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Author:

May, Ashleigh L.

Title:

Individual and Family Level Correlates of Obesity Among African American Adolescents

Graduate Program:

Human Development and Family Studies

Keywords:

obesity
african american
adolescents
parents
feeding practices
time use
activities

File:

Download Dissertation_Graduate_School_Version.pdf

Committee Members:

Dr Susan M Mc Hale, Committee Member
Leann L Birch, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Emilie Smith, Committee Member
Dr. Molly A. Martin, Committee Member

Author:

Dotterer, Aryn M

Title:

THE ECOLOGY OF CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS’ ACADEMIC ADJUSTMENT

Graduate Program:

Human Development and Family Studies

Keywords:

academic achievement
school engagement
academic interest
longitudinal
African American youth
adolescents
out-of-school activities
discrimination

File:

Download Dotterer_Dissertation_final.pdf

Committee Members:

Susan Marie Mc Hale, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Ann Caverly Crouter, Committee Member
Linda M Burton, Committee Member
Alan Booth, Committee Member

Author:

Chhin, Christina Sovanna

Title:

INVOLVEMENT IN SCHOOL SPONOSRED EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES: A CLOSER LOOK AT HISPANIC AMERICAN ADOLESCENTS

Graduate Program:

Human Development and Family Studies

Keywords:

extracurricular activities
Hispanic American
adolescents
adolescence
acculturation
enculturation
school engagement
parent expectations
parent support

File:

Download Dissertation_PDF.pdf

Committee Members:

Susan Marie Mc Hale, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Ann Caverly Crouter, Committee Member
Linda L Caldwell, Committee Member
D Wayne Osgood, Committee Member

Author:

Porfeli, Erik Joseph

Title:

A LONGITUDIANL STUDY OF A DEVELOPMENTAL-CONTEXTUAL MODEL OF WORK VALUES DURING ADOLESCENCE

Graduate Program:

Human Development and Family Studies

Keywords:

adolescents
work value system
part-time work experience
developmental contextualism
discrepancy reduction and cohesion
development

File:

Download porfeli.pdf

Committee Members:

Fred W Vondracek, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Ann Caverly Crouter, Committee Member
Spencer Niles, Committee Member
Michael Shanahan, Committee Member
Michael J Rovine, Committee Member

Author:

Sinclair, Katerina Ocean

Title:

SEXUAL ORIENTATION VICTIMIZATION, MINORITY STRESS, AND ADJUSTMENT IN LESBIAN, GAY, AND BISEXUAL YOUTH

Graduate Program:

Human Development and Family Studies

Keywords:

adolescents
sexual orientation
minority stress
victimization

File:

Download Sinclair_Dissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

Anthony Raymond D'augelli, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Anthony Raymond D'augelli, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Peter Cm Molenaar, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Michael J Rovine, Committee Member
Zhang, Yu, Committee Member

Author:

Duncan, Larissa G.

Title:

Assessment of mindful parenting among parents of early adolescents: Development and validation of the Interpersonal Mindfulness in Parenting scale

Graduate Program:

Human Development and Family Studies

Keywords:

mindfulness
parenting
adolescents
measurement
interpersonal

File:

Download LGDuncan_Dissertation_7.9.07C_final_corrected_eDT.pdf

Committee Members:

Mark T Greenberg, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
J Douglas Coatsworth, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
David Manuel Almeida, Committee Member
Michelle Gayle Newman, Committee Member

Author:

Gorham, Lavona Jareen

Title:

The Role of Parenting Behaviors and Neighborhood Quality in Delinquent Behavior and Substance Use

Graduate Program:

Human Development and Family Studies

Keywords:

adolescents
neighborhood
parenting
substance use
delinquency

File:

Download Lavona_Gorham_Thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Dr Mayra Y Bamaca Colbert, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Mayra Y Bamaca, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Hobart H Cleveland Iii, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Bradley , Stephanie A

Title:

Agentic Functioning in Adolescents: Development and Validation of a Brief Comprehensive Measure

Graduate Program:

Human Development and Family Studies

Keywords:

physical activity
efficacy
adolescents
agentic
agency

File:

Download SBradley-FullThesisApproved.pdf

Committee Members:

Edward A Smith, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Edward A Smith, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Linda L Caldwell, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Miller, Jacqueline Ann

Title:

The Context and Consequences of Sexual Coercion towards South African Boys and the Impact of Enhancing the School Environment on School Sexual Climate and Coercion

Graduate Program:

Human Development and Family Studies

Keywords:

sexual violence
male victimization
adolescents
South Africa

File:

Download JAM_dissertation_final.pdf

Committee Members:

Edward A Smith, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Edward A Smith, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Linda L Caldwell, Committee Member
Donna Coffman, Committee Member
Rachel Annette Smith, Committee Member