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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

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:

Rosell, Laura Maria

Title:

Latina Teens and Intimate Partner Violence: How Do Immigrant Parents Influence Daughters' Victimization Risk?

Graduate Program:

Sociology

Keywords:

intimate partner violence
IPV
dating violence
abuse
parenting
Latinas
Latino families
teens
adolescents
immigrants
assimilation

File:

Download MA_Thesis_Laura_Rosell.pdf

Committee Members:

Gordon De Jong, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Gordon De Jong, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Deborah Jean Roempke Graefe, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Alan Booth, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Oster, Maryjo M

Title:

Prevention & Politics: An Investigation of Sex Education Policy in Pennsylvania

Graduate Program:

Educational Theory and Policy

Keywords:

sex education
teen pregnancy
STIs
prevention
adolescents
morality policy
culture wars

File:

Download Oster_Dissertation_-_Revised.pdf

Committee Members:

Kai Arthur Schafft, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Kai Arthur Schafft, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Gerald K Letendre, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Dana Lynn Mitra, Committee Member
Eric Plutzer, Committee Member
Edward A Smith, Committee Member

Author:

Ebrahimi, Nassim

Title:

The costs and benefits of being a social butterfly: Interpersonal and intrapersonal correlates of individuals with friends across multiple cliques

Graduate Program:

Psychology

Keywords:

Peer relationships
social butterfly
cliques
adolescents
adolescence
loneliness
interpersonal competence

File:

Download etd.pdf

Committee Members:

Jeffrey G Parker, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Karen Gasper, Committee Member
Janet Swim, Committee Member
Scott David Gest, Committee Member

Author:

Acosta, Paola

Title:

APPLICATION OF THE THEORY OF PLANNED BEHAVIOR TO EXPLAIN MEDIA EXPOSURE AND CONDOM USE AMONG GHANAIAN YOUTH

Graduate Program:

Health Policy and Administration

Keywords:

adolescents
Ghana
theory of planned behavior
condom use
media exposure

File:

Download Thesis_Paola_Acosta_1.pdf

Committee Members:

Rhonda Belue, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Rhonda Belue, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Marianne Messersmith Hillemeier, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Adamshick, Pamela Zenz

Title:

The lived experience of girl-to-girl aggression

Graduate Program:

Nursing

Keywords:

relational aggression
female bullying
adolescents
marginalized girls

File:

Download Adamshick.pdf

Committee Members:

Judith E Hupcey, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Cheryl A Dellasega, Committee Member
Glen Alan Mazis, Committee Member
Janice Lee Penrod, Committee Member

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:

Koon-Magnin, Sarah Louise

Title:

ADOLESCENT SEXUAL ACTIVITY AND STATUTORY RAPE: A MULTI-METHOD INVESTIGATION

Graduate Program:

Crime, Law and Justice

Keywords:

sex
sexual activity
statutory rape
adolescents

File:

Download MY_THESIS.pdf

Committee Members:

Richard Barry Ruback, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Barry Ruback, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Gilreath, Tamika DeLaine

Title:

Multiple-context assessment of suicidal ideation, depression, and substance use among African American adolescents

Graduate Program:

Biobehavioral Health

Keywords:

mental health
African American
adolescents

File:

Download TamikaGFinalDissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

Gary King, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Collins O Airhihenbuwa, Committee Member
John Walter Graham, Committee Member
Aleksandra B Slavkovic, Committee Member

Author:

Boyd, Lisa Marie

Title:

Romantic and Sexual Experiences in Adolescence and Later Relationship Outcomes and Instability: How Do Family of Origin Factors Inform the Relationship Life Course?

Graduate Program:

Sociology

Keywords:

Romantic relationships
sexual behavior
adolescents
parent-child relationships
family structure
longitudinal
Add Health

File:

Download Boyd_Thesis_20121116.pdf

Committee Members:

Paul Richard Amato, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Graziose, Matthew

Title:

Development and Process Evaluation of an In-store Grocery Shopping Lesson for Adolescents and their Parents

Graduate Program:

Nutritional Sciences

Keywords:

adolescents
grocery
supermarket
nutrition education
focus group

File:

Download Graziose_MM_Thesis_FINAL

Committee Members:

Sharon Nickols Richarson, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Laura E Murray Kolb, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Melissa Jean Bopp, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Koerte, Tammy Reiko

Title:

Adolescents' attitudes toward tourism impacts

Graduate Program:

Recreation, Park and Tourism Management

Keywords:

adolescents
residents
tourism impacts
resident attitudes

File:

Download KOERTE_THESIS_FINAL.pdf

Committee Members:

Deborah Lee Kerstetter, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Weybright, Elizabeth Hall

Title:

Healthy leisure and its relationship to substance use in South African adolescents: A variable and person centered approach.

Graduate Program:

Recreation, Park and Tourism Management

Keywords:

healthy leisure
adolescents
South Africa
substance use

File:

Download Dissertation_8.21.13.pdf

Committee Members:

Linda L Caldwell, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Benjamin Daniel Hickerson, Committee Member
Edward A Smith, Committee Member
Nilam Ram, Committee Member

Author:

Scott, Jason Lovejoy

Title:

Does Motivation Mediate The Effect Of Parental Influence On Urban, Minority Adolescents’ Physically Active Leisure?

Graduate Program:

Recreation and Parks

Keywords:

physical activity
leisure
adolescents
minority
urban
parental support

File:

Download Scott.pdf

Committee Members:

Linda L Caldwell, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Garry Chick, Committee Member
Benjamin Daniel Hickerson, Committee Member
Edward A Smith, Committee Member

Author:

Yetter, Dylan Thomas

Title:

The moderating effect of school racial/ethnic composition on the relationship between race/ethnicity and weight perception accuracy in U.s. adolescents

Graduate Program:

Sociology

Keywords:

adolescents
weight
weight perception
accuracy
school
multilevel
multinomial logistic regression
racial composition

File:

Download Yetter_Thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Michelle Lynn Frisco, 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

Author:

Okado, Yuko

Title:

The Development of Adolescent Conduct Problems and Borderline Mood Features Among Children with Externalizing Behavior Problems

Graduate Program:

Psychology

Keywords:

adolescents
conduct problems
borderline personality
externalizing problems
parenting
developmental psychopathology
peer rejection

File:

Download okado_dissertation_eTD_reviewed.pdf

Committee Members:

Karen L. Bierman, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Sandra T. Azar, Committee Member
Kenneth N. Levy, Committee Member
Robert Nix, Committee Member

Author:

Mcdonald, Ashley

Title:

Understanding Family and Neighborhood Socioeconomic Risk for Internalizing and Externalizing in Adolescents: A Person-Centered Approach

Graduate Program:

Psychology

Keywords:

socioeconomic disadvantage
adolescents
internalizing
externalizing

File:

Download McDonald_Thesis_FINAL_Dec.pdf

Committee Members:

Martha Ellen Wadsworth, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Dawn Paula Witherspoon, Committee Member
Bethany Cara Bray, Committee Member

Author:

Fritts, Juliana Rose

Title:

THE IMPACT OF HERBS AND SPICES ON ACCEPTANCE, SELECTION, AND INTAKE OF VEGETABLES SERVED WITHIN A RURAL PENNSYLVANIA MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL LUNCH PROGRAM

Graduate Program:

Food Science

Keywords:

school lunch
vegetables
herbs
spices
intake
acceptance
adolescents
sensory
plate waste

File:

Download jfritts_THESIS_Final.pdf

Committee Members:

Kathleen L. Keller, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
John E. Hayes, Committee Member
Helene Hopfer, Committee Member

Author:

Mullins, Casey

Title:

Academic Engagement as a Moderated Mediator on Reading Achievement for Adolescents Who Have Experienced Adversity

Graduate Program:

Educational Psychology

Keywords:

ACEs
adversity
academic engagement
adolescents
reading achievement
early childhood adversity
LONGSCAN
parent-child relationships
teacher-student relationships

File:

Download Mullins_Thesis_191022.pdf

Committee Members:

Carlomagno Del Carmen Panlilio, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Matthew T Mc Crudden, Committee Member
Pui-Wa Lei, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Broderick, Amanda Vivian

Title:

Gene-environment interplay: The role of family factors in internalizing symptoms across childhood and adolescence.

Graduate Program:

Psychology

Keywords:

internalizing
anxiety
depression
parenting
gene-environment interplay
gene-environment correlation
children
adolescents
development
genetically informed design

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Committee Members:

Jenae Marie Neiderhiser, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Jenae Marie Neiderhiser, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Martha Ellen Wadsworth, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Ginger A Moore, Committee Member
Steffany Fredman, Outside Member
Kristin Ann Buss, Program Head/Chair
Martha Ellen Wadsworth, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Dai, Junqiang

Title:

RACE BIAS IN ADOLESCENT FACE RECOGNITION: THE ROLE OF FRIENDSHIP DIVERSITY, ETHNIC-RACIAL IDENTITY, ETHNIC-RACIAL SOCIALIZATION, AND PERCEIVED DISCRIMINATION

Graduate Program:

Psychology

Keywords:

own-race bias
adolescents
face processing
ethnic-racial identity
ethnic-racial socialization
development

File:

Download Dissertation_Final_JD_3.pdf

Committee Members:

Rick Gilmore, Major Field Member
Dawn Witherspoon, Major Field Member
Mark Shriver, Outside Unit & Field Member
Paul Quiin, Special Member
Suzy Scherf, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Kristin Buss (she/her), Program Head/Chair

Author:

Bucci, Rebecca Ann

Title:

Closing the Macro-Micro Link: Testing the Effects of Hot Spots Policing on Individual Adolescent Outcomes

Graduate Program:

Criminology

Keywords:

Offender-decision making
hot spots policing
offending
adolescents

File:

Download Bucci_Dissertation_Final.pdf

Committee Members:

Jennifer Maggs, Outside Unit & Field Member
Jeremy Staff, Major Field Member
Thomas Loughran, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Eric Baumer, Major Field Member
Thomas Anthony Loughran, IV, Program Head/Chair

Author:

West, Ashley Brooke

Title:

Clusters of Physical Activity, Sedentary Behavior and Alcohol Use Across Three Timescales

Graduate Program:

Kinesiology

Keywords:

physical activity
sedentary behavior
alcohol use
adolescents
college students
polysubstance use

File:

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Committee Members:

Michael Russell, Outside Field Member
Diana Fishbein, Outside Unit & Minor Member
David Conroy, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Lacy Alexander, Major Field Member
Jonathan Bates Dingwell, Program Head/Chair

Author:

Sloan, Carlie

Title:

Parents' Engagement with a Novel mHealth Intervention for Strengthening Families: A Feasibility Study

Graduate Program:

Human Development and Family Studies

Keywords:

mHealth
family-based intervention
parenting
adolescents

File:

Download Sloan_Dissertation_final_for_approval.pdf

Committee Members:

Douglas Teti, Program Head/Chair
Steffany Fredman, Major Field Member
Gregory Fosco, Chair & Dissertation Advisor
Janet Welsh, Major Field Member
Stephanie Lanza, Outside Unit & Field Member