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Arginine Vasopressin And Male Attachment: A Marital And Family Therapy Perspective, Calvin James Thomsen
Arginine Vasopressin And Male Attachment: A Marital And Family Therapy Perspective, Calvin James Thomsen
Loma Linda University Electronic Theses, Dissertations & Projects
Social neuroscience offers a promising way to understand some dimensions of adult attachment. Arginine vasopressin (AVP) is a neuropeptide with significant implications for human social behavior and it provides an important testing ground to explore links between social/interpersonal neurobiology and attachment. It has a distinctive impact on the social/relational behavior of certain male animals, most notably prairie voles. It fosters monogamy, creates attachment to both mate and offspring, and increases affiliation and a desire for physical proximity with other animals of the species. There has been much speculation that it might play a similar role with human males. This study …
Family Variables As Predictors Of Adolescent Substance Abuse Treatment Outcome, Gina R. Sillo
Family Variables As Predictors Of Adolescent Substance Abuse Treatment Outcome, Gina R. Sillo
Loma Linda University Electronic Theses, Dissertations & Projects
The current study sought to investigate the importance of family variables as they potentially predict treatment outcome for adolescents at two intensive outpatient drug treatment programs. A growing body of research has demonstrated that family dynamics serve to influence drug using behaviors and substance abuse treatment. More specifically, empirical support has suggested that the quality of family relationships is an important factor serving to influence affective treatment. The current investigation considered two primary domains of family influence: family cohesion and family conflict. Results revealed that the study variables comprising these domains were not found to be associated with adolescent treatment …
Discipline, Facial Affect Recognition And Self-Efficacy, Julie Harris
Discipline, Facial Affect Recognition And Self-Efficacy, Julie Harris
Graduate Theses
The present study explored facial affect recognition, discipline and self-efficacy correlates, predicted using the Social Cognitive Theory framework. A sample of undergraduate students (N—114) from The University of Texas of the Permian Basin, were surveyed on parental style, discipline, self-efficacy, and then tested for facial affect recognition. The results indicated that participants reporting more corporal punishment scored lower on facial affect than those reporting less corporal punishment (p < .05). No significance was found for corporal punishment and self-efficacy (p > .05). The parental style of the father emerged as a significant predictor for the relationship between corporal punishment and facial affect recognition (p < .05). Results appear to support the idea that the social environment parents, especially fathers, create via discipline may hinder ability to interpret emotion. One important implication of this study is that paternal influence may be more vital to emotional detection development than previously considered.