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Predictors of Prosocial Behavior and Civic Involvement: Differences in Middle Aged and Older Adults
(North Dakota State University, 2015)
Generativity is important for wellbeing throughout middle and late life. Therefore, it is crucial to understand what contributes to generativity during these life stages. Parenting and work are common ways middle age adults ...
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 ...
An Insider Account Of Insider Witness Practices: Discovering My Chicana Identity
(North Dakota State University, 2016)
This thesis is an autoethnographic study of my transformation as a result of being
involved with Insider Witness Practices (IWP). By engaging in a multi-vocal dialogue with
“Anita”, my Mexican self, and “Hyphen Ana”, my ...
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 ...
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 ...
CFT Faculty: Self-Assessment of LGB-Affirming Stances and Programs
(North Dakota State University, 2016)
The purpose of this study was to investigate the factors that Couple and Family Therapy (CFT) faculty were using to identify the extent to which their program was LGB-affirmative. The sample for this study included 71 ...
The Mediating Effects of Intimacy Between Sibling Negative Body Talk and Body Dissatisfaction in Female Adolescents: The Forgotten Sibling Relationship
(North Dakota State University, 2019)
Body dissatisfaction has become so common that most girls and women will experience it at some point in their lives. Teasing and pressure from family members have been shown to be potent influences in the development of ...
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 ...
Mothers and Fathers, Churches and Schools: Formal and Informal Sources of Sexual Information as They Relate to Emerging Adult Women’s Safe Sex Practices and Sexual-esteem
(North Dakota State University, 2015)
This study sought to explore which individuals and institutions 455 emerging adult women recalled as having provided them with sexual information. Independent-samples t tests were run to explore how these sources of ...
Defining Feminism: A Phenomenological Exploration of the Meaning Women Assign to their Feminist Identities
(North Dakota State University, 2013)
This study explored the meaning that women assign to their feminist identities. In particular, the study examined the lived experiences of fourteen women who were active in the women's movement during the 1970s. The ...