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Zakir, Nabiha – ProQuest LLC, 2018
Considering the stigmatization of Muslim Americans in the post September 11th climate, coupled with increasing numbers of Muslim-Americans, this study aimed to research the individual variation in sensitivity to rejection that may be faced as Muslim college students navigate their college environment, establishing mentoring relationships and…
Descriptors: Muslims, College Students, Mentors, Student Experience
Goward, Shonda L. – ProQuest LLC, 2018
The purpose of this study is to understand how social class background plays a role in student experiences on selective campuses. This study centers the experience of low-income students and extends the work of Ostrove and Long (2007). Previous research has indicated that race, gender, and social class status have each, respectively, been…
Descriptors: Social Class, Scores, Student Adjustment, Emotional Adjustment
Valdez, Guadalupe Flores – ProQuest LLC, 2017
Research on attachment in adult relationships has included minimal studies to encompass a Hispanic population. Mexican Americans have specific characteristics grounded in historical, demographic, and family contexts which are different from other groups. Therefore, cross-cultural validation of instruments to assess family relationships increases…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Attachment Behavior, Interpersonal Relationship, Factor Analysis
Hoyer, Matthew A. – ProQuest LLC, 2017
The prerequisite of a post-secondary education has grown at an unadulterated rate in the 21st century. During this time, research has clearly demonstrated the fundamental need of a healthy enduring relationship with a mother, father, partner, or friend through the psychological lens of attachment theory to auspiciously aid in the social and…
Descriptors: Attachment Behavior, Predictor Variables, School Holding Power, Parent Child Relationship
Precin, Patricia Jean – ProQuest LLC, 2014
The perception of time (the use of temporal categories to conceptualize experiences) affects human behavior. Students' time perspective predicts academic outcomes: those with future orientations tend to have better academic outcomes than those with past or present, according to Zimbardo and Boyd's psychology of time model, and may contribute to…
Descriptors: Graduate Students, Doctoral Programs, Emotional Intelligence, Attachment Behavior
Little, Meg – ProQuest LLC, 2013
Attachment security and mother-child relationships serve a critical role in human development. Several studies have demonstrated an association between the salutary effects of security-based attachment strategies and mindfulness. This descriptive research study explores this relationship through semi-structured interviews, the Five Facet…
Descriptors: Parent Child Relationship, Mothers, Children, Perception
Pilotte, Catherine – ProQuest LLC, 2012
This study examined how first-year undergraduates' family background characteristics (i.e., first-generation status and low family income) and individual attributes (i.e., sex, motivation, and best friend attachment) are related to institutional integration (faculty and student integration). Low and non-low family income students (N = 961)…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, College Freshmen, Family Characteristics, Low Income Groups
Pruneau, Genevieve Mary Catherine – ProQuest LLC, 2010
Although many people are exposed to trauma, substantially fewer develop posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Given this, studies have examined risk and protective factors for developing PTSD. This literature has established that there is a robust negative correlation between social support and PTSD. Attachment insecurity may be an informative…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Structural Equation Models, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Attachment Behavior
LaMont, Mary – ProQuest LLC, 2011
Secure mother-child attachment has been found to be an important factor in the healthy emotional development of children and has been shown to have effects on child, adolescent, and adult behavior. Previous research has primarily focused on attachment in children who are typically developing. However, little research has been conducted in…
Descriptors: Check Lists, Behavior Problems, Early Intervention, Social Desirability
Fortuna, Keren – ProQuest LLC, 2009
Previous research has revealed only modest concordance in attachment security between siblings during childhood and adolescence. The first goal of this dissertation was to estimate sibling concordance in adult attachment security and identify factors contributing to divergence. The Adult Attachment Interview (AAI) was administered to young adult…
Descriptors: Siblings, Sibling Relationship, Young Adults, Children
Fitch, Jenelle C. – ProQuest LLC, 2008
This research is a validation study of the Counselor Caregiving Questionnaire (CCQ). Doctoral-level students (N = 188) in clinical and counseling psychology training programs completed the following questionnaires: (a) Counselor Caregiving Questionnaire (Fitch & Pistole, 2006), (b) Relationship Questionnaire (Bartholomew & Horowitz, 1991),…
Descriptors: Counselors, Caregivers, Questionnaires, Validity
Sutherland, Vickie Mecshell – ProQuest LLC, 2011
Epidemiological studies have shown that substance abuse among African American women is occurring at an alarming rate that exceeds rates for White women. The heightened use of alcohol and drugs among African American women is a problem that resulted from their racial, historical, and structural position in American society. The literature reveals…
Descriptors: African Americans, Substance Abuse, Females, Metropolitan Areas