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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

Theses Digitization Project

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.


Coping Skills Among Women Who Are Abused By An Intimate Partner, Cheryl Dee Allen Jan 2012

Coping Skills Among Women Who Are Abused By An Intimate Partner, Cheryl Dee Allen

Theses Digitization Project

This study examined coping skills and social support among women who experienced intimate partner violence (IPV). Intimate partner violence is a serious social problem. Women who are abused by an intimate partner are at higher risk for experiencing negative mental health outcomes, including depression and PTSD, substance abuse, and are also at risk for re-victimization than those who are not abused.


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

Theses Digitization Project

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

Theses Digitization Project

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 Caregivers Of Adults With Brain Trauma And Long-Term Disability: A Legal Risk For Caregivers, La Shunda Zajuana West Jan 2012

Family Caregivers Of Adults With Brain Trauma And Long-Term Disability: A Legal Risk For Caregivers, La Shunda Zajuana West

Theses Digitization Project

This research studied the various demands on caregivers of adult family members diagnosed with traumatic brain injury, (TBI), including behavioral issues that interfere with in-home care. The aim was to study caregivers' experiences and behaviors associated with quality in-home care on both a positive and negative dimension.


Perceived Social Support From Using Computer-Mediated Communication, Host Language Proficiency And Host-Family Satisfaction In Student Sojourners' Cross-Cultural Transition, Honorio Tsutomu Komori Jan 2010

Perceived Social Support From Using Computer-Mediated Communication, Host Language Proficiency And Host-Family Satisfaction In Student Sojourners' Cross-Cultural Transition, Honorio Tsutomu Komori

Theses Digitization Project

The present research examined perceived social support from using computer-mediated communication (CMC) technologies and the impact of social support and CMC on internatinal students' psychological and socio-cultural adaptation. This study also examined the role of host-family social support and host language proficiency on student sojourner adaptation.


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

Theses Digitization Project

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.


The Influence Of Pre-Retirement Planning On Adjustment To And Satisfaction With Retirement, Jyotsna Paintal Jan 2008

The Influence Of Pre-Retirement Planning On Adjustment To And Satisfaction With Retirement, Jyotsna Paintal

Theses Digitization Project

This study extends the findings of Elder and Rudolph by predicting that thinking about retirement and the attendance at planning meetings are positively related to both reitrement satisfaction and adjustment. As a result, this study examined the relationship between the predictor variables of formal and informal planning with the criterion variables of retirement satisfaction and retirement adjustment using archival data from the first wave (1992) of the nationally representative Health and Retirement Study (HRS). In addition, this study examined whether length of retirement moderates the relationship between formal and informal planning and retirement satisfaction and retirement adjustment.


The Effect Of Explanatory Style On The Coping Strategies Of Women In Recovery, Alice Joy Kirk Jan 2008

The Effect Of Explanatory Style On The Coping Strategies Of Women In Recovery, Alice Joy Kirk

Theses Digitization Project

The purpose of this study is to assess the effect of explanatory style on the coping strategies of women in recovery from addiction to alcohol and other substances.


Positive Coping Methods Among People Living With Hiv/Aids, Dinora Janeth Morales Jan 2008

Positive Coping Methods Among People Living With Hiv/Aids, Dinora Janeth Morales

Theses Digitization Project

The purpose of this study was to measure the level of self-efficacy in coping methods among people living with HIV/AIDS.


Perceived Social Support Among Adult Alcoholics, Alexander Rand Macadam Jan 2008

Perceived Social Support Among Adult Alcoholics, Alexander Rand Macadam

Theses Digitization Project

The purpose of this study was to measure the amount of perceived social support that is present among adult alcoholics that are in treatment programs. The research dealt specifically with perceived social support among adult alcoholics that are undergoing treatment through mutual aid/self help Alcoholics Anonymous group meetings. To do this, research was gathered from numerous meetings within the San Bernardino and Riverside County areas.


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

Theses Digitization Project

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

Theses Digitization Project

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

Theses Digitization Project

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

Theses Digitization Project

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,


Anxiety, Depression, And Coping In The Elderly, Sara Fairchild-Ollivierre Jan 2000

Anxiety, Depression, And Coping In The Elderly, Sara Fairchild-Ollivierre

Theses Digitization Project

No abstract provided.


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

Theses Digitization Project

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.