Browsing Human Development & Family Science Masters Theses by Title
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Social Perceptions of Adolescents Based on Height and Facial Maturity
(North Dakota State University, 2010)This study explored the influence of adolescent height and facial maturity on adult social perceptions of their competence. A sample of95 college students completed questionnaires rating the competence level of target ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
Transgender Couples' Beliefs and Experiences of Couple and Family Therapy
(North Dakota State University, 2015)The purpose of this study was to explore transgender couples’ beliefs and experiences of couple and family therapy. This study utilized a secondary data set of interviews from seven transgender participants and three ... -
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, ... -
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 ... -
Using Objectification Theory to Interpret the Relationships Among Self-Schemas, Cognitive Distraction, and Sexual Satisfaction in Emerging Adult Women
(North Dakota State University, 2013)The sexual objectification of women is prevalent in Western culture, and researching how this impacts sexual satisfaction is important. This study used objectification theory to explore how cognitive distraction may be ... -
Women's Sexual Attitudes, Body Image, and Sexual Activity: A Mediation Analysis
(North Dakota State University, 2010)Currently, an increasing number of women report sexual difficulties, and previous research has shown that both sexual attitudes and body image have a significant impact on women's sexual activity. While previous studies ... -
"You'd Better Get in There and Be the Advocate": Parents of Gender Nonconforming Children's Perspectives on Support
(North Dakota State University, 2013)In this project parents of gender nonconforming children shared their perspectives on finding emotional support for themselves and their family. Ten women-identified mothers participated in semi-structured interviews via ...