Goodness Of Fit Hypothesis And Perceived Stress, Ryan Anthony Platt Jan 2005

Emotional Intelligence And Its Relationship With The Goodness Of Fit Hypothesis And Perceived Stress, Ryan Anthony Platt

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This study tested the hypothesis that goodness of fit has a positive relationship with Emotional Intelligence (EQ). Participants were given an EQ survey and a general anxiety inventory and were exposed to two different scenarios, controllable and uncontrollable. The relationship between EQ, coping strategies (problem-focused or emotion focused), general anxiety, and goodness of fit was examined,


Self-Perception, Level Of Accultural And Psychological Adjustment In Chinese College Students, Mandy Hoi Jan 1992

Self-Perception, Level Of Accultural And Psychological Adjustment In Chinese College Students, Mandy Hoi

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Global self-worth -- Sense of competence -- Acculturation -- Psychological adjustment -- Self-Perception Profile for College Students -- Multicultural Acculturation Scale -- Hopkins Symptom Checklist (HSCL) -- One-way MANOVA.