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1. RELATEDNESS WITH PARENTS, PEERS, TEACHERS, AND MENTORS IN MIDDLE CHILDHOOD AND EARLY ADOLESCENCE: PERSON-ORIENTED AND VARIABLE-ORIENTED APPROACHES

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Author:
Davidson, Alice Jane
Title:
RELATEDNESS WITH PARENTS, PEERS, TEACHERS, AND MENTORS IN MIDDLE CHILDHOOD AND EARLY ADOLESCENCE: PERSON-ORIENTED AND VARIABLE-ORIENTED APPROACHES
Graduate Program:
Human Development and Family Studies
Keywords:
peers
parents
person-oriented
early adolescence
relatedness
teachers
mentors
File:
Download Alice_Davidson_Dissertation.pdf
Committee Members:
Scott David Gest, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Scott David Gest, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Susan Marie Mc Hale, Committee Member
J Douglas Coatsworth, Committee Member
Constance A Flanagan, Committee Member

2. Risk and Protective Effects of Sibling Relationships Among African American Adolescents: The Role of Familism Values and Birth Order

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Author:
Solmeyer, Anna Ruth
Title:
Risk and Protective Effects of Sibling Relationships Among African American Adolescents: The Role of Familism Values and Birth Order
Graduate Program:
Human Development and Family Studies
Keywords:
familism values
African Amiercans
risk and protective effects
sibling relations
File:
Download Final_Thesis.pdf
Committee Members:
Susan Marie Mc Hale, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Mark E Feinberg, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Susan Marie Mc Hale, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor

3. Demographic and Familial Predictors of Early Executive Function Development: Contributions of a person-centered perspective

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Author:
Rhoades, Brittany L.
Title:
Demographic and Familial Predictors of Early Executive Function Development: Contributions of a person-centered perspective
Graduate Program:
Human Development and Family Studies
Keywords:
risk assessment
early childhood
person-oriented
person-cenetered
executive function
File:
Download Rhoades_Dissertation_FINAL_to_Grad_School.pdf
Committee Members:
Mark T Greenberg, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Mark T Greenberg, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Stephanie Trea Lanza, Committee Member
Douglas Michael Teti, Committee Member
Linda Marie Collins, Committee Member
Meg Leavy Small, Committee Member
Karen Linn Bierman, Committee Member

4. PATTERNS OF ADRENOCORTICAL REACTIVITY AND RECOVERY TO EMOTIONAL CHALLENGES IN EARLY CHILDHOOD: RELATIONS TO CHILD TEMPERAMENT AND PARENTING QUALITY

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Author:
Fortunato, Christine Karen
Title:
PATTERNS OF ADRENOCORTICAL REACTIVITY AND RECOVERY TO EMOTIONAL CHALLENGES IN EARLY CHILDHOOD: RELATIONS TO CHILD TEMPERAMENT AND PARENTING QUALITY
Graduate Program:
Human Development and Family Studies
Keywords:
temperament
infant
cortisol
maternal sensitivity
File:
Download RealDeal.Fortunato_CK_HDFS_dept_Masters_thesis_May_2009.pdf
Committee Members:
Drs Lisa Gatzke Kopp & Douglas Granger, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Douglas Michael Teti, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Douglas A Granger, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

5. Socio-demographic and Geographic Predictors of Health Care Receipt among Mothers and Infants in central Pennsylvania and North Carolina

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Author:
Kundrat, Cara L.
Title:
Socio-demographic and Geographic Predictors of Health Care Receipt among Mothers and Infants in central Pennsylvania and North Carolina
Graduate Program:
Human Development and Family Studies
Keywords:
geographic
socio-demographic
infant
mother
healthcare
health care
rural/non-metropolitan
race
SES
File:
Download Cara_Kundrat_Final_Dissertation.pdf
Committee Members:
Clancy Blair, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Clancy Blair, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Mark T Greenberg, Committee Member
Kathryn Bancroft Hynes, Committee Member
Marianne Messersmith Hillemeier, Committee Member

6. Sense of Community in Schools: Dimensions and Consequences for Delinquency and Civic Engagement

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Author:
Rosenbloom, Eliot Jonathan
Title:
Sense of Community in Schools: Dimensions and Consequences for Delinquency and Civic Engagement
Graduate Program:
Human Development and Family Studies
Keywords:
sense of community
delinquency
civic engagement
high school
prosocial behavior
compassion
File:
Download Rosenbloom_Eliot_Dissertation.pdf
Committee Members:
Michael J Rovine, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Michael J Rovine, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Edward A Smith, Committee Member
Scott David Gest, Committee Member
Constance A Flanagan, Committee Member
George Farkas, Committee Member

8. Examining Cross-Domain Linkages Between Social Support, Control Beliefs, and Health

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Author:
Infurna, Frank John
Title:
Examining Cross-Domain Linkages Between Social Support, Control Beliefs, and Health
Graduate Program:
Human Development and Family Studies
Keywords:
Control Beliefs
Lifespan Development
Multivariate LGC
Health
Social Support
File:
Download Infurna_thesis_FINAL_070209.pdf
Committee Members:
Denis Gerstorf, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Denis Gerstorf, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor