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.
Theses
Parent Education in a Cooperative Nursery School, Owen William Cahoon
Parenting Stress and Child Attachment: Child Age of 10 and 36 Months/Father and Mother, Jeng Hyun Ok
Parenting Styles and Family Communication as Correlates of Juvenile Delinquency, Montone White
Parent Work-Family Balance and Adolescent Psychosocial Well-Being During the COVID-19 Shutdown, Shailey Woodward
Perceived Effectiveness of Booster Sessions Following a Stepfamily Education Course, John Mitchell Vaterlaus
Perceived Problems in First and Second Marriages, Gerald C. Dineen
Perceptions of Menstruation as an Indicator of Stereotypic Beliefs Within Marriage, Debra L. Caswell-Madsen
Planned Parenthood and Fertility, Illegitimacy, and Abortion Rates in the State of Utah, Wayne W. Godfrey
Planning for the Future of Individuals with Developmental Disabilities, Dianna L. Payne Broadbent
PMS: Bi-Phasic Differences in Personality and Marital Relations Among a Clinical Sample, Donna R. Rogers
Practicum Students' Beliefs About Developmentally Appropriate Practice for Infants and Toddlers, Kaelin Olsen
Predicting Family Strength in Families Caring for Children with Disabilities, Katrina J. F. Ericson
Predictors of 1997 Chapter 13 Bankruptcy Completion and Dismissal Rates in Utah, David A. Evans
Predictors of Employment for Women in a Life Transition, Kathryn Higley
Preferences of a Group of Nursery School Children at the Utah State Agricultural College for Colored or Uncolored Picture Books, Verna S. Carlisle
Premarital Preparation Activities and the Level of Complaints and Perceptual Accuracy in Marriage, Suzette Dalaine Regis Todd
Premarital Preparation and Marital Satisfaction: What Utah Individuals are Doing to Prepare for Marriage and How Premarital Preparation Can Enhance Marital Satisfaction, Fay L. Belnap Foster
Preparation for Caregiving by Parents of Children with Disabilities: An Exploratory Study, McArthur Hafen Jr.
Preparation for Remarriage: Utilization of Different Forms and Their Rated Helpfulness, Julie J. Miller
Preschool Children's Expectations for Parental Discipline, Angie Geertsen Graham
Preschool Children's Perceptions of Dogs and Cats as Pets, Roberto F. Reyes
Preschool Children's Perceptions of Their Parents: A Comparison of Children From Married and Divorced Homes, Sondra Moe
Preschoolers' Perceptions of Their Alternative Care Environments, Michael K. Godfrey
Preschool Science: An Examination of Classroom and Teacher Predictors, Donna S. Blaylock
Profiles and Trends in Catholic Interfaith Marriages in Utah, Deborah Brown Ascione
Promoting Development Through Play: A Migrant Head Start Parent-Child Enrichment Program, Dana K. Mortensen
Proxemic Behaviors of Sociometrically Identified Preschool Children, Laura Gaynard
Psychoeducation Groups for Parents Adopting Special-Needs Children, Korinne Knowlton Bouwhuis
Psychosocial Correlates of Criminal Behavior: Identity Styles of Male Inmates in The Utah State Prison, Joseph M. White
Psychosocial Maturity in 4-H and Non 4-H Youth, Robert Leon Young
Race and Ethnic Differences in Parent Time Spent on Children's Education, Zurishaddai A. Garcia
Racial Awareness of Children in a Predominately White Area Compared to an Interracial Area, Janis S. Withrich
Reactions to Parenthood, Geraldine Rosine Brinley
Reading Abilities of Third Grade Children as Influenced by Kindergarten Instruction, Diane Thomas
Recidivism Rates of Level Six Residential Programs for Youthful Male Sexual Offenders: 1995-1996, Kevin N. Barlow
Relating Children's Social Competence to Maternal Beliefs and Management Strategies of Peer Relationships, Eryn D. Hamel
Relation Between Child Abuse Risk and Security of Mother-Infant Attachment at One Year, Miriam Egan
Relations Among Mothers' Parenting Strategies, Parenting Stress, Psychological Well-Being, and Ratings of Preschool Child Competence, Teri Morrison
Relationship Between Infant Reactivity and Maternal Emotional Well-Being During the Early Postpartum Period at Two Points in Time, Karen Udy Hansen
Relationship of Therapist Age and Gender to Couples' Communication in Marriage and Family Therapy, Norman E. Thibault
Relationships Among Marital Satisfaction, Marital Conflict Dimensions, and Marital Conflict Strategies, Jennifer L. Hogge
Relationship Satisfaction and Stability Among Latinos With Respect to Communication Styles and Conflict Resolution Types, Adam C. Munk
Relative Effects of Sleep Hygiene Behavior and Physical Exercise on Sleep Quality, Austin Dopp
Religious and Geographic Correlates of Breast Feeding, Joan Boyington Sellers
Reported Mental Health Issues and Marital Quality: A Statewide Survey, Joseph Ruben Smart
Retirement Savings and Types of Investment Assets Among Near-Retirees Aged 51-64: How do Women Invest Differently Than Men?, Katrina R. Nye
Rituals and Adoptive Families, Michelle Amber Christensen
Role Adaptation of Foster Mothers to Indian Placement Students, John Emmett Valberg
Self Concepts of Mexican-American and Anglo-American Head Start Children, Sue Ann Erickson
Self Esteem and Adolescent Sexual Attitudes and Behavior, Roger B. Christensen
Self Evaluation of a Selected Group of Teen Marriages, Margaret L. Stone
Serial Learning in Young Children, Charlene A. Keller
Sex Differences in the Use and Evaluated Helpfulness of Premarital Advice, Neal J. Sullivan
Sex Preferences and Identifications of Young Children, Loa Thomson
Shared Book Reading, Home Visit Processes, and the Relation with Low-Income Infants' Language Development, Katie Christiansen
Single Parenting of Early Adolescents: Clinical Application to a More Helpful Perspective, Ane Weed
Social Class Differences in Cognitive Development of Children, Jalaine P. Jensen
Socio-Demographic and Financial Predictors of Discharged Chapter 12 Bankruptcies for Utah, Idaho, and Wyoming, Jessica Johnson
Solution-Focused Couples' Group Therapy, LaFray Kelley
Staff Interactions and Affect in Persons with Dementia: An Observational Study of a Memory Care Unit, Keirstin V. Meyer
Staff Perceptions of Quality Interactions in Dementia Care, Rebecka A. Schultz
Stillbirth: A Phenomenological Exploration of the Clinical Encounter for Couples, Michael Q. King
Strong Marriages in the African American Community: How Religion Contributes to a Healthier Marriage, Lucy K. Shirisia
Student and Parent Views on School and Community Strengths and Concerns, Tricia Hill Danielson
Student Stress: An Analysis of Stress Levels Associated with Higher Education in the Social Sciences, Darcy A. Keady
Student Teacher Attitudes Toward Child Aggression and Dependency in a Child Development Laboratory, Kristine Halls Smith
Student Teachers' Beliefs and Practices About Developmentally Appropriate Practice for Infants and Toddlers, Trisha Haws
Successes and Challenges of Family and Consumer Science Extension Agents in the Implementation of Couple and Relationship Education, Stacey A. Huffaker
Sunday Time Use Among LDS Adolescents, C. Lewis Williams
Survey of Interests of the Aged as Related to Leisure Time with Special Emphasis on Educational TV, Jessie M. Eller
Technologically Assisted Intervention (TAI): Are Clients Satisfied with Online Therapy?, Jennifer A. Morrow
Teenage Marriage in Relation to Continuance in School, Marguerite Fryer
Temperamental Characteristics of Sociometrically Identified Preschool Children, Melinda M. Toney
Temperament, Attachment, and Parenting Stress in Infancy: Relations to Social Competence of Second Graders, Gina A. Cook
The 2007-2009 Recession, Employment, and Housing-Related Financial Stressors, and Marital Outcomes, Robert C. Stewart
The Ability of Young Children to Recognize Words, Katherine K. Armstrong
The Ability to Taste 6-n-propylthiouracil (PROP) and Its Relation to a Parent's Emotional Investment in the Infant, DeAnn Jones
The Adolescents Preference for Counselors in Relation to Their Degree of Religious Conviction, James W. Fitch
The Analysis of an Integrated Model of Therapy Using Structural and Gottman Method Approaches: A Case Study, Taylor Cameron Herrin
The Association Between Marital Therapy Enactments and Couple Communication, Paul Floyd Kindall
The Attitudes of Blue Collar Adolescents Towards Employment of Women and Child Rearing Practices, Blain Richard Morgan
The Caboose by a Longshot: Impact of Large Age Gaps on Youngest Siblings, Kelly Clark Young
The Child's Perceptual Awareness of His Own Segmented Facial Parts, Gregory Carl Trevers
The Content of Preschool Children's Original Stories, Danae Elaine Dana
The Correlation Between Life Satisfaction and Farm Involvement Among Utah Dairy Farm Men and Women, Phillip S. Browning
The Development of a Value Scale to Assess Familial and Social Values, Donna Marie Cole
The Development of Empathy, Role-Taking and Listening as a Function of Preschool Experience, Joseph P. DeMarsh
The Development of Print Awareness in Four-Year-Old Children, Barbara Ann Bybee Glover
The Effect of an Educational Intervention on Adolescent Cognitive Autonomy, Identity, Hope, and Educational Aspirations, Celestial Starr Brandley
The Effect of an Extended Music Curriculum on the Behavior of Nursery School Children, Dorothy Ann Miller
The Effect of Geographical Setting, Duration in a Single Parent Family, Sex and Dethronement on Stepsibling Relationships After Parental Remarriage, Sharon D. Cannon
The Effect of Housing and Food Expenditures on Diet Quality of Low-Income Households in Salt Lake County, Rebecca Low
The Effect of Nursery School Experience Upon Readiness of Children in Kindergarten, Glenna C. Boyce
The Effect of Parental Divorce on Young Adult Women's Marital Attitudes, Anne Catherine Schmidt
The Effect of Rituals on Newlywed Marital Adjustment, Bryan D. Bingham