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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

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

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

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

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:

Baril, Megan E

Title:

Psychosocial Adjustment in Adolescence: The Importance of the Family Ecology

Graduate Program:

Human Development and Family Studies

Keywords:

family relationships
well-being
adolescence

File:

Download Final_dissertation_to_PSU_10.10.08.pdf

Committee Members:

Ann Caverly Crouter, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Susan Marie Mc Hale, Committee Member
Jennifer Lianne Maggs, Committee Member
D Wayne Osgood, Committee Member
Christy Buchanan, Committee Member

Author:

Tibbits, Melissa Kaye

Title:

Engagement Within and Across Leisure Activities in Adolescence: Implications for Substance Use and Sexual Activity

Graduate Program:

Human Development and Family Studies

Keywords:

Adolescence
Leisure Activities
South Africa
Substance Use

File:

Download Tibbits_Dissertation_Final_6-24-09.pdf

Committee Members:

Edward A Smith, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Edward A Smith, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Linda L Caldwell, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Mark T Greenberg, Committee Member
Stephanie Trea Lanza, Committee Member
John Walter Graham, Committee Member

Author:

Ang, Mei-Mei

Title:

Positive Youth Development in Malaysia

Graduate Program:

Human Development and Family Studies

Keywords:

prosocial behavior
adolescent psychology
positive development
Asian culture
measurement
substance use

File:

Download PatriciaAng__eTD.pdf

Committee Members:

J Douglas Coatsworth, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
J Douglas Coatsworth, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Edward A Smith, Committee Member
Eric Loken, Committee Member
Jennifer Lianne Maggs, Committee Member
Karen Linn Bierman, Committee Member

Author:

Espinosa Hernandez, Maria Graciela

Title:

Sexual Behavior and Motives in Emerging Adulthood

Graduate Program:

Human Development and Family Studies

Keywords:

condom use
gender
risky sexual behaviors
romantic relationships

File:

Download Espinosa_Dissertation_FINAL.pdf

Committee Members:

Eva Sharon Lefkowitz, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Eva Sharon Lefkowitz, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Anthony Raymond D'augelli, Committee Member
Nancy S Landale, Committee Member
Eric Loken, Committee Member

Author:

Banks, Sean Robert

Title:

EVENT-SPECIFIC CONTROL, SALIVARY CORTISOL, AND THE DAILY STRESS PROCESS

Graduate Program:

Human Development and Family Studies

Keywords:

Event-specific control
Salivary cortisol
Daily stress
Diurnal cortisol
Perceived control
Multi-level models

File:

Download Banks_Dissertation_Final.pdf

Committee Members:

David Manuel Almeida, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
David Manuel Almeida, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Steven Howard Zarit, Committee Member
Melissa Hardy, Committee Member
Laura Klein, Committee Member