Depression in adults can negatively impact both those afflicted and those around them. Parental depression is associated with negative developmental outcomes in children.[...]

This study aims to explore the experiences and attitudes of women who have received surgical treatment for uterine fibroids. The women have either had surgery to remove t[...]

This study examined the parenting daily hassles variable in a sample of mothers of children with disabilities. The goal of the study was to find support for hypotheses r[...]

De-standardized and individualized life pathways of todays young adults indicate that they are more likely to engage in serial romantic relationships. Although studies on[...]

Research on marriage possesses a lengthy history aimed at understanding the dynamics contributing to the resiliency or deterioration of these unions. Such efforts have l[...]

A noticeable gap exists regarding the lack of research on affluent parents, especially concerning what factors contribute to the perceived parental competence of affluent[...]

Previous research indicates that participation in or abstinence from certain sexual behaviors can be associated with attachment style. Furthermore, attachment style can [...]

Secondary traumatic stress (STS) is potentially harmful for clinicians working with trauma populations, yet literature is inconclusive about how it may harm clinicians. T[...]

The therapeutic alliance has a rich history in individual therapy where it has been consistently associated with gains in therapy. Despite this consistent link between al[...]

The dynamics of communication within the mother-daughter relationship are uniquely reflected through a cycle of influence that passes from one generation to the next (Ras[...]

Whether dating, cohabiting, engaged or married, the AIDS epidemic continues to increase at startling rates amongst heterosexuals in the African American community. This s[...]

Researchers have identified many factors influencing parent-adult child relationships. An extensive body of literature has characterized different indicators such as gend[...]

This research project answers a call to understand more about how societal structures influence the lives of LGBT older adults and addresses the need for recognizing the [...]

Using Bronfenbrenners ecological system theory, the extent to which individual, program and community-level variables affected the training barriers and training preferen[...]

Persistent health disparities are an indication that efforts to achieve parity are falling short. It may be that programs are not matching the ecological niche of effecte[...]

The military lifestyle of extended trainings and deployments creates a need to clearly define eachpartners roles and responsibilities (i.e., boundary ambiguity) after eac[...]

This paper examines the extent to which personal resources, personal and social contextual stressors, and social support impact the psychological functioning of African A[...]

African American youth, males in particular, report disproportionate rates of risky sexual behavior, which increases their vulnerability to sexually transmitted infection[...]

Differences among adoptive and biological parents during the transition to parenthood were investigated in this exploratory study. Subjects were 61 adoptive and 63 biolog[...]

Interaction with direct support professionals is a primary source of communication for individuals with intellectual disabilities and, therefore, vital to their social in[...]

The association between father-son relationship quality, gender role stress, relationship satisfaction, and parental behaviors was investigated by surveying 53 men aged 2[...]

This narrative inquiry combines black feminist thought and symbolic interactionism to provide a conceptual framework for an exploration of the intergenerational influence[...]

Reentry research has received much less attention than research on cultural adjustment in a foreign country, especially in the marriage and family therapy (MFT) field in [...]

The relations between depressive symptoms and alcohol use among maltreated youth have been well documented. Two contrasting theories about the mechanisms underlying these[...]