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Bouma, Ruth Olivia, and n/a. "Prevention of Relationship and Alcohol Problems." Griffith University. School of Applied Psychology, 2003. http://www4.gu.edu.au:8080/adt-root/public/adt-QGU20040322.092510.
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There is a strong association between alcohol and relationship problems, with each problem exacerbating the other. In this program of research two studies were conducted. The first study was to investigate the variables that put couples at risk for developing a combination of relationship and alcohol problems. The second study was an evaluation of the effects of an integrated education program that promoted safe drinking and positive relationship interaction. Previous research shows that deficits in negative affect regulation and poor communication predict the onset of both relationship and alcohol problems. Based on these findings, it was hypothesized that deficits in communication exist in couples in which one or both partners drink at hazardous levels. In Study 1 communication of 85 couples (53 couples with no high-risk drinker and 32 couples with at least one at-risk drinker) in early stage committed relationships was assessed by observation of their interaction. Couples in which the man was drinking at hazardous levels had significantly more negative communication than couples without an at-risk drinker. In Study 2, 37 couples with at least one at-risk drinker were randomly assigned to either Controlling Alcohol and Relationship Enhancement (CARE) or a control condition. Couple communication, alcohol consumption, relationship satisfaction and relationship stability were assessed at pre- and post-intervention. Alcohol consumption, relationship satisfaction and relationship stability were also assessed at 6-month follow-up. Couples receiving CARE improved their communication significantly relative to the control couples. Couples in both conditions showed significant reductions in hazardous drinking, but there was no significant difference in the effects of the interventions on alcohol consumption. The program of research demonstrates that deficits in couple communication are evident in couples with hazardous male drinking, even in the early stage of the relationship when the couples report high relationship satisfaction. The communication deficits are remedied with brief, skill-training relationship education. Furthermore, there was evidence for the effects of CARE on reduction of steps towards relationship dissolution at 6-month follow-up. The brief alcohol component of the intervention showed little benefit beyond the control condition in terms of impact upon the alcohol problems. This research is the first to demonstrate that a combined program of skill-based relationship education and strategies for alcohol reduction is effective in remediating communication skills deficits in the early stage relationships of couples with hazardous alcohol consumption. Future research can extend this work to enable the development of programs which match the content of relationship education to the specific needs of other high-risk couples.
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Harley, Ellen Wan-Yuk. "Sex and relationship problems in schizophrenia." Thesis, King's College London (University of London), 2007. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.497291.
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DiPano, Kristina M. "The relationship between anxiety sensitivity and sleep problems." Tallahassee, Fla. : Florida State University, 2009. http://purl.fcla.edu/fsu/lib/digcoll/undergraduate/honors-theses/dipano.
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Klimova, Elena. "Some Non-Local Boundary-Value Problems and their Relationship to Problems for Loaded Equations." Saechsische Landesbibliothek- Staats- und Universitaetsbibliothek Dresden, 2014. http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bsz:14-qucosa-145227.
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In several mathematical models of physical or technical processes there are non-local boundary-value problems in terms of partial differential equations with integral conditions. In this article we consider hyperbolic differential equations of second order in the rectangle with some integral conditions and their relationship to boundary-value problems for some certain type of loaded equationsDieser Beitrag ist mit Zustimmung des Rechteinhabers aufgrund einer (DFG-geförderten) Allianz- bzw. Nationallizenz frei zugänglich
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Klimova, Elena. "Some Non-Local Boundary-Value Problems and their Relationship to Problems for Loaded Equations." EMS Publishing House, 2011. https://tud.qucosa.de/id/qucosa%3A28136.
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In several mathematical models of physical or technical processes there are non-local boundary-value problems in terms of partial differential equations with integral conditions. In this article we consider hyperbolic differential equations of second order in the rectangle with some integral conditions and their relationship to boundary-value problems for some certain type of loaded equations.Dieser Beitrag ist mit Zustimmung des Rechteinhabers aufgrund einer (DFG-geförderten) Allianz- bzw. Nationallizenz frei zugänglich.
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Kidd-Burton, Sarah Jane Morreau Lanny E. "Relationship between violent experiences and discipline problems in school." Normal, Ill. Illinois State University, 1996. http://wwwlib.umi.com/cr/ilstu/fullcit?p9720809.
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Thesis (Ed. D.)--Illinois State University, 1996.Title from title page screen, viewed May 30, 2006. Dissertation Committee: Lanny Morreau (chair), Kenneth H. Strand, William Tolone, Thomas Caldwell, Eddie Glenn. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 106-116) and abstract. Also available in print.
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Thompson, Samuel. "Understanding the relationship between debt problems and psychological distress." Thesis, University of East London, 2015. http://roar.uel.ac.uk/4539/.
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The proportion of people in the UK experiencing problems repaying debt has increased in recent years. A growing body of evidence suggests that there may be a relationship between debt problems and clinically significant psychological distress. However, the causal direction of this relationship is unclear. Furthermore, it seems likely that psychological factors influence the relationship, such that how people make sense of their financial situation determines, at least in part, the extent to which they experience distress. The present study aims to develop a richer understanding of the relationship between debt and psychological distress from the perspective of those experiencing both difficulties. The study was part of the Debt Counselling for Depression in Primary Care trial (DeCoDer). Semi-structured interviews were conducted with eight adults recruited through GP practices in Liverpool. All identified as having debt problems and significant depressive symptoms. A thematic analysis was undertaken from a social materialist perspective, focusing on how participants’ experience of debt problems impacted on their lives. Two over-arching themes were identified, each consisting of three sub-themes. Living with debt day-to-day described experiences of constant worry, material hardship and feelings of shame. Cumulative psychological impacts described the longer-term consequences of debt problems, highlighting in particular how debt threatened participants’ sense of themselves as valuable and led to a perceived loss of agency in the face of difficulties. Results of the analysis are discussed in light of psychological research and recent arguments from anthropology and political philosophy. The findings suggest that psychological processes of rumination, social comparison and identity threat may be significant factors in causing distress amongst people with debt problems, in part because of a wider social milieu in which not being able to pay one’s debts is seen as a moral failing. Implications for clinical practice and future research are discussed.
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Johansson, Madeleine, and Mikaela Lindroth. "The relationship between personality, drinking motives and alcohol; : a mediational model¹." Thesis, Örebro universitet, Institutionen för juridik, psykologi och socialt arbete, 2014. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:oru:diva-38175.
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Some people develop problematic alcohol consumption. Explanations forthis have been proposed by the mediating influence of drinking motiveson the relationship between personality and alcohol use. The purpose ofthis study was to test whether such a mediating model can be applied to aSwedish population. Students (N=383) in Sweden answered aquestionnaire about personality, drinking motives, alcohol consumptionand alcohol-related problems. Mediation analysis was done to seewhether drinking motives could mediate the relationship betweenpersonality and alcohol outcomes for men and women. The resultsshowed that four paths of personality, drinking motives and alcohol canbe found in a Swedish population by using this mediational model.However, the model showed different paths for men and women.En del människor utvecklar en problematisk alkoholkonsumtion.Förklaringar till detta har sökts i en medierande inverkan avdryckesmotiv i relationen mellan människors personlighet ochalkoholkonsumtion. Syftet med denna studie var att testa om en sådanmedierande modell går att tillämpa på en svensk population. Studenter(N=383) i Sverige besvarade en enkät om personlighet, dryckesmotiv,alkoholkonsumtion och alkohol-relaterade problem. Mediationsanalysergjordes för att se om dryckesmotiven skulle kunna medierarelationen mellan personlighet och alkoholutfall för män och kvinnor.Resultaten visade att fyra mönster av personlighet, dryckesmotiv ochalkohol i den medierande modellen går att finna på en svenskpopulation, dock olika för män och kvinnor.
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Fry, Virginia Fijak. "The relationship among family problems, individual adjustments and the reentry students' perception of problems with reentry." Thesis, This resource online, 1992. http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-12232009-020411/.
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Plaster, Jessica. "Language Development and Behavior Problems in Young Preschool Children: Relationship to Teacher and Parent Ratings of Behavior Problems." Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University, 2010. https://dc.etsu.edu/honors/4.
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This study analyzed the relationship between young children’s language development and behavior problem ratings from their teachers and parents. It examined this relation to determine to what extent children’s language delays are associated with clinically significant levels of behavior problems, the degree to which the level of language delay is related to behavior problem ratings by both teachers and parents, and the degree of correlation between teachers’ and parents’ ratings of behavior. Participants were teachers and parents of children between two to five years of age in Washington County early intervention classrooms. Parents and teachers of the children returned Informed Consent Documents and were asked to complete the appropriate version of the Child Behavior Checklist for Ages 1 ½ to 5 (CBCL 1 ½ -5) about their student or child (Achenbach & Rescorla, 2000). A measure of language development from the Battelle Developmental Inventory was obtained from the child’s existing language assessment data in his or her school record (Newborg, Stock,Wnek,Guidubaldi, & Svinicki, 1984). The expressive and receptive language age equivalent score from the Commjunication sub-test of the Battelle Developmental Inventory was analyzed for each child (Newborg, Stock,Wnek,Guidubaldi, & Svinicki, 1984). Low negative correlations were found between the Total Behavior Problem score and Receptive Language, as well as between Total External Behavior Problem score and Receptive Language. Teachers and parents showed moderate to high agreement on child behavior ratings. Implications for understanding the reciprocal role of language and behavior development and for future research were discussed.
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Dominguez, Escalon Ximena. "Learning Behaviors Mediating the Relationship between Behavior Problems and Educational Outcomes." Scholarly Repository, 2008. http://scholarlyrepository.miami.edu/oa_theses/117.
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This study examined the relationship between behavior problems, learning behaviors and educational outcomes for at-risk preschool children. A sample of Head Start children (N = 196) were selected in the Southeast. Behavior problems were assessed using The Devereux Early Childhood Assessment (DECA; Le Buffe & Naglieri, 1999) and learning behaviors were assessed using the Preschool Learning Behavior Scale (PLBS, McDermott, Green, Francis & Stott, 1996). Educational outcomes included measures of literacy and math, collected using subscales from the Galileo System for the Electronic Management of Learning (Galileo; Bergan et al., 2003). Behavior problems were found to predict learning behaviors, math and literacy. Furthermore, learning behaviors were found to mediate the effect of behavior problems on literacy and math, and such mediation effects were not found to be moderated by gender nor age. The findings of the study provide a preliminary explanation regarding the mechanism through which behavior problems relate to educational outcomes for preschool children.
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Fowler, Kenneth Ray. "Received truths : problems of the music-text relationship and Bertolt Brecht." Thesis, McGill University, 1987. http://digitool.Library.McGill.CA:80/R/?func=dbin-jump-full&object_id=66168.
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Mendez, Marcos. "An examination of the relationship between various mental health problems and the three sub factors of the Rutgers Alcohol Problem Index." Thesis, Manhattan, Kan. : Kansas State University, 2009. http://hdl.handle.net/2097/1406.
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Frost, Aaron Desmond James, and n/a. "The Reciprocal Relationship Between Conduct Problems, Callous Unemotional Traits, and Parenting Behaviour." Griffith University. School of Psychology, 2006. http://www4.gu.edu.au:8080/adt-root/public/adt-QGU20070109.094343.
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Callous and Unemotional (CU) traits are a relatively recent addition to the existing body of research examining the development of severe behavioural problems in children, and antisocial behaviour in adults. Children who are high in CU traits display shallow emotions, manipulate other children, lie easily, and demonstrate very little remorse or guilt. Additionally, they are more likely to engage in more severe forms of antisocial behaviour, more often, and from a younger age than their peers. Research has found that CU traits moderate the well-established relationship between parenting and conduct problems. That is, children who are high in CU traits seem to display levels of behaviour problems that are unrelated to the quality or type of parenting they receive. This has serious implications when one considers that the most effective psychosocial treatments available for behavioural disorders are based upon improving parenting, and would therefore require significant modification for children high in CU traits. In addition, the research exploring the moderating role of CU traits in the relationship between parenting and conduct problems has not taken a developmental perspective and considered different ages of children. Finally, existing research has not considered the reciprocal relationship that CU traits have upon parenting behaviour, or the direct relationship between parenting and CU traits. The present study has addressed these limitations by utilizing an accelerated longitudinal methodology. The present study recruited 449 grades one, three and five children from six public primary schools. Questionnaires assessing conduct problems, CU traits, and parenting styles were administered to their parents for completion. Additionally, teacher report was also sought on a number of key variables to ensure validity. One year later, all of these children and their families were re-approached to assess the extent to which each of these variables had changed over time. One year later 233 (51.89%) of the original sample completed the same measures allowing examination of the change in these variables over time. Given the relatively short time period, it was expected that one of the best predictors of any of the key variables at time 2, would be baseline scores measured at time 1. For this reason, hierarchical regression was used to control for temporal stability, as well as demographic factors. Additionally, the hypothesis that a different pattern of relationships would emerge for children of different ages was tested by examining the moderating effect of age upon all predictive relationships. This was done by entering the product of age and the predictor variable(s) as the final step of the regression analyses, and then conducting simple slopes analysis on all significant predictive interactions. Three distinct findings emerged from these analyses. Firstly, age moderates the effect of CU traits on the relationship between parenting styles and conduct problems. Behaviour problems in younger children are better predicted by parenting behaviours and by CU traits than in older children. Secondly, both CU traits and conduct problems were predictive of worsening parental behaviour. Once again, this was particularly evident in younger children. Finally, inconsistent parenting, and corporal punishment were found to be predictive of CU traits. These findings are discussed from a developmental perspective in the context of Bronfenbrenner's (1979) ecological model.
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Pupich, Daniel William Lewis Victor Scott. "Combating principle-agent relationship problems use of the truth revealing incentive mechanism /." Monterey, Calif. : Naval Postgraduate School, 2007. http://bosun.nps.edu/uhtbin/hyperion-image.exe/07Dec%5FPupich%5FMBA.pdf.
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"Submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Business Administration from the Naval Postgraduate School, December 2007."Advisor(s): Gates, William R. ; Yoder, E. Cory ; Coughlan, Peter J. "December 2007." "MBA professional report"--Cover. Description based on title screen as viewed on January 11, 2008. Includes bibliographical references (p. 69). Also available in print.
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Lewis, Victor Scott, and Daniel William Pupich. "Combating principle-agent relationship problems: use of the truth revealing incentive mechanism." Monterey, California. Naval Postgraduate School, 2007. http://hdl.handle.net/10945/10168.
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MBA Professional ReportThe purpose of this MBA professional report is to introduce the Truth Revealing Incentive Mechanism (TRIM) as a tool to help the government obtain more accurate cost estimates and control program costs. The TRIM is an economic mechanism based on principal-agent relationships that uses incentives to align contractors' interests with those of the Government. The TRIM combats principal-agent problems by extracting a contractor's true estimated costs. The TRIM is structured so that revealing the true estimated cost offers the contractor the highest potential fee. This report describes the principal-agent theory, identifies principal-agent problems in the current DoD contracting environment, discusses how the TRIM addresses these problems more effectively than traditional cost-reimbursement contracts, and explains how and where the TRIM can be applied. This report also includes an electronic version of the TRIM in Microsoft Excel format, as well as a practitioner's guide to help contracting officers use the TRIM.
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Schuetz, Steven A. "The relationship of alexithymia, interpersonal problems and self-understanding to psychological distress /." free to MU campus, to others for purchase, 2003. http://wwwlib.umi.com/cr/mo/fullcit?p3099632.
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Ingman, Kathleen A. "The relationship between family environment and internalizing and externalizing childhood behavior problems." Thesis, This resource online, 1996. http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-09182008-063019/.
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Dinnen, Hannah Lillian Dinnen. "TEACHER-STUDENT DISCREPANCY IN REPORTS OF INTERNALIZING PROBLEMS: RELATIONSHIP TO SCHOOL FUNCTIONING." Miami University / OhioLINK, 2018. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1515601180316572.
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Almurtaji, Yousuf. "The relationship between behavioural problems and academic achievement in Kuwait primary schools." Thesis, University of Surrey, 2016. http://epubs.surrey.ac.uk/810774/.
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This thesis contains three related studies in the general field of educational psychology and in the specific area of behaviour, educational achievement and educational needs in mainstream schooling. The work investigated relationships between behaviour and achievement in the educational context of Kuwait, where poor behaviour has been argued to be a primary cause of low education achievement levels. Using a systemic approach, the first study sought to establish patterns of behaviour and educational achievement among Kuwaiti pupils in grades 4 and 5 of primary schools. The results indicated associations between some behavioural traits (particularly hyperactivity) and measures of literacy and numeracy. The second study took advantage of an inclusion project undertaken in Kuwait to improve classroom management practices and increase awareness of, and support for, students with learning problems. Using the same methods as in Study 1, the second study investigated levels of behaviour and educational achievement among pupils in grades 4 and 5 taught by teachers who had been inclusion trained in comparison with non-inclusion trained teachers in an adjacent educational district. Results suggested that the hypothesised associations between behaviour and academic attainment existed but there were no significant differences in the measures between schools where teachers had been inclusion trained and those where they had not. Thus, relations between behaviour and academic achievement are important and may be impervious to change. The third study explored the comparative attitudes, practices and beliefs of inclusion and non-inclusion trained teachers and identified one significant difference, which was in terms of the educational structures of Kuwait. The thesis has the potential to make contributions to knowledge in several areas, both theoretical and practical. One is that there is a relative lack of similar studies that are set within a Middle Eastern context generally and within a Kuwaiti context specifically. Others include a systemic approach (something that differentiates it from a majority of work in this area of educational psychology) and the potential to inform future policies and interventions in Kuwaiti primary schools that are focused on behaviour and its associations with academic attainment.
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Oliveros, Arazais. "PARENTAL ATTRIBUTIONS AND DISCIPLINE OF CHILD BEHAVIOR." Master's thesis, University of Central Florida, 2005. http://digital.library.ucf.edu/cdm/ref/collection/ETD/id/2183.
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Extant empirical evidence suggests that multiple risk and protective factors implicated in children's development of behavior problems are intertwined. This study, therefore, investigated the relationships among parental depression and anger, attributions of control, discipline, parent-child relationship variables, and children's behavior problems. Results were based on the responses of parents (55 mothers and 13 fathers) with children in Head Start and parents (52 mothers and 4 fathers) with children in Private School settings. All parents had children who ranged in age from 3- to 8-years. Compared to Private School parents, Head Start parents had lower levels of nonviolent discipline, involvement, and autonomy granting and endorsed greater internalizing behavior problems in their children. Significant correlations were found among parent-child relationship characteristics, parental discipline practices, and child behavior problems in both samples. Regression analyses suggested that Private School parents' use of psychological aggression and autonomy granting interact in the prediction of children's internalizing behavior problems. Although Head Start parents' higher attributions of child control for failure predicted lower levels of nonviolent discipline, and Private School parents' use of psychological aggression predicted greater levels of children's externalizing behavior problems, there was no evidence of parental discipline mediating the relationship between parental attributions and children's behavior problems. These findings emphasize the importance of research involving disadvantaged and nondisadvantaged community samples in order to provide a context for understanding how parental discipline and children's behavior problems are related to parent traits and parent-child relationship characteristics.M.S.
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Nieuwkamp, Garry Anthony Aloysius, and res cand@acu edu au. "The Theory of Informed Consent in Medicine: problems and prospects for improvement." Australian Catholic University. School of Philosophy, 2007. http://dlibrary.acu.edu.au/digitaltheses/public/adt-acuvp166.22072008.
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Practice and law around informed consent in healthcare have undergone a revolution for the better over recent decades. However the way we obtain informed consent remains problematic and is imbued with irreducible but not ineliminable uncertainty. The reasons for this uncertainty are varied. The uncertainty is partly due to the conceptual opacity of important core concepts. The complexity of communication in clinical encounters is another. The role of autonomy, and the changing nature of the clinician patient relationship, have also contributed to this uncertainty remaining. This thesis is not a panacea for these difficulties. However there have been two quite profound revolutions in healthcare over the last decade or so, namely, the introduction of evidence-based medicine into clinical decision making, and the institutionalization of clinical governance and the application of quality improvement philosophy. I have examined ways in which these two “movements” can help in reducing some of the uncertainty in the practice of informed consent.
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Anahar, Delibalta Selin. "The Relationship Among Marital Communication Patterns, Parental Attitudes, And Children Externalizing And Internalizing Behavior Problems." Master's thesis, METU, 2013. http://etd.lib.metu.edu.tr/upload/12615524/index.pdf.
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This study aims to find out the relationship among marital communication patterns, parental attitudes, internalizing and externalizing behavior problems of children. To elaborate, it is aimed to figure out whether marital communication patterns predict parental attitudes, and children internalizing and externalizing behavior problems. Furthermore, it is purposed to investigate the relationship between parental attitudes and children adjustment. Finally, mediator role of parental attitudes between marital communication patterns and children adjustment was investigated. The participants of this study consist of 189 parents of preschool children. In order to measure the variables and characteristics of participants, Demographic Information Form, Communication Patterns Questionnaire (CPQ), Parenting Styles and Dimensions Questionnaire (PSDQ), and Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ) are used. The results of the study revealed that higher levels of destructive communication pattern is significantly associated with higher levels of authoritarian parenting attitudes whereas higher levels of constructive communication pattern is related to lower levels of permissive parenting style. Moreover, there is positive significant relationship was found between mother reported constructive communication pattern and authoritative style. Furthermore, it was shown that mother reported authoritarian and authoritative parenting attitudes are linked to emotional problems of children. Another finding of the current study revealed that constructive communication pattern is related to prosocial behavior of children. Besides inattention problems of children was found to be associated with aggressive communication pattern and mother reported permissive parenting style. However, no significant mediation effect was found. The significance, limitations, and clinical implications were discussed in the light of related literature.
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Zulu, Sibongile Primrose. "The relationship between family structures and school-based problems-towards the development of an intervention model." Thesis, University of Zululand, 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/10530/1447.
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A dissertation submitted to the Faculty of Education in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Education in the Department of Educational Psychology and Special Needs Education at the University of Zululand, South Africa, 2015The family is a child‟s primary context for socialisation and may greatly affects a child‟s well-being negatively or positively. The family context might affect the child‟s entire life and also interferes with learning. Historically, families have been changing for ages due to social and economic factors, thus resulting in various family structures worldwide. It appears that a stable family structure is most conducive to a child‟s academic success whereas unstable family structure predicts academic problems. This situation seems to be a major obstacle to the quality of education. Thus, it was imperative for the researcher to undertake this study. The researcher reviewed different theories on how family structures may contribute to school-based problems. Over and above that, current study is underpinned by three theories, namely behaviouralism, system theory and Bandura‟s social learning theories. The objectives of the study were to ascertain the extent to which a relationship exists between selected family structures and school-based problems; to determine whether there was any association between school-based problems and the variables such as learners‟ age, learners‟ gender and learners‟ educational level, and to establish educators‟ recommendations so as to develop an intervention model. The mixed approach design was employed. A cluster sampling technique was used to randomly select 165 participants in six districts of KwaZulu-Natal province. The educators were requested to rate learners. A biographical questionnaire, the “Student Behaviour Survey” (SBS) and an open-ended questionnaire were used to collect data. The data were analysed qualitatively and quantitatively. This implies that the SBS manual, thematic approach, Person Chi squire and Log-Linear analysis techniques were utilized to analyse data. A computer package known as Statistical Packages for Social Sciences (SPSS) was also employed. The findings of the present study revealed that learners from KwaZulu-Natal schools experienced various problems due to the influence of their family background or family structures and learners‟ characteristics such as age, gender and educational level. The study also revealed that family structure was influential on the following problems: academic habits, interpersonal relations and emotional distress. Learners‟ age was found to be associated to conduct problems, interpersonal relations, social withdrawal, emotional distress, as well as physical aggression. Gender was found to have an impact on learners‟ health and social interactions. The study focused on nuclear, extended, single parent, child-headed, grand parenting, polygamous and divorced families. Finally, the model of intervention was developed. This model also aimed at introducing a school-based approach that will empower both parents and teachers to handle and prevent school-based or psychological problems among learners in different grades. These problems were found in a sample which was constituted of predominately African learners. The present study also reflected that there is a need of contributions from different specialists, including parents. Educational psychologist and other mental health professions should assist educators to implement the developed model and also play their role in changing and minimising the various problems faced by learners in KwaZulu-Natal schools, more especially in rural areas. The Department of Education should support all stakeholders with the resources needed to implement the proposed intervention model to improve the entire physical environment of the school, as well the infrastructure.
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Popovic, Jillian. "Examining the relationship between mother and teacher ratings of kindergarten students' behaviour using a strength-based measure." Thesis, University of British Columbia, 2008. http://hdl.handle.net/2429/5036.
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The Devereux Early Childhood Assessment (DECA; L.eBuffe & Naglieri, 1999), a standardized
strength-based measure, was used with 125 kindergarten children from two different regions in
British Columbia to investigate the relationship between mother and teacher ratings of students’
strengths and behaviour problems. Results suggest that the level of agreement between mother
and teacher ratings for children’s strengths is similar to the level of agreement between mother
and teacher ratings for children’s problem behaviours. The level of agreement between motherreported
and teacher-reported scores was found to be low for all DECA scales and most DECA
items, with some differences found upon examination of the sample by gender. The findings
revealed three main trends: first, a higher degree of correspondence and a lower degree of
difference was found between mother and teacher ratings for the Self-Control scale and items,
compared to the other scales and items; second, a lower degree of correspondence and a higher
degree of difference was found between mother and teacher ratings for the Attachment scale and
items, compared to other scales and items; third, the level of agreement between mothers and
teachers ratings was higher for boys than for girls. These patterns of cross-informant
correspondences and differences are discussed in the context of the need for practitioners to
obtain rating information from both mothers and teachers, since each rater provides a unique
perspective. Furthermore, the importance of highlighting children’s strengths in the assessment
process is emphasized.
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Haverkamp, Emily Marie. "Predicting Disclosure of Student Mental Health Problems to Instructors: A Communication Privacy Management Perspective." Thesis, North Dakota State University, 2020. https://hdl.handle.net/10365/32051.
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The transitional period of attending college marks a shift towards personal independence for students. The management of conversational topics requires students to determine how they share information. Management of mental health information is a critical topic that cannot be overlooked during these re-negotiation periods. The goal of this study was to examine how the five privacy rule development criteria (culture, context, motivation, risk/benefit gender) of Communication Privacy Management Theory predict a college student’s likelihood to reveal a mental health problem to their instructor. Using multiple regression, bivariate linear regression, and factorial ANOVA, this study revealed that the CPM rule development criteria variables (culture, context, motivation, and gender) are predictors of college students disclosing a mental health problem to their instructors. Findings suggest that predictors of privacy management center on communication and relational factors between students and instructors as well as perceptions of an open conversation-oriented classroom culture, and gender.
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Neal, Dan J. Carey Kate B. "The relationship between alcohol consumption and alcohol-related problems an event-level analysis /." Related electronic resource: Current Research at SU : database of SU dissertations, recent titles available full text, 2004. http://wwwlib.umi.com/cr/syr/main.
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Fahey, Jeanette Chandlee Williams J. Michael. "Developmental changes in attention performance and their relationship to behavior and school problems /." Philadelphia, Pa. : Drexel University, 2006. http://dspace.library.drexel.edu/handle/1860/740.
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Pali, Emily. "Parenting as a Moderator in the Relationship between Reactive Temperament and Internalizing Problems." OpenSIUC, 2020. https://opensiuc.lib.siu.edu/theses/2752.
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The goal of this thesis was to determine the influence of genetic and environmental effects on the development of internalizing problems. Internalizing problems affect millions of children and include problems such as depression, anxiety, and somatization. Temperament is a genetically-based factor that has been shown to influence the development of internalizing problems; specifically reactive temperaments. 5-HTTLPR is a serotonin transcription gene that has also been shown to affect internalizing problems. Parenting is an environmental factor that may influence many factors in children’s lives, including internalizing problems. This thesis examined the effects of parenting, reactivity, and 5-HTTLPR, alone and in interactions with one another, on internalizing problems in preschool-aged children. Further, this thesis proposed that the differential susceptibility model might fit the data, in that children with reactive temperaments or the 5-HTTLPR risk allele might show a differential response to parenting. This study was conducted using a sample of 220 twins and triplets who had previously participated in the Southern Illinois Twins/Triplets and Siblings Study (SITSS). The children’s parents completed the Child Behavior Checklist (CBCL) to determine internalizing symptoms at age 5. Buccal cells were collected at two ages, and a parent-child interaction was conducted at age 5 to assess parenting behaviors. Temperament was also examined via parent-completed questionnaire at age 4, using the Child Behavior Questionnaire (CBQ). One important finding of this study was the significant effect of reactivity on internalizing problems. Further, non-positivity in parenting interacted significantly with 5-HTTLPR risk sum. There was a trend toward significance for the interaction between ineffective parenting and 5-HTTLPR risk allele presence or absence. These interactions indicated that the children without the risk allele actually showed the most differential response to parenting, with fewer internalizing problems when parenting was more positive and more internalizing problems when parenting was less positive. Children with the risk allele had a minimal response to parenting in terms of internalizing behaviors. Overall, the results of this study indicate that reactivity is a significant predictor of internalizing problems, and that the 5-HTTLPR gene may moderate this effect. Further studies should be conducted on this subject to further examine the effects parenting and genes have on the development of internalizing problems.
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Waldron, Jonathan Cook. "The Role of Interpersonal Problems in the Relationship Between Early Abuse Experiences and Adult Immune Functioning." Thesis, Virginia Tech, 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/44621.
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The current study aimed to test the long-term impact of abuse on immune functioning and to test the mediating role of interpersonal problems in the relationship between early child abuse experiences and immune functioning. A sample of 89 undergraduate adult women (M age = 19.24) completed reports of child abuse histories, interpersonal problems, and negative life events, and provided saliva samples to measure Secretory Immunoglobulin A (sIgA) and antibody level for Herpes Simplex Virus Type 1 (HSV-1-sIgA). Participants were divided into three abuse history groups (i.e., no history of abuse, child physical abuse, child sexual abuse). The results failed to support the proposed mediation models. Age and recent unwanted sexual experiences, but not childhood abuse, were associated with reduced sIgA levels. The non-abused group evidenced a higher proportion of participants with detectable HSV-1-sIgA compared to the child physical abuse and child sexual abuse groups. In those with detectable HSV-1-sIgA, both abuse groups appeared to have higher levels, but this needs to be tested in future research with larger sample sizes. These findings suggest that the impact of victimization on sIgA may be more short-lived, while child abuse may be associated with a greater HSV-1 recurrence from latency. Future studies should examine other psychosocial predictors of immune level differences.Master of Science
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Walker, Bernard L. "For Better or for Worse: Employment Relationship Problems under the Employment Relations Act 2000." Thesis, University of Canterbury. Management, 2009. http://hdl.handle.net/10092/4388.
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The existing grievance literature has tended to focus on employee decisions concerning dispute action in light of Hirschman’s (1970) ‘loyalty voice exit’ (LVE) model. The present research sought to take an alternative approach by exploring the processes associated with grievances and disputes, through following a series of cases covering both employer and employee perspectives of the same dispute. The cases involved individual-level disputes where the parties were still in an ongoing employment relationship at the time that they accessed the mediation services of the government employment agency. The research process involved observing the mediation sessions and then conducting follow-up interviews with all the individuals associated with each case, including the employer and employee, along with union advocates, legal representatives, and mediators resulting in a total of 70 interviews. The findings covered a range of areas which combined to form a new model which reframed the dispute process as a series of choices, events and stages, rather than the single-choice perspective of much existing literature.
The model centres upon three core constructs. The first of these is the Dispute Type, which refers to the nature or substance of the dispute, and identifies three distinct types each of which have their own dynamics and progression, with a significant predetermining effect on the course of employment disputes. The second construct, Power, concerns the relative power of the parties, with a party’s overall power comprising of individual, organisational, and external levels. The series of dispute actions were also found to be driven by power-related dynamics, and this produces a model that both builds upon and also extends, existing models of power in the negotiation literature (Lawler, 1992; Kim et al., 2005). Finally the third construct, Interaction Type, draws on Pruitt and Kim’s (2004) dual concern model, to explore the combined interaction of the strategies and tactics utilised by each side in a dispute sequence. Extending this model into employment dispute situations, the research identifies dynamics which can lead to major escalation of disputes, precluding opportunities for resolution.
The research has significant implications for organisations in their management of individual-level employee disputes, as well as for parties such unions and other representatives who are reframed as agents with the potential to increase or reduce the power of parties.
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Silveira, Aline Marco de. "Caracterização de relacionamentos conjugais quanto a comunicação e afeto e sua relação com a parentalidade, problemas de comportamento infantil e depressão materna." Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP), 2018. http://hdl.handle.net/11449/158309.
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O relacionamento conjugal consiste em uma das principais interações para o círculo familiar e a satisfação conjugal pontua como primordial para o bom desenvolvimento marital. Problemas com a parentalidade, com o comportamento infantil e a depressão materna acabam por favorecer condições de insatisfação na conjugalidade. Assim sendo, a partir de uma amostra de 130 mulheres, casadas, mães de crianças com e sem problemas de comportamento, o presente trabalho é composto por dois estudos que têm por objetivo geral realizar uma comparação entre aspectos da relação conjugal, práticas parentais positivas e negativas, depressão materna, ocorrência de problemas de comportamento infantil e habilidades sociais infantis. Para tal foram desenvolvidos dois estudos: Estudo I-) objetivou realizar uma comparação entre comunicação e afeto na relação conjugal, com parentalidade e indicativo de depressão materna; Estudo II-) objetivou realizar uma comparação entre comunicação e afeto na relação conjugal, considerando a ocorrência de problemas de comportamento infantil e habilidades sociais infantis. Para a realização do primeiro estudo, foram utilizados os instrumentos de análise Questionário de Relacionamento Conjugal, Entrevista de Habilidades Sociais Educativas Parentais e Questionário Sobre a Saúde do Paciente-9 obtendo, de modo geral, que tanto o grupo de mulheres com práticas parentais positivas quanto o grupo de mulheres com baixa frequência de práticas parentais negativas tem alta frequência de comunicação no relacionamento conjugal. Casais com práticas positivas comunicam-se mais positivamente e se relacionam de modo mais afetuoso que casais com práticas negativas. Quanto à depressão materna, obteve-se que o grupo de mães sem indicativo de depressão demonstrou expressar e receber com maior frequência afeto e comunicação em seu relacionamento. O mesmo grupo comunica-se tanto de forma positiva quanto de forma negativa com o cônjuge e interage tanto de forma positivamente afetuosa quanto de forma negativamente afetuosa. No entanto, a maior quantidade de mães deste grupo afirma estar satisfeita com seu relacionamento conjugal. Para o Estudo II foram utilizados os instrumentos Questionário de Relacionamento Conjugal, Entrevista de Habilidades Sociais Educativas Parentais e Child Behavior Checklist e, de maneira geral, obteve-se que o grupo de mães de crianças sem problemas de comportamento descrevem relacionamentos com maior frequência de comunicação e afeto, apresentando relações com mais comunicação positiva, no entanto, também descreveram comunicação negativa e afeto negativo na relação. Contudo, a maior quantidade de mães de crianças sem problemas de comportamento ainda descreveram estar satisfeitas com seu relacionamento. No que concerne às comparações referentes às habilidades sociais infantis, obteve-se que o grupo de mães de crianças sem déficits para habilidades sociais apresentou maior frequência de comunicação em seu relacionamento, comunicando-se de forma mais negativa, no entanto, agindo de forma mais positivamente afetuosa na interação com o cônjuge. Como contribuição para o presente estudo, destaca-se as relações entre a satisfação conjugal e a parentalidade, bem como entre a satisfação conjugal e problema de comportamento infantil e habilidades sociais infantis, considerando sua relação com a depressão materna.
The marital relationship consists in one of the main interactions to the family circle and the marital satisfaction points out as primordial to thegood marital development. Problems with parenthood, child behavior and maternal depression tend to favor conditions of dissatisfaction in conjugality. Thus, from a sample of 130 women, married, mothers of children with and without behavioral problems, the present research is composed of two studies that have as general objective to make a comparison between aspects of the conjugal relationship, positive and negative parental practices, maternal depression, occurrence of child behavior problems and children's social skills. For that, two studies were developed: Study I) aimed to comparing communication and affection in the conjugal relationship, with parenting and indicative of maternal depression; Study II) aimed to make a comparison between communication and affection in the conjugal relationship, considering the occurrence of children's behavior problems and children's social skills. In order to carry out the first study, the instruments of analysis used was the Questionário de Relacionamento Conjugal, Entrevista de Habilidades Sociais Educativas Parentais and Questionário Sobre a Saúde do Paciente-9, obtaining, in general, that both the group of women with positive parental practices and the group of women with low frequency of negative parental practices have a high frequency of communication in the marital relationship. Couples with positive practices communicate more positively and relate more affectionately than couples with negative practices. Regarding as to maternal depression, the group of mothers with no indication of depression was able to express and receive affection and communication more frequently in their relationship. The same group communicates both positively and negatively with the spouse and interacts affectively both positively and negatively. However, the higher number of mothers in this group affirms that they are satisfied with their marital relationships. For the Study II, it was used the instruments “Questionário de Relacionamento Conjugal” , “Entrevista de Habilidades Sociais Educativas Parentais” and “Child Behavior Checklist” and, in general, it was obtained that the group of mothers of children without behavioral problems describe relationships with greater frequency of communication and affection, presenting relationships with more positive communication, however, also described negative communication and negative affection in the relationship. However, the greater number of mothers of children without behavioral problems still described being satisfied with their relationship. Concerning the comparisons related to children's social skills, it was obtained that the group of mothers of children without social skills deficits presented a higher frequency of communication in their relationship, communicating more negatively, however, acting more positively affectionate in the interaction with the spouse. As contributions to the present study, the relationship between marital satisfaction and parenthood, as well as between marital satisfaction and child behavior problem and child’s social skills, is highlighted, considering its relation to maternal depression.
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Del, Col Nadia Marie. "Childhood emotional and behavioural problems and their relationship with parenting and other sociodemographic variables /." Title page, contents and abstract only, 2002. http://web4.library.adelaide.edu.au/theses/09HS/09hsd345.pdf.
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CAMINHA, ROBERTA COSTA. "INVESTIGATION OF SENSORY PROBLEMS IN AUTISTIC CHILDREN: RELATIONSHIP WITH THE SEVERITY OF THE DISORDER." PONTIFÍCIA UNIVERSIDADE CATÓLICA DO RIO DE JANEIRO, 2013. http://www.maxwell.vrac.puc-rio.br/Busca_etds.php?strSecao=resultado&nrSeq=27825@1.
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PONTIFÍCIA UNIVERSIDADE CATÓLICA DO RIO DE JANEIROCOORDENAÇÃO DE APERFEIÇOAMENTO DO PESSOAL DE ENSINO SUPERIOR
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Setenta anos após as primeiras descrições de autismo, os prejuízos sensoriais parecem finalmente ganhar um espaço no cenário do transtorno. Hoje já parece haver um consenso de que esses problemas realmente existem e possivelmente estão por trás de muitos dos sintomas encontrados nos autistas. Pesquisas científicas sugerem que até 95 porcento de crianças autistas apresentam problemas sensoriais. Diante da inclusão de critérios sensoriais no próximo DSM-5, torna-se fundamental um número cada vez maior de estudos a fim de esclarecer melhor a especificidade desses problemas no autismo, seus mecanismos de ação, sua prevalência e sua relação com sintomas oficiais do transtorno (prejuízos de interação e comunicação social com padrões restritos e repetitivos de comportamentos, interesses e atividades). Esse trabalho representa, portanto, um ponto de partida de estudos dessa natureza no Brasil. Seu objetivo foi investigar através do questionário Short Sensory Profile (SSP) os prejuízos sensoriais em uma amostra de 28 crianças autistas brasileiras e explorar a relação desses padrões sensoriais com o grau de severidade do transtorno, avaliado através do Childhood Autism Rating Scale, Second Edition (CARS2-ST). Apesar de questões metodológicas, os resultados foram consistentes com a literatura. A maioria das crianças autistas da pesquisa, 82,1 porcento apresentou algum grau de problema sensorial. No grupo de crianças com autismo severo, a incidência de problemas sensoriais foi de 94,4 porcento. Uma análise do perfil sensorial geral revelou que 85,7 porcento das crianças apresentaram dificuldades na categoria Auditory Filtering, 60,7 porcento na categoria Low Energy/Weak e 53,6 porcento na categoria Underresponsive/Seeks Sensation, sendo esta última a categoria que apresentou a maior correlação com o grau de severidade do autismo. Os resultados, assim como as limitações do estudo e orientações futuras são discutidos.
Seventy years after the first descriptions of autism, sensory problems seem to finally have its place in the scenario of the disorder. There seems to be a consensus about the existence of these problems and their possible role behind many of the symptoms found in autism. Scientific research suggests that up to 95 percent of children with autism have sensory issues. Given the inclusion of a sensory criteria in the upcoming DSM-5, it becomes essential to have a growing number of studies to further clarify the specificity of these problems in autism, their mechanisms of action, its prevalence and its relationship with the official symptoms of the disorder (social communication and interaction impairments with restricted and repetitive patterns of behaviors, interests and activities). This work therefore represents a starting point for studies of this nature in Brazil. Its goal was to investigate, through the Short Sensory Profile (SSP), sensory problems in a sample of 28 Brazilian children with autism and explore the relationship of the sensory patterns with the severity of the disorder, measured by the Childhood Autism Rating Scale, Second Edition (CARS2-ST). Despite methodological issues, the results were consistent with the literature. Most of the children assessed, 82.1 percent had some degree of sensory impairment. In the group of children with severe autism, the incidence of sensory problems was 94.4 percent. A sensory profile analysis revealed that overall 85.7 percent of the children had difficulties in the Auditory Filtering category, 60.7 percent in the Low Energy / Weak category and 53.6 percent in the Underresponsive / Seeks Sensation, the latter being the only category that correlated the most with the severity of autism. The results, as well as the study s limitations and future directions are discussed.
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Henderson, Emma. "An investigation into the relationship between memory problems and our public and private selves." Thesis, University of Birmingham, 2012. http://etheses.bham.ac.uk//id/eprint/3905/.
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Unawareness of memory problems can be one of the symptoms of dementia and can only partially be attributed to neurocognitive consequences. Research is continuing to elucidate the psychosocial factors which impact on unawareness. Research with other clinical populations has suggested that some unawareness may be due to people wishing to present favourably and therefore masking their awareness. Since awareness depends on the integrity of the same type of memories used to construct identity, unawareness may also have connections with the identity of the person with dementia. This investigation explored the relationships between awareness, identity and social desirability in dementia. Twenty eight participants with dementia and relatives who acted as informants were recruited and completed measures of social desirability, identity and unawareness. Pearson Product Moment Coefficients revealed that the relationship between unawareness and strength of identity failed to reach statistical significance and there was no relationship with whether identity was rated as positive or negative. Unawareness was unrelated to social desirability and only identity direction (positive or negative), not strength per se, was related to social desirability. The study concludes that it was not sufficiently powered to fully explore the relationship between the variables and that future investigation is warranted.
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Creith, Elaine. "A qaulitative analysis of lesbian's accounts of sexual and relationship experiences, satisfaction and problems." Thesis, University of East London, 2002. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.532490.
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The accounts given by ten lesbians of their sexual and relationship experiences were analysed using Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis (IPA). The emergent themes were compared to the existing literature on lesbian sexual relationships, and psychological approaches and models of sexual and relationship practices. The rationale for conducting this study was to contribute to a growing body of lesbian and gay research by exploring the domains of lesbian sexual and relationship practices using a qualitative research design. The research aimed to address the 'normalised absence and pathological presence' of lesbians' in mainstream psychological literatures. This research was concerned with exploring how the respondents understood and described their sexual and relational practices. The findings illustrate that the accounts given were not 'problem saturated narratives' but descriptions located in the context of everyday life. While 'problem areas' were identified including issues relating to frequency of sexual activity, appraisals and attributions differed from explanations in the literature. A number of additional themes were also identified which have previously been undocumented. These included: risk perception and management of threats to the relationship; experiences of relationship breakdown; descriptions of lesbian love; strengths of the relationship; how sexual practices and psychosexual difficulties are defined and the limited language available to describe them. The findings are critically discussed in relation to existing theoretical perspectives and clinical models available to practitioners working with lesbian clients. Recommendations are made with regard to good practice with sexual minority clients, training needs of clinical psychologists, and theoretical and research development in the domain of lesbian relationships. II
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Branscome, Roderick Eli. "The Relationship between Substance Use Problems, Family Communication, Forgiveness, and Male Childhood Sexual Abuse." Thesis, The University of North Carolina at Charlotte, 2018. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=10928397.
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Boys who were sexually abused in childhood are three times as likely to report substance use problems that are associated with poor mental and physical health as well as academic, vocational, and interpersonal difficulties. A review of literature revealed commonly held beliefs that (a) boys are not vulnerable to childhood sexual abuse; (b) boys are collaborators more so than victims; (c) sexual activity is a rite of passage for boys; (d) sexual activity is synonymous with masculinity. Self-blame may be the result of these patriarchal and misogynistic cultural norms. This study hypothesized that forgiveness can replace substance use as a coping strategy.
This research examined the relationship between substance use problems, family communication, and forgiveness in men who were sexually abused in childhood. The sample consisted of 406 men who completed an anonymous survey distributed via national support and advocacy organizations. Variables were measured with the CAGE-AID; the Family Communication Scale, Heartland Forgiveness Scale, and the Adverse Childhood Experiences Questionnaire. Three dimensions of forgiveness were assessed, (a) forgiveness of self; (b) forgiveness of others; (c) forgiveness of situations.
Findings revealed statistical significance (p = .030) that forgiveness of self is inversely related to substance use problems in men who were sexually abused in childhood. Logistic regression analysis indicated that family communication, forgiveness of others, and forgiveness of situations did not contribute to substance use problems in this sample. Results suggest that higher scores for forgiveness of self are related to lower rates of substance use problems.
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Miralam, Mohammad. "An exploratory study into buyer and supplier relationship problems : causes, control strategies and effects in Saudi Arabian companies." Thesis, University of Stirling, 2011. http://hdl.handle.net/1893/3558.
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Around the world, companies are rapidly moving towards outsourcing to enhance their competitive position in the market through reduction in product development cycle times (costs), demands for better quality, improvement in supply chain management and higher expectations from more discriminating and demanding customers (Lyons and Krachenberg, 1990). An outsourcing mechanism consists of two parties, buyer and supplier. Hence, the success of the buyer and supplier relationship is the main factor to achieve successful outsourcing operations. This research studies the buyer and supplier relationship in each relationship type in the Saudi Arabian market; market exchange, captive buyer, strategic partnership and captive supplier. The main objective of this research was to study in depth buyer and supplier relationships (outsourcing) by discovering which problems exist in each type of relationship, how they can be controlled and what are their effects. It examines and tests certain factors associated with the relationships, such as incentives for their creation, relationship problems, cause of problems, problem control mechanisms and finally the effects of these problems on the buyer, the relationship and the market. The methodology used in this study was as follows: an interpretative research philosophy, an inductive research approach and an exploratory research strategy. Semi-structured interviews were found to be the most appropriate method of data collection because they enabled the researcher to gather valid and reliable data. The research model involved all the components affecting the buyer and supplier relationship. These components were categorized and classified in a meaningful way, describing the flow of the relationship from the research perspective in terms of testing the effect of each component in the relationship between buyer and supplier in general and its effect on the category to which it belongs. The data was collected from purchasing employees on the buyers’ side and sales employees on the suppliers’ side. The total number of participating buyer and supplier firms was 57, distributed across manufacturing and service industries. The first data collection phase involved all the buyer data and the second following up, reviewing and completing the data that the researcher thought had been missed during the first phase of interviews, and which needed to be explained more fully by the interviewees. This phase also involved collecting all the supplier data. 40 interviews were conducted to collect buyer data within three months. The 40 interviews involved 88 recorded hours, and each buyer discussed 4 relationships (not necessarily 4 different types of relationship), resulting in a total of 64 market exchange, 30 captive buyer, 22 strategic relationship and 44 captive supplier relationships, accounting for the total of 160 different types of relationships across the 40 different buyers. Supplier data was collected by conducting 17 interviews within 27 days. The 17 interviews involved 34 recorded hours. While the researcher was analyzing the data collected, a special case in market exchange relationship was found. In this case, buyers preferred to deal with suppliers under a captive buyer relationship though the relationship characteristics were market exchange relationship because of their interests. The researcher also found that Saudi firms are the same as other firms in the rest of the world. They are trying to maximize their competitiveness in the market by improving product or service quality and speed of delivery, reducing product or service costs and enhancing decision making efficiency. Additionally, it was found that relationship incentives, arising from buyer wishes or compulsory reasons, create any one of the buyer and supplier relationship types, which were other than what has been mentioned in the outsourcing reasons in the literature. In addition, the researcher also found that relationship incentives might cause problems, so the buyer should be more careful with them. Additionally, there are also other causes that might create agency problems than those mentioned in previous studies. At the same time, it was observed that there are new control mechanisms, not previously discussed in the literature. The study found that the outsourcing relationship is affected negatively, and there are other effects than those mentioned in the literature by Tezuka (1997). In addition, the researcher found that because of the ‘agency’ system in Saudi Arabia its economy is affected negatively. Finally, the original research conceptual model was found applicable to all types of relationship.
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Durkee, Wendy L. "From Outlaw to Outlier: The Role of Teacher Attachment Style in Addressing Student Behavior Problems in Kindergarten." CSUSB ScholarWorks, 2017. https://scholarworks.lib.csusb.edu/etd/610.
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The purpose of this study was to add to the understanding of how teachers impact the emotional and behavioral development of kindergartners. This study looked at teacher beliefs, internal thought patterns about a student whose emotion regulation is immature, the behavior is disruptive, and challenging for his or her teacher. It examined multiple aspects of the teacher’s response to the student’s behavior in order answer the questions: Are the strategies used by the teacher for managing disruptive and challenging behavior consistent with her attachment style? How does this affect the academic trajectory of the student?
Based on results of the Student-Teacher Relationship Scale (STRS) and the Teacher Relationship Interview (TRI), the primary findings of the study indicate that most of the teachers participating in the study were engaging with a challenging student from a secure attachment classification. The STRS provided information about the teacher’s concern for the ability of the student to make an adequate adjustment to school. Those students with high conflict and low total scores were most likely to have behavior problems in 2nd grade. Also, the level of stress produced by the highly conflictual relationship was at times destabilizing for the teacher. Depending on whether the attachment status of the teacher was secure-continuous, secure-earned, or insecure, the ability of the teacher to be resilient in the face of the stress was affected.
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Mariani, Elena. "The relationship between family context and job satisfaction : a quantitative investigation." Thesis, London School of Economics and Political Science (University of London), 2017. http://etheses.lse.ac.uk/3590/.
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This thesis provides empirical evidence on the relationship between demographic events and job satisfaction. Existing conceptualisations of job satisfaction are not fruitful for theorising the relationship between family context and job satisfaction. I develop a framework whereby job satisfaction is maximised when there are no mismatches between desired and obtained employment characteristics, while desired employment characteristics are in turn affected by family context. On one hand, family events may create negative spill-overs into well-being at work; on the other hand, work may be a buffer against negative family events. As family context I consider motherhood, length of paid leave after birth of a child for women and marital dissolution for men. I use the German Socio-Economic Panel (SOEP), a longitudinal survey representative of German households that spans the period 1984–2013. This dataset is ideal for my research question because it is the longest panel survey of job satisfaction. Although I chose the SOEP due to its high suitability, I also exploit features of German society and policy. I show that family events bring about variations in job satisfaction in unexpected ways. Becoming a mother does not matter for trajectories of job satisfaction. However, factors such as availability of suitable employment and norms may be more important in explaining why childless women have lower job satisfaction than mothers in Eastern Germany, but not in Western Germany. A shorter paid leave brings about a lower level of job satisfaction at the return to work but only for women of a lower socio-economic standing. Men who divorce experience a temporary increase in job satisfaction that lasts for up to three years after marital dissolution.
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Crisp, R. K. "The relationship between the restricted near visual field of partially sighted children and reading problems." Thesis, University of East Anglia, 1988. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.381745.
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Mahoney, Frida Perales. "The Relationship between Parenting Stress and Maternal Responsiveness among Mothers of Children with Developmental Problems." Cleveland, Ohio : Case Western Reserve University, 2009. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=case1238097387.
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Rosenberg, Erik. "The relationship between online gambling, psychosocial problems and crime for help-seekers calling a helpline." Thesis, Malmö universitet, Fakulteten för hälsa och samhälle (HS), 2018. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:mau:diva-24958.
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Problem gambling is a public health issue that affects gamblers, relatives and society in general. The Swedish National Gambling Helpline, Stödlinjen, operates as a primary help to people with problems related to gambling. The 22,260 calls made to the helpline from 2009 to 2016 were studied with regards to gender, age, online gambling, psychosocial problems, and crime. Comparison between gamblers and relatives revealed gender and age differences. Reports of online gambling increased for both groups as time progressed, while crime declined. The results are discussed, and it is concluded that more research on the connection between gambling and crime is needed, as well as further develop a crime-aspect in the counsellors’ documentation of helpline callers.
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Fettro, Marshal Neal. "Spousal Problems and Family-To-Work Conflict; Mediating Effects of Time, Relationship, and Financial Strain." Bowling Green State University / OhioLINK, 2014. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=bgsu1404317088.
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Cargill, Marisa. "The relationship between social media addiction, anxiety, the fear of missing out, and interpersonal problems." University of Akron / OhioLINK, 2019. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=akron1553205114159635.
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Cook, Lauren Elizabeth. "The Moderating Role of Best Friendships on the Longitudinal Relationship Between Parental Psychological Control and Internalizing Problems, Externalizing Problems, and Identity Exploration in Emerging Adulthood." BYU ScholarsArchive, 2018. https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/etd/7454.
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Parental psychological control has been linked to numerous negative outcomes among emerging-adult children. Given that emerging adulthood is a time for young people to become autonomous, explore their identities, and begin to feel like an adult, controlling parenting that limits these necessary developmental experiences can be particularly harmful to emerging adults. Given this vulnerability, the current study aimed to understand how parental psychological control affects emerging adults' adjustment (i.e., internalizing problems, externalizing problems, identity exploration), explore a moderating factor (i.e., best friendships) that could help these struggling emerging adults, and examine how these relations could differ by parent and child gender. Participants came from four universities across the United States and completed the READY questionnaire online at two time points, one year apart (N = 273, Mage = 20.95). Results revealed that maternal psychological control positively predicted identity exploration for males and best friendships moderated the relationship between parental psychological control and identity exploration for females. No significant results were found for internalizing and externalizing problems. I then discuss conceptual factors that may play a role in understanding the relation between parental psychological control, best friendships, emerging adult adjustment (i.e., internalizing problems, externalizing problems, identity exploration), and gender.
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Gervázio, Suemilton Nunes. "O potencial heurístico dos três problemas clássicos da matemática grega." Universidade de São Paulo, 2015. http://www.teses.usp.br/teses/disponiveis/45/45131/tde-09032016-175703/.
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Este trabalho consiste em uma pesquisa acerca da análise do potencial heurístico resultado da não solução dos três problemas clássicos da matemática grega, via regra do uso exclusivo do compasso e da régua não graduada. Para uma melhor compreensão deste potencial, apresentaremos o histórico de tais problemas, fazendo posteriormente uma síntese geral sobre as principais concepções de filósofos e matemáticos sobre Heurística. Em seguida, demonstraremos algumas soluções alternativas para estes problemas, identificando nelas processos heurísticos. Finalmente introduziremos tais processos na resolução de problemas matemáticos, acompanhadas de possíveis implicações pedagógicas para o ensino dessa ciência.This work consists of research about the potential of heuristic analysis result of no solution of the three classical problems of Greek mathematics, via rule of exclusive use of the compass and no graduated scale. For a better understanding of this potential, it presents the history of such problems, then making a general overview about the main ideas of philosophers and mathematicians on Heuristics. Then we demonstrate some alternative solutions to these problems, identifying them heuristic processes. Finally we introduce such processes in mathematical problem solving, accompanied by possible pedagogical implications for the teaching of science.
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Clark, Culpepper Tangela R. "The Relationship Between Young Adults' Retrospective Perceptions of Differential Parental Treatment, Quality of the Childhood and Current Sibling Relationship and Current Psychological Adjustment." Scholar Commons, 2007. https://scholarcommons.usf.edu/etd/672.
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This study explored the relations among young adults' perceptions of differential parental treatment, temperamental style, attitudes toward their childhood and current sibling relationships, and psychological adjustment. Participants included 87 college students and their siblings between the ages of 18 and 25 years. Students completed measures in small groups, and siblings completed the surveys via mail. The data were analyzed using the Actor-Partner Interdependence Model (APIM; Kashy & Kenny, 1999). Results revealed that participants' perceptions of their sibling relationship during childhood were related to their current attitudes toward the relationship. In addition, siblings were in agreement regarding their overall attitudes toward the sibling relationship as well as in their perceptions of their interactions with their parents. Siblings' reports higher levels of differential maternal and paternal control were related significantly to perceptions of less positive sibling interactions. Females and individuals with a sister reported higher levels of positivity in the sibling relationship than did males and individuals reporting on a brother. Level of psychological adjustment was found to be better for individuals who experienced more paternal control according to their sibling. Temperamental characteristics were found to be related to attitudes toward the sibling relationship and reports of parenting behaviors. Results are discussed within the context of family-based research regarding parent-child and sibling relationships.
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Ericson, Pernilla. "Relationen-i nöd och lust : En intervjustudie av familjerådgivare om parrelationen." Thesis, Mälardalen University, Department of Caring and Public Health Sciences, 2007. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:mdh:diva-445.
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Vi har i vårt samhälle idag en hög skilsmässostatistik. Individerna i parrelationer har problem att fungera tillsammans på ett tillfredställande sätt. Denna studie baseras på intervjuer med familjerådgivare som hanterar par som har problem i relationen. I undersökningen har jag valt att försöka svara på vad som familjerådgivaren anser kunna skapa höga förväntningar på relationen samt hur dessa förväntningar påverkar relationen. Den belyser även de aspekter som är viktiga för att en relation skall fungera och vad familjerådgivaren kan göra för par som har problem i relationen. Som teoretisk utgångspunkt till undersökningen har Giddens teori om den rena relationen använts. Resultatet visar att par som söker hjälp hos familjerådgivarna har svårt att få tid till att arbeta och underhålla sin relation. Slitningar som barn och ekonomiska bekymmer är vanliga. Undersökningen visar även att jämställdhet är att eftersträva för att relationen skall hålla en god balans. Den mans och kvinnoroll som finns i samhället påverkar också mannens och kvinnans förväntningar på varandra. Resultatet visar att par framför allt har svårigheter att kommunicera med varandra.
Nyckelord: relationer, ”rena relationer”, problem, kommunikation, familjerådgivare.
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Velleman, R. "A study of the relationship between childhood, family and parental experiences : Parental drinking problems and adult adjustment." Thesis, University of Exeter, 1987. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.379467.
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