Theses/Dissertations from 2025
Exploring the Associations Between Young Adults' Autistic Traits and Parental Differential Treatment, Madelyn Winder Bennett
Unseen Burdens: Exploring Gender Disparities in Infertility Experience and Depressive Symptoms, Khiara Cardoza Brown
Therapist Experience as a Moderator of Therapeutic Alliance Across the Course of Couple Therapy, Julia K. Christensen
Attachment or Aversion: A Study of the Effects of Parental Technoference on Child Emotion Knowledge, Brooklyn Coleman
Illness Severity and Marital Communication in Young Couples: The Moderating Role of Marital Satisfaction, Jaime Lea Dick
The Influence of Father Involvement on Early Childhood Outcome in China, Shuiyan Guo
Couples and Pornography: A Dyadic Latent Profile Analysis of Romantic Partners and Pornography Use, Michelle E. Haddock Edwards
The Association of Anxiety, Familial Dysfunction, and Child Emotion Regulation Between Family Therapy Sessions 1 and 4, Kaelie Noel Lemmon
Latent Profiles of Couples' Marital Power and Gender Ideologies: Associations With Physical Intimate Partner Violence, Rylie Speirs
Sacred Bonds: The Association Between Religious Giving and Relationship Quality, Sofia C. Suxo-Sanchez
Growing Pains: Relations Between Racial Discrimination and Body Esteem With Ethnic-Racial Identity by Pubertal Timing for Female Adolescents of Color, Emily J. Takamasa
Commitment and Betrayal in Intimate Relationships: A Grounded Theory Analysis, Megan Van Alfen Brown
Theses/Dissertations from 2024
Consent Behavior, Beliefs in Action: Longitudinal Associations Between Parenting and Adolescent Consent Beliefs and Behaviors, Corinne Archibald
Can a Congregation Make a Difference? The Relationship Between Social Support and Latter-day Saint LGBTQ+ Adolescent Well-Being, Aubrey Bardsley
Does Suicide Prevention Knowledge Predict Suicide Prevention Behaviors Among Hope Squad Members?, Angie S. Bledsoe
Raising Hope: A Preliminary Investigation of Hope-Strengthening Parenting, Anna Sellers Calley
Associations Between Young Children's Problematic Media Use and Physiological Regulation -- Does Temperament Act as a Mediator?, Noah Alexander Chojnacki
Two Sides of the Same Coin or Two Different Coins? The Differential Predictors of Casual and Committed Sex, Carson R. Dover
Type 2 Diabetes and Marital Quality Declines Moderated by Positive Health Behaviors, Rebekah Case Fankhauser
Exploring the Intergenerational Links Between Parent and Child Couple Conflict Styles: Attachment Behaviors and Forgiveness as Moderators, Ashley Forbush
A Grounded Theory Analysis of Honesty and Deception in Intimate Relationships, Lyndsey Kunzler Gerring
The Negative Impacts of Parentification on Adolescents: A Systematic Review, Reilly Reid Hawkins
Exploring How Caregiver Multiracial Socialization is Related to Multiracial Identity Pride, Self-Esteem, and Racial Political Identity in Emerging Adulthood, Jennie Jasperson
How Belief in God Impacts Marital Conflict and Resolution for Women of Faith, Elizabeth Kay Madsen
Differential Effects of Social Media on Body Esteem: An Ecological Momentary Assessment on Weight Satisfaction and Muscularity Importance, Megan Van Alfen Brown
Defensiveness and Accountability in Couple Relationships: A Constructivist Grounded Theory Analysis, Collin Joshua Wright
Theses/Dissertations from 2023
Family of Origin Stress, Posttraumatic Stress Symptoms, and Resource Loss for Couples During COVID-19: A Longitudinal Analysis, Betsy Hughes Barrow
The Effect of Therapeutic Alliance Quality on Relationship Quality, with Latino Ethnicity as a Moderator: An Exploratory Study, Ivana Elisa Borba Gomez
Securely Ever After: Attachment,Trust, and Commitment in Married Adult Adoptees, Jill P. Burgon
Meaning Making and Athletic Gender Discrimination: Associations Between Sports Participation and Gender discrimination Among Adolescent Females, Chenae Christensen Duerden
Having "The Talk": Discrepancies in Parent-Adolescent Sex Communication Frequency and Quality Associated with Adolescent Sexual Esteem, Joanna Beth Eldredge
Adolescent's Perceptions of the Parent's Marital Relationship and the Impact on Their Suicide Risk, Savannah Heaton Hurt
The AFFIRM Model for Navigating Challenges in Divergent-Interfaith and Consistent-Interfaith Marriages, Justin J. Hendricks
Marital Stability in Newlywed Remarried Couple Relationships: Positive Communication and Marital Interactions in Shared Moments or Activities, Colette Hickman-Evans
Predicting the Best Birds and Bees: Parental-Efficacy as a Mediator Between Parental Factors and Parent-Child Sex Communication, Meg O. Jankovich
Age at First Marriage and Marital Success in the Context of Stress Theory: An Updated Investigation with a Longitudinal, Nationally Representative Sample, Anne Marie Wright Jones
Understanding Obsessive Compulsive Disorder Among Racial and Ethnic Minority Groups: A Content Analysis, Tyson William Lovell
The Association Between Adolescent Mindfulness, Sexual Mindfulness, and Sexual Consent: Does Parent-Child Open or Controlling Sexual Communication Moderate?, Whitney Lenna McEwan
Is This My Thing, or Your Thing?: Differentiation of Self As A Moderator Between Pornography Use and Marital Outcomes, Naomi McAllister Noorda
Know Better, Do Better?: Parental Financial Socialization's Indirect Association with Couple Financial Communication through Financial Self-Efficacy, Rachel M. Okamoto
Presenting Issue Agreement and the Therapeutic Alliance in Family Therapy, Emilee Oldroyd
Seeking Connection by Forsaking Self: Associations of Autonomy and Relatedness with Self-Silencing and Emotional Fusion, Amber A. Price
Understanding Gendered Hierarchy in Highly Religious Couples, Jolyn C. Schraedel
Shy but not all the Same: Adolescent Profiles of Shyness, Self-Regulation, and Benevolent Values, Christina M. Schwartz
Analyzing the Continuum of Control and Freedom in Intimate Relationships: A Grounded Theory, Daniel Smedley
A Grounded Theory of Relational Masculinity in Brazil, Douglas M. Wendt
Theses/Dissertations from 2022
Physical Aspects of Sexuality, Attachment, and Sexual Satisfaction, Chelsea Zollinger Allen
Communication About Pornography and Relationship Quality in Different-Gender Couples, Rachel Ann Augustus
"This Whole Journey was Sacred": Latter-day Saint Parents' Process in Coming to Accept a Transgender Child, Julia Campbell Bernards
Help-Seeking Experiences as an Individual with Suicide Ideation: A Qualitative Study About Seeking Help for Suicide Ideation, Makaela H. Caldwell
God, Me, and Thee: Associations Between Religion, Sexuality, and Marital Connection, Rebecca Walker Clarke
Women's Response to Spousal Pornography Use: A Grounded Theory, Misha Duncan Crawford
Behavioral Indicators of the Therapeutic Alliance in Relation to Dropout in Couple Therapy, S. Celeste Esplin
Adolescent Religious Identity and Body Esteem, Megan Gale
The Experience of Friendship as a Characteristic of Intimate Relationships: A Grounded Theory Study, Jennifer Griffith
The Relationship Between Historical Trauma and Mental Health Status: The Moderating Role of Ethnic Immersion for Polynesian Americans, Cameron W. H. Hee
Dónde están les Latinxs? A Content Analysis of Latinx Representation Across Three Clinical Disciplines, Haley M. Hinkle
Online Sexual Mindfulness Intervention for Black and Interracial Couples: A Pilot Study, Jenna M. Lawlor
Socioeconomic Potential: Predicting Income Through the Moderating Effect of Socioeconomic Status on Social Capital, Virginia K. Leiter
Be With Me: Well-Being and Singling Contact; the Moderating Role of Autistic Traits, Michelle Lupien Lieber
Getting Back on Track After Challenges: A Qualitative Analysis of Repair Efforts in Intimate Relationships, Tiffany Reid Lotulelei
Dropout in Couple Therapy: An Exploration of the Trajectories of Couples Dropping Out, Ragan A. Lybbert
Exercise as a Predictor of Change in Self-Reported Marital Satisfaction and Behaviors of Couples in Therapy, Emily J. Nelson
Psychological Distress Mediates the Relationship Between Health and Satisfaction with Daily Marital Interactions: A Daily Diary Assessment, Stephanie L. Richardson
Which Came First, the Money or the Sex? Cross-Lagged, Indirect Associations Between Financial Management Behaviors and Sexual Satisfaction, Matthew Todd Saxey
How a Racial Minority Status Impacts the Feeling of Safety in Therapy, Bayleigh Serage
Jack and Phil: Associations Between Exposure to Television Parents, Parental Stress and Efficacy, Jane Elizabeth Shawcroft
Psychological Distress of Spousal Caregivers of Older Adults: The Moderating Role of Marital Quality, Avalon White
Intrapersonal and Interpersonal Predictors of Hope in Adolescents, Megan M. B. Wilson
When Helping Hurts: Validating a Measure of Compulsive Helping and Exploring Potential Predictors, Katey L. Workman
Theses/Dissertations from 2021
To Control or Be Controlled: Sibling Control and Adolescent Sibling Relationship Quality, Lauren Elizabeth Andrus
Relational and Mental Health Outcomes of Trauma and Disaster: The Medicating Role of Grit, Lacey A. Bagley
"I Understand, Honey": Perceived Spousal Empathy's Moderating Influence on the Links Between Depression and Marital Satisfaction and Marital Satisfaction and Physical Health, F. Javier Celestino
Let's Talk! An Investigation of Parent-Child Conversations About Self-Conscious Emotions, Alexandra Marie Cooper
Racial/Ethnic Representation in Prominent Child/Adolescent Clinical Journals: A Content Analysis of Literature (2000-2019), Jessica E. Diamond
Physical Health as a Predictor of Change in Self-Reported Presenting Problems in Couple Therapy, as Mediated by Emotional Regulation, Janette J. Driscoll
Pinpointing Pornography's Effects: Paring Off the Influences of Masturbation, Sexual Desire Discrepancy, and Sexual Engagement in Heterosexual Dyads, Brady C. Eisert
Parent Anxiety, Parental Psychological Control, and Adolescent Anxiety: Mediation and Bidirectional Relationships, Iesha R. Gibbons
The Relationship Experiences of Male Survivors of Sexual Abuse: A Qualitative Analysis, Jordan Grant Gibby
Warning! Explicit Material: The Effects of Adolescent Pornography Use on Risky Sexual Behavior Over Time, Emily Jensen-Schvaneveldt
Best Friends Forever and Family Ties: Continuity and Change in Closeness with Parents and Friends Among Australian Adolescents, McKell A. Jorgensen-Wells
"It's Like Being Pulled in Two Directions": Experiences of Transgender Latter-day Saints, Morgan Monet
How Does External Referencing Define Sense of Self and Link to Relational Well-Being?, Amber A. Price
Empathic Listening Processes in Couple Therapy: A Task Analysis of Effective Interventions by Therapists in Training, Samuel Ryland
Theses/Dissertations from 2020
Baby on the Way, Sex Gone Away? A Dyadic Investigation of Sexual Satisfaction in Pregnancy, David Brent Allsop
Childhood Trauma and Attachment Theory: Estimating a Growth Curve Relationship Between Adverse Childhood Experiences and the Therapeutic Alliance, Connor C. Barham
Domestic Bliss, or Technological Diss? Problematic Media Use, Attachment, and Relationship Outcomes, McCall A. Booth
At Ages 1-2, Will TV Impact If I Help You? Prosocial Media, Joint Media Engagement, and Infant Prosocial Development During the Second Year, Sara Catherine Brown
Exploring Love in Family Relationships, Joe Meshach Chelladurai
Online Dialogue in Response to Disclosures of Intimate Partner Violence, Bria Nicole Davies
A Content Analysis of Sexuality-Related Scholarship for Sexual Minorities, Chelise Fox
Missing Piece of the Puzzle: Creating a General Meaning of Sex Measure, Veronica R. Hanna-Walker
How Receiving and Providing Relational Compensators and Religious Expectations Influence Religious Experiences, Elisabeth R. Kimball
Be Good for Goodness' Sake: Parenting Practices that Promote Value-Congruent Behavior During Adolescence, Ryan David McLean
Representation of U.S. Minority Groups in the Marriage and Family Therapy Literature Over an 18-Year Period: A Content Analysis, Kensington Osmond
Understanding Relapse in Self-Perceived Problematic Pornography Users, Erin L. Rackham
Sexual Assault and Online Help Seeking: An Analysis of Survivor Disclosure and Questions After Assault, Abby Luthi Sagers
Social Withdrawal Associated with Regret and Fulfillment in Three Long-Term Care Facilities, Melanie Mei Yukie Serrao