Browsing by Author "Merten, Michael J."
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Adults who Co-Reside and the Young Adulthood Factors that Lead Them There
Haughey, Leslie (Oklahoma State University, 2011-12-01)The purpose of this study was to examine the relationships between adolescent precocious life events and adults who co-reside at home. Data came from the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health (Add Health), a ... -
Associations Between Parental Internalizing Symptomology and Adolescent Adjustment: an Examination of Direct and Indirect Effects
Staton, Julie Yvonne (Oklahoma State University, 2014-07-01)The purpose of this study was to examine the link between parental internalizing symptomology (i.e. symptoms of anxiety or depression) and adolescent adjustment (i.e., antisocial behavior, depressive symptoms, prosocial ... -
Chance to Speak: A Qualitative Study on Fathers from Lower Income Communities
Mercer, Darrell H. (2016-05-01)The purpose of the study is to highlight the myriad ways Black fathers residing in lower income areas are taking an active role in physically, educationally, and emotionally developing their children. 13 Black fathers ... -
Early Life Stress and the Moderating Effect of the School
Claybrook, Tia Crystal Paige (2018-05-01)Antisocial behavior during adolescence can often lead to negative outcomes. These negative outcomes are more likely among youth who have been exposed to early life stressors (ELS), or potentially traumatic events. To combat ... -
Evaluation of Infant Growth in the First Year of Life in a Low-income Primarily African-american Sample
Eagleton, Sally Grace (2015-12-01)The purpose of this study was to describe the prevalence of indicators of malnutrition in a low-income primarily African-American sample and to examine the association between various sociodemographic characteristics and ... -
Fathers' parenting behaviors and risks for adolescent aggression in African American and Latino boys
Kern, Bobby L. (2012-12)Scope and Method of Study: Guided by ecological resilience perspectives this study examined the association between various risk factors (neighborhood risk, discrimination, peer victimization, fathers' risk behaviors) and ... -
Helping Profession Hazards for Domestic Violence, Sexual Assault, and Stalking (DVSAS) Service Providers: A Focus on Workforce Well-being
Pearsall, Pam (2017-12-01)The prevalence of domestic violence, sexual assault, and stalking (DVSAS) places tremendous stress on survivors as well as the growing body of helping professionals providing services. According to the Centers for Disease ... -
King of the mat: Former elite wrestlers and perceptions of perfectionism and identity
Delk, Cheryl A. (2017-05)Research on perfectionism and identity is vast and has a significant focus on athletic and academic performance along with links to positive and negative mental health. The majority of research is quantitative and data is ... -
Pathways to student success: An examination of graduation models
Giano, Zachary (2018-05)National high school graduation rates have been relatively stagnant, hovering around 80% for the past decade according to the National Center for Education Statistics. However, the U.S. falls short of the U.S. Department ... -
School climate, neighborhood quality, teacher support, peer support, and educational resilience of Latino/a adolescents in immigrant families
Nolasco, Hector Martinez (2020-12)Adolescents' academic success is a significant indicator of future success in life. Therefore, it is important to identify additional factors that serve to keep adolescents on course to achieving higher academic success. ...