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The Influence of Appearance-Related Teasing by Parents, Siblings, and Peers on Adolescents' Body Image with Appearance-Related Social Comparison as a Mediator
(North Dakota State University, 2011)Body image refers to how individuals experience and perceive their bodies and can be affected by many factors, including peers and family members. Adolescence is a time when body image concerns are emphasized due to the ... -
Generative Fathering and Married Adult Children's View of Connectedness between their Fathers and Themselves
(North Dakota State University, 2011)This study utilized a phenomenological approach to examine adult children's views of how their fathers connected with them as children. Participants consisted of 10 men and 12 women between the ages of 30 and 60 who were ... -
Weight-Related Health Behaviors and Body Mass: Associations between Young Adults and their Parents, Moderated by Parenting Styles
(North Dakota State University, 2011)The incidence of overweight conditions among children and adolescents is a growing national concern. Although current literature suggests that parental health behaviors could influence health behaviors of children, studies ... -
A Study of Graduate Student Parents’ Perceptions: Barriers and Resources
(North Dakota State University, 2011)The present study explored the perceptions of students who were both parenting and pursuing a master's or doctoral degree. Specifically, this study examined students' perceptions regarding the usefulness of resources that ... -
Parenting a Gender Nonconforming Child: Implications for Therapy
(North Dakota State University, 2012)Parents who are raising children who do not conform to societal gender norms are in need of support and advocacy, as they are not receiving enough in the current social climate. The focus of this single case study is on a ... -
Relationships between Body Image and Religiosity among Emerging Adult Women
(North Dakota State University, 2012)Emerging adulthood is a time of identity exploration (Arnett, 2004), in which the areas of religiosity and sexuality may be especially impressionable (Arnett & Tanner, 2006). It is common for emerging adult women to ... -
Couple and Family Therapy Students' Attitudes Toward Bisexual Clients
(North Dakota State University, 2012)Few studies have focused on student therapists' beliefs about bisexual clients and the impact of affirmative training on these beliefs. The current study explored 1) the level of experience couple and family therapy (CFT) ... -
Students Beliefs about Same Sex Couples and Family Therapy
(North Dakota State University, 2012)The purpose of this study was to analyze student therapist’s level of agreement with the American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy’s (AAMFT) formal statements concerning lesbian, gay, and bisexual (LGB) persons ... -
Family Business Contributions to the Community: A Comparison of Copreneurs and Other Family Business Owners on Community Social Responsibility
(North Dakota State University, 2012)Copreneurs, defined as couples who jointly operate a business and share business-related responsibilities and decisions, represent a growing portion of family business (Fitzgerald & Muske; 2002; Marshack, 1993, 1994). ... -
Adolescent Sibling Relationships and Disordered Eating
(North Dakota State University, 2012)Researchers have begun to explore the role that family members play in maintaining or recovering from an eating disorder. However, little research has addressed the sibling relationship, including nurturance, quarreling, ... -
Spiritual Diversity in Couple and Family Therapy Training: Student Perspectives
(North Dakota State University, 2012)The current study assessed couple and family therapy (CFT) students' levels of self-reported competence working with clients from non-Christian spiritual traditions, levels of content that students reported receiving related ... -
Rural Adolescents' Perceptions of Alcohol Use: A Qualitative Study
(North Dakota State University, 2012)This qualitative study outlines rural adolescents' perceptions of the reasons they choose to use or not use alcohol. The social contextual factors that underlie their decisions are addressed. Twenty juniors and seniors ... -
Physical Activity of Preschool Aged Children during Childcare: Examination of Seasonal Changes and an Evaluation of a Dance-Based Intervention
(North Dakota State University, 2012)The purpose of this dissertation was to prospectively track preschoolers' physical activity (PA) during childcare while investigating for seasonal differences in accelerometer measured PA between the fall and winter months ... -
Transitioning a Living-Center: Resident Ability and Preference in Activity Programming
(North Dakota State University, 2012)Gerontologists have noted the importance of physical fitness (McPhee, et al., 2004), socialization (Lang & Baltes, 1997), and cognitive maintenance (McDougall, 2000) to successful aging. Due to this, Assisted-Living Facility ... -
Transgender Peoples’ Experiences of Religion and Spirituality
(North Dakota State University, 2012)The purpose of this study was to examine the religious and spiritual experiences of transgender people. The study used an existing data set consisting of interviews from five self-identified Christian transgender participants, ... -
The Association Between the Consumer Nutrition Environments and Free and Reduced School Lunch Rates
(North Dakota State University, 2012)This study examined the relationships between neighborhood socioeconomic status (SES), measured by free and reduced school lunch rates, the nutrition environment. In the first part of this study trained surveyors used the ... -
The Role of Three Factors in Community Mobility for Rural Older Adults
(North Dakota State University, 2012)This paper will identify mobility options leading to quality of life for older adults who live in rural communities. This paper will create an assessment plan to determine the current status and needs for transportation ... -
Perceptions of Positive Attributes of Never-Married Single Custodial Mothers and Fathers
(North Dakota State University, 2012)The present study examined the differences in the positive perceptions of never-married custodial single mothers and fathers. While the literature documenting the strengths of single parents is very limited, the studies ... -
Strategies for Integrating Spirituality in Therapy: Student Perspectives
(North Dakota State University, 2013)Spirituality and religion are considered an important aspect of the human experience and is considered to be valuable to the practice of Couples and Family Therapy (CFT). However, there is nothing in the literature that ... -
LGB Affirmative Training and Clinical Competency: Differences in Couple and Family Therapy Students Who Receive Training at Religious Vs. Secular Institutions
(North Dakota State University, 2013)This study determined if any differences exist in the level of affirmative training received, beliefs about sexual orientation, and perceived clinical competency with lesbian, gay, and bisexual (LGB) clients of 231 couple ...