This study examined the relationships between friendship quality, health, and relationship skills and beliefs in emerging adults. Significant positive correlations were found between friendship quality and physical, emotional, and spiritual health. A regression analysis also found that relationship skills and beliefs significantly predict friendship quality, accounting for about 8.5% of the variance. The results suggest that stronger relationship skills and healthy beliefs are associated with better friendship quality and health in emerging adults.
Marital Satisfaction and Communication Skills Among Married Couples Maira Jabeen
Marital Satisfaction among married couples and communication skills are must to have so that they can express them selves in a fully effective manner and lead a peaceful life with the power of communication. which is not just an aspect and necessity of life but also it is regarded as a skill.
Marital Satisfaction and Communication Skills Among Married Couples Maira Jabeen
Marital Satisfaction among married couples and communication skills are must to have so that they can express them selves in a fully effective manner and lead a peaceful life with the power of communication. which is not just an aspect and necessity of life but also it is regarded as a skill.
International Journal of Humanities and Social Science Invention (IJHSSI) is an international journal intended for professionals and researchers in all fields of Humanities and Social Science. IJHSSI publishes research articles and reviews within the whole field Humanities and Social Science, new teaching methods, assessment, validation and the impact of new technologies and it will continue to provide information on the latest trends and developments in this ever-expanding subject. The publications of papers are selected through double peer reviewed to ensure originality, relevance, and readability. The articles published in our journal can be accessed online.
Childhood Maltreatment and PTSD Literature Review and Proposed StudyAlexandraPerkins5
This literature and proposed study explores several research articles relating to childhood maltreatment and PTSD. The second section proposes a hypothetical study to further explore a gap identified in the literature review.
This study was a test of the hypothesis that demographic variables (e.g. gender, education) would predict who would be closed minded about the idea of asexuality as a sexual orientation. The participants received the link to the survey on the researcher’s Facebook page. The survey asked the participants’ awareness of asexuality, educational background, feelings towards the topic of sex, religious background, gender, race, age, sexual orientation, and where they were raised. The survey also asked three questions regarding the participants’ beliefs about asexuality as a sexual orientation. The results did show a significant affect on attitudes of gender, and previous education about asexuality. The study also found a strong but not significant relationship between attitudes and religiosity.
• Presented at the Third Annual Conference of the International Network for Sexual Ethics and Politics in Ghent, Belgium 2013
• Presented at the Tenth Annual Conference of The Society for the Scientific Study of Sexuality in San Diego, CA 2013
International Journal of Humanities and Social Science Invention (IJHSSI) is an international journal intended for professionals and researchers in all fields of Humanities and Social Science. IJHSSI publishes research articles and reviews within the whole field Humanities and Social Science, new teaching methods, assessment, validation and the impact of new technologies and it will continue to provide information on the latest trends and developments in this ever-expanding subject. The publications of papers are selected through double peer reviewed to ensure originality, relevance, and readability. The articles published in our journal can be accessed online.
Childhood Maltreatment and PTSD Literature Review and Proposed StudyAlexandraPerkins5
This literature and proposed study explores several research articles relating to childhood maltreatment and PTSD. The second section proposes a hypothetical study to further explore a gap identified in the literature review.
This study was a test of the hypothesis that demographic variables (e.g. gender, education) would predict who would be closed minded about the idea of asexuality as a sexual orientation. The participants received the link to the survey on the researcher’s Facebook page. The survey asked the participants’ awareness of asexuality, educational background, feelings towards the topic of sex, religious background, gender, race, age, sexual orientation, and where they were raised. The survey also asked three questions regarding the participants’ beliefs about asexuality as a sexual orientation. The results did show a significant affect on attitudes of gender, and previous education about asexuality. The study also found a strong but not significant relationship between attitudes and religiosity.
• Presented at the Third Annual Conference of the International Network for Sexual Ethics and Politics in Ghent, Belgium 2013
• Presented at the Tenth Annual Conference of The Society for the Scientific Study of Sexuality in San Diego, CA 2013
International Journal of Humanities and Social Science Invention (IJHSSI) is an international journal intended for professionals and researchers in all fields of Humanities and Social Science. IJHSSI publishes research articles and reviews within the whole field Humanities and Social Science, new teaching methods, assessment, validation and the impact of new technologies and it will continue to provide information on the latest trends and developments in this ever-expanding subject. The publications of papers are selected through double peer reviewed to ensure originality, relevance, and readability. The articles published in our journal can be accessed online.
The Journal will bring together leading researchers, engineers and scientists in the domain of interest from around the world. Topics of interest for submission include, but are not limited to :
Academic Achievement of X Class Adolescents of Chandigarh In Relation to thei...QUESTJOURNAL
ABSTRACT: Academic Achievement is the first and importance in the context of an education system aimed at progressive scholastic development of the students success in any academic task has always been of special interest to educators, parents and society at large (Ajayi, 2006). In fact, complete education system revolves around the sole objective of academic achievement of students. Today mental health issues in adolescents are considered as a growing concern in the School and for the community counsellors and educators. The present era of educational scene is changing very rapidly due to increasing competition in every sphere of life. This stress is reflected in their academic performance. The sample was comprised of 100 students including 50 girls and 50 boys of Private schools of Chandigarh. In order to see the Academic achievement of X class adolescents of Chandigarh in relation to their Mental Health. The study was an attempt to find out the relationship between the academic achievement and their mental health. For analyzing the data correlation and t-test was used. The results revealed there is positive correlation between Academic Achievement and mental health, which means if Mental Health is high the academic score will be high and vice versa and there is no significant difference between boys and girls on the variable Academic achievement and mental health
Early Head Start Relationships Associationwith Program Outc.docxsagarlesley
Early Head Start Relationships: Association
with Program Outcomes
James Elicker
Human Development and Family Studies, Purdue University
Xiaoli Wen
Early Childhood Education, National College of Education, National Louis University
Kyong-Ah Kwon
Department of Early Childhood Education, Georgia State University
Jill B. Sprague
Human Development and Family Studies, Purdue University
Research Findings: Interpersonal relationships among staff caregivers, parents, and children have
been recommended as essential aspects of early childhood intervention. This study explored the
associations of these relationships with program outcomes for children and parents in 3 Early Head
Start programs. A total of 71 children (8–35 months, M ¼ 20), their parents, and 33 program
caregivers participated. The results showed that caregiver–child relationships were moderately
positive, secure, and interactive and improved in quality over 6 months, whereas caregiver–parent
relationships were generally positive and temporally stable. Caregiver–child relationships were more
positive for girls, younger children, and those in home-visiting programs. Caregiver–parent relation-
ships were more positive when parents had higher education levels and when staff had more years of
experience, had more positive work environments, or had attained a Child Development Associate
credential or associate’s level of education rather than a 4-year academic degree. Hierarchical linear
modeling analysis suggested that the quality of the caregiver–parent relationship was a stronger
predictor of both child and parent outcomes than was the quality of the caregiver–child relationship.
There were also moderation effects: Stronger associations of caregiver–parent relationships with
observed positive parenting were seen in parents with lower education levels and when program
caregivers had higher levels of education. Practice or Policy: The results support the importance
of caregiver–family relationships in early intervention programs and suggest that staff need to be
prepared to build relationships with children and families in individualized ways. Limitations of this
study and implications for program improvements and future research are discussed.
Early Head Start is a federally funded community-based program for low-income families with
infants and toddlers and pregnant women, with goals to enhance child development and promote
healthy family functioning (Early Head Start National Resource Center, 2008). A guiding
Correspondence regarding this article should be addressed to James Elicker, PhD, Department of Human Development
& Family Studies, Purdue University, Fowler Memorial House, 1200 West State Street, West Lafayette, IN 47906-2055.
Early Education and Development, 24: 491–516
Copyright # 2013 Taylor & Francis Group, LLC
ISSN: 1040-9289 print/1556-6935 online
DOI: 10.1080/10409289.2012.695519
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Smetana, J. G., & Gettman, D. C. (2006). Autonomy and relatedness with parents and romantic development in African American adolescents. Developmental Psychology, 42(6), 1347-1351. doi:10.1037/0012-1649.42.6.1347
1. Less autonomy and more relatedness in early adolescence would lead to later starting of romantic relationships and better quality romantic relationships, including more supportive and less negative romantic relationships during late adolescence.
2. Early adolescents with high levels of relatedness to parents and low to moderate levels of autonomy in family decision making would report later starting of romantic careers and more positive romantic relationships five years later than would other youth.
The study sample involved seventy-six middle-class adolescents (half female, half male) of the African American race of the final wave of the study. These adolescents were in various phases of their lives with some in their junior or senior year of high school, some in the process of enrolling in college, some already enrolled in college, some employed, and some in the military. It is important to note that nearly one hundred percent of these adolescents described themselves as being single. With the middle-class parents who were included, majority of them had some college instruction, over half grossed over seventy thousand dollars a year, and about half were in steady marriages for longer than the time the study was conducted.
This research was a qualitative method because it gave a thorough understanding of the research topic; it used the population’s point of view; and it focused on the opinions and behaviors of the population.
There were three waves. For the first wave, an interview was given. Wave three involved questionnaires five years after the first wave. No information was specified about wave two.
Data collected focused on autonomy and relatedness on different levels. Measures that were used during research included interviews and questionnaires/surveys. The type of data that was collected within the interview was the evaluation of autonomy and relatedness. There were numerous questionnaires/surveys given to the subjects.
Those that were used included a scale for family decision making for the autonomy aspect of research, the Trust and Communication subscales of the Parent-Peer Attachment Inventory, the Romantic History Survey, and the Network of Relationships Inventory.
The scale that was used for family decision making assessed just that. The Trust and Communication subscales of the Parent-Peer Attachment Inventory measured closeness and connection to parents. The Romantic History Survey determined romantic involvement. The Network of Relationships Inventory calculated positive social support and undesirable interactions.
The authors Smetana and Gettman (2006) clarified their results in a cl.
Impacts of Mentor’s Strategic Communication on Adjustment Problems among Adol...Arun Varghese
ABSTRACT Introduction: Adolescence is the period of rapid changes in physical and mental state. Rapid storm of physiological changes brigs a great deal of stress and adjustment difficulties. It represents one of the critical transitions in the life span with a wide range of adjustment and mental health problems. The present study is aimed to assess the impact of Mentor’s Strategic Communication on adjustment problems among adolescents. Methodology: A quasi experimental non-equivalent control group design was chosen to assess the impact of Mentor’s Strategic Communication by using Self developed Adjustment Inventory among 60 adolescents (30 each experimental and control group) with mild and moderate adjustment problems at selected schools, Kerala. The Samples were selected based on simple random sampling. Appropriate descriptive & inferential statistics was applied to compute the results. Results: Finding reveals that out of 30 students, 70% reported moderate adjustment problems while 30% were in mild adjustment issues in experimental group. There was a significant difference for adjustment problems among experimental and control group after Mentor’s strategic communication (p<0.001). Further, number of siblings (p<0.032) and education status of father (p<0.008) found significant association to adjustment problems among schools going adolescents. Conclusion: The results of the study revealed that majority of adolescents face adjustment problems and Mentor’s strategic communication had significant impact on improvement in adjustment problems. A planned and timely infusion of mentorship strategy may help them to deal with their day to day adjustment problems and help them to focus in studies in a better way. Keywords: Adolescence, Adjustment problems, coping, stress, behavioural problems
1. John Mattscheck, Holly George, Kathleen Eldridge, PhD & Hannah Parmelee, MS
Pepperdine University
INTRODUCTION METHODS
IMPLICATIONS & DISCUSSION
RESULTS
REFERENCES
ABSTRACT
This study examined the
association between
friendship quality and
current physical, emotional
and spiritual health, and
investigated how much
relationship beliefs and
skills predict friendship
quality.
Significant, positive
correlations were found
between friendship quality
and each of the health
domains.
Results of the regression
analysis indicated that
relationship skills and
beliefs significantly predict
friendship quality (i.e. the
regression model is a good
fit of the data). Friendship
skills and beliefs accounted
for 8.5% of the variance in
friendship quality.
RQ#1: Associations between Friendship
Quality and Health
• Significant correlations at the 0.01 level (2-tailed)
were found between friendship quality and each of
the health domains
• Data was collected from a survey administered by
Relationship IQ (rIQ; Parmelee, 2014), a university-
affiliated psychoeducational program designed for
emerging adults.
• The self-report surveys were distributed to freshmen
entering Pepperdine University for three consecutive
years (2011, 2012, & 2013).
• n = 1,880; mean age 18.01 (SD=.956) years old,
62.3% female, 37.7% male
• Students reported quality of friendships, current health
in multiple domains, and relationship skills on Likert
scale items.
• Relationship beliefs were reported on a true/ false
scale and scored based on empirically-supported
healthy relationship beliefs.
• Pearson’s correlations were conducted to determine
the association between friendship quality and
physical, emotional, and spiritual health.
• Multiple regression analysis was used to examine how
relationship beliefs and skills predict friendship quality
(n=1707).
• Promoting strong relationship skills and healthy relationship
beliefs among emerging adults may facilitate better quality
friendships and improved health during this developmental
phase.
• Although correlations were on the weaker side, results
indicated as friendship quality improves, health in the three
domains also improves.
• Relationship skills and beliefs, despite accounting for a
small percentage of the variance, do predict better quality
friendships.
• Given the importance of friendship quality during emerging
adulthood, future research should expand assessment of
friendship-related skills and beliefs to determine those most
closely associated with better outcomes.
• Friendships become more important for
emerging adults as they enter into college
(Arnett, 2004).
• As students leave their family of origin to
attend college or university, there is greater
reliance on friendships to provide support
(Arnett, 2004).
• Research suggests that friendships are
important in sustaining feelings of self-
worth, camaraderie and intimacy (Barry,
Madsen, Nelson, Carroll, & Badger, 2009).
• Minimal research has examined the
connection between quality of friendships
during emerging adulthood and health,
despite the greater dependence on
friendships during this time.
• In addition, there is limited literature on
correlates of friendship quality, such as
relationship beliefs and skills.
• Therefore, this study sought to examine the
association between friendship quality and
current physical, emotional and spiritual
health, and investigate how relationship
beliefs and skills predict friendship quality.
• It is hypothesized that:
1. Better friendship quality is associated
with better physical, emotional, and
spiritual health
2. Relationship beliefs and skills predict
friendship quality
Arnett, J. (2004). Emerging adulthood: The winding road from the late teens through the twenties. New York: Oxford University Press.
Barry, C. M., Madsen, S. D., Nelson, L. J., Carroll, J. S., & Badger, S. (2009). Friendship and romantic relationship qualities in emerging
adulthood: Differential associations with identity development and achieved adulthood criteria. Journal of Adult Development, 16(4),
209-222. doi:10.1007/s10804-009-9067-x
Parmelee, H. (2014). Relationship IQ Leader’s Manual. Malibu: Pepperdine University.
RQ#2: Relationship Beliefs and Skills
Predicting Friendship Quality
• 3 Relationship Beliefs items pertaining to friendships
were summed
• 5 Relationship Skills questions pertaining to
friendships were summed
• Regression results indicated that the overall model,
consisting of relationship beliefs and skills,
significantly predicts friendship quality.
• R2=0.087, R2
adj= 0.085, F(2, 1704)= 80.704,
p < 0.01
• The overall regression model accounts for 8.5% of
variance in friendship quality.
Associations Between Health, Emerging Adults’ Relationship
Beliefs, and Friendship Quality
Predictor
Variables
B Std. Error Beta t Sig.
Friendship
Skills
0.065 0.005 0.285 12.325 0.000
Friendship
Beliefs
-0.089 0.026 -0.079 -3.425 0.001
Physical Health
(n=1,840)
r= .209 p < 0.01
Emotional Health
(n=1,836)
r= .267 p < 0.01
Spiritual Health
(n=1,836)
r= .163 p < 0.01
CONTACT
John D. Mattscheck
M.A. Clinical Psychology Student
Pepperdine University
Graduate Sch of Educ and Psych
jdmattsc@pepperdine.edu