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Title: A PARENT INVOLVEMENT PROGRAM INCLUDING COMMUNICATION TO PARENTS INTEGRATED WITH A PARENT EDUCATION PROGRAM AND ITS EFFECT ON ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT, CLASSROOM CONDUCT, STUDY HABITS AND ATTITUDES.
Creator: TENNIES, ROBERT HUNTER, Florida Atlantic University
Abstract/Description: The purpose of this study was to determine if a parent involvement program entitled Parent Communication Plus Program (PCPP) would significantly influence student academic achievement (GPA and achievement scores), conduct, and study habits and attitudes. The design of the fourteen week study was a Randomized Control Group Pretest Posttest Design. The experiment site was Boca Raton Christian School, a college preparatory private school with an enrollment of 475 students in grades K-12. Ninety...
Show moreThe purpose of this study was to determine if a parent involvement program entitled Parent Communication Plus Program (PCPP) would significantly influence student academic achievement (GPA and achievement scores), conduct, and study habits and attitudes. The design of the fourteen week study was a Randomized Control Group Pretest Posttest Design. The experiment site was Boca Raton Christian School, a college preparatory private school with an enrollment of 475 students in grades K-12. Ninety students, selected from the population in grades 6-12 who fell in the lower fortieth percentile based on grade point average (GPA), were randomly assigned to three groups of thirty each. Each study group consisted of students and their parents. Two of the three study groups received the PCPP treatment with the third group serving as the control. The unique feature of the PCPP treatment was that in addition to reporting the students' recent progress, the treatment included a parent education component. Group A received communication twice a week in the form of a phone call and a mailed progress report. Group B received a call one week and a mailed report the next. Each phone call was structured to cover four essential points: parent curriculum designed to help parents be more effective in helping their youngster in school, rapport building, progress reporting, and task assignment. Pretest and posttest data were collected on the four major dependent variables. Study instruments included the California Achievement Test, the Survey of Study Habits and Attitudes, and the students' report cards for conduct and GPA values. Analysis of the data included a one-way analysis of variance, a posteriori contrasts, and analysis of covariance with a multiple classification analysis. At the end of the study, completion of a feedback questionnaire was requested from parents who received a PCPP treatment. The conclusion supported the hypothesis that the PCPP variable had a significant effect on GPA. Conduct, achievement scores, and study habits and attitudes were not significantly affected.
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Date Issued: 1982
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/11818
Subject Headings: Home and school--Florida, Parent-teacher relationships, Students--Rating of
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Title: ROLE-PERCEPTIONS OF FLORIDA SCHOOL BOARD MEMBERS AND DISTRICT SUPERINTENDENTS.
Creator: HICKS, CLAUDE ERROL, III., Florida Atlantic University, Logsdon, James D.
Abstract/Description: The purpose of this study was to determine whether Florida school board members and district superintendents held any conflicting perceptions regarding either the board member or superintendent role. A role definition instrument with 116 questions was formulated and mailed to all Florida school board members and district superintendents. Through the use of standard follow-up procedures a return of 75% of the superintendents and 58% of the school board members was achieved. Analysis of the...
Show moreThe purpose of this study was to determine whether Florida school board members and district superintendents held any conflicting perceptions regarding either the board member or superintendent role. A role definition instrument with 116 questions was formulated and mailed to all Florida school board members and district superintendents. Through the use of standard follow-up procedures a return of 75% of the superintendents and 58% of the school board members was achieved. Analysis of the results of the survey by use of the Chi Square statistic revealed that statistically significant variations in role perceptions existed between and among the respondents in regard to the following aspects of the respective roles: A. Ideal Superintendent Characteristics. (p<.02) B. Ideal Board Member Characteristics. (p <.001) C. Preferred Activities of the Board Member. (p<.001) D. Division of Authority Between Board and Superintendent. (p <. 001). No significant difference in perceptions was found to exist between the respondents in regard to the activities of the superintendent. An intra-positional comparison of the survey results indicated that conflicting perceptions of the board member and superintendent roles were found to be associated with the following criterion variables: I. Superintendents. A. Age. ( p < • 001) B. Size of District, (p <· 001) C. Length of Service. (p <· 001) D. Highest Earned Degree. (p <· 001) II. School Board Members. A. Age. ( p <. 001) B. Size of District, (p <· 001) C. Length of Service. ( p <· 001) D. Partisan and Non-Partisan Election. (p <.05) E. Educational Background. (p <.001) F. Occupation. (p<.001) No significant difference in perceptions of the respective roles was found to be associated with election or appointment of superintendents. For the school board members no significant difference was found to be associated with political party affiliation or sex.
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Date Issued: 1974
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/11639
Subject Headings: School board-superintendent relationships, School boards--Florida, School superintendents--Florida
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Title: THE ROLE OF BOARD MEMBERS IN PUBLIC NEGOTIATIONS; THE PERCEPTION OF THE ROLE, A TEACHING MODULE AND A VALIDATION OF THE STUDY.
Creator: MCKAY, ANN B., Florida Atlantic University
Abstract/Description: The Problem: The purpose of this study was to determine that portion of the negotiations process perceived by educational executive officers of Florida and experts in public negotiations throughout the country to be a board responsibility. A teaching module was designed to instruct board members in this role. The validity of the teaching module was tested. Results: It was determined that the chief executive officers did have very clear perceptions of the role of board members in labor...
Show moreThe Problem: The purpose of this study was to determine that portion of the negotiations process perceived by educational executive officers of Florida and experts in public negotiations throughout the country to be a board responsibility. A teaching module was designed to instruct board members in this role. The validity of the teaching module was tested. Results: It was determined that the chief executive officers did have very clear perceptions of the role of board members in labor negotiations. There was no difference in these perceptions caused by the size of the district or the instructional level of the institution. When the Primer was read and evaluated by a purposeful sample of individuals there was a significant improvement in their ability to respond correctly on the evaluation instrument for the case study. The testing procedure was found to have no significant effect on the improvement. Conclusions: 1. There is an agreed upon role for board members in labor negotiations as perceived by chief executive officers. 2. An instructional module can be written which will increase a board members knowledge of labor negotiations.
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Date Issued: 1977
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/11681
Subject Headings: School boards--Florida, Collective bargaining--Education--Florida, School board-superintendent relationships
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Title: Relationship experience as a predictor of jealousy.
Creator: Murphy, Samantha M., Florida Atlantic University, Shackelford, Todd K.
Abstract/Description: This study examined sex differences in jealousy over sexual and emotional infidelity. I was interested in replicating Buss et al. (1992, 1999), testing the double-shot hypothesis, and investigating a potential trigger for within-sex differences in jealousy. It was hypothesized that males will be more distressed by sexual infidelity and females will be more distressed by emotional infidelity and that relationship experience will trigger males and females to respond in predictable ways. This...
Show moreThis study examined sex differences in jealousy over sexual and emotional infidelity. I was interested in replicating Buss et al. (1992, 1999), testing the double-shot hypothesis, and investigating a potential trigger for within-sex differences in jealousy. It was hypothesized that males will be more distressed by sexual infidelity and females will be more distressed by emotional infidelity and that relationship experience will trigger males and females to respond in predictable ways. This study replicated Buss et al. (1992/1999) original findings, found no support for the double shot hypothesis, and found that relationship experience plays a partial role in the impact it has on predicting upset over infidelity, with males reliably becoming more distressed over sexual infidelity and females being more variable in there responses to jealousy.
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Date Issued: 2005
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/13210
Subject Headings: Communication--Sex differences, Man-woman relationships, Interpersonal communication, Interpersonal relations, Adultery, Sexual ethics
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Title: When we hurt the ones we love: Predicting violence against women from men's mate-retention behaviors.
Creator: Goetz, Aaron T., Florida Atlantic University, Shackelford, Todd K.
Abstract/Description: Mate-retention behaviors are designed to solve several adaptive problems, such as deterring a partner's infidelity and preventing defection from the relationship. Although many mate-retention behaviors appear to be innocuous romantic gestures (e.g., giving flowers), some may be harbingers of violence. Here, the relationship between men's mate-retention and violence against women was investigated. In Study 1, men reported their use of mate-retention behaviors and violence in their...
Show moreMate-retention behaviors are designed to solve several adaptive problems, such as deterring a partner's infidelity and preventing defection from the relationship. Although many mate-retention behaviors appear to be innocuous romantic gestures (e.g., giving flowers), some may be harbingers of violence. Here, the relationship between men's mate-retention and violence against women was investigated. In Study 1, men reported their use of mate-retention behaviors and violence in their relationships. Study 2 assessed women's reports of their partners' mate-retention behaviors and their partners' violence against them. Study 3 secured husbands' reports of their mate retention and wives' reports of their husbands' violence. As predicted, and across all studies, men's mate-retention behaviors predicted violence against romantic partners.
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Date Issued: 2005
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/13244
Subject Headings: Family violence, Abused women, Victims of family violence, Abusive men--Psychology, Man-woman relationships
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Title: Gender, relationships, and social interaction among senior citizens.
Creator: Schatten, Elizabeth Christine, Florida Atlantic University, Richardson, Deborah R., Charles E. Schmidt College of Science, Department of Psychology
Abstract/Description: The present study was designed to examine the effects of gender and relationship on the quantity and quality of daily social interaction for senior citizens. Eighty-two women and 32 men (mean age 71 years) used the Rochester Interaction Record to record quantitative and qualitative information about every interaction which lasted more than 10 minutes for 2 weeks. Gender analyses revealed that same-gender interaction was most common for all participants (spouse excluded). Males and females...
Show moreThe present study was designed to examine the effects of gender and relationship on the quantity and quality of daily social interaction for senior citizens. Eighty-two women and 32 men (mean age 71 years) used the Rochester Interaction Record to record quantitative and qualitative information about every interaction which lasted more than 10 minutes for 2 weeks. Gender analyses revealed that same-gender interaction was most common for all participants (spouse excluded). Males and females reported that interactions with females only were more intimate than interactions with males only or with mixed-gender others. Spousal analyses showed that participants interacted with spouse as much as with same-gender others, however, spousal interactions were reported to be more intimate than same or opposite-gender interactions. Participants reported interacting with nonfamily more than with family. In addition, interactions with family were reported to be qualitatively equal to interactions with nonfamily. For future research it will be important to consider how these quantitative and qualitative characteristics of interaction relate to well-being.
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Date Issued: 1996
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/15362
Subject Headings: Aging--Social aspects, Older people--Attitudes, Older people--Psychology, Man-woman relationships
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Title: Mate retention and copulation frequency in humans: Complementary anti-cuckoldry tactics.
Creator: Guta, Faith E., Florida Atlantic University, Shackelford, Todd K.
Abstract/Description: Guarding oneself from cuckoldry can be a challenging task for males of socially monogamous species. Accordingly, human males may possess evolved psychological mechanisms designed to prevent their partner's infidelity, and to "correct" that infidelity if it occurs. Because preventative tactics are not failsafe, I hypothesized that men's reports of their mate-retention behaviors and copulation frequency would function as complimentary tactics (Study 1). Research has suggested that men's reports...
Show moreGuarding oneself from cuckoldry can be a challenging task for males of socially monogamous species. Accordingly, human males may possess evolved psychological mechanisms designed to prevent their partner's infidelity, and to "correct" that infidelity if it occurs. Because preventative tactics are not failsafe, I hypothesized that men's reports of their mate-retention behaviors and copulation frequency would function as complimentary tactics (Study 1). Research has suggested that men's reports of their own anti-cuckoldry behaviors can be flawed, and that women may be more accurate. Therefore, Study 2 analyzed reports made by women of copulation frequency and their partner's mate-retention behaviors. In the two studies, the hypotheses that (1) men's reports of copulation frequency and their own mate-retention behaviors and (2) women's reports of copulation frequency and their partner's mate-retention behaviors would show positive correlations was supported. Discussion focuses on the use of copulation frequency and mate-retention behaviors as complimentary tactics in solving the adaptive problems of sperm competition and cuckoldry.
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Date Issued: 2005
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/13277
Subject Headings: Man-woman relationships, Human behavior, Adultery, Commitment (Psychology), Sperm competition
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Title: La Fornarina.
Creator: Brosz, Rosely Tavares, Bucak, Ayse Papatya, Florida Atlantic University
Abstract/Description: Margherita Luti, the daughter of a hard-working but nai've baker, Francesco Luti, discovers her potential in La Panetteria da Francesco as she hones her craft of breadmaking, while also adding cakes and other dolces to her repertoire. Her simple life takes great turns as Margherita learns about new passions of hers: dolce, art, and love. After colliding with Raphael Sanzio, one of Rome's most prominent painters, she disguises herself as one of the elite and begins to live a life unknown and...
Show moreMargherita Luti, the daughter of a hard-working but nai've baker, Francesco Luti, discovers her potential in La Panetteria da Francesco as she hones her craft of breadmaking, while also adding cakes and other dolces to her repertoire. Her simple life takes great turns as Margherita learns about new passions of hers: dolce, art, and love. After colliding with Raphael Sanzio, one of Rome's most prominent painters, she disguises herself as one of the elite and begins to live a life unknown and drastically contrary to the lifestyle she had always had. Set in the backdrop of Renaissance Italy, Rita soon opens the gates to her own inhibited desires as wells as confronting the expectations of her class and her role as a woman. Margherita and Raphael will have to decide whether or not their love for each other is greater than the social challenges they must face.
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Date Issued: 2007
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00000903
Subject Headings: Modernism (Literature), Man-woman relationships--Fiction., Feminism in literature--Fiction.
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Title: Microwavable Dinners.
Creator: Davis, Sabrina Beth., Florida Atlantic University, Bucak, Ayse Papatya
Abstract/Description: Our lives are a series of patterns. In Katrina's case, fear plays a reoccurring role. Each chapter illustrates one particular picture in the protagonist's existence; each scene depicts a different year of her life, ranging from age six to twenty-six. The human body, both inner and outer, is a theme throughout, as well as her relationship with her mother. Each chapter title is named after a type of phobia, ranging from Mnemophobia (the fear of memories) to Ostraconophobia (the fear of shellfish).
Date Issued: 2005
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/13273
Subject Headings: Fear - Physiological aspects, Women - Family relationships, Mothers and daughters, Phobias, Affect (Psychology)
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Title: The role of seed dispersal in mediating competition between two temperate understory plant populations, Cornus florida and Lindera benzoin, in a Pennsylvania state park.
Creator: Vejdani, Vivianne, Florida Atlantic University, Wille, Luc T.
Abstract/Description: This study examines the demographic status of two co-occurring plant populations, Cornus florida and Lindera benzoin, with a stage matrix population projection model, and the potential for a competitive advantage in endozoochorous seed dispersal for L. benzoin in the quantity of seeds dispersed, the quality of seed dispersal, or a combination of the two. A plant pathology analysis indicates that the C. florida population has been impacted by the fungal pathogen Discula destructiva . The...
Show moreThis study examines the demographic status of two co-occurring plant populations, Cornus florida and Lindera benzoin, with a stage matrix population projection model, and the potential for a competitive advantage in endozoochorous seed dispersal for L. benzoin in the quantity of seeds dispersed, the quality of seed dispersal, or a combination of the two. A plant pathology analysis indicates that the C. florida population has been impacted by the fungal pathogen Discula destructiva . The population model predicts a decline in the C. florida population and an increase in the L. benzoin population. Seed removal experiments revealed that significantly more seeds of L. benzoin were removed by insects, presumably ants. This could represent an important advantage for L. benzoin in the quality of seed dispersal. However, L. benzoin is likely also benefiting by the increase in colonization opportunities that are provided as individuals of C. florida succumb to D. destructiva.
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Date Issued: 2006
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/13398
Subject Headings: Plant populations--Pennsylvania, Insect-plant relationships--Pennsylvania, Insects--Ecology
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Title: The pathologizing of love: A sociological analysis of codependency.
Creator: Irvine, Leslie J., Florida Atlantic University, Appleton, Lynn M., Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters, Department of Sociology
Abstract/Description: A theory is developed to account for the emergence of the phenomenon of codependency. Codependency is targeted primarily at women since inequality constrains women from self-development outside relationships. It is argued that women experience relative deprivation and seek a socially acceptable way to avoid self-blame. Codependency's emergence in the late 1980s can be partly attributed to efforts of the recovery movement to secure legitimacy as agents of social control. The theory is tested...
Show moreA theory is developed to account for the emergence of the phenomenon of codependency. Codependency is targeted primarily at women since inequality constrains women from self-development outside relationships. It is argued that women experience relative deprivation and seek a socially acceptable way to avoid self-blame. Codependency's emergence in the late 1980s can be partly attributed to efforts of the recovery movement to secure legitimacy as agents of social control. The theory is tested by examining the emergence of the nineteenth-century illness called neurasthenia. It is argued that both codependency and neurasthenia are metaphors for female discontent. The particular expressions taken by discontent are largely determined by agents of social control.
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Date Issued: 1992
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/14799
Subject Headings: Co-dependence (Psychology), Women--Mental health--Sociological aspects, Love, Relationship addiction
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Title: Effectiveness of a multidisciplinary program on pregnancy outcomes for an adolescent population: A comparative study.
Creator: Adam, Barbara J., Florida Atlantic University, Hektor, Lynne M.
Abstract/Description: The high rate of adolescent pregnancies and births in the United States has had an extensive impact on individual, family, community, and national issues related to health and economics. Teenagers, many of whom are already of lower socioeconomic status, are at risk for preterm birth and low birth weight, as well as incomplete use of available services. This inquiry used a retrospective comparative research design to evaluate the effectiveness of Project Teen in Palm Beach County, Florida....
Show moreThe high rate of adolescent pregnancies and births in the United States has had an extensive impact on individual, family, community, and national issues related to health and economics. Teenagers, many of whom are already of lower socioeconomic status, are at risk for preterm birth and low birth weight, as well as incomplete use of available services. This inquiry used a retrospective comparative research design to evaluate the effectiveness of Project Teen in Palm Beach County, Florida. Project Teen is a multidisciplinary program offering a continuum of support services to pregnant adolescents and newly parenting adolescents and their infants until the infants are 2 years old. Through frequent contacts, home visitation, resource referral, counseling, and education the health care professionals collaborate with the clients to facilitate clients' choices which will maximize families' health potential. Home visitation by care coordinators and senior community health nurses was positively related to pregnancy, family health, and family socioeconomic outcomes.
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Date Issued: 1996
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/15248
Subject Headings: Teenage pregnancy, Maternal health services, Teenage mothers--Family relationships, Nursing models
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Title: The development, implementation, and evaluation of a Strategic Prejudice Reduction Framework and its effect on dogmatism levels of college students.
Creator: Allgood, Ilene, Florida Atlantic University, Diaz, Carlos F., Pisapia, John
Abstract/Description: Dogmatism is an uncritical, rigid way of thinking that correlates strongly with prejudice. Prejudice is an attitude, usually unfavorable, toward individuals or groups, arrived at through an uncritical thought process and a disregard of the facts. Dogmatism, because of its connection with prejudice, vitiates students' chances for learning. Dogmatism in teachers creates an inequitable distribution of education to the extent that marginalized minority students are shortchanged educational...
Show moreDogmatism is an uncritical, rigid way of thinking that correlates strongly with prejudice. Prejudice is an attitude, usually unfavorable, toward individuals or groups, arrived at through an uncritical thought process and a disregard of the facts. Dogmatism, because of its connection with prejudice, vitiates students' chances for learning. Dogmatism in teachers creates an inequitable distribution of education to the extent that marginalized minority students are shortchanged educational opportunities. The nature of dogmatism and its impact on education is covered in the literature. Moreover, pedagogical and andragogical strategies which utilize the cognitive and affective domains to heighten critical thinking ability and empathy for others are also addressed in the literature. A Strategic Prejudice-Reduction Framework, the Dogmatism Diminution Model (DDM), was developed, implemented, and evaluated in a university setting. The DDM is not designed to be a discrete course; rather it is meant to be infused within a multicultural education class. The key features of the DDM are its domains, the Cognitive, Reflective, Emotive, and Active through which the course content is relayed. The Cognitive and Emotive domains of the DDM correspond to the cognitive and affective literature, the Reflective domain corresponds to the literature on critical thinking, but the Active domain of the DDM is not associated with the behavioral domain of the literature. Instead it is related to the research on service learning. Three hypotheses were tested. Two dealt with the DDM and the third with a demographic correlate of dogmatism. In order to determine the effectiveness of the DDM, Milton Rokeach's (1960) Dogmatism Scale was administered in a pretest/posttest design. The data were submitted to an ANCOVA and subsequently to a post hoc Scheffe test to determine between which pairs of groups differences in means occurred. ANCOVA was used to compensate for the effect that the pretest might have on the results of the posttest. The comparison of means among the four groups identified a significant reduction in the level of dogmatism at the alpha = .05 level between the DDM group and the Control group as well as one of the other two experimental groups. However, in a paired-score comparison of the treatment group itself, no significance was found with the sample of 31 subjects. This could be attributed to a lack of power in the sample size. Finally, a Pearson Product Moment Correlation of .154 was significant at the 95% confidence level between the variables of dogmatism and degree of religiosity.
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Date Issued: 1998
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/12583
Subject Headings: Dogmatism, College students--Attitudes, Multicultural education, Prejudices, Teacher-student relationships
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Title: The meaning of the experience of parenting a child with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder.
Creator: Parker, Robin Barbara., Florida Atlantic University, Appleton, Cathy
Abstract/Description: This phenomenological study reveals the meaning of the experience of parenting a child with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder. The research participants were six parents who were contacted through a local community based support group or by professional referral. The methodology used for this study was a descriptive qualitative research process with a phenomenological design. Hermeneutic phenomenology as described by van Manen (1990) provided the method of inquiry and analysis for this...
Show moreThis phenomenological study reveals the meaning of the experience of parenting a child with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder. The research participants were six parents who were contacted through a local community based support group or by professional referral. The methodology used for this study was a descriptive qualitative research process with a phenomenological design. Hermeneutic phenomenology as described by van Manen (1990) provided the method of inquiry and analysis for this study. Participants were asked to participate in open-ended, audiotaped interviews describing their subjective experience of parenting. Five essential themes emerged from the analysis of the participants' narrative descriptions.
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Date Issued: 1994
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/15066
Subject Headings: Attention-deficit-disordered children, Hyperactive children--Family relationships, Parent and child, Child rearing
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Title: Time-activity budgets and displacement rates in Florida manatees (Trichechus manatus) in the absence and presence of humans.
Creator: Abernathy, Jim., Florida Atlantic University, Adams, Ralph M.
Abstract/Description: The effects of human presence on displacement behavior and time-activity budgets of free-ranging manatees (Trichechus manatus) are poorly known. The congregation of manatees and human tourists in the warm waters of Crystal River, Florida, during the winter months offered a unique opportunity to study these effects. Focal animal sampling was used to gather behavioral data on manatees during randomly selected daylight sampling periods. Frequencies of displacement were correlated with numbers of...
Show moreThe effects of human presence on displacement behavior and time-activity budgets of free-ranging manatees (Trichechus manatus) are poorly known. The congregation of manatees and human tourists in the warm waters of Crystal River, Florida, during the winter months offered a unique opportunity to study these effects. Focal animal sampling was used to gather behavioral data on manatees during randomly selected daylight sampling periods. Frequencies of displacement were correlated with numbers of humans to determine if incidences of displacement were increased. Displacement increased with human presence. Maintenance and sexual behaviors decreased as human presence increased.
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Date Issued: 1995
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/15176
Subject Headings: Manatees--Florida, West Indian manatee--Florida, Human-animal relationships
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Title: EMOTIONAL DYNAMICS IN THE THERAPEUTIC RELATIONSHIP ON CLIENT SYMPTOM OUTCOMES.
Creator: Sauer, Ashley Nicole Koerick, Peluso, Paul R., Florida Atlantic University, Department of Counselor Education, College of Education
Abstract/Description: The present study evaluated affective, relational, and emotional behaviors associated with symptom reduction and clinical outcomes in psychotherapy. It relied on 36 therapist-client dyads and assessed client symptoms using the Counseling Center Assessment of Psychological Symptoms (CCAPS-34) as the progress monitoring and outcome assessment tool used by university counseling centers before every psychotherapy session. The research examined the first administration scores and the last...
Show moreThe present study evaluated affective, relational, and emotional behaviors associated with symptom reduction and clinical outcomes in psychotherapy. It relied on 36 therapist-client dyads and assessed client symptoms using the Counseling Center Assessment of Psychological Symptoms (CCAPS-34) as the progress monitoring and outcome assessment tool used by university counseling centers before every psychotherapy session. The research examined the first administration scores and the last administration scores of the CCCAPS to determine the level of clinical improvement. The researcher used the revised Specific Affect Coding System (SPAFF) to code the therapist and client interactions throughout the entire first psychotherapy session. The results revealed significant effects between the affective exchanges in the therapeutic relationship of both the therapist and the client on clinical outcomes. The researcher employed multivariate statistics with appropriate univariate follow-up procedures to determine group differences between SPAFF codes on the symptom outcome groups and CCAPS subscales. The researcher also used path analysis following Actor Partner Independence Model assumptions (Kenny et al., 2020) to examine the interdependent emotional dynamics between therapist and client on client symptom outcomes, and these revealed significant effects between SPAFF scores observed in the first session on client outcomes at the termination of therapy. The results add to the current research literature, highlighting patterns of significant affective behaviors in the first psychotherapy session on client outcomes. The study reveals that the first session cannot be minimized, as it has a greater impact on client outcomes than previously believed. The conclusion also outlines the study’s implications for clinical practice, graduate training, and research.
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Date Issued: 2022
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00014083
Subject Headings: Psychotherapy--Outcome assessment, Professional-Patient Relations, Therapist and patient, Therapeutic relationship
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Title: Unwavering Support and Relentless Fear: A Narrative Inquiry into How Mothers of Adult Children who are Registered as Sex Offenders in Florida Experience the Sex Offender Registry, Rules, and Laws.
Creator: Kavanagh, Shelley, Howard, Heather, Florida Atlantic University, School of Social Work, College of Social Work and Criminal Justice
Abstract/Description: Sex Offender Registry and Notification (SORN) and Sex Offender Residency Restrictions (SORR) laws and policies were developed and implemented with the intention of keeping communities and children safe, however many studies illustrate that these policies are in fact resulting in negative consequences for registrants and their families. All the existing studies focused on both registrants and family members, in most cases, spouses. A gap in the literature about the possible impacts on mothers...
Show moreSex Offender Registry and Notification (SORN) and Sex Offender Residency Restrictions (SORR) laws and policies were developed and implemented with the intention of keeping communities and children safe, however many studies illustrate that these policies are in fact resulting in negative consequences for registrants and their families. All the existing studies focused on both registrants and family members, in most cases, spouses. A gap in the literature about the possible impacts on mothers of adult registrants was identified. Further, there was a lack of qualitative research, which, in highlighting the lived experiences and stories of mothers, is powerful and can have a significant impact on increasing social awareness. The number of registered citizens continues to grow in Florida each year, and there are increasing numbers of families and loved ones of registered citizens that will need supportive and specialized therapeutic services. As a doctoral capstone, this qualitative narrative research involved one-on-one semi-structured interviews with 15 mothers of registered citizens throughout the state of Florida between March and November 2021. The aims of the study were to determine if mothers experienced the same impacts as other family members, or if their experiences were unique to mothering a registered adult child; to learn about how mothers coped with having an adult child on the Florida registry; and finally, what service providers need to know to adequately support this population.
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Date Issued: 2022
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00014099
Subject Headings: Sex offenders, Sex offenders--Legal status, laws, etc.--Florida., Sex offenders--Family relationships
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Title: THE LIVED EXPERIENCE OF FAMILIES WHO DONATE THEIR NEONATE’S ORGANS.
Creator: Etheridge-Bagley, Erin, Hawthorne, Dawn, Florida Atlantic University, Christine E. Lynn College of Nursing, Christine E. Lynn College of Nursing
Abstract/Description: The purpose of this qualitative research study was to explore the lived experience of families who donated their neonate’s organs at the end of life. The experiences of five mothers and one father were elicited from those who experienced this phenomenon. Heideggerian hermeneutic phenomenology served as the methodology as well as the guiding philosophy for this research study. Watson’s theory of Unitary Caring Science and the Caritas Processed provided the caring lens through which the...
Show moreThe purpose of this qualitative research study was to explore the lived experience of families who donated their neonate’s organs at the end of life. The experiences of five mothers and one father were elicited from those who experienced this phenomenon. Heideggerian hermeneutic phenomenology served as the methodology as well as the guiding philosophy for this research study. Watson’s theory of Unitary Caring Science and the Caritas Processed provided the caring lens through which the research was completed. Deikelmann’s seven stage process for analysis was employed and through which four relative themes emerged: Enhancing the Fullness of the Baby, Celebrating the Ongoing Presencing of the Baby Within the Family, Ameliorating Grief through the Hope of Donation, and Being Embraced Within a Healing Environment. The four relational themes are represented with an aesthetic interpretation of the experience.
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Date Issued: 2023
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00014178
Subject Headings: Donation of organs, tissues, etc., Newborn infants, Organ donors--Family relationships, Nursing, Caring
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Title: PARENTING AND PARENT-CHILD RELATIONSHIP QUALITY AS PREDICTORS OF FRIENDSHIP DISSOLUTION IN LATE CHILDHOOD AND EARLY ADOLESCENCE.
Creator: Yoho, Michael, Laursen, Brett, Florida Atlantic University, Department of Psychology, Charles E. Schmidt College of Science
Abstract/Description: Friendships convey developmental advantages. Adolescents without friends suffer from a host of difficulties. Much more is known about which friendships are likely to be stable over time, than about maternal contributions to friendship stability. To this end, the current study examines characteristics of mother-child relationship quality (i.e., child reported social support, negativity and relationship importance) and maternal parenting practices (i.e., child-reported behavioral control and...
Show moreFriendships convey developmental advantages. Adolescents without friends suffer from a host of difficulties. Much more is known about which friendships are likely to be stable over time, than about maternal contributions to friendship stability. To this end, the current study examines characteristics of mother-child relationship quality (i.e., child reported social support, negativity and relationship importance) and maternal parenting practices (i.e., child-reported behavioral control and psychological control) that predict the dissolution of children’s friendships in a sample of primary school (ages 10 to 11) and middle school (ages 11 to 14) students attending seven public schools in Lithuania. A total of 574 participants (290 female, 284 male) completed identical surveys at six time points across two consecutive school years. Peer nominations provided an index of peer status (i.e., acceptance or liking and rejection or disliking), which were also included as predictors in order to control the contribution of peer status. Friendships were defined as dyads in which both partners nominated each other as friends. Dissolved Friendships were defined as dyads that were reciprocated at Time 1 but one or both partners failed to nominate the other as a friend as a subsequent time point. Discrete time survival analyses were conducted to predict friendship dissolution from maternal parenting practices variables, mother-child relationship quality variables, peer status variables, and demographic variables (sex, dyad sex, nutrition, household structure, relationship rank). Two sets of analyses were conducted. The individual model explored the degree to which individual scores on each variable predicted friendship dissolution. The dyadic model the degree to which dyadic differences (i.e., the absolute difference between friend scores) on each variable predicted friendship dissolution.
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Date Issued: 2024
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00014384
Subject Headings: Parent-child relationship, Friendship, Mother and child, Adolescents, Developmental psychology
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Title: The perpetual motion machine.
Creator: Ackerman, Brittany, McKay, Becka, Florida Atlantic University, Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters, Department of English
Abstract/Description: The Perpetual Motion Machine is a collection of creative nonfiction essays about the author and her brother as they have experienced growing up both together and then apart throughout the years of their lives. The essays deal with the pair’s childhood, adolescence and adulthood as well as the issues of depression, anxiety and drug addiction. Some pieces are flash-style and others are longer works of lyric essay or general narrative. The pieces can both stand alone and work to create a larger,...
Show moreThe Perpetual Motion Machine is a collection of creative nonfiction essays about the author and her brother as they have experienced growing up both together and then apart throughout the years of their lives. The essays deal with the pair’s childhood, adolescence and adulthood as well as the issues of depression, anxiety and drug addiction. Some pieces are flash-style and others are longer works of lyric essay or general narrative. The pieces can both stand alone and work to create a larger, substantial narrative on how drug addiction affects an entire family, one’s whole world, thus telling a story about how the author must find herself through investigating her brother’s trials and tribulations with addiction.
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Date Issued: 2015
PURL: http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00004340
Subject Headings: Addicts--Family relationships, Brothers and sisters--Family relationships, Brothers and sisters--Psychological aspects., Dysfunctional families--Psychological aspects, Substance abuse--Psychological aspects, Compulsive behavior--Social aspects
Format: Document (PDF)

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