JIN-KYUNG LEE
LEE.5944@OSU.EDU
HUMAN SCIENCES, HUMAN DEVELOPMENT AND FAMILY SCIENCE
SARAH SCHOPPE-SULLIVAN, ADVISOR
FATHERS’ POSITIVE ENGAGEMENT, FAMILY POVERTY, AND CHANGE IN CHILD BEHAVIOR PROBLEMS
To test whether fathers’ positive engagement can buffer higher risks in child internalizing or externalizing behavior problems, 762 constantly-resident-father families from the Fragile Families and Child Wellbeing Study were sampled. Regression analyses and post-hoc probing of significant interactions were used and supported research hypotheses.
ANNA OLSAVSKY
OLSAVSKY.8@OSU.EDU
HUMAN SCIENCES, HUMAN DEVELOPMENT AND FAMILY SCIENCE
SARAH SCHOPPE-SULLIVAN, ADVISOR
INFANT CHARACTERISTICS AS PREDICTORS OF CHANGE IN COUPLE RELATIONSHIP COMMITMENT ACROSS THE TRANSITION TO PARENTHOOD
This investigation focuses on infant characteristics that may explain change in couples’ relationship commitment over the transition to parenthood, including infant temperament and infant gender. Commitment is understood through variables of confidence, constraint, and dedication. Differences between married and cohabiting couples are addressed.
THERESA SETTLE
SETTLE.12@OSU.EDU
HUMAN SCIENCES, HUMAN DEVELOPMENT AND FAMILY SCIENCE
SARAH SCHOPPE-SULLIVAN, ADVISOR
MEASURING FAMILY QUALITY OF LIFE FOR CHILDREN WITH AUTISM
This study focuses on the family quality of life for children with autism by analyzing relationships between family leisure and other child and family variables (e.g., child behaviors or socio economic status). A comparison sample of families with typically-developing children will be analyzed in conjunction with this data.
JULIA YAN
YAN.775@OSU.EDU
HUMAN SCIENCES, HUMAN DEVELOPMENT AND FAMILY SCIENCE
SARAH SCHOPPE-SULLIVAN, ADVISOR
THE LONGITUDINAL ASSOCIATION BETWEEN INFANT NEGATIVITY AND MATERNAL GATE-CLOSING: MEDIATION THROUGH MATERNAL PARENTING STRESS
The first goal of the current study was to determine whether infant negative affectivity would serve as a predictor of maternal gate-closing. We further examined parental adjustment as the mediator of the association between infant negative affectivity and maternal gate-closing.