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Lodovici, Flaminia Manzano Moreira. "O idiomatismo como lugar de reflexão sobre o funcionamento da lingua." [s.n.], 2007. http://repositorio.unicamp.br/jspui/handle/REPOSIP/269040.
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Orientador: Claudia Thereza Guimarães de LemosTese (doutorado) - Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Instituto de Estudos da Linguagem
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Resumo: Este trabalho de investigação objetiva abordar a natureza da questão idiomática e a relação que, por meio dela, reclama reflexão: o jogo entre o universal do funcionamento lingüístico e as manifestações singulares de fala. A análise deixa ver que o idiomatismo é mesmo um fato de língua; resulta de um jogo combinatório no qual seu efeito de unidade se configura, e delimita-se no fluxo da fala "em ato". Não se pode propriamente prever seu sentido antes que ele se atualize numa determinada fala. A hipótese é a de que "expressões idiomáticas" se comportam como outras quaisquer no sistema: elas também estão sujeitas a operações de composição/ recomposição que renovam seu modo de fazer presença nos dizeres. Mesmo em se levando em consideração que sentidos relativos a enunciados idiomáticos podem se estabilizar no uso, o que importa é que estabilização não é sinônimo de fixidez. A investigação indica que essas "formas de significar" comportariam duplo sentido. A princípio, a tendência deste trabalho foi tomar essa característica como diferencial dos outros elementos da língua. Mas o que se impõe é reconhecer que esse é mesmo o destino de todo o dizer. Por fim, o idiomatismo exibe uma diferença, uma extravagância que parece vincular-se à sua natureza essencialmente metafórica que, por sua vez, responde pela produção de um, muitas vezes, inesperado efeito significativo
Abstract: The purpose of this study is to approach the nature of the idiomatic issue and the relation that requires reflexion: the play between the universal aspect of linguistic functioning and the unique manifestations of speech. This analysis allows you to see that idioms are actually a speech fact; they result from a combinatory play in which their unity effect is configured and bound in the speech flow in actu [en acte/in act]. Their meaning cannot be foreseen before they are materialized in a specific speech. The hypothesis is that ¿idiomatic expressions¿ behave like any others in the system: they are also subject to composition / recomposition operations which renew the manner in which they are present in the utterances. Even if we consider that senses concerning idiomatic utterances can be stabilized in usage, what really matters is that stabilization is not synonymous with immutability. Research shows that such forms of meaning attribution allow for double meaning. At first, this study was inclined to consider this as a distinguishing feature with respect to the other features of speech. But what must be acknowledged is that all utterances have the same fate. Finally, idioms show a difference, an extravagancy that seems to be linked to their essentially metaphorical nature which, in turn, is responsible for the production of a, very often, unexpected signifying effect
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Shore, R. Jerald (Robert Jerald). "Grandparents Raising Grandchildren: A Model of Psychological Functioning." Thesis, University of North Texas, 1990. https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc332390/.
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A sample of 203 grandparents, 103 of whom were surrogate parents for their grandchildren, were assessed to construct a model of their psychological functioning. Four measures of psychological functioning (i.e., well-being, satisfaction with grandparenting, meaning of grandparenthood, and perceived relationships with grandchildren) were evaluated. Path analysis of data suggested that the resumption of the parental role negatively impacted all measures except the meaning of grandparenthood. Data also suggested a sense of isolation among those raising grandchildren, as well as a sense of role confusion. These factors may have been exacerbated by behavior difficulties of many grandchildren as a result of family conflict preceding the loss of their parents, and by a lack of parenting skills of grandparents who assumed parental responsibilities. These results reinforce other work that found a preference for fulfilling voluntary, nonparental relationships with grandchildren among grandparents.
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Kothari, R. "Risk for eating disorders and neuropsychological functioning : developing risk models." Thesis, University College London (University of London), 2013. http://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/1389019/.
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Introduction Evidence suggests that diagnosis of an eating disorder (ED) is associated with differential cognitive functioning. Whether differences are present prior to onset, possibly affecting risk status for development of an ED, or whether differences are a consequence of secondary features of the disorder such as low nutritional intake, is not conclusive. One method of investigating cognitive functioning prior to onset of a disorder is to investigate cognitive functioning in those that are at high risk of developing that disorder. Studies have shown that first-degree relatives of probands are at higher risk of developing an ED than the general population. Methods This is the first study to investigate intelligence, global cognition, executive functioning, social communication and emotion recognition of children at high risk of developing an ED, in comparison to children who are not, in a large community sample. High risk status of children was defined in two ways: (i) maternal self-report diagnosis of an ED during pregnancy; (ii) maternal lifetime ED behavioural phenotype. Results Children at high risk for ED demonstrated superior intellectual functioning and working memory; but inferior attentional capacity, social communication and emotion recognition. Profile of children at high risk differed according to type of maternal ED. There was also some evidence of maternal behavioural phenotype being a better predictor of children’s functioning than maternal self-report of ED diagnosis. Discussion Results suggest that the differences observed in children at high risk are putative intermediate phenotypes for ED, possibly affecting risk status for development. Findings are extremely important: both in relation to the identification of vulnerable individuals (and therefore preventative efforts); and in furthering our understanding of which neuropsychological profiles are linked to susceptibility for ED. Also, use of a lifetime behavioural ED phenotype may provide the homogeneity required for research investigating intermediate phenotypes and genetic correlates of ED.
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Ward, Shirli Levinson 1968. "Glasser's parent training model: Effects on child and parent functioning." Diss., The University of Arizona, 1997. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/282387.
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The literature supports the use of parent training as a viable treatment for children with behavioral problems. Compared to other outpatient interventions for children with acting out behaviors, parent training has been shown to be the most effective treatment and also the most completely evaluated one. One issue related to the existing parent training programs is the use of individual or small group format, making them less cost-effective than a large group model. Another issue is that positive effects achieved in-home as a result of parent training rarely generalize to the school setting. The present study investigated Glasser's parent training program which was designed to decrease identified behaviors in the home as well as in the school. In addition, this program employs a large group format relative to other prominent parent training programs. A quasi-experimental, two group (i.e., treatment and comparison) pretest-posttest design was used for this study. Mothers with children ages 5 to 12 comprised the groups. Multivariate analyses of variances were conducted to examine the pre-post changes for the two groups with respect to child and parent functioning. Relative to the subjects in the comparison group, those involved in Glasser's parent training program demonstrated significant changes in parent functioning and child functioning (in-home, but not in the school setting).
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Cartwright, Tina Jane. "Representations of illness : patient satisfaction, adherence and coping." Thesis, Oxford Brookes University, 2000. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.325470.
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Carter, Nathan T. "APPLICATIONS OF DIFFERENTIAL FUNCTIONING METHODS TO THE GENERALIZED GRADED UNFOLDING MODEL." Bowling Green State University / OhioLINK, 2011. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=bgsu1290885927.
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Luciaková, Katarína. "Architektúra a nevidiaci." Doctoral thesis, Vysoké učení technické v Brně. Fakulta architektury, 2010. http://www.nusl.cz/ntk/nusl-233222.
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This thesis explores the relationship between architecture and the blind people. For better clarity and understanding of the topic, The work has been divided into five distinctive parts. In the first, introduction part, I approach space sensation of a blind person from the physiological and psychological angle. This analysis is very important for the understanding of imagination, which the blind person has. Another important fact to understand is the way in which the blind person gets the information about the space and what is his ability to process it. Further, I explain the basic principles of the blind person’s movement through space and describe instructions of how to help blind people in the concrete spatial situations. In the next part, I give a short information about the historical progress of the relation between the society and the blind people. An important fact is that, as late as 200 years ago, the blind people were considered as “sub men” and did not have the full freedom privilege. This relation has been modified over time and nowadays, the blind people have the freedom of movement and all the rights to enjoy their lives. To meet the needs of the blind people, many associations have been created that act on their behalf. The associations have different modes of functioning, but their common goal is to help blind people with their social rehabilitation, looking for employment and removing architectural barriers. The core of my work is divided into two parts. In the first one, I focus on the problematic of the blind people and architecture from the functional aspect. The functional aspect is vital for the blind people. It corresponds to their safety in the environment. In this chapter, I treat in detail basic elements for designing buildings, for specifying barriers and principles of design for blind people. Furthermore, I describe the help tools the blind people need in order to move in the space. I evaluate the future of these tools and indicate the rapid technological progression which makes the life of blind people more comfortable. In the next part, I focus on the problematic of the blind people and architecture from the aesthetic aspect. This question has not been much explored yet, but is, nonetheless, very important. In this part of my work, I use more my personal experience and the knowledge coming from the exploration of space. Aesthetical values are subjective for all the people, with or without a handicap. Therefore, in this final chapter, I try to note the facts that can be used in the process of the aesthetical perception and to reflect on them. In the domain of aesthetical research, there also exist tools and institutions that help blind people in their comprehension of architecture. The division of my work emerged from the compilation of diverse facts in the process of writing. This thesis has an informative and practical character. It is intended for people who want to understand and to be informed about how to design architecture for the blind people. It will be directed towards people who build this kind of architecture and need an overview of how to make it. It is also intended for people interested in learning more about architecture.
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Zwane, Cynthia. "Black adults' perceptions of healthy family functioning / C. Zwane." Thesis, North-West University, 2004. http://hdl.handle.net/10394/566.
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The aim of this research was to establish what black adults' perceptions are of factors that contribute to
healthy family functioning. Qualitative research was conducted. Random sampling was used to obtain
eighteen black participants between the ages of 20 and 50. These participants responded in writing to
the following open ended question: "What factors do you think contribute to healthy family
functioning?" Semi-structured interviews were also conducted with the eight participants who
presented with the richest data. Analysis of the data yielded 10 prevalent themes and eleven other
themes.
The 10 prevalent themes were: respect, love, communication, family time/spending time together,
trust, understanding, discipline, availability for each other, boundaries and religion. The other eleven
themes were: personal space, responsibility, hierarchy, family rules, conflict handling, morality, roles,
maturity, intelligence, culture and forgiveness. The above mentioned 21 themes were grouped in seven
broad categories, namely communication, conflict handling, affectionate involvement, family rules,
boundaries, religion and other dimensions.
All these themes were compared to existing research results. It appeared that themes of this study
correspond with many dimensions of family functioning as indicated by family therapy models and
existing research. Participants also indicated new dimensions not mentioned by the existing literature.
Recommendations were made concerning future research.Thesis (M.A. (Clinical Psychology))--North-West University, Potchefstroom Campus, 2005.
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Fransson, Mari. "Attachment and the Development of Personality and Social Functioning." Doctoral thesis, Uppsala universitet, Institutionen för psykologi, 2014. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-221869.
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According to attachment theory, the establishment of an attachment bond to a caregiver not only provides the infant with protection from danger, but also many other resources presumably beneficial to the child’s general psychological development. Although there is substantial empirical support for a link between attachment security and social functioning in childhood and adolescence, less is known about whether childhood attachment contributes to social functioning beyond adolescence. Similarly, attachment has been found predictive of broad aspects of a person’s functioning, but few attempts have been made to link attachment to the currently dominating perspective on personality, the Five Factor Model (FFM). Results in Study I partially supported our expectations, by showing prospective links from middle childhood security to various aspects of social functioning in young adulthood. Further, security contributed to developmental change in social functioning from middle childhood to young adulthood. In Study II, middle childhood security was found to predict some of the FFM personality traits (primarily extraversion and openness) concurrently and prospectively, partially supporting our expectations. The third aim of this thesis was to address whether attachment disorganization, which has usually been found predictive of maladaptive phenomena, may predict also other, non-pathological outcomes. In Study II, we found that higher levels of disorganization in young adulthood were concurrently associated with more openness and lower conscientiousness. Furthermore, in Study III disorganization was shown to be concurrently associated with more New Age spirituality and more absorption in adulthood. In addition, absorption was, in accordance with our expectations, found to statistically mediate the link between disorganization and New Age spirituality. Hence, these findings supported our assumption that disorganization might be expressed in other life domains besides specifically maladaptive ones. Taken together, we suggest that attachment spreads its influence to a broad set of life domains through its continuous influence on general psychological components such as cognitive representations and self-regulation abilities. However, the modest strength of our results indicates that attachment is only one among several factors involved in the development of social functioning, personality traits, and spirituality.
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Miller, Fiona Kathryn. "Parenting, child regulation, and child functioning, tests of mediator and moderator models." Thesis, National Library of Canada = Bibliothèque nationale du Canada, 2001. http://www.collectionscanada.ca/obj/s4/f2/dsk3/ftp04/NQ58993.pdf.
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Griffin, John N. "Biodiversity and ecosystem functioning : experimental tests using rockpools as a model system." Thesis, University of Plymouth, 2008. http://hdl.handle.net/10026.1/2471.
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How anthropogenic changes to species composition and diversity are likely to affect the properties of the ecosystems of which they are an integral part, and by extension the goods and services humans derive from them, is a key question in ecology. Despite over a decade of vigorous empirical research and theoretical developments, there remain many unknowns. Using intertidal rockpools and laboratory marine mesocosrns, I used a variety of approaches to address several of these relatively poorly studied issues. In particular, the work presented here focused on the relative roles of species composition and richness, as well as the extent to which such effects are context-dependent. The first study (Chapter II) takes advantage of a successional gradient of macroalgal species composition and diversity resulting from the periodic addition of artificial rockpools to a coastal defense structure. The results show that the focal ecosystem properties (macroalgal biomass and productivity) were largely determined by species composition (and functional traits). Macroalgal species evenness, but not diversity, peaked at intermediate stages during the chronosequence, but no measure of diversity had a detectable influence on primary productivity. The results confirm the prediction that effects of species diversity will be outweighed by compositional changes during succession. I used an experimental approach in Chapters III to V, manipulating the composition and richness of intertidal molluscan grazers (Chapters III and V) and intertidal predatory crabs (Chapter IV) and measuring their effects on prey assemblages as focal ecosystem processes. In a 13-month field experiment (Chapter III) I found that effects on the composition and functioning of developing rockpool communities were determined by grazer composition, not the number of species. Laboratory mesocosm experiments show that the influence of species richness on ecosystem processes can be context-dependent. The effect of resource partitioning (of the multi-species prey assemblage) among predators was only detectable at high predator densities where competitive interactions between individual predators were magnified. A factorial experiment using the rate of algal consumption by molluscan grazers as a response variable, provides the first empirical test of the prediction that the balance between species richness and identity effects can be determined by the degree of spatial heterogeneity (Chapter V). Species identity had strong effects on homogeneous substrates, with the identity of the best-performing species dependent on the substrate. The strengths and limitations of the predominantly small-scale experimental approach employed here are discussed (Chapter VI).
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Mann, Heather Marie. "Testing for differentially functioning indicators using mixtures of confirmatory factor analysis models." College Park, Md.: University of Maryland, 2009. http://hdl.handle.net/1903/9170.
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Thesis (Ph.D.) -- University of Maryland, College Park, 2009.Thesis research directed by: Dept. of Measurement, Statistics and Evaluation. Title from t.p. of PDF. Includes bibliographical references. Published by UMI Dissertation Services, Ann Arbor, Mich. Also available in paper.
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Coble, Helen Marie. "Therapists' attachment, interpersonal functioning, and countertransference : a test of a mediational model /." view abstract or download file of text, 2001. http://wwwlib.umi.com/cr/uoregon/fullcit?p3003992.
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Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Oregon, 2001.Typescript. Includes vita and abstract. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 137-152). Also available for download via the World Wide Web; free to University of Oregon users.
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Cao, Liou. "The feasibility and functioning of public mortgage insurance models : an international comparison." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2005. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/34167.
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Thesis (Ph. D.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Urban Studies and Planning, 2005.Includes bibliographical references (p. 187-194).
Public mortgage insurance (MI) is one type of supply-side government intervention in housing finance. It is an important component of the modem housing finance market, employed to expand homeownership and provide credit enhancement to mortgage loans. This research explores the feasibility and functioning of public MI, by conducting an international comparison of three representative public MI programs: the U.S. Federal Housing Administration; the Dutch Homeownership Guarantee Fund; and the Mexican Federal Mortgage Corporation. The main purpose is to build an integrated framework for policymakers when considering a public MI scheme, from institutional, financial, and operational perspectives. Research methodologies used include case studies, interviews, Monte Carlo simulation models, and regression analyses. The analytical framework of this research comprises three research questions: a) What are the primary economic problems in housing and housing finance markets that cause market inefficiency and hence call for government intervention in the form of public MI? b) What are the implied liabilities imposed on the backing government of sponsoring a public MI enterprise? and c) What are the potential economic problems that can result from the creation of a public MI system?
(cont.) Answers to these questions indicate that public MI can be an effective policy tool to address particular housing market inefficiencies. However, a good fit between public MI and a nation's housing and housing finance markets entails many factors, including economic, financial, legal, political, institutional, and even cultural. Public MI should be designed and priced properly to maintain its financial soundness over the long term, without imposing "hidden" liabilities on the backing government. Certain institutional arrangements and operational strategies are necessary to ensure public MI's relative independence and to control market distortions stemming from its presence. This research contributes to the knowledge base for any country considering a public MI scheme to boost its housing market development. It is intended to offer much needed insight into the economic rationale, financial viability, institutional and legal infrastructure, and operational strategies of government-sponsored MI programs, and help policymakers make informed decisions based on a holistic socio-economic view of the public MI.
by Liou Cao.
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Lowry, Mark D. "Evaluating Theories of Bilingual Language Control Using Computational Models." Scholar Commons, 2019. https://scholarcommons.usf.edu/etd/7852.
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Bilingual language control refers to how bilinguals are able to speak exclusively in one language without the unintended language intruding. Two prominent verbal theories of bilingual language control have been proposed by researchers: the inhibitory control model (ICM) and the lexical selection mechanism model (LSM). The ICM posits that domain-general inhibition is employed in order to suppress the unintended language’s activation. The LSM posits that inhibition is not used; rather a lexical selection mechanism targets only the intended language’s words. In order to better test the theories’ hypotheses, I developed computational models to estimate participants’ reaction times when naming in blocks of semantically related pictures and in blocks of semantically unrelated pictures. For these tasks, the ICM model predicts that semantic interference will be abolished when bilinguals switch languages, while the LSM model does not. In Experiment One, English-Spanish bilinguals named pictures that were either semantically related to the previous four trials, or semantically unrelated to the previous four trials. Research indicated that language switching did not abolish priming effects, supporting the ICM. These results contradict conclusions found in previous literature. To reconcile this, another experiment was conducted. It was similar to Experiment One, except filler trials separated semantically related trials. Results showed that each time a semantically related neighbor was presented, naming latency increased by ~10ms regardless of language switching or number of filler items. It suggests that the existing literature mistook incremental learning effects as priming effects, and it demonstrates a need to incorporate theories of incremental learning into theories of bilingual language control.
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Flombaum, Pedro. "The effect of biodiversity on ecosystem functioning: The Patagonian steppe as a model." View abstract/electronic edition; access limited to Brown University users, 2008. http://gateway.proquest.com/openurl?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:dissertation&res_dat=xri:pqdiss&rft_dat=xri:pqdiss:3318318.
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Tarantino, William J. "Effects of Adaptive Foragers on the Diversity and Functioning of Assembled Model Communities." W&M ScholarWorks, 2008. http://www.vims.edu/library/Theses/Tanantino08.pdf.
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Benitez, Andreana. "Executive Functioning Abilities are Differentially Associated with Anhedonic Depression and Anxious Arousal." Kent State University / OhioLINK, 2010. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=kent1276455545.
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Mehta, Vandhana. "Structural Validity and Item Functioning of the LoTi Digital-Age Survey." Thesis, University of North Texas, 2011. https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc68014/.
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The present study examined the structural construct validity of the LoTi Digital-Age Survey, a measure of teacher instructional practices with technology in the classroom. Teacher responses (N = 2840) from across the United States were used to assess factor structure of the instrument using both exploratory and confirmatory analyses. Parallel analysis suggests retaining a five-factor solution compared to the MAP test that suggests retaining a three-factor solution. Both analyses (EFA and CFA) indicate that changes need to be made to the current factor structure of the survey. The last two factors were composed of items that did not cover or accurately measure the content of the latent trait. Problematic items, such as items with crossloadings, were discussed. Suggestions were provided to improve the factor structure, items, and scale of the survey.
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Fabbri, Stefania <1973>. "McMaster Model of Family Functioning: adattamento alla realtà italiana, implicazioni cliniche e di ricerca." Doctoral thesis, Alma Mater Studiorum - Università di Bologna, 2007. http://amsdottorato.unibo.it/279/.
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Il presente lavoro comincia con una descrizione dettagliata del “McMaster
Model of Family Functionig” (MMFF), modello che al suo interno integra una
teoria multidimensionale sul funzionamento familiare, diversi strumenti di
auto ed etero valutazione e chiare indicazioni terapeutiche racchiuse
all’interno della “Problem Centered System Therapy of the Family” (PCSTF).
Grazie alla sua completezza il Modello fornisce ai clinici metodi coerenti,
pratici ed empiricamente validi per valutare e trattare le famiglie, essi inoltre,
sono stati formulati in modo da essere adattabili a differenti setting clinici e di
ricerca, applicabili ad un’ampia gamma di problematiche e verificabili
empiricamente.
Obiettivo finale della presente ricerca è stato quello di porre le basi per
l’esportazione del MMFF in Italia e poter quindi procedere alla sua
applicazione in ambito clinico.
La ricerca è cominciata alla Brown University con la traduzione dall’inglese
all’italiano del Family Assessment Device (FAD), uno degli strumenti di
autovalutazione compresi nel MMFF, ed è in seguito continuata con la
validazione del suddetto strumento in un campione di 317 soggetti
appartenenti alla popolazione generale italiana. Il FAD si è dimostrato uno
strumento valido ed affidabile, in grado quindi di fornire valutazioni stabili e
coerenti anche nella sua versione italiana.
Il passo successivo è stato caratterizzato dalla somministrazione di FAD,
Symptom Questionnaire (SQ) e delle Psychological Well-Being scales (PWB)
a 289 soggetti reclutati nella popolazione generale. In accordo con il modello
bipsicosociale che vede l’ambiente familiare come il più immediato gruppo di
influenza psicosociale dello stato di benessere o malessere dell’individuo, i
nostri dati confermano una stretta relazione tra scarso funzionamento
familiare, spesso espresso attraverso difficoltà di comunicazione, di problem
solving e scarso coinvolgimento affettivo e distress psicologico esperito con
sintomi depressivi, ansiogeni ed ostilità. I nostri dati sottoliano inoltre come
un funzionamento familiare positivo sia altamente correlato ad elevati livelli di
benessere psicologico.
Obiettivo della parte finale del lavoro ed anche il più importante, è stato quello
di esplorare l’efficacia della Problem Centered Systems Therapy of the Family
nella gestione della perdita di efficacia degli antidepressivi nel trattamento
della depressione ricorrente. 20 soggetti con diagnosi di depressione maggiore
ricorrente secondo il DSM-IV sono stati randomizzati a due diverse condizioni
di trattamento: 1) aumento del dosaggio dell’antidepressivo e clinical
management, oppure 2) mantenimento dello stesso dosaggio di antidepressivo
e PCSTF. I dati di questo studio mettono in evidenza come, nel breve termine,
PCSTF e farmacoterapia sono ugualmente efficaci nel ridurre la
sintomatologia depressiva. Diversamente, ad un follow-up di 12 mesi, la
PCSTF si è dimostrata altamente superiore all’aumento del farmaco ner
prevenire le ricadute. Nel gruppo sottoposto all’aumento del farmaco infatti
ben 6 soggetti su 7 ricadono entro l’anno. Nel gruppo assegnato a terapia
familiare invece solo 1 soggetto su 7 ricade. Questi risultati sono in linea con i
dati della letteratura che sottolineano l’elevata probabilità di una seconda
ricaduta dopo l’aumento dell’antidepressivo all’interno di una farmacoterapia
di mantenimento e suggeriscono l’efficacia dell’utilizzo di strategie
psicoterapiche nella prevenzione della ricaduta in pazienti con depressione
ricorrente.
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Jarrett, Peter Hugo. "Bridging research and therapy : a study based on the McMaster model of family functioning." Thesis, King's College London (University of London), 1992. https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.343994.
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Adolf, Janne K. "Contextualizing the Dynamics of Affective Functioning: Conceptual and Statistical Considerations." Doctoral thesis, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, 2018. http://dx.doi.org/10.18452/19412.
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Aktuelle Affektforschung betont die Bedeutung mikrolängsschnittlicher Daten für das Verstehen täglichen affektiven Funktionierens, da sie es erlauben affektive Dynamiken und potentiell zugrunde liegende Prozesse zu beschreiben. Dynamische Längsschnittmodelle werden entsprechend attraktiver. In dieser Dissertation komme ich Forderungen nach einer Integration kontextueller Informationen in die Untersuchung täglichen affektiven Funktionierens nach. Speziell modifiziere ich populäre dynamische Modelle so, dass sie kontextuelle Variationen einbeziehen. In einem ersten Beitrag werden Personen als in Kontexte eingebettet begriffen. Der vorgeschlagene Ansatz der festen moderierten Zeitreihenanalyse berücksichtigt systemische Reaktionen auf kontextuelle Veränderungen, indem Veränderungen in allen Parametern eines dynamischen Zeitreihenmodells auf kontextuelle Veränderungen bedingt schätzt werden. Kontextuelle Veränderungen werden als bekannt und assoziierte Parameterveränderungen als deterministisch behandelt. Folglich sind Modellspezifikation und -schätzung erleichtert und in kleineren Stichproben praktikabel. Es sind allerdings Informationen über den Einfluss kontextueller Faktoren erforderlich. Anwendbar auf einzelne Personen erlaubt der Ansatz die uneingeschränkte Exploration interindividueller Unterschiede in kontextualisierten affektiven Dynamiken. In einem zweiten Beitrag werden Personen als mit Kontexten interagierend begriffen. Ich implementiere eine Prozessperspektive auf kontextuelle Schwankungen, die die Dynamiken täglicher Ereignisse über autoregressive Modelle mit Poisson Messfehler abbildet. Die Kombination von Poisson und Gaußscher autoregressiver Modellierung erlaubt eine Formalisierung des dynamischen Zusammenspiels kontextueller und affektiver Prozesse. Die Modelle sind hierarchisch aufgesetzt und erfassen so interindividuelle Unterschiede in intraindividuellen Dynamiken. Die Schätzung erfolgt über simulationsbasierte Verfahren der Bayesschen Statistik.Recent affect research stresses the importance of micro-longitudinal data for understanding daily affective functioning, as they allow describing affective dynamics and potentially underlying processes. Accordingly, dynamic longitudinal models get increasingly promoted. In this dissertation, I address calls for an integration of contextual information into the study of daily affective functioning. Specifically, I modify popular dynamic models so that they incorporate contextual changes. In a first contribution, individuals are characterized as embedded in contexts. The proposed approach of fixed moderated time series analysis accounts for systemic reactions to contextual changes by estimating change in all parameters of a dynamic time series model conditional on contextual changes. It thus treats contextual changes as known and related parameter changes as deterministic. Consequently, model specification and estimation are facilitated and feasible in smaller samples, but information on which and how contextual factors matter is required. Applicable to single individuals, the approach permits an unconstrained exploration of inter-individual differences in contextualized affective dynamics. In a second contribution, individuals are characterized as interacting reciprocally with contexts. Implementing a process perspective on contextual changes, I model the dynamics of daily events using autoregressive models with Poisson measurement error. Combining Poisson and Gaussian autoregressive models can formalize the dynamic interplay between contextual and affective processes. It thereby distinguishes not only unique from joint dynamics, but also affective reactivity from situation selection, evocation, or anticipation. The models are set up as hierarchical to capture inter-individual differences in intra-individual dynamics. Estimation is carried out via simulation-based techniques in the Bayesian framework.
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Hodge, Camilla J. "The Relationship between Media in the Home and Family Functioning in Context of Leisure." BYU ScholarsArchive, 2011. https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/etd/3028.
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The purpose of the study was to examine the relationship between media as family leisure and family functioning among families with at least one adolescent child. Specifically, this study examined the relationship between family functioning and media use, media connection, and media monitoring over time. Furthermore, because the data were nested in families, and because most family leisure research has been limited to individual-level analyses, this study incorporated mixed modeling into its analysis which accounted for family-level and individual-level variance. The sample consisted of 500 families participating in the Flourishing Families (FFP) Project, a longitudinal study of inner-family life involving families with a child between the ages of 11 and 16. Multiple regression analysis indicated there was a significant negative relationship between media use and family functioning. Mixed model analysis further indicated there was a significant positive relationship between media connection, parental media monitoring, and family functioning, and this relationship was stable over time. These relationships were significant even when accounting for the variance explained by depression, anxiety, conflict, and other demographic variables. Findings support existing media effects and family leisure research. This research, however, goes beyond existing research in its mixed level analysis that accounted for family-level variance and in its analysis of time in the stability of the relationship between media variables and family functioning. Findings further suggest the importance in parental involvement in adolescent media use when explaining variance in family functioning.
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Smith, Kevin M. "An Examination of Family Communication within the Core and Balance Model of Family Leisure Functioning." Diss., CLICK HERE for online access, 2005. http://contentdm.lib.byu.edu/ETD/image/etd925.pdf.
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Jonsson, Micael. "Investigations of species richness effects on ecosystem functioning using stream-living macroinvertebrates as model organisms." Doctoral thesis, Umeå : Univ, 2003. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:umu:diva-164.
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Kattenborn, Teja [Verfasser], and S. [Akademischer Betreuer] Schmidtlein. "Linking Canopy Reflectance and Plant Functioning through Radiative Transfer Models / Teja Kattenborn ; Betreuer: S. Schmidtlein." Karlsruhe : KIT-Bibliothek, 2019. http://d-nb.info/1174992263/34.
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Young, Anne Michelle. "A Systemic Model for Family Functioning: Mutual Influences of Spousal Attachment, Marital Adjustment, and Coparenting." Thesis, University of North Texas, 2017. https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1011822/.
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The current study examined direct and indirect influences of romantic attachment processes, marital adjustment, and the coparenting relationship on family functioning. Data was collected from a community sample of 86 heterosexual couples with a child aged eight to eleven living in the home. Both spouses completed a demographic questionnaire, the Experiences in Close Relationships Scale, the Dyadic Adjustment Scale, the Coparenting Scale, and the Self-Report Family Inventory as part of a larger study on family processes in middle childhood. Data analysis included multilevel modeling, utilizing the actor-partner interdependence model. Results indicated that marital adjustment mediated the association between attachment processes and family functioning, suggesting that a healthy marital relationship is an important variable that helps explain links between attachment security and the family functioning. Findings also highlighted the benefit of conceptualizing adult romantic attachment, marital, and coparental subsystems within a systemic framework.
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Grymes, Joanna M. "A comparison of the Circumplex Model of Family Functioning and Maccoby and Martin's parenting typologists." Diss., Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, 1988. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/53521.
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The fields of family studies and child development share many similar concepts, yet the relationship between the two is rarely tested. This study is an exploratory examination of the conceptual similarities between the Circumplex Model of Family Functioning (Olson, Sprenkle, & Russell, 1979) and the Maccoby and Martin (1983) model of parenting typologies. Adaptability in the Olson model is conceptually similar to the demandingness/control dimension described by Maccoby and Martin, while cohesion is conceptually similar to the warmth-hostility dimension. It was hypothesized that each parenting type would exhibit specific family functioning styles.
Participants were recruited through ten area day care centers. Thirty-five mothers and twenty-four fathers participated. Self-report and observational methods were used. Parents were administered FACES III and the PARI at group meetings at the respective centers. Seventeen families agreed to participate in an at-home session, where two observational game-tasks, the Guess the Rules game to measure adaptability and the Kvebaek Family Sculpture Task to measure cohesion, were completed.
Analysis of variance, correlation coefficients, and chi-square statistics were used to test the hypothesized relationships. Two anomalous findings occurred: almost half the parents described their families as chaotic and over half the parents were typed as uninvolved. These findings influenced the results. The results suggest some support for the conceptual similarities between the models. Correlations between the FACES and PARI subscales were low but significant, suggesting adaptability and authoritarian control, as well as cohesion and hostility-rejection are related. ANOVA results suggested that the parenting group means for the FACES subscale scores were significantly different, and in directions that support the model. Parents who described themselves as permissive perceived themselves as the most adaptable and parents who perceived themselves as uninvolved perceived their families as the least cohesive.Ph. D.
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George, David T. (David Titus). "The Influence of Family Functioning on Identity Formation: a Model of Late Adolescent Identity Development." Thesis, University of North Texas, 1996. https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc277881/.
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The influence of theoretically prominent family processes on late adolescent college student identity development was the focus of this study. The primary purpose was to test a model of adolescent identity development. This model proposed that family health variables would predict identity development, and that attachment and separation-individuation would each make unique and additive contributions to identity development. The second purpose was to identify instruments which discretely measured the family processes. The third purpose was to better understand family influences by measuring the processes of exploration and commitment. Participants were 150 male and 150 female college students, between the ages of 18 and 23, and from intact families. Questionnaires completed measured family functioning and identity development. Family functioning measures covered three domains (family health, attachment to parents, and separation-individuation) which formed the set of independent variables. The identity measures (ego identity status and identity process) comprised the dependent variables. A hierarchical regression design was employed where family health variables were entered first, followed by attachment variables, then separation-individuation variables. The results indicated mixed support of the model. First, the proposed model was statistically supported for females as all domains predicted identity achievement and diffusion. For males, only family health predicted identity achievement, and only separation-individuation predicted identity diffusion. Other important findings were that the attachment and separation-individuation domains both assessed forms of connectedness, suggesting only one domain. Thus, the separation-individuation component of the model was not supported. Second, similarity of attitudes consistently predicted identity achievement, diffusion, exploration, and commitment. Third, despite the use of rigorous criteria to obtain discrete scales representative of the theoretical constructs, overlap was discovered within and across domains. The roles of similarity of attitudes between adolescent and parent, and the family environments associated with identity achievement, diffusion, exploration, and commitment are discussed. In addition, methodological and measurement issues, limitations of the study, and implications for future research are examined.
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Li, Yong "Isaac." "Extending the Model with Internal Restrictions on Item Difficulty (MIRID) to Study Differential Item Functioning." Scholar Commons, 2017. http://scholarcommons.usf.edu/etd/6724.
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Differential item functioning (DIF) is a psychometric issue routinely considered in educational and psychological assessment. However, it has not been studied in the context of a recently developed componential statistical model, the model with internal restrictions on item difficulty (MIRID; Butter, De Boeck, & Verhelst, 1998). Because the MIRID requires test questions measuring either single or multiple cognitive processes, it creates a complex environment for which traditional DIF methods may be inappropriate. This dissertation sought to extend the MIRID framework to detect DIF at the item-group level and the individual-item level. Such a model-based approach can increase the interpretability of DIF statistics by focusing on item characteristics as potential sources of DIF. In particular, group-level DIF may reveal comparative group strengths in certain secondary constructs. A simulation study was conducted to examine under different conditions parameter recovery, Type I error rates, and power of the proposed approach. Factors manipulated included sample size, magnitude of DIF, distributional characteristics of the groups, and the MIRID DIF models corresponding to discrete sources of differential functioning. The impact of studying DIF using wrong models was investigated.
The results from the recovery study of the MIRID DIF model indicate that the four delta (i.e., non-zero value DIF) parameters were underestimated whereas item locations of the four associated items were overestimated. Bias and RMSE were significantly greater when delta was larger; larger sample size reduced RMSE substantially while the effects from the impact factor were neither strong nor consistent. Hypothesiswise and adjusted experimentwise Type I error rates were controlled in smaller delta conditions but not in larger delta conditions as estimates of zero-value DIF parameters were significantly different from zero. Detection power of the DIF model was weak. Estimates of the delta parameters of the three group-level DIF models, the MIRID differential functioning in components (DFFc), the MIRID differential functioning in item families (DFFm), and the MIRID differential functioning in component weights (DFW), were acceptable in general. They had good hypothesiswise and adjusted experimentwise Type I error control across all conditions and overall achieved excellent detection power.
When fitting the proposed models to mismatched data, the false detection rates were mostly beyond the Bradley criterion because the zero-value DIF parameters in the mismatched model were not estimated adequately, especially in larger delta conditions. Recovery of item locations and component weights was also not adequate in larger delta conditions. Estimation of these parameters was more or less affected adversely by the DIF effect simulated in the mismatched data. To study DIF in MIRID data using the model-based approach, therefore, more research is necessary to determine the appropriate procedure or model to implement, especially for item-level differential functioning.
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Colléter, Mathieu. "Fishing impacts on the trophic functioning of marine ecosystems, a comparative approach using trophodynamic models." Thesis, University of British Columbia, 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/2429/51941.
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Faced with the global overexploitation of marine resources and the rapid degradation of ecosystems’ integrity, many states agreed to the principle of an ecosystem approach to fisheries (EAF). In fact, overfishing induces strong decrease of targeted species biomass, which impact predators, their competitors, prey, and ultimately the ecosystems’ trophic networks. Thus, it is an important challenge to understand the trophic functioning of marine ecosystems and the related impacts of fisheries.
In this spirit, my thesis was developed to address concerns about the potential impacts of fisheries on the underlying trophic functioning, and to better understand this trophic functioning and its variability through ecosystems. Two well-known trophodynamic models were used : Ecopath with Ecosim (EwE) and EcoTroph (ET). First, I developed EcoBase, i.e., an online repository to gather and communicate information from EwE models, which enabled to give a global overview of the applications of the EwE modeling approach. Then, the ET model was corrected and standardized through the creation of a software package in R. A new trophic control, i.e., foraging arena (FA) trophic control, was integrated to study its impacts on trophic flows and fishing effects on aquatic ecosystem trophic networks. I showed that that making ecosystem behavior more realistic by incorporating FA controls into EcoTroph decreased the resistance and the production of modeled ecosystems facing increasing fishing mortality. An analysis of case studies focusing on marine protected areas (MPAs) was then performed using EwE and ET. I analyzed the potential spillover effect from three MPAs, and showed that their potential exports were at the same order of magnitude as the amount of catch that could have been obtained inside the reserve. Finally, a meta-analysis of marine ecosystem trophic functioning was conducted using 127 EwE models, which showed that ecosystem types were distinguished by different biomass trophic spectra and associated trophic indices. These differences were mainly driven by different production, but also kinetic for some ecosystem types. In conclusion, trophodynamic models, as EwE and ET, appeared to be useful tools to better understand the trophic functioning of marine ecosystems, its variability through ecosystems, and the associated impacts of fisheries.Science, Faculty of
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Zhao, Jing. "Contextual Differential Item Functioning: Examining the Validity of Teaching Self-Efficacy Instruments Using Hierarchical Generalized Linear Modeling." The Ohio State University, 2012. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1339551861.
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Thalji, Amanda Lynn. "A Dual-Factor Model of Mental Health in High School Students: Group Characteristics and Social Functioning." Scholar Commons, 2012. http://scholarcommons.usf.edu/etd/4239.
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A dual-factor model of psychological functioning examines the presence of wellness (i.e., subjective well-being; SWB) and psychopathology (i.e., internalizing and externalizing behavior problems) in explaining youth mental health functioning. Using a dual-factor model, previous research has yielded four unique groups of elementary and middle school youth as well as college-age adults with distinct levels of wellness and psychopathology. The present empirical investigation included valid data from 500 adolescents from two high schools (grades 9 to 11). This exploratory study produced four groups of students with unique mental health profiles aligned with previous studies investigating the dual-factor model. Tukey-Kramer comparisons determined that among groups classified as having elevated symptoms of psychopathology, those that also report high levels of SWB (i.e., symptomatic but content youth) are more likely to be rated as having externalizing problems, and those with low levels of SWB (i.e., troubled youth) are more likely to report symptoms of internalizing problems. Evaluation of group differences on positive mental health indicators suggest that differences between groups with elevated SWB versus low SWB were due to differences in life satisfaction and negative affect. Tukey-Kramer comparisons indicated that youth with complete mental health reported optimal functioning in terms SWB. Youth identified as having low levels of SWB, appeared to report similarly low levels of life satisfaction and positive affect, but those that also reported elevated levels of psychopathology, particularly internalizing problems, had greater levels of negative affect. Additional findings from this study demonstrate the utility of classifying high school students' mental health according to a dual-factor model. Results of a MANCOVA suggest a significant effect for mental health group membership as yielded from a dual-factor model on students' social-functioning. Follow up ANCOVAs and Tukey-Kramer comparisons suggest that high SWB in tandem with low levels of psychopathology (i.e., complete mental health) is associated with a host of optimal functioning in terms of teacher-rated social skills, perceptions of interpersonal relationships, receipt of social support, reduced likelihood of victimization, and high quality romantic experiences. For youth with psychopathology, average to high levels of SWB (i.e., as in symptomatic but content students), may buffer them from experiencing poor social functioning, particularly in terms of perceived social support, peer victimization, general interpersonal relations, and satisfaction with romantic experiences. Overall results from this study support the presence of dual-factor model in high school students and the importance of assessment of positive and negative indicators in order to effectively gain a comprehensive understanding of adolescents' social functioning.
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Goosen, Elzaan. "The self-concept and interpersonal functioning of South African girls in child care : a suggested model." Thesis, Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2004. http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/50188.
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Thesis (MSc)--University of Stellenbosch, 2004.ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This study aimed to create an elaborate model that can shed light on the intra- and interpersonal functioning of middle childhood and early adolescent South African girls in child care. Data used included: 1) measures of self-concept that was measured by The Beck Youth Inventories: Self-concept inventory for Youths (Beck, Beck & Jolly, 2001), 2) a qualitative indication of perceived attachment towards a mother figure and 3) biographical data provided by the social workers associated with the children's homes that participated in the study. Participants included 70 girls between the ages of 9 and 14, of which 35 were assigned to the Children's Home Group. The Control Group comprised of the rest of the participants. Regression analysis, correlation measurement and the calculation of the significance of the differences between groups were used to test hypotheses. Results indicated that perceived attachment to a mother figure is a significant mediator of selfconcept, but that factors related to age seemed to have the most significant mediating effect during the developmental stages of middle childhood and early adolescence. The results were used to combine and elaborate on existing theories of intra- and interpersonal functioning in order to suggest a model that attempts to explain the functioning of South African girls in child-care in more depth. Implications for these findings are discussed.
AFRIKAANSE OPSOMMING: Die doel van hierdie ondersoek was om 'n gedetailleerde modelop te stel wat lig kan werp op die intra- en interpersoonlike funksionering van middel-kinderjarige en adolessente dogters in kindersorg in Suid-Afrika. Die data wat gebruik is, sluit in: 1) meetings van selfkonsep wat gemeet is deur die Beck Youth Inventories: Self-concept inventory for Youths (Beck, Beck & Jolly, 2001), 2) 'n kwalitatiewe indikasie van dogters se persepsie oor die binding tussen hulle en hulonderskeie moeders, asook. 3) biografiese data wat verskaf is deur die maatskaplike werkers wat geassosieer was met die kinderhuise wat deelgeneem het. Die deelnemers het bestaan uit 'n groep van 70 dogters tussen die ouderdomme van 9 en 14 jaar. Die helfte van die deelnemers het vanuit die kinderhuise gekom terwyl die res van die deelnemers die kontrolegroep gevorm het. Regressie analises, korrelasie metings en die berekening van die beduidendheid van verskille tussen groepe is gebruik om hipoteses te toets. Die resultate het daarop gedui dat dogters se persepsie van die kwaliteit van die binding tussen hulle en hul moeders, wel 'n beduidende mediator van self-konsep is gedurende middle-kinderjare en adolessensie is, maar dat faktore wat verband hou met ouderdom, die grootste mediërende effek het op self-konsep gedurende hierdie ontwikkelingsfases. Op grond van die resultate is 'n model saamgestel wat 'n voortbouing is op bestaande teorie, maar poog om meer lig te werp op die intra en interpersoonlike funksionering van Suid-Afrikaanse dogters in kindersorg te verduilik. Die implikasies hiervan word bespreek.
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Pierce, Jessica Lynne. "Family Functioning and Responsiveness in Family Child Care Providers." The Ohio State University, 2017. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1502404892864807.
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Mermelstein, Liza C. "Family Functioning and Substance Use Severity among Adolescents upon Admission to Residential Substance Use Treatment." Ohio University / OhioLINK, 2011. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1300302861.
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Homewood, Helen. "An investigation of the relationship between levels of uncertainty, illness representations, coping strategies, psychological and physical functioning in chronic illness." Thesis, University of East Anglia, 2001. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.368283.
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Objectives: Theoretical models have helped conceptualise how individuals appraise and make sense of chronic illness and its psychological impact. Little attention has been given to the impact of uncertainty on this process. The objective was to investigate the relationship between levels of uncertainty, illness representations, coping, psychological and physical functioning in two chronic illnesses. The Self-Regulatory Model (SRM, Leventhal, Meyer & Nerenz, 1980) was used as a theoretical framework. Design: A cross-sectional design was used. It was hypothesised that a clear medical diagnosis would reduce levels of uncertainty and increase illness representations regarding control of symptoms. It was also hypothesised that high levels of uncertainty would independently predict increased psychological distress. Method: Patients suffering from chronic spinal pain and rheumatoid arthritis were recruited from local clinical departments. The levels of uncertainty, illness representations, coping strategies, mood and physical functioning of 85 participants were assessed using standardised questionnaires. Results: Chronic pain patients were found to have greater levels of uncertainty and psychological distress than rheumatoid arthritis patients. Rheumatoid arthritis patients had stronger beliefs about control of their condition. Uncertainty was not found to be a significant independent predictor of anxiety or depression. However, there appeared to be a degree of overlap between the variables of uncertainty and control beliefs. Conclusions: The findings highlight a complex relationship between the aspects of the SRM and uncertainty, with many components impacting on each other. Although levels of uncertainty were not found to be predictive of psychological distress, it is an area that warrants further investigation in order to understand how patients manage uncertainty. Within a clinical setting, issues of uncertainty should be addressed at all levels of care, maximising the patient's control beliefs, reducing the impact of uncertainty on their cognitive, emotional and physical functioning.
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Reschke-Hernández, Alaine Elizabeth. "A clinical practice model of music therapy to address psychosocial functioning for persons with dementia: model development and randomized clinical crossover trial." Diss., University of Iowa, 2019. https://ir.uiowa.edu/etd/6842.
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Background: By 2050, it is estimated that 14 million older Americans will live with Alzheimer’s disease (AD), a progressive form of dementia with unknown cause or cure. Persons with AD and related dementias (ADRD) become increasingly dependent on others as they experience cognitive decline, which concomitantly undermines individuals’ functional skills, social initiative, and quality of life. The Alzheimer’s Association advocates for interventions that address cognition, mood, behavior, social engagement, and by extension, quality of life – goals music therapists often address. Although a small but growing body of literature suggests that clinical music therapy may be effective, the evidentiary support for the use and appropriate application of music as a form of treatment with this population is currently limited.
Objectives: This thesis consisted of the development of a Clinical Practice Model of music therapy for persons with ADRD. It also examined the effectiveness of a specific, protocol-based music therapy intervention, grounded in this model, relative to a verbal discussion activity.
Methods: The Clinical Practice Model is theoretically grounded in the biopsychosocial model of healthcare (Engel, 1980) and Kitwood’s (1997) personhood framework, and I developed it through extensive literature review and expert input. It includes an organizational schema for applying intervention strategies, per six themes: cognition, attention, familiarity, audibility, structure, and autonomy. The initial model predicts that an intervention built upon this schema will influence social-affective responses, quality of life, and in turn, psychosocial symptoms of ADRD.
I tested a singing-based music therapy intervention, grounded in this model, through a randomized clinical crossover trial. I compared participants’ responses to music therapy to a non-music verbal discussion activity, and both conditions followed a protocol. Dependent variables included: (1) affective responses (self-reported feelings, observed emotions, and observed mood), (2) social engagement, and (3) observed quality of life. Thirty-two individuals with ADRD (n = 6 men, n = 26 women) ages 65-97 years old (μ̂ = 84.13) participated in this study. I randomly assigned treatment order; each treatment occurred in small-group format, three times per week in the afternoon (25 minutes each session), for two consecutive weeks. A two-week “wash-out” period occurred between conditions. Credentialed music therapists led both study conditions. This study followed recommendations from the National Institutes of Health Behavior Change Consortium (Bellg et al., 2004) to enhance quality assurance in protocol administration and data collection.
Results and Significance: I used a linear mixed model approach to analysis. Music therapy exacted a significant, positive effect on self-reported feelings, observed emotions, and constructive engagement, particularly for individuals with moderate dementia. Results also suggested that men’s feelings improved in response to music therapy only, whereas women responded positively to both conditions. Weekly observations failed to indicate a significant change in mood or quality of life across the eight-week study. Based on these findings, I revised the Clinical Practice Model to include wellbeing (an outcome more concordant with psychosocial change in response to music intervention) rather than global quality of life (affected by numerous aspects of the care milieu). In addition to the Clinical Practice Model to the music therapy profession, contributions of this thesis include a rigorous clinical study and practical implications for music therapy practice, including the importance of considering patient characteristics and careful selection and implementation of music in a music therapy intervention.
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Randall, Troy D. "Assessing Family Strengths Using the Family Profile: Study to Validate and Evaluate Constructs Across Four Models of Family Functioning." DigitalCommons@USU, 1995. https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/etd/2398.
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The concurrent criterion-related validity of the Family Profile (FAMPRO) was investigated using the Family Adaptability and Cohesion Scales II (FACES II), the Self-Report Family Inventory (SFI), and the Family Assessment Device (FAD) as criterion measures . Further analysis was conducted through a principal component factor analysis with a varimax rotation and correlations with a Family Satisfaction Scale. The Family Profile is an easy-to-administer, -score, and -interpret instrument designed for use in family life education. It is a 35-item instrument that measures seven areas of family functioning: Family Fun, Family Decisions, Family Pride, Family Values, Family Caring, Family Communication, and Family Confidence. The total scores of the Family Profile had strong correlations with the total scores of the three criterion instruments. Additionally, the individual constructs of the Family Profile showed moderate to strong relationships with the corresponding subscales found in the criterion instruments. Factor analysis of the FAMPRO with this sample indicated that the most important factor explaining the largest portion of the variance is the ability of family members to display positive regard to one another in an open and warm manner. The Family Satisfaction Scale created for this project was moderately to strongly correlated with all of the Family Profile's Subscales. The sample used for this study was taken from undergraduate Family and Human Development classes at Utah State University and had a total N of 194. This nonrandom sample was mostly young, single, and female. The religious preference for 80% of the sample was Mormon (LDS). While the sample limits generalization of the results, these preliminary results provide sufficient evidence to warrant further research using the Family Profile. Because the FAMPRO is easy to use and interpret, it holds promise as an effective tool for family life educators and clinicians alike.
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Marko, Tomašević. "Model za donošenje odluka u procesima prepoznavanja tipa funkcije pouzdanosti brodskih postrojenja." Phd thesis, Univerzitet u Novom Sadu, Tehnički fakultet Mihajlo Pupin u Zrenjaninu, 2007. https://www.cris.uns.ac.rs/record.jsf?recordId=83446&source=NDLTD&language=en.
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Doktorska disertacija se bavi aktuelnom problematikom donošenja odluka u procesu prepoznavanja tipa funkcije pouzdanosti brodskih postrojenja. U uvodnom delu doktorata objašnjeni su motivi za rad na doktorskoj disertaciji. Motivacija je proizašla iz nastojanja da se unapredi teorija i praksa donošenja odluka u prepoznavanju tipa funkcije pouzdanosti brodskih postrojenja, koja se zasniva na analitič kim i matematič ko-statistič ikim metodama. Pristup za rešavanje tog problema, koji je predložen u doktoratu, svodi se na teorijsku analizu radova i tehnologija, kao i na primenu sistemske dinamike i simulacione tehnologije u eksploatacionom istraž ivanju, a koje se bave problematikom klasifikacije signala sa pragom za donošenje odluka o pouzdanosti brodskih postrojenja. To je uzrokovalo da se autor ove disertacije bavi istraživanjem novih metoda koje se mogu primeniti u oblasti pouzdanosti brodskih postrojenja. U doktoratu su razvijeni matematički i verbalni modeli ponašanja sistema pomoću signala na izlazu sistema za nekoliko slučajeva. U zaključku disertacije sistematično se interpretiraju rezultati istraživanja, potvrđuju hipoteze i komentarišu teorijska i praktična rešenja, daje se pregled mogućnosti daljih istraživanja rešenja koja su predložena disertacijom. Na primeru merenih i separiranih signala eksperimentalno, pomoću simulacione metodologije i sistemske dinamike, verifikovana je hipoteza statistič ke nezavisnosti izvornih signala. Sintezom teorijskih i analitičkih saznanja i numerički potkrepljenim praktič nim rezultatima (simulacijama), težilo se osmišljavanju preporuka za usklađivanje procesa donošenja odluka na bazi prepoznavanja oblika pouzdanosti sa ukupnom sigurnošću brodskih postrojenja, na način kako se do sada nije činilo.This doctoral thesis deals with up-to-date problems related to decision making in theprocess of recognizing forms of reliability of marine plants. Marine propulsion plant is verycomplex and includes a set of interrelated and dependent subsystems with a large number ofcomponents. The reliability and availability of such complex system depends on reliability of itsall components.In the introductory part motives for work on this thesis are explained. Motivation hascome out of intention to develop the theory and practice of decision making in recognizing formsof reliability of marine plants based on analytical and mathematical-statistical methods. Theapproach to solving the problem, that is proposed in the thesis, corresponds to the theoreticalanalysis of works and technologies as well as to the application of system dynamics andsimulation technology in exploitation research that again deal with the problems of classificationof signals with the level of decision making on the reliability of marine plants. The abovementioned has lead the author to devote himself to researching new methods that can be appliedin the field of reliability of marine plants. The thesis presents developed mathematical and verbalmodels of system behaviour with the use of signals observed at the system output for severalcases. In the conclusion of the thesis results of the research are systematically interpreted,hypotheses are proved and theoretical and practical solutions commented on. Furthermore, arange of possibilities for further research of solutions proposed in the thesis are presented. On theexample of measured and separated signals the hypothesis of statistical independence of originalsignals has been verified experimentally using simulation methodology and system dynamics.Synthesis of theoretical and analytical newly gained knowledge and numerically supportedpractical results (simulations) have been used with the aim to reach reccomendations formatching the process of decision making based on recognizing forms of reliability with totalsafety of marine plants in a manner not used so far.
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Prowe, Friederike [Verfasser]. "Effects of the feeding functional response on phytoplankton diversity and ecosystem functioning in ecosystem models / Friederike Prowe." Kiel : Universitätsbibliothek Kiel, 2012. http://d-nb.info/1020284161/34.
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Fadel, Ali. "Physico-chemical functioning and development of phytoplankton in Karaoun reservoir (Lebanon) : application of a hydrodynamic-ecological model." Thesis, Paris Est, 2014. http://www.theses.fr/2014PEST1064/document.
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Quarante pour cent des réservoirs du monde souffrent d'eutrophisation. Ce problème mondial augmente la biomasse de phytoplancton dans les réservoirs et perturbé leurs utilisations. Comprendre les mécanismes et les processus qui contrôlent la prolifération de cyanobactéries sont de grande préoccupation. Les modèles d'écosystèmes nous permettent de simuler, d'analyser et de comprendre les processus écologiques dans les lacs et les réservoirs. La communauté de phytoplancton et de l'application du modèle écologique sont mal documentées dans le Moyen-Orient. Karaoun réservoir, le plus grand plan d'eau au Liban, a été construit pour l'irrigation et la production hydroélectrique. Il ya un grand intérêt dans la qualité de ce réservoir d'eau car il sera utilisé pour alimenter la capitale Beyrouth avec de l'eau potable. Les objectifs de la thèse sont de concevoir et mettre en œuvre des campagnes de terrain pour suivre et comprendre la dynamique du phytoplancton et des cyanobactéries dans le lac de barrage de Karaoun, de modéliser le fonctionnement physique et biogéochimique de cette retenue. Des campagnes d'échantillonnage ont été effectuées deux fois par mois entre mai 2012 et Août 2013 pour évaluer l'état trophique et la diversité biologique et la dynamique de la communauté de phytoplancton en réponse aux changements des conditions environnementales. Ces mesures de campagne ont été ensuite utilisées pour calibrer et valider un modèle hydrodynamique-écologique unidimensionnel sur Karaoun réservoir. Nos résultats ont montré que : la retenue de Karaoun, fortement stratifiée thermiquement entre mai et août, est eutrophe, et présente une faible biodiversité. Seulement 30 espèces de phytoplancton ont été recensées en 2012-2013. La stratification thermique qui apparaît au printemps réduit la croissance des diatomées et entraîne leur remplacement par des chlorophycées. Les cyanobactéries dominent en été : Aphanizomenon ovalisporum lorsque la température de surface de l'eau est inférieure à 25 °C, Microcystis aeruginosa lorsqu'elle est supérieure à 25°C. Le dinoflagellé Ceratium hirundinella constitue l'espèce dominante en fin d'automne lorsque la colonne d'eau est mélangée, l'intensité lumineuse est faible et la température de l'eau d'environ 19 °C. Contrairement aux températures de surface élevées, supérieures à 26 °C, auxquelles prolifère A. ovalisporum dans les autres lacs, une prolifération d'A. ovalisporum survient en octobre 2012 dans la retenue de Karaoun, à une température de l'eau de 22 °C et alors que la stratification thermique est faible. La cylindrospermopsine (CYN), une cyanotoxines, a été détectée dans la retenue de Karaoun, même en l'absence d'A. ovalisporum, seule espèce qui la produit identifiée dans la retenue. La CYN atteint une concentration de 1,7 µg/L, supérieure à la valeur guide pour l'eau potable de 1 µg/L (Organisation Mondiale de la Santé). Une configuration simple de Dyresm-Caedym a permis de simuler avec succès la croissance et la succession des cyanobactéries A. ovalisporum et M. aeruginosa. Le modèle réalise de bonnes performances pour la simulation du niveau de l'eau du réservoir (RMSE <1 m pour une variation annuelle de 25 m), des profils de température de la colonne d'eau (RMSE <1 °C pour des variations annuelles comprises entre 13 et 28 °C) et de la biomasse des cyanobactéries (RMSE <48 µg/L équivalent chlorophylle-a, concentration entre 0 et 206 µg/L). A l'échelle locale, cette thèse est importante pour les autorités de gestion des eaux libanaises qui visent à utiliser ce réservoir pour production d'eau potable. Il a également permis de mieux comprendre les processus et les mécanismes qui contrôlent la prolifération de cyanobactéries. L'application de configurations de modèles simples avec procédés principaux pourrait être transposée sur d'autres réservoirs eutrophiesAbstractMany reservoirs throughout the world suffer from eutrophication. This worldwide problem increases phytoplankton biomass in reservoirs and impairs their uses. Understanding the mechanisms and processes that control cyanobacterial blooms are of great concern. Ecosystem models enable us to simulate, analyze and understand ecological processes in lakes and reservoirs. Except for Lake Kinneret, the phytoplankton community and ecological model application are poorly documented in the Middle East. Karaoun Reservoir, the largest water body in Lebanon, was built for irrigation and hydropower production. There is a great interest in the water quality of this reservoir as it will be used to supply the capital Beirut with drinking water. The objectives of this thesis are to: 1) design and implement a physico-chemical and reinforced biological monitoring in Karaoun reservoir, 2) understand the physico-chemical determinants of cyanobacterial blooms in Karaoun reservoir, and 3) calibrate a deterministic model that can be used to predict cyanobacteria biomass. Sampling campaigns were conducted semi-monthly between May 2012 and August 2013 to assess the trophic state and the biodiversity and dynamics of its phytoplankton community in response to changes in environmental conditions. These campaign measurements were then used to calibrate (summer and autumn 2012) and validate (spring and summer 2013) a one dimensional hydrodynamic-ecological model on Karaoun Reservoir. Our results show that : Karaoun Reservoir strongly stratifies between May and August was found eutrophic with low biodiversity, only 30 phytoplankton species in 2012-2013 study period. Thermal stratification established in spring reduced the growth of diatoms and resulted in their replacement by mobile green algae species during high nutrients availability and water temperatures lower than 22 °C. Water temperature higher than 25 °C favours cyanobacterium Microcystis aeruginosa that displaces Aphanizomenon ovalisporum in summer. Dinoflagellate Ceratium hirundinella dominated in mixed conditions, at low light intensity in late autumn at 19 °C. Unlike the high temperatures, above 26 °C, which is associated with blooms of Aphanizomenon ovalisporum in Lakes Kinneret (Israel), Lisimachia and Trichonis (Greece) and Arcos Reservoir (Spain), Aphanizomenon ovalisporum in Karaoun Reservoir bloomed in October 2012 when water temperature was 22°C and the reservoir was weakly stratified. The field growth conditions of Aphanizomenon ovalisporum in this study revealed that it can bloom at subsurface water temperature 22 °C increasing the risk of its development and expansion in European lakes. Cylindrospermopsin, a fatal toxin, was detected in almost all samples even when Aphanizomenon ovalisporum was not detected. It reached a concentration of 1.7 µg/L, higher than the drinking water guideline value of 1 µg/L of the World Health Organization. The toxin vertical profiles suggest its possible degradation or sedimentation resulting in its disappearance from water column. A simple configuration of the one-dimensional hydrodynamic-ecological model Dyresm-Caedym successfully simulated the growth and succession of the cyanobacteria Aphanizomenon ovalisporum and Microcystis aeruginosa. The model showed a good performance in simulating the water level (RMSE < 1 m, annual variation of 25 m), water temperature profiles (RMSE < 1.1 °C, range 13-28 °C) and cyanobacteria biomass (RMSE < 57 µg L-1 equivalent chlorophyll a, range 0-206 µg L-1).On the local scale, this thesis provides important background data for the Lebanese water management authorities who aim to use this reservoir for drinking water production. It also increases the understanding of processes and mechanisms that control cyanobacterial blooms. The application of simple model configurations with few major processes can be transposed on other eutrophic lakes and reservoirs
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Fisher, Ulia M. "The Moderating Effect of Family Functioning on the Well-Being of Adolescent Immigrants Who Experience Acculturation Distress." University of Akron / OhioLINK, 2017. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=akron1491572323676755.
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Goodrich, Kristopher M. "The refinement and validation of a model of family functioning after child's disclosure as lesbian, gay or bisexual." Related electronic resource: Current Research at SU : database of SU dissertations, recent titles available full text, 2009. http://wwwlib.umi.com/cr/syr/main.
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Bilir, Mustafa Kuzey. "Mixture item response theory-Mimic model simultaneous estimation of differential item functioning for manifest groups and latent classes /." Tallahassee, Florida : Florida State University, 2009. http://etd.lib.fsu.edu/theses/available/etd-08212009-172739/.
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Thesis (Ph. D.)--Florida State University, 2009.Advisor: Akihito Kamata, Florida State University, College of Education, Dept. of Educational Psychology and Learning Systems. Title and description from dissertation home page (viewed on April 29, 2010). Document formatted into pages; contains xvii, 207 pages. Includes bibliographical references.
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Ryan, Cari H. "Using hierarchical generalized linear modeling for detection of differential item functioning in a polytomous item response theory framework an evaluation and comparison with generalized Mantel-Haenszel /." restricted, 2008. http://etd.gsu.edu/theses/available/etd-04232008-160900/.
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Thesis (Ph. D.)--Georgia State University, 2008.Title from file title page. Carolyn F. Furlow, committee chair; Phillip Gagne, T. Chris Oshima, Christopher Domaleski, committee members. Electronic text (113 p.) : digital, PDF file. Description based on contents viewed June 24, 2008. Includes bibliographical references (p. 96-101).
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Scherbaum, Charles A. "Detecting intentional response distortion on measures of the five-factor model of personality an application of differential person functioning /." Ohio : Ohio University, 2003. http://www.ohiolink.edu/etd/view.cgi?ohiou1071001111.
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Liu, Mingyang Liu. "Differential Item Functioning in Large-scale Mathematics Assessments: Comparing the Capabilities of the Rasch Trees Model to Traditional Approaches." University of Toledo / OhioLINK, 2017. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=toledo1513266587329066.
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Cobb, Jean E. "Child and Parent Readiness to Change in a Clinical Sample of Obese Youth." Digital Archive @ GSU, 2011. http://digitalarchive.gsu.edu/psych_diss/76.
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Parent and child readiness to change have been identified as emerging areas informing pediatric obesity interventions. The purpose of this study was to increase understanding of child and parent readiness to change in obese youth by examining how these constructs are related to demographic variables, as well as to psychosocial functioning, in a sample of obese youth presenting for weight- management treatment. A secondary aim was to examine consistency between parent and child readiness to change. Two hundred twenty-eight 7- to 17-year-old children and their parents participated during the child’s initial assessment at a multidisciplinary weight-management clinic. Demographic variables included in analyses were child Body Mass Index, parent Body Mass Index, child age, child gender, child race, and family income. Children completed measures of quality of life, depression, social anxiety, internalizing and externalizing symptoms, and readiness to change. Parents completed assessments of children’s quality of life, children’s internalizing and externalizing symptoms, and parents’ own readiness to change. The child’s Body Mass Index was significantly related to both parent and child readiness to change. There was also a significant positive relation between child readiness to change and the child’s own report of social anxiety symptoms, as well as a curvilinear relation with internalizing symptoms, such as depression. In addition to the child’s Body Mass Index, parent readiness to change was positively related to the child’s age and was higher in African American parents than in European American parents. Race moderated the relation between parent readiness to change and health-related quality of life, internalizing symptoms, and externalizing problems. Parents and children were discordant in their ratings of readiness to change, with parents tending to report higher levels; the child’s Body Mass Index moderated the relation between parent and child report of readiness to change. Clinical implications and future directions are discussed.
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Wick, Stephanie. "Understanding the effects of war-related trauma and deployment on the couple relationship: evidence for the Couple Adaptation to Traumatic Stress (CATS) model." Diss., Kansas State University, 2010. http://hdl.handle.net/2097/6814.
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Doctor of PhilosophyDepartment of Family Studies and Human Services
Briana S. Goff
The purpose of the current study is to understand the lived experiences of military couples regarding the effects of war-related trauma and deployment on couple functioning. An interpretive phenomenological perspective was utilized during data analysis. This type of phenomenological perspective suggests that human phenomena can only be understood in a situated context (Packer & Addison, 1989). This is to suggest that a person’s emotions, behaviors, and experiences cannot be separated from the context in which they occur. For the purpose of this study, the “context” under consideration was the Army culture and customs in which each of the participant couples was embedded. The Couple Adaptation to Traumatic Stress Model (CATS; Nelson Goff & Smith, 2005) offers a constructive step forward in systemically understanding and treating the impediments created by war-related trauma and deployment. The current study utilized the core terms included in the CATS Model (Nelson Goff & Smith, 2005) as sensitizing concepts to guide the qualitative analysis process. This includes the CATS Model couple functioning variables of attachment, satisfaction, stability, adaptability, support/nurturance, power, intimacy, communication, conflict, and roles. Using qualitative interviews from 90 participants (n = 45 couples), five themes were identified as salient, including communication, conflict management, roles, support/nurturance, and post-traumatic growth. Participants were divided into subgroups (n = 15 couples, 30 total participants) according to their scores on the Purdue Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Scale – Revised (PPTSD-R; Lauterbach & Vrana, 1996) and the Dyadic Adjustment Scale (DAS; Spanier, 1976). This subsample was selected to examine differences in themes among couples with high and low levels of marital satisfaction, as well as those with high and low levels of post-traumatic stress symptoms. Many similarities were found among the couples with high marital satisfaction and those with low levels of post-traumatic symptoms. Likewise, similarities were also discovered among the couples with lowest levels of marital satisfaction and those with highest levels of post-traumatic stress symptoms. From the current study, there is clear evidence in support of the CATS Model elements of communication, conflict, roles, support/nurturance, and satisfaction. A new contribution to the CATS Model can be made from the current study, which is the inclusion of post-traumatic growth.