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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:

Baker, Birgitta L

Title:

PUBERTAL TIMING, TYPE OF MOTIVATION, AND PERCEIVED ATHLETIC COMPETENCE AS PREDICTORS OF ADOLESCENT GIRLS’ PHYSICAL ACTIVITY

Graduate Program:

Leisure Studies

Keywords:

adolescents
physical activity
motivation. perceived athletic competence
puberty

File:

Download Birgitta_Baker_Dissertation_Final.pdf

Committee Members:

Alan R Graefe, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Kirsten Davison, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Andrew Justin Mowen, Committee Member
Deborah Lee Kerstetter, Committee Member
Leann L Birch, Committee Member

Author:

Watts, Clifton Edwin

Title:

Predicting Free Time Activity Involvement of Adolescents:The Influence of Adolescent Motivation, Adolescent Initiative, and Perceptions of Parenting

Graduate Program:

Leisure Studies

Keywords:

adolescents
leisure
parenting
self-determination

File:

Download WATTS_PHDTHESIS_FINAL.pdf

Committee Members:

Linda L Caldwell, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Geoffrey Clay Godbey, Committee Member
Ralph Welby Smith, Committee Member
Susan L Hutchinson, Committee Member
Edward A Smith, 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:

Kirby, Joshua Aaron

Title:

To Make Their Journey Better: Research-Focused Aspirations for Preparing Adult Volunteers for Facilitating Positive Youth Development

Graduate Program:

Instructional Systems

Keywords:

mentorship
out-of-school learning
instructional systems
nontraditional dissertation
qualitative research
SPN
scholarly personal narrative
training design
facilitation
adolescents
Scouting
programs
youth
nonformal learning
Boy Scouts of America
BSA
Venturing
training
volunteer
PYD
Positive Youth Development
mentor
crew advisor
teenage
nonparental adult
congruence
instructional design congruence
curricular design congruence
curricular congruence
basic interpretive qualitative research study
developmental assets
Venturer

File:

Download Joshua_Kirby-Penn_State-Final_Dissertation-040610.pdf

Committee Members:

Christopher M. Hoadley, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Christopher M. Hoadley, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Priya Sharma, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
George Richard Vahoviak, Committee Member
Edgar Paul Yoder, Committee Member

Author:

Ackerman, Jeffrey M.

Title:

Delinquents and their Friends: The role of peer effects and self-selection

Graduate Program:

Crime, Law and Justice

Keywords:

interpersonal-influence
peers
delinquency
friends
adolescents
gender

File:

Download Thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Richard B Felson, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
D Wayne Osgood, Committee Member
Michael Paul Johnson, Committee Member
Joseph Francis Schafer, 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