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Theses and Dissertations--Family Sciences

Theses/Dissertations from 2026 2026

FROM ANXIETY TO STEWARDSHIP: AN AUTOETHNOGRAPHIC STUDY OF THERAPIST DEVELOPMENT, Christie Ellis

German Couples' Mental and Relational Health Before, During, and After Pregnancy: Comparisons Across Conception Type, McKenna Fey

The Association Between Learned Helplessness and Future Outlook and the Mediating Effects of Parental Support, Engagement, and Closeness, Allison N. Loosle

THE LONGITUDINAL RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN PARENTAL PSYCHOLOGICAL CONTROL, DEPRESSION, AND SENSATION SEEKING, Marc W. Pavan

Theses/Dissertations from 2025 2025

DEBT THROUGH THE DECADE: EXPLORING CONNECTIONS BETWEEN DEBT TYPE, PSYCHOLOGICAL STRESS, SPENDING HABITS, AND LIFE SATISFACTION, Emily Johnson

CHILDHOOD CHRONIC ILLNESS: ASSESSING EMERGING ADULTS’ ENGAGEMENT IN SOCIAL ACTIVITIES AND PREDICTED MONEY FOR COMFORT IN THE FUTURE, MEDIATED BY MONEY RESPONSIBILITY AND COMPARISON TO OTHERS, Austin B. Mathews

FAMILY AND SOCIAL FACTORS IN EMOTION REGULATION AND ADJUSTMENT IN ADOLESCENTS, Julia J. Morgan

“A Safe Place”: Exploring Black Couples’ Perceptions of Black Love and Relationship Coping in the Context of Their Lived Experiences with Racism, Melinda Murdock

Therapist Perspective of Therapeutic Alliance and Treatment Outcome in Systemic Psychotherapy, Benjamin Larkin Mize Patterson

LONGITUDINAL RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN PROBLEMATIC SOCIAL NETWORKING USE AND INTERNALIZING PROBLEMS, Lindsay Roesel

Stigma and Isolation: The Lived Experiences of Male Sexual Assault Survivors in College, Vanessa Vela

Theses/Dissertations from 2024 2024

ACTing on Routine Outcome Monitoring, Virginia Courtney

Routine Outcome Monitoring In Emotionally Focused Therapy: A Clinical Perspective, Lillian Dunn

EXAMINING ANXIOUS ATTACHMENT AND ITS EFFECTS ON SEXUAL BEHAVIORS IN ADULTHOOD, Justin Graham

MATERNAL-ADOLESCENT COMMUNICATION ABOUT SEX AND RISKY SEXUAL BEHAVIORS: A CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISON OF CZECH, SPANISH, AND TAIWANESE YOUTH, McKinley Hall

DIVISION OF LABOR AND RELATIONSHIP SATISFACTION: EXAMINING THE MEDIATING ROLE OF SELF ESTEEM, Ellen Keith

Malleability of Abortion Attitudes, Allison Leip

THE RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN MATERNAL AND PATERNAL INCONSISTENT PARENTING AND CYBERBULLYING VICTIMIZATION, ANXIETY AND DEPRESSIVE SYMPTOMS AMONG ADOLESCENTS, Lynn Maamari

The Relationship Between Low Self-Control and Life Goals Over the Life Course, Margaryta Munday

CBT and Me: A Beginning Therapist's Journey Utilizing Client Feedback, Haley Scruggs

Links Between Perceived Mother-Adolescent and Father-Adolescent Conflict and Low Self-Control: A Cross-National Comparative Study, Tory Thomas

Theses/Dissertations from 2023 2023

Conceptualizing Asexual Identities, Miranda L. Bejda

ATTITUDES OF THERAPISTS SURROUNDING SAND TRAY THERAPY WITH ADULTS, Madalyn Cooke

Exploring the Therapy Experiences of Latinx Individuals Working with Non-Latinx Therapists, Edith Del Moral

PORTRAYALS OF FAMILY RESILIENCE IN WEBCOMICS DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC: A THEMATIC ANALYSIS, Claire Catherine Heaney