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Self Perceptions of Aging: Women's Views of The Aging Process
(North Dakota State University, 2014)
Society has generally taught women in a rather subliminal way they should remain
young, thin, and beautiful (Horton, Baker, Cote, & Deakin, 2008; Mock & Eibach, 2011; Stark-
Wroblewski, Edelbaum, & Bello, 2008). As the ...
Links between Sexual Health Content and Teacher Characteristics in North Dakota's Secondary Schools
(North Dakota State University, 2013)
Numerous studies indicate the ineffectiveness of abstinence-only education in preventing teen pregnancies and the spread of sexually transmitted infections (STIs), yet many U.S. schools still rely on abstinence-only ...
The Role of Women’s Friendships in Later Life: Implications for Married and Widowed Women
(North Dakota State University, 2016)
Increasingly, aging research demonstrates the importance of social support for well-being in later life, particularly among women. Women often rely on their spouse as a source of social support; however, it is unclear how ...
Nurturing Parenting Program: A Study of Engagement and Activities During the Parent and Child Activity Time
(North Dakota State University, 2015)
The Nurturing Parent Program (NPP) aims to build protective factors in families such as: nurturing, attachment, social connections, parental resilience and knowledge of child development. This qualitative study looked ...
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 ...
The Relationship between Dating and Body Image in Adolescence
(North Dakota State University, 2013)
During adolescence, individuals often experience dating for the first time, and negative body image as a result of increased socialization. In this study, we sought to investigate the connection between dating and body ...
Connections between Parental Eating Behaviors and Adolescents’ Disordered Eating Attitudes and Behaviors Optimal Parenting Style as a Mediator
(North Dakota State University, 2015)
An optimal parenting style consists of high warmth and low overprotection, and can influence the development of adolescents’ eating attitudes and behaviors. Evidence suggests that parental eating behaviors influence their ...
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) ...
North Dakota's Nurturing Parenting Programs: An Exploratory Evaluation Using Multilevel Modeling
(North Dakota State University, 2014)
Parent education is a common form of tertiary prevention of child maltreatment. The Nurturing Parenting Programs (NPP) include tertiary prevention programs, and general support exists for their effectiveness. However, the ...
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 ...