Department of Human Development and Family Studies (HDFS). This department was previously known as Family, Consumer, and Human Development (FCHD). The name was changed in Fall Semester 2017.
Dissertations
The Socialization of Home-Schooled Children in Rural Utah, Neil A. Mecham
The Transition to Parenthood: Exploration of Systemic Changes and Implications for Future Treatment, David B. Jenks
The Transition to Parenthood: Predictors of Father Involvement and Marital Satisfaction for First-Time Parents, Jerry L. Cook
Time Use and Attitudes Among Siblings: A Comparison in Families of Children With and Without Down Syndrome, Glenna C. Boyce
To Be, or Not to Be (Like My Sibling), That Is the Question: Examining Modeling and Differentiation Behaviors Among Siblings in Organized Youth Sport, Keith Vakafutu Osai
Understanding Parent-Adolescent Transmission of Values, Jesse P. Higgins
Using Maslow's Needs Model to Assess Individuals' Attitudes Toward Money, Mark D. Oleson
“What Makes ‘em Tick?” The Impact of Parenting Style and Parent-Initiated Motivational Climate on Student Athletes’ Motivation Orientation in the Context of Intercollegiate Athletics, Logan Kateryna Lyons
Women in Transition at Midlife, Kay T. Rawson
Women's Marital Adjustment in Relation to the Number of Children Ever Born, Junius K. Merrill
Young Children's Nutrition, Growth, and Cognitive Development in the Ecuadorian Amazon, Kristin N. Murphy
Young Widows' Grief: A Descriptive Study of Personal and Contextual Factors Associated with Conjugal Loss, C. Ryan Dunn
Reports
Correlations Between Ego Identity Development and Career Development, Kenyon M. Watkins
Theses
4-H Contest Winners in Utah: Risk and Protective Factors, Ann E. Henderson
Academic Goals, Achievement, and Age at First Sexual Intercourse: Reciprocal Influences, Paul L. Schvaneveldt
A Comparative Study of Certain Typical Foods Baked in the Electronic Oven, the Conventional Oven, and the Combination (Electronic and Conventional) Oven, LaRae Bartholomew Chatelain
A Comparative Study of Mother's Education and Early Child Rearing Practices in A Southwestern Indian Pueblo, Sherry D. Remund
A Comparison by Sex, Age, and Marital Status of the Needs and Educational Goals of Students in a Community College, Susan Carol Bracken
A Comparison of Cognitive Autonomy in Adolescents from a Residential Treatment Center and a Traditional Public High School, Matthew Laurence Reiser
A Comparison of L.D.S. With Non-L.D.S. In Regard to Organizational Participation in Clearfield, Utah, Merlin C. Leonhardt
A Comparison of Traditional Preschool and Computer Play from a Social/Cognitive Perspective, Jeanne M. Hoover
A Comparison of Two Self-Conception Disparity Methods as Operationalized within an Adolescent Population, Diane Marie Stuart
Activities and Quality of Life for Persons with Dementia, Cassidy Rose
A Definition of the Role of Homemaker by Two Generations of Women, Genevieve Wise
A Descriptive Study of the Use of an Education-Sponsored Suicide Riskline, R. Kelly Haws
Adolescent Attitudes Toward the Employment of Women, Ann Leigh Adams
Adolescent Peer Perceptions Reflected in the Yearbooks of Mormon Homosexual and Heterosexual Men, David C. Pruden
Adolescent Protective Factor Attainment: An Exploratory Study of Two Select Populations, Victor W. Harris
Adolescent Relationship Concerns and Perceived Gains from a Relationship Education Course, Jenny Harris
Adolescents' Attitudes and Perceptions Towards Their Grandparents, Dennis P. Barrett
Adolescent Sexual Behavior and Identity Development, Pamela Kay King
Adolescents' Recollection of Early Physical Contact: Implications for Attachment and Intimacy, Mark D. Oleson
Age and Sex as Influences on the Food Preferences of Preschool Children, Tish Wilson
Agency Policies and Personnel Attitudes Toward Adolescent Fathers, Sandra Gunderson Warner
A History of the Future Homemakers of America in Utah From 1945 to 1970, Ruth Atkinson
"All the World's a Stage": Parental Ethnotheories and Children's Extracurricular Activities, Mary Annette Grove
A Look at Some Grandfather Intergenerational Relationships As Perceived by Their Adult Children, Leonard E. Stout
An Adolescent Journey: Expressive Letter Writing Through a Wilderness Adventure Therapy Program, Ava M. Crump
Analysis of Selected Problems of Home Management House Students, Alta Geniel McConkie
An Analysis of Mortgage Default Clients and Mortgage Default Counseling at the Utah State University Family Life Center, Leslie E. Green
An Analysis of Reverse Mortgage Clients at the Utah State University Family Life Center Housing and Financial Counseling Services, Cindy R. Stokes
An Analysis of the Differential Responses of a Group of Nursery School Children to a Variety of Musical Presentations, Eva Louise Godfrey
An Assessment of Housing Affordability in Cache County, Utah, Melanie Jewkes
An Assessment of Marital Satisfaction, Marital Adjustment, and Problematic Areas During the First Few Months of Marriage Among a Sample of Newlyweds in Utah, David G. Schramm
An Assessment of the Concurrent Validity of the Family Profile II, Denim L. Slade
A National Profile of Child Development Laboratory Schools, Owen Arthur Anderson
A Needs Assessment of Marriage and Family Therapy Approved Supervision in Utah, Daniel J. Woodbury
An Epistemological Checkup: the Explication, Application, and Evolution of an Integrated Theory of Couples Therapy, McKenzie Leigh Christensen
An Evaluation of a Physical Activity-Based Residential Treatment Program, Eric Alan Mikkelsen
An Exploratory Qualitative Study of Dual-Earner Couples in Great Marriages: The View from the Empty Nest, Reva C. Rosenband
An Exploratory Study of the Termination Process in Marriage and Family Therapy, Jennifer H. Childers
An Impact Study of the Youth and Families with Promise Mentoring Program on Parent and Family Outcomes, Janet H. Cox
An Investigation of Stability, Change, and Observed Associations during Infant-Mother Face-to-Face Interaction, Sarah Elizabeth Gable
A Pilot Study Examining the Use of Technologically Assisted Psychotherapeutic Intervention in the Delivery of Therapy to Women with Anxiety Residing in Rural Utah Communities, Benjamin K. Farmer
A Pilot Study of Solution-Focused Brief Therapeutic Intervention for Couples, J. Wade Stewart
A Profile and Analysis of Repeat Bankruptcy Petitioners in the District of Utah 1984-2004, Bonny C. Llewellyn
A Profile of Professional Activities and Practice Patterns for Marriage and Family Therapists in Utah, Thane R. Palmer
A Program for Hospitalized Children, Leslie Joan Bishop
Are Effort and Helpfulness Ratings of Session Activities Associated with Improved Outcomes in Web-Based Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) for Caregivers?, Hannah R. Cragun
A Replication and Validation Study of Methods for Calculating Self-Conception Disparity, George F. Loesch III
A Retrospective Look at a Sample of Juvenile Sex Offenders From Two Level Six Residential Treatment Centers in Utah: 1998-2007, Miriam Elizabeth Gunn
Assessing Family Strengths Using the Family Profile: Study to Validate and Evaluate Constructs Across Four Models of Family Functioning, Troy D. Randall
Assessing the Cognitive Development of a Sample of Infants in Paraguay, Shannon Peairson
Assessment of the Impact of the Premarital Interpersonal Choices and Knowledge (PICK) Program on Adolescents, Raquel R. Boehme
Associations Between Adolescent and Parent Media Connection and Perceptions of Emotional Climate in the Home, Laura A. Woodland
A Study of Adolescents' Reactions to Temporary Absences From Home in a Crisis Situation, Imogene Ward Christensen
A Study of Mothers’ Perceptions and Practices of Kindergarten Readiness, Kirsten Smith
A Study of the Rural Home on the Small Income in Utah, Thelma Huber
A Study of Utah Teachers' Developmentally Appropriate Beliefs and Practices as Related to Perceptions of Kindergarteners' Successful School Entry, Mary McEuen Darnell
Attachment, Identity Development, and Sexual Behavior Among College Students, Diana D. Coyl
Attitudes of High School and College Females Toward Family Life and Children, Pauline Nelson
Attitudes Toward and the Consequences of Infant Oral Pacification, Faye M. Preece
Attitudes Toward Creativity of Day Care Teachers and College Nursery School Teachers, Bonnie Kay Magleby Bishop
Attitudes Toward Immediate Annuities, Devon K. Robb
Attitudes Toward Love: A Developmental Investigation, Brenda Elizabeth Munro
Attitudes Towards Household Task Allocation Related to Time Spent Accomplishing Household Tasks, Robyn Ann Carling
Beginning Teachers' Perceptions of Their Novice Year of Teaching, Rebecca Bingham Rees
Birth Order and its Effect on the Attainment of The Eagle Scout Status, Kevin Randy Moesser
Black-White Differences in Wealth Accumulation Among Americans Nearing Retirement, Eun Hyei Shin
Borrower- and Mortgage-Related Factors Associated with Foreclosure, Amber C. Gallagher
Building a Bridge Between Graduation and Marriage and Family Therapy Core Competency, Todd Graves
Burnout in Marriage and Family Therapists, Cory A. Eddington
Change in Parental Attitudes as a Result of Experience in a Cooperative Nursery School Program, Melba Judge Lehner
Characteristics of 4-H Participants and Their Psychosocial Development, Lauralee Lyons
Characteristics of Helping Relationships For Emotional Distress: Older Adults' Perceptions, Alison L. Rencher
Childhood Experiences in Mormon Polygamous Families at the Turn of the Century, Dorothy Geneve Young Willey
Children's Attitudes Toward the Dental Experience, Tom Leo Day
Children's Awareness, Knowledge, and Understanding of Aids in Bahrain, Anne Thomas
Children's Awareness of Environmental Pollution, Carol A. Darling
Children's Determination of Gender Appropriateness of Clothing, Malihe Attaran
Children's Experience of Parental Divorce Disclosure: A Look at Intrafamiliar Differences, Heather Westberg
Children's Perceptions of Parental Responses to Boys' and Girls' Aggressive Behavior, K. B. Rohrbach
Children's Perceptions of the Nurse, Nancy Adams Coulter
Children's Relationships with Peers, Carla Nelson
Children's Stress Behaviors and Developmentally Appropriate Practice in Family Child Care Homes, Chih-Ying Chang
Chronic Migraines and Couples: A Grounded Theory of Adaptation to Chronic Migraines for Patients and Their Partners, Douglas P. McPhee
Clinical Homework Directives: A Qualitative Exploratory Study, Emil F. Harker
Clinical Typologies of Youthful Male Sex Offenders Derived from the Sex-Offender Characteristic Inventory-Male Version (SOCI-M), Susan L. Ericksen
Clinician Perceptions of Media Use by Male Sex-Offending, Conduct-Disordered, and Normal Youth, Melissa A. Vogel