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
Father Book Reading Behaviors and Pre-Kindergarten Emergent Literacy, Cherri H. Brooks
Father-Child Interactions at 24 and 36 Months and Developmental Outcomes at Prekindergarten, Shareesa L. McMurdie
Father-Child Play Behaviors and Child Emotion Regulation, Amanda Hagman
Father Involvement, Nurturant Fathering, and the Psychological Well-Being of Young Adult Daughters, Camille C. Peterson
Fathers' Perceptions of Relationships With Young Adolescent Children: Implications for Family Therapy, Tyler D. Patrick
Feasibility of Implementing Technology-Assisted Intervention for the Treatment of Mental Health-Related Problems in Rural Communities, C. Scott Roper
Female Adolescent Role Models and Body Image, Tracy L. Funk
Finances in Strong African American Marriages, Bonnie Lichfield Anderson
Financial Management and Financial Problems as They Relate to Marital Satisfaction in Early Marriage, Barbara C. Kerkmann
Financial Management Practices and Conflict Management Styles of Couples in Great Marriages, Amanda Marie Horrocks
Financing Home and Community-Based Long-Term Care: Adult Children Caregiver Perspectives, Patricia K. Davis
Finding, Nurturing, and Instilling Hope in Family Therapy, Joseph Daniel Tschudy
First-Time Homebuyers' Perceived Preparedness: A Realtors' Perspective, Jordan Jerome Aaberg
Food Practices and Ritual in the Family Across Three Generations, Audrey Crawford Liddil
Forced Sexual Intercourse in Relation to Female Adolescents' Risky Sexual Behavior, Psychopathology, and Behavior Problems, Mathew Christensen
Frequency and Perception of Mathematics Activities in Family Child Care and Parent-Child Routines, Annette Kari Eddy
Fulfillment of Marital Expectations in Relation to Communication Style and Parents' Marital Interactions, Shawn Corey Edgington
Gains in Reading Performances by Urban Job Corpsmen, Jess F. Veasey
Gesture and Language in Children Enrolled in Early Intervention, Makenzy S. Turner
Good Grief Kids: An Exploratory Analysis of Grieving Children and Teens at The Dougy Center in Portland, Oregon, Karen Sorensen
Grandfather: An Intergenerational View, Norma P. Johnston
Head Start and School Readiness, Robert Bruce Turner
High School and University Student Test Performance in the Study of Human Growth and Development: A Concurrent Enrollment Study, Harold O. Monson
Homework, a Bridge Between Therapy and Life: Therapeutic Methodology in the Assignment of Homework and Homework Compliance, Darren R. Elkins
Hour Concept Learning in Pre-School Children, Faye Daines Campbell
Housing Factors Associated with Marital Satisfaction, Samantha J. Nelson
Husband-Father Involvement in the Family as Perceived by a Select Group of Husbands and Wives, David Hugh Findlay
Husbands' and Wives' Perceptions of Their In-Law Parents, Carlos F. Watkins
Identifying Motivations to Encourage Women to Adopt Positive Financial Behaviors, Megan E. Rowley
Identifying Paths to Successful Marriage and Family Therapy Research: External Factors Within the Publications of Three Eminent Marriage and Family Therapy Researchers, Sarah Rebecca Sancher Droubay
Identity and Intimacy: A Correlational or Casual Connection?, Patricia A.H. Dyk
Identity, Intimacy and Sex Differences, Mary Ann Kacerguis
Identity Style, Substance Use, and Perceived Family Functioning Among Young Adults: An Exploratory Study, Larry F. Forthun
Impasse in Marriage and Family Therapy, Valentina V. Popkova-Massé
Implications of Absentee Courtships, William Rolfe Kerr
Individual Endorsement of Remarriage beliefs, Consistency of Cognitions between Spouses, and Outcomes in Remarriage, Lyndy Sue Agee
Infant Physical Attractiveness, Affect, Temperament, and Gender in Relation to Tester Behavior, Andrea D. Hart
Influence of a Male or Female Teacher on Sex-Role Preferences of the Pre-School Child, Mary Jane Mecham
Influence of Social Class on Children's Perception of Teachers, Kathleen Thomas McDonald
Influence of Social Class on Children's Perception of Their Social Environment, Brenda Maw Zehnpfenning
Intergenerational Transmission of Family Strengths, John R. Bee
Intermediate Family Therapy Skills, Shannon L. Smietana
Intermediate Trainee Perspectives of Family Therapy Skills, Margo Benson
Involving Parents in a Nutrition Education Program for Preschool Children, Cheryl Wright
Issues of Consensus and Concern: Family Relationships of the Elderly in the United States and Japan, Takashi Yamamoto
It's About Time: Examining the Role of Time Together and Perceived Stress in Couple Relationships, Rachel J. H. Smith
Juvenile Females Who Sexually Offend: A Beginning Typology, Jason M. Nelson
Kigali Charity School Analyzed Through an Implementation Science Framework, Alexander T. Fronk
Kindergarten Teachers' Developmentally Appropriate Beliefs and Practices and Perceived Problems of Kindergarten Transition, K. Marie Sorenson Mecham
Kindergarten Teachers' Developmentally Appropriate Beliefs and Practices and Their Perceptions of Children's Kindergarten Readiness: Comparing the Beginning and the End of the School Year, Rachelle Ernest Wright
Knowledge of Infant/Toddler Development Among Low-Income Families, Ann B. Parkinson
Language Development in Preschool Children, Claudia Jean Fuhriman
Language, Play, and Toy Sharing in Infancy, Lisa A. Newland
Language, Social Interactions, and Attention as Predictors of Reading Development in Second Grade, Lisa A. Newland
Late-Life Mate Selection: Dating Patterns in an Older Age Group, Kristine Udell Evans
Latino Children's Kindergarten Entry: Views of Parents and Teachers, Shanda Stephens
Leave-Taking Behavior Between Preschool Children and Their Parents, Elizabeth Y. Aoki
Levels of Art Development Among Preschool Children, Sally Lynn Miner
Lifestyle Behaviors and Cognitive Status in a Community Sample of Older Adults, Heeyoung Smith
Lincoln Elementary School Needs Assessment Follow-Up: Examining a Community-Based Intervention, Gregory J. Dunkley
Linking Marital and Parenting Quality in Parents of Early Adolescents, Megan L. Sheldon
Lived Experience of Young Widowed Individuals, Eunicia Jones
Long-Term Effectiveness of Educational Intervention on the Assertiveness, Self-Esteem, and Well-Being of Displaced Homemakers, Marc F. Mathias
Maintaining Spanish in an English-Speaking World, Audrey Constance Juhasz
Male Roles as Perceived by Children of Employed and Non-Employed Mothers, Mary Jane Williams Swapp
Marital Commitment and Religiosity in a Sample of Adults in Utah, Sharon S. Harris
Marital Happiness: Undergraduate University Students Assess Their Parents' Marriage Regarding Communication, Power, Education, and Religiosity, Margaret F. Oak
Marital Preparation, Experiences, and Personal Qualities in a Qualitative Study of Individuals in Great Marriages, Jennifer M. Weiss
Marital Quality in Deaf-Deaf and Deaf-Hearing Marriages, Anthony G. Mosier
Marital Satisfaction and Parental Stress, Jill Hess
Marital Satisfaction Over the Family Life Cycle Among Taiwanese Couples, Sheng-Te Chang
Marriage Enrichment: Does it Make a Difference, Eric R. Olsen
Marriage Role Expectations and Religiosity, Gilbert Craig Orme
Marriage Role Perceptions of Husbands and Wives Separated by the Vietnam War, Ella Arlene Bentson
Maternal Attitudes and Perceptions Concerning the Curriculum and Instructional Procedures in a University Preschool Program, Adelle Taggart Karren
Maternal Attitudes Toward Daylight-Saving Time, Jean C. Johnson
Maternal Education and Changes in Parenting Beliefs, Values, and Practices, Becca E. Richards
Maternal Involvement in Preschoolers' Sexuality Education: A Comparison of Single and Married Mothers, Ginger S. Sandweg
Maternal Reactions to Children with Visible and Non-Visible Handicaps, Doral R. Olsen
Maternal Responsivity to a Child with a Disability: A Comparison in Single- and Two-Parent Families, Kristin Bollwinkel
Mate Selection in Contemporary America: An Exchange Theory Perspective, Margaret H. Young
Mattering and Attachment: A Bilateral Association That Underlies Relationship Outcomes in Couples, Jacob Ybarra
Mean Length of Utterance in Relation to Gender and Preschool Activity Area, Angela Sisson Thompson
Measuring Adolescent Ego-Identity Status: A Comparison of the Semistructured Interview and the Objective Measure of Ego-Identity Status, Layne D. Bennion
Mentoring At-Risk Youth: An Intervention for Skill Building in Problem Solving, Decision Making, and Conflict Resolution, Deborah J. Heater
Mentoring in Marriage and Family Therapy Programs: Graduates' Perspectives, Allison Webber Hicken
Mortgage Default and Neighborhoods: A Case Study of Weber County, Utah, Camille J. Pedersen
Mother-Infant, Father-Infant Relationships, Soheila Sobhani
Mothers' Attitudes Toward the Behavior of the Young Child, Rosemary Maughan Lundquist
Mothers' Preferences Regarding Sex Education in the Home, Cynthia R. Christopherson
Multiple Mentors and Family Involvement in Mentoring At-Risk Youth, Christine W. Woodbury
Natural Caregiving Practices and Mothers' Decisions, Shannon L. Searle
Navajo Student Food Preferences, Kathlyn L. Coffman
Nocturnal Emissions: A Comparative Study of Male Experiences and Reactions, Barbara Shively Mathews
Noticing Pretreatment Change: Effects on Therapeutic Outcome in Family Therapy, Lee N. Johnson
Number Concept Development in Young Children, Karen Lee Clark
Nutritional Understanding of Preschool Children Taught in the Home and Child Development Laboratory, Thomas R. Lee
Nutritional Understanding of Preschool Children Taught in the Home and Child Development Laboratory, Thomas R. Lee
Objective Indices of Disaster-Related Stress: The Mount St. Helens' Ashfall, Paul R. Adams
Officially Reported Characteristics of Spouse Abuse Victims Seeking Assistance in Utah, 1992, Kevin D. Thompson