by Maggie, Wong Mei Ting. / Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 1998. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 74-84). / Abstract also in Chinese. / ABSTRACT --- p.i / ACKNOWLEDGEMENT --- p.ii / TABLE OF CONTENTS --- p.iii / LIST OF TABLES --- p.v / LIST OF FIGURES --- p.vi / LIST OF APPENDICES --- p.vii / Chapter CHAPTER I - --- INTRODUCTION / Beck's cognitive model --- p.1 / Schemas --- p.3 / Cognitive styles and psychopathology --- p.8 / Schema development --- p.9 / Parenting styles --- p.13 / Parenting styles and cognitive styles --- p.13 / Parenting styles and psychopathology --- p.14 / Depression and related parenting styles --- p.15 / Anxiety and related parenting styles --- p.16 / Aggression and related parenting styles --- p.16 / "Parenting styles, cognitive styles and psychopathology" --- p.17 / Purpose of this study --- p.17 / Chapter CHAPTER II - --- METHODOLOGY / Participants --- p.19 / Measures --- p.20 / Procedure --- p.24 / Chapter CHAPTER III - --- RESULTS / Factor analysis --- p.25 / "Means, standard deviations and internal consistency" --- p.37 / Inter-correlation analysis between the hypothesized Parenting Scale and the factor-derived Parenting Scale --- p.39 / Inter-correlation analysis between factor-derived Parenting Scale --- p.43 / Inter-correlation analysis between three types of psychopathology --- p.47 / "Correlations between parenting subscales, schemas subscales and psychopathology" --- p.47 / Regression analyses --- p.53 / Hierarchical regression analyses --- p.55 / Testing the mediational models --- p.59 / Cross-validation --- p.62 / Chapter CHAPTER IV - --- DISCUSSION --- p.63 / REFERENCES --- p.73 / APPENDICES

Dissertation (Ph. D.)--University of Toledo, 2006. / Typescript. "Submitted as partial fulfillment of the requirements for The Doctor of Philosophy in Psychology." Includes bibliographical references (leaves 198-213).

This study tested the Adolescent Family Assessment Model, using a descriptive correlational design. The model describes the relationships between caregiving behaviors, caregiving knowledge, peer and family approval, and the outcome variable of family functioning. Social exchange theory and social learning theory guided the study. Model building procedures involved replicated testing with data from two samples: Anglo and Mexican American adolescent mothers. The subjects were 50 Anglo and 64 Mexican American adolescent mothers living in the southwest, nineteen years of age or less, who had not yet completed their high school education, and were living in the same household as their child. Family was operationalized for both the family of origin and the current family unit of the adolescent mother. Eighty-three percent (N = 94) of the sample were enrolled in teen parent programs. Four instruments were tested and used to measure the concepts: the Infant Caregiving Inventory (alpha =.93); Smilkstein's Family Apgar (alpha =.90); the Peer Approval Instrument (alpha =.73); and the Family Approval Instrument (alpha =.83). Results for Anglo mothers indicated that caregiving behavior was explained by single marital status (R² =.22). Family functioning was explained by the age of the adolescent's first child (R² =.11). The empirical Mexican American model differed from the Anglo model. Caregiving knowledge was explained by past experience caring for toddlers (R² =.14), while family functioning was explained by caregiving behavior (R² =.10). The variables function differently in Mexican American and Anglo families, reflecting the cultural value of family within the groups. Results offer direction to health care providers working with adolescent parents and for future research endeavors.

Extensive research has been conducted examining the relationship between parenting practices and alcohol use in adolescents. However, there is little understanding about the long-standing effects of parenting on a child's alcohol use following matriculation into college. Minimal research has also been conducted examining the influences of parenting style and parental monitoring on alcohol expectancies, an underlying mechanism of alcohol use. This study examined the relationship between alcohol expectancies, alcohol use and related negative consequences, and perceived parenting using a computer-based survey with first-year undergraduate students. Linear and multiple regression analyses indicated that parental authority style was predictive of alcohol use for same-sex parent-child relationships. However, parental authority style was not predictive of alcohol expectancies or alcohol-related negative consequences. Parental monitoring was not predictive of alcohol expectancies, alcohol use, or related negative consequences. Implications and directions for further research are discussed.

Faculty of Arts, Charles University in Prague, Department of Psychology Richard Lukáš Psychology students' attitudes towards adoption of children by same-sex couples (Master Thesis) Consultant: PhDr. Lenka Krejčová, Ph.D. Praha 2018 Abstract: Same-sex parenting (homoparentality) is new, yet still not well explored phenomena in Czech Republic. Purpose of this study is to explore the attitudes of Czech psychology students (N=337) to homoparentality. The vignettes, i.e. model stories describing the situation of a couple preparing to adopt a child, were used. The sexual orientation of the couple and child's gender varied. After reading one of the six versions of the vignette, participants assessed the parental competences and child's future development after adoption. The factor analysis of dependent variables was performed with 8 scales as a result. Independent variables were traditional and modern homophobia, beliefs about etiology of homosexuality, gender roles attitudes etc. Results indicate that students view homoparentality rather positively. However, the homoparental and heteroparental families were rated differently. The participants were more concerned about normative sexual development and victimization of children from homoparental families. On the other hand, children from heteroparental families...