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.

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Financing Home and Community-Based Long-Term Care: Adult Children Caregiver Perspectives, Patricia K. Davis

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Finding, Nurturing, and Instilling Hope in Family Therapy, Joseph Daniel Tschudy

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First-Time Homebuyers' Perceived Preparedness: A Realtors' Perspective, Jordan Jerome Aaberg

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Food Practices and Ritual in the Family Across Three Generations, Audrey Crawford Liddil

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Forced Sexual Intercourse in Relation to Female Adolescents' Risky Sexual Behavior, Psychopathology, and Behavior Problems, Mathew Christensen

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Frequency and Perception of Mathematics Activities in Family Child Care and Parent-Child Routines, Annette Kari Eddy

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Fulfillment of Marital Expectations in Relation to Communication Style and Parents' Marital Interactions, Shawn Corey Edgington

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Gains in Reading Performances by Urban Job Corpsmen, Jess F. Veasey

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Gesture and Language in Children Enrolled in Early Intervention, Makenzy S. Turner

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Good Grief Kids: An Exploratory Analysis of Grieving Children and Teens at The Dougy Center in Portland, Oregon, Karen Sorensen

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Grandfather: An Intergenerational View, Norma P. Johnston

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Head Start and School Readiness, Robert Bruce Turner

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High School and University Student Test Performance in the Study of Human Growth and Development: A Concurrent Enrollment Study, Harold O. Monson

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Homework, a Bridge Between Therapy and Life: Therapeutic Methodology in the Assignment of Homework and Homework Compliance, Darren R. Elkins

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Hour Concept Learning in Pre-School Children, Faye Daines Campbell

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Housing Factors Associated with Marital Satisfaction, Samantha J. Nelson

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Husband-Father Involvement in the Family as Perceived by a Select Group of Husbands and Wives, David Hugh Findlay

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Husbands' and Wives' Perceptions of Their In-Law Parents, Carlos F. Watkins

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Identifying Motivations to Encourage Women to Adopt Positive Financial Behaviors, Megan E. Rowley

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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

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Identity and Intimacy: A Correlational or Casual Connection?, Patricia A.H. Dyk

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Identity, Intimacy and Sex Differences, Mary Ann Kacerguis

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Identity Style, Substance Use, and Perceived Family Functioning Among Young Adults: An Exploratory Study, Larry F. Forthun

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Impasse in Marriage and Family Therapy, Valentina V. Popkova-Massé

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Implications of Absentee Courtships, William Rolfe Kerr

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Individual Endorsement of Remarriage beliefs, Consistency of Cognitions between Spouses, and Outcomes in Remarriage, Lyndy Sue Agee

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Infant Physical Attractiveness, Affect, Temperament, and Gender in Relation to Tester Behavior, Andrea D. Hart

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Influence of a Male or Female Teacher on Sex-Role Preferences of the Pre-School Child, Mary Jane Mecham

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Influence of Social Class on Children's Perception of Teachers, Kathleen Thomas McDonald

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Influence of Social Class on Children's Perception of Their Social Environment, Brenda Maw Zehnpfenning

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Intergenerational Transmission of Family Strengths, John R. Bee

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Intermediate Family Therapy Skills, Shannon L. Smietana

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Intermediate Trainee Perspectives of Family Therapy Skills, Margo Benson

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Involving Parents in a Nutrition Education Program for Preschool Children, Cheryl Wright

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Issues of Consensus and Concern: Family Relationships of the Elderly in the United States and Japan, Takashi Yamamoto

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It's About Time: Examining the Role of Time Together and Perceived Stress in Couple Relationships, Rachel J. H. Smith

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Juvenile Females Who Sexually Offend: A Beginning Typology, Jason M. Nelson

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Kigali Charity School Analyzed Through an Implementation Science Framework, Alexander T. Fronk

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Kindergarten Teachers' Developmentally Appropriate Beliefs and Practices and Perceived Problems of Kindergarten Transition, K. Marie Sorenson Mecham

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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

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Knowledge of Infant/Toddler Development Among Low-Income Families, Ann B. Parkinson

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Language Development in Preschool Children, Claudia Jean Fuhriman

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Language, Play, and Toy Sharing in Infancy, Lisa A. Newland

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Language, Social Interactions, and Attention as Predictors of Reading Development in Second Grade, Lisa A. Newland

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Late-Life Mate Selection: Dating Patterns in an Older Age Group, Kristine Udell Evans

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Latino Children's Kindergarten Entry: Views of Parents and Teachers, Shanda Stephens

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Leave-Taking Behavior Between Preschool Children and Their Parents, Elizabeth Y. Aoki

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Levels of Art Development Among Preschool Children, Sally Lynn Miner

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Lifestyle Behaviors and Cognitive Status in a Community Sample of Older Adults, Heeyoung Smith

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Lincoln Elementary School Needs Assessment Follow-Up: Examining a Community-Based Intervention, Gregory J. Dunkley

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Linking Marital and Parenting Quality in Parents of Early Adolescents, Megan L. Sheldon

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Lived Experience of Young Widowed Individuals, Eunicia Jones

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Long-Term Effectiveness of Educational Intervention on the Assertiveness, Self-Esteem, and Well-Being of Displaced Homemakers, Marc F. Mathias

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Maintaining Spanish in an English-Speaking World, Audrey Constance Juhasz

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Male Roles as Perceived by Children of Employed and Non-Employed Mothers, Mary Jane Williams Swapp

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Marital Commitment and Religiosity in a Sample of Adults in Utah, Sharon S. Harris

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Marital Happiness: Undergraduate University Students Assess Their Parents' Marriage Regarding Communication, Power, Education, and Religiosity, Margaret F. Oak

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Marital Preparation, Experiences, and Personal Qualities in a Qualitative Study of Individuals in Great Marriages, Jennifer M. Weiss

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Marital Quality in Deaf-Deaf and Deaf-Hearing Marriages, Anthony G. Mosier

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Marital Satisfaction and Parental Stress, Jill Hess

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Marital Satisfaction Over the Family Life Cycle Among Taiwanese Couples, Sheng-Te Chang

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Marriage Enrichment: Does it Make a Difference, Eric R. Olsen

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Marriage Role Expectations and Religiosity, Gilbert Craig Orme

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Marriage Role Perceptions of Husbands and Wives Separated by the Vietnam War, Ella Arlene Bentson

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Maternal Attitudes and Perceptions Concerning the Curriculum and Instructional Procedures in a University Preschool Program, Adelle Taggart Karren

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Maternal Attitudes Toward Daylight-Saving Time, Jean C. Johnson

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Maternal Education and Changes in Parenting Beliefs, Values, and Practices, Becca E. Richards

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Maternal Involvement in Preschoolers' Sexuality Education: A Comparison of Single and Married Mothers, Ginger S. Sandweg

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Maternal Reactions to Children with Visible and Non-Visible Handicaps, Doral R. Olsen

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Maternal Responsivity to a Child with a Disability: A Comparison in Single- and Two-Parent Families, Kristin Bollwinkel

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Mate Selection in Contemporary America: An Exchange Theory Perspective, Margaret H. Young

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Mattering and Attachment: A Bilateral Association That Underlies Relationship Outcomes in Couples, Jacob Ybarra

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Mean Length of Utterance in Relation to Gender and Preschool Activity Area, Angela Sisson Thompson

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Measuring Adolescent Ego-Identity Status: A Comparison of the Semistructured Interview and the Objective Measure of Ego-Identity Status, Layne D. Bennion

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Mentoring At-Risk Youth: An Intervention for Skill Building in Problem Solving, Decision Making, and Conflict Resolution, Deborah J. Heater

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Mentoring in Marriage and Family Therapy Programs: Graduates' Perspectives, Allison Webber Hicken

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Mortgage Default and Neighborhoods: A Case Study of Weber County, Utah, Camille J. Pedersen

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Mother-Infant, Father-Infant Relationships, Soheila Sobhani

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Mothers' Attitudes Toward the Behavior of the Young Child, Rosemary Maughan Lundquist

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Mothers' Preferences Regarding Sex Education in the Home, Cynthia R. Christopherson

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Multiple Mentors and Family Involvement in Mentoring At-Risk Youth, Christine W. Woodbury

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Natural Caregiving Practices and Mothers' Decisions, Shannon L. Searle

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Navajo Student Food Preferences, Kathlyn L. Coffman

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Nocturnal Emissions: A Comparative Study of Male Experiences and Reactions, Barbara Shively Mathews

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Noticing Pretreatment Change: Effects on Therapeutic Outcome in Family Therapy, Lee N. Johnson

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Number Concept Development in Young Children, Karen Lee Clark

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Nutritional Understanding of Preschool Children Taught in the Home and Child Development Laboratory, Thomas R. Lee

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Nutritional Understanding of Preschool Children Taught in the Home and Child Development Laboratory, Thomas R. Lee

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Objective Indices of Disaster-Related Stress: The Mount St. Helens' Ashfall, Paul R. Adams

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Officially Reported Characteristics of Spouse Abuse Victims Seeking Assistance in Utah, 1992, Kevin D. Thompson

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Parent-Adolescent Communication and Adolescents' Sexual Intentions, Julie A. Bullen

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Parent-Adolescent Sexual Attitude Congruence in Relation to Adolescent Sexual Intercourse Experience, John Kelly McCoy

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Parental and Teacher Expectations for Kindergarten Preparation and Priorities for Kindergarten Curricula, Kimberly Harris

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Parental and Teacher Priorities for Children's Requisite Kindergarten Entry Skills, Kelly J. O'Claire-Esparza

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Parental Attitudes Toward Mainstreaming of Handicapped Children, Afsaneh Ahooriyan

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Parent and Adolescent Education in Relation to Adolescent Sexual Attitudes and Behavior, Karen R. Sneesby

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Parent and Teacher Expectations for Early Childhood Education in Oman, Fatma Anwar Khamis Al-Lawati

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Parent-Child Affinity as Perceived by Basque Adolescence, Catherine K. Coombs-Johnson

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Parent-Child Affinity as Perceived by Children, Earlene E. Miller

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Parent Education in a Cooperative Nursery School, Owen William Cahoon