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The Relation Between Major Life Events, Minor Events And Psychological Distress., James Cook Gilchrist
The Relation Between Major Life Events, Minor Events And Psychological Distress., James Cook Gilchrist
LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses
The relation between life events and psychological distress has been a subject of considerable interest in recent years. Most previous research has focused on major life events. The present study investigated the role of minor daily events and their relation to symptoms of depression, anxiety and global psychological distress. Two scoring approaches were used for both types of events; frequency of occurrence and the subjective weighting of each occurrence. A total of one hundred and ninety one subjects volunteered from the community. Each subject completed the daily stress scale each day for seven consecutive days. At the end of the …
Diabetic And Normal Children's Understanding Of Illness Causality., Randi C. Mcallister
Diabetic And Normal Children's Understanding Of Illness Causality., Randi C. Mcallister
LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses
The purpose of this study was to determine developmental levels of the understanding of illness causality among diabetic children as compared to normal children. Thirty diabetic and 30 normal children were interviewed in order to measure their conceptual understanding of various illnesses and of diabetes. The subjects were also tested on a set of conservation tasks in order to determine their general level of cognitive development. The data analysis consisted of multivariable analysis of variance; analysis of variance with each of the two illness interviews as a dependent measure; analysis of covariance; a correlation of scores on the conservation tasks …
The Measure Of Adolescent Social Competence (Masc): Development And Initial Validation., Timothy Augustine Cavell
The Measure Of Adolescent Social Competence (Masc): Development And Initial Validation., Timothy Augustine Cavell
LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses
The Measure of Adolescent Social Competence (MASC) was designed to offer a clinically practical way to assess adolescent social function within relevant contexts. The MASC is a 50-item, self-report measure constructed via the following steps: (a) item generation (N = 271 subjects from grades 7, 9, and 11); (b) item selection and development (N = 604 subjects from grades 7, 9, and 11); (c) response enumeration (N = 154 subjects from grades 7, 9, and 11); and (d) response evaluation by adult raters (e.g., parents, teachers, counselors). Initial validation of the MASC examined its relation to peer nominations, teacher ratings …
Setting Events And Parent-Child Interactions: An Assessment Study., Laura Busch Carper
Setting Events And Parent-Child Interactions: An Assessment Study., Laura Busch Carper
LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses
Recently, the influence of setting events upon parent-child interactions has emerged as a focus of study. While the effects of these setting events on family relationships have been discussed, few researchers have attempted to evaluate systematically the influence of a variety of setting events on parent-child interactions. The purpose of this study was to examine a number of potential setting events, and to determine whether these setting events covary with day to day parent-child interactions. Subjects were 7 mother-child dyads seeking psychological services due to the child's oppositional behavior. This study investigated the relationship between setting events (as measured by …
A Community Sample's Knowledge Of, Judgment Of, And Attitudes Toward Childrearing And Child Abuse., Harriet Schoenberg Williams
A Community Sample's Knowledge Of, Judgment Of, And Attitudes Toward Childrearing And Child Abuse., Harriet Schoenberg Williams
LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses
The present study addressed an important void in the literature of child abuse prevention. The challenge in empirical development of preventive education in child abuse to the public lies in the identification of specific target behaviors which are (1) related to potential child abuse, and (2) amenable to education. This investigation examined individual's expectations, attitudes and beliefs toward childrearing, as well as individual's knowledge of childrearing and behavioral child management techniques. Data generated in this study also evaluated the presence of differential judgments of child abuse in a community sample. Two hundred and eighty-two community volunteers participated in this study. …
Adjustment Of Spouses With Caregiving Of Mentally Impaired, Physically Impaired, And Nonimpaired Elderly., Audrey Kay Sistler
Adjustment Of Spouses With Caregiving Of Mentally Impaired, Physically Impaired, And Nonimpaired Elderly., Audrey Kay Sistler
LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses
In this research the relationship between coping, controllability, developmental level, and subjective well-being was examined within the context of caring for an impaired spouse. Seventy-seven older persons in three different categories participated in the study: (a) individuals who cared for a mentally impaired spouse, (b) individuals who cared for a physically impaired spouse, and (c) individuals who lived with a non-impaired spouse. Results indicated that the the non-caregivers had a higher level of well-being than caregivers of the physically impaired and caregivers of the mentally impaired. Caregivers of the mentally impaired individuals sought more social support and engaged in more …
A Behavior Analytic Model For Nonorganic Failure To Thrive: Observations Of Parent And Child Behavior During Feeding Interactions., Robert Warren Heffer Jr
A Behavior Analytic Model For Nonorganic Failure To Thrive: Observations Of Parent And Child Behavior During Feeding Interactions., Robert Warren Heffer Jr
LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses
This study was the first to apply a behavior analytic model of assessment to failure to thrive (FTT) by observing parent and child behavior during mealtimes at hospitalization for provisional diagnosis of FTT. Descriptive data (e.g., child growth parameters, temperament, and developmental status; maternal medical history and psychopathology; and demographic information) also were collected. The specific goal, however, was to identify feeding behaviors that differed in rate of occurrence in parent-child dyads in which the child was classified: (a) nonorganic failure to thrive (NOFTT) or Mixed FTT (e.g., physical and psychosocial etiology), (b) organic failure to thrive (OFTT), or (c) …
The Role Of Dietary Compliance In Survival Of Hemodialysis Patients., Laurie Ruggiero
The Role Of Dietary Compliance In Survival Of Hemodialysis Patients., Laurie Ruggiero
LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses
The goal of the current study was to gain knowledge of the role that dietary compliance plays in the survival of end-stage renal failure patients receiving chronic in-center hemodialysis. As a result of this type of research, health care professionals may better understand the individual and collective influence that various aspects of dietary compliance have on survival. This knowledge would also be helpful in the identification and intervention of dietary noncompliance in hemodialysis patients. The present study investigated the relation of three commonly employed physiological parameters of dietary compliance to survival on hemodialysis and how well these dietary variables independently …
Construct Validity Of Depression And Anxiety In Pre-Adolescents And Adolescents: A Taxometric Approach., Michael P. Carey
Construct Validity Of Depression And Anxiety In Pre-Adolescents And Adolescents: A Taxometric Approach., Michael P. Carey
LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses
The similarities and differences of the response classes of depression and anxiety were investigated with a sample of pre-adolescents and adolescents. The subjects were 412 pre-adolescents and adolescents from a local public school and a local psychiatric hospital. All of the participants were administered a battery of self-rating on two consecutive days. Two self-ratings of depression and two anxiety measures were utilized in order to adequately sample the content domains. Additionally, self-ratings were used to assess nine related response classes (i.e, fears, social skills, major life events, activity, hopelessness, depressed mood, anxious mood, parent-adolescent conflict, and dysfunctional thoughts). All assessment …
A Test Of Two Models Of Controllability In Institutionalized Older Adults., Jane Coleman Irion
A Test Of Two Models Of Controllability In Institutionalized Older Adults., Jane Coleman Irion
LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses
The present study investigated contemporary and traditional theoretical models of controllability and their relation to outcomes such as depression and well-being among institutionalized older adults. Participants included 70 nursing home residents screened for absence of substantial cognitive impairment. They were administered measures of physical disability, symptoms of aging, depression, and well-being. Further, in addition to a traditional, global measure of locus of control, subjects were interviewed regarding their perceptions of control in four domains of living: meals, activities, privacy, and schedule, in order to assess the constructs proposed by the contemporary two-process model of control. Results affirmed the hypothesis that …
Cerebral Dominance, Language, And Emotion: A Divided Visual Field Study Of Lateral Asymmetries In The Processing Of Verbal Stimuli., Margaret Helene Launius
Cerebral Dominance, Language, And Emotion: A Divided Visual Field Study Of Lateral Asymmetries In The Processing Of Verbal Stimuli., Margaret Helene Launius
LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses
Thirty male and thirty female undergraduate students participated in a divided visual field study designed to examine the effects of emotional content on cerebral lateral asymmetries in the processing of verbal stimuli. The study utilized a randomized block design with a three-factor factorial arrangement of treatments. Each of the three within-subjects factors has two levels, resulting in a Task (lexical, affect-salient) x Word Type (happy, sad) x Visual Field (left, right) design. A bilateral presentation/manual response paradigm was utilized. In the lexical task, emotional words were paired with nonsense words and subjects were asked to respond to the "real English …
Semantic Encoding In Alzheimer's Disease And Multi-Infarct Dementia., Bryan Alan Bernard
Semantic Encoding In Alzheimer's Disease And Multi-Infarct Dementia., Bryan Alan Bernard
LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses
Episodic and semantic memory tasks were administered to patients with Alzheimer's disease (AD) and patients with multi-infarct dementia (MID). The MID group had multi-focal lesions predominantly in the subcortical regions. Episodic memory is recall of events in a particular temporal-spatial context, whereas semantic memory is "knowledge" memory regarding words and their associations. The AD and MID groups were comparable in terms of level of dementia. A control group of healthy elderly subjects was comparable to the dementia groups in regard to age and years of education. The experimental measure of semantic encoding involved presentation of six 14-word lists composed of …
An Investigation Of Legal Reasoning In Decisions To Raise The Competency To Stand Trial Motion., Lisa Myra Berman
An Investigation Of Legal Reasoning In Decisions To Raise The Competency To Stand Trial Motion., Lisa Myra Berman
LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses
Competency to stand trial evaluations lack an operational criterion for evaluation by mental health professionals. This dissertation investigated the legal reasoning behind the decision to raise the competency motion, to highlight variables which might contribute to such a definition. In the first study, 224 defendants in the Baton Rouge Public Defender's Office were described by the legal investigators using endorsements on the Pre Trial Behavior Checklist, a list of descriptors adapted from competency research conducted by Roesch and Golding (1980). A discriminant analysis using all the PTBC subscales predicted the raising of the motion at a rate greater than chance. …
Behavioral Correlates Of Children's Social Competence: An Investigation Of Two Social Skills Classification Models., Carol Elizabeth Frentz
Behavioral Correlates Of Children's Social Competence: An Investigation Of Two Social Skills Classification Models., Carol Elizabeth Frentz
LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses
The purpose of the study was to investigate behavioral correlates of children's social competence as classified by two different models, one focused on sociometric status, and the other based on more specific social skill deficits. A total sample of 971 junior high school students, either regular education or mainstreamed handicapped, were included in the study. Based on a peer nomination inventory, children classified as popular, controversial, neglected, and rejected, were compared within three different behavioral domains, social skills, academic achievement, and behavior problems. Major findings included the following: (a) popular children obtained relatively higher scores on social skills, followed by …
Comprehension And Memory Of A Sexual Script: A Test Of Schema/Scripting Theory., Janis Ruth Kirsch
Comprehension And Memory Of A Sexual Script: A Test Of Schema/Scripting Theory., Janis Ruth Kirsch
LSU Historical Dissertations and Theses
Cognitive scientists have studied how individuals process non-sexual text, and schema/scripting theory appears to be a useful way of conceptualizing their findings. This study applied schema/scripting theory findings to sexual text and predicted that Atypical or unnecessary script actions would initially be remembered better than Typical script actions, but that over time Typical script actions would be remembered better as the generic script becomes increasingly important. The present study also incorporated findings from another line of research relevant to schema/scripting theory and predicted that the perspective taken by the reader while reading a story about a sexual encounter would affect …