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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Online Multiplayer Video Game Play and College Adjustment, Salina M. Ochoa

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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

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Parenting Stress and Child Attachment: Child Age of 10 and 36 Months/Father and Mother, Jeng Hyun Ok

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Parenting Styles and Family Communication as Correlates of Juvenile Delinquency, Montone White

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Parent Work-Family Balance and Adolescent Psychosocial Well-Being During the COVID-19 Shutdown, Shailey Woodward

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Perceived Effectiveness of Booster Sessions Following a Stepfamily Education Course, John Mitchell Vaterlaus

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Perceived Problems in First and Second Marriages, Gerald C. Dineen

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Perceptions of Menstruation as an Indicator of Stereotypic Beliefs Within Marriage, Debra L. Caswell-Madsen

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Planned Parenthood and Fertility, Illegitimacy, and Abortion Rates in the State of Utah, Wayne W. Godfrey

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Planning for the Future of Individuals with Developmental Disabilities, Dianna L. Payne Broadbent

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PMS: Bi-Phasic Differences in Personality and Marital Relations Among a Clinical Sample, Donna R. Rogers

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Practicum Students' Beliefs About Developmentally Appropriate Practice for Infants and Toddlers, Kaelin Olsen

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Predicting Family Strength in Families Caring for Children with Disabilities, Katrina J. F. Ericson

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Predicting Marital Discord and Depression in Early Head Start Mothers: A Step Toward Marriage and Family Therapy Collaboration, Wade Taylor

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Predictors of 1997 Chapter 13 Bankruptcy Completion and Dismissal Rates in Utah, David A. Evans

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Predictors of Employment for Women in a Life Transition, Kathryn Higley

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Preferences of a Group of Nursery School Children at the Utah State Agricultural College for Colored or Uncolored Picture Books, Verna S. Carlisle

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Premarital Preparation Activities and the Level of Complaints and Perceptual Accuracy in Marriage, Suzette Dalaine Regis Todd

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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

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Preparation for Caregiving by Parents of Children with Disabilities: An Exploratory Study, McArthur Hafen Jr.

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Preparation for Remarriage: Utilization of Different Forms and Their Rated Helpfulness, Julie J. Miller

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Preschool Children's Expectations for Parental Discipline, Angie Geertsen Graham

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Preschool Children's Perceptions of Dogs and Cats as Pets, Roberto F. Reyes

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Preschool Children's Perceptions of Their Parents: A Comparison of Children From Married and Divorced Homes, Sondra Moe

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Preschoolers' Perceptions of Their Alternative Care Environments, Michael K. Godfrey

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Preschool Science: An Examination of Classroom and Teacher Predictors, Donna S. Blaylock

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Profiles and Trends in Catholic Interfaith Marriages in Utah, Deborah Brown Ascione

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Promoting Development Through Play: A Migrant Head Start Parent-Child Enrichment Program, Dana K. Mortensen

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Proxemic Behaviors of Sociometrically Identified Preschool Children, Laura Gaynard

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Psychoeducation Groups for Parents Adopting Special-Needs Children, Korinne Knowlton Bouwhuis

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Psychosocial Correlates of Criminal Behavior: Identity Styles of Male Inmates in The Utah State Prison, Joseph M. White

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Psychosocial Maturity in 4-H and Non 4-H Youth, Robert Leon Young

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Race and Ethnic Differences in Parent Time Spent on Children's Education, Zurishaddai A. Garcia

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Racial Awareness of Children in a Predominately White Area Compared to an Interracial Area, Janis S. Withrich

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Reactions to Parenthood, Geraldine Rosine Brinley

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Reading Abilities of Third Grade Children as Influenced by Kindergarten Instruction, Diane Thomas

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Recidivism Rates of Level Six Residential Programs for Youthful Male Sexual Offenders: 1995-1996, Kevin N. Barlow

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Relating Children's Social Competence to Maternal Beliefs and Management Strategies of Peer Relationships, Eryn D. Hamel

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Relation Between Child Abuse Risk and Security of Mother-Infant Attachment at One Year, Miriam Egan

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Relations Among Mothers' Parenting Strategies, Parenting Stress, Psychological Well-Being, and Ratings of Preschool Child Competence, Teri Morrison

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Relationship Between Infant Reactivity and Maternal Emotional Well-Being During the Early Postpartum Period at Two Points in Time, Karen Udy Hansen

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Relationship of Therapist Age and Gender to Couples' Communication in Marriage and Family Therapy, Norman E. Thibault

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Relationship Pacing in Adolescents Before and After a Relationship Education Course: Considering the Influence of Demographics, Relationship History and Well-Being, Sarah Hodgskiss

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Relationships Among Marital Satisfaction, Marital Conflict Dimensions, and Marital Conflict Strategies, Jennifer L. Hogge

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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

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Religious and Geographic Correlates of Breast Feeding, Joan Boyington Sellers

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Reported Mental Health Issues and Marital Quality: A Statewide Survey, Joseph Ruben Smart

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Retirement Savings and Types of Investment Assets Among Near-Retirees Aged 51-64: How do Women Invest Differently Than Men?, Katrina R. Nye

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Rituals and Adoptive Families, Michelle Amber Christensen

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Role Adaptation of Foster Mothers to Indian Placement Students, John Emmett Valberg

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Self Concepts of Mexican-American and Anglo-American Head Start Children, Sue Ann Erickson

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Self Esteem and Adolescent Sexual Attitudes and Behavior, Roger B. Christensen

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Self Evaluation of a Selected Group of Teen Marriages, Margaret L. Stone

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Semantic Influence and Concept Attainment of Slang and Its Effects on Parents' and Teenagers' Linguistic Interaction, Kim Earl

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Serial Learning in Young Children, Charlene A. Keller

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Sex Differences in the Use and Evaluated Helpfulness of Premarital Advice, Neal J. Sullivan

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Sex Preferences and Identifications of Young Children, Loa Thomson

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Shared Book Reading, Home Visit Processes, and the Relation with Low-Income Infants' Language Development, Katie Christiansen

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Similarities Within Adolescent Friendship Pairs: The Relationship Between the Strength and Qualities of Friendship and the Individuals' Ego Identity Development, James F. Akers

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Single Parenting of Early Adolescents: Clinical Application to a More Helpful Perspective, Ane Weed

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Social Class Differences in Cognitive Development of Children, Jalaine P. Jensen

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Socio-Demographic and Financial Predictors of Discharged Chapter 12 Bankruptcies for Utah, Idaho, and Wyoming, Jessica Johnson

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Solution-Focused Couples' Group Therapy, LaFray Kelley

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Staff Interactions and Affect in Persons with Dementia: An Observational Study of a Memory Care Unit, Keirstin V. Meyer

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Staff Perceptions of Quality Interactions in Dementia Care, Rebecka A. Schultz

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Stillbirth: A Phenomenological Exploration of the Clinical Encounter for Couples, Michael Q. King

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Strong Marriages in the African American Community: How Religion Contributes to a Healthier Marriage, Lucy K. Shirisia

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Student and Parent Views on School and Community Strengths and Concerns, Tricia Hill Danielson

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Student Stress: An Analysis of Stress Levels Associated with Higher Education in the Social Sciences, Darcy A. Keady

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Student Teacher Attitudes Toward Child Aggression and Dependency in a Child Development Laboratory, Kristine Halls Smith

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Student Teachers' Beliefs and Practices About Developmentally Appropriate Practice for Infants and Toddlers, Trisha Haws

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Successes and Challenges of Family and Consumer Science Extension Agents in the Implementation of Couple and Relationship Education, Stacey A. Huffaker

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Sunday Time Use Among LDS Adolescents, C. Lewis Williams

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Survey of Interests of the Aged as Related to Leisure Time with Special Emphasis on Educational TV, Jessie M. Eller

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Technologically Assisted Intervention (TAI): Are Clients Satisfied with Online Therapy?, Jennifer A. Morrow

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Teenage Marriage in Relation to Continuance in School, Marguerite Fryer

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Temperamental Characteristics of Sociometrically Identified Preschool Children, Melinda M. Toney

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Temperament, Attachment, and Parenting Stress in Infancy: Relations to Social Competence of Second Graders, Gina A. Cook

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The 2007-2009 Recession, Employment, and Housing-Related Financial Stressors, and Marital Outcomes, Robert C. Stewart

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The Ability of Young Children to Recognize Words, Katherine K. Armstrong

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The Ability to Taste 6-n-propylthiouracil (PROP) and Its Relation to a Parent's Emotional Investment in the Infant, DeAnn Jones

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The Adolescents Preference for Counselors in Relation to Their Degree of Religious Conviction, James W. Fitch

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The Analysis of an Integrated Model of Therapy Using Structural and Gottman Method Approaches: A Case Study, Taylor Cameron Herrin

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The Association Between Marital Therapy Enactments and Couple Communication, Paul Floyd Kindall

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The Association Between Writing about Marital Experiences and Individual Distress and Marital Satisfaction, Brad Hess

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The Attitudes of Blue Collar Adolescents Towards Employment of Women and Child Rearing Practices, Blain Richard Morgan

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The Caboose by a Longshot: Impact of Large Age Gaps on Youngest Siblings, Kelly Clark Young

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The Child's Perceptual Awareness of His Own Segmented Facial Parts, Gregory Carl Trevers

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The Content of Preschool Children's Original Stories, Danae Elaine Dana

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The Correlation Between Life Satisfaction and Farm Involvement Among Utah Dairy Farm Men and Women, Phillip S. Browning