From left: Rachel Arocho, Megan Ferriby, Seulki Ku, Catherine Van Fossen
RACHEL AROCHO
AROCHO.5@OSU.EDU
HUMAN SCIENCES, HUMAN DEVELOPMENT AND FAMILY SCIENCE
CLAIRE KAMP DUSH, ADVISOR
EXPECTATIONS OF DIVORCE IN SINGLE AND PARTNERED YOUNG ADULTS
Expecting to divorce even before marriage may predict behaviors like delaying marriage, but predictors of these expectations are poorly understood. In this study we examined numerous personal characteristics theorized to predict expectations of divorce in a diverse sample of young men and women with and without current partners.
MEGAN FERRIBY
FERRIBY.2@OSU.EDU
HUMAN SCIENCES, HUMAN DEVELOPMENT AND FAMILY SCIENCE
KEELEY PRATT, ADVISOR
A COMPARISON OF PERCEIVED AND ACTUAL WEIGHT STATUS BETWEEN PRE- AND POST- WEIGHT LOSS SURGERY PATIENTS
Little research has investigated how individuals who elect weight loss surgery perceive their weight status and whether this perception is accurate to their calculated weight status. This study sought to investigate the accuracy among pre-and post-surgery patients perceptions, as inaccuracy has been tied to diminished health outcomes.
SEULKI KU
KU.47@OSU.EDU
HUMAN SCIENCES, HUMAN DEVELOPMENT AND FAMILY SCIENCE
XIN FENG, ADVISOR
GROWTH IN CHILD EXECUTIVE FUNCTION AND MATERNAL DEPRESSIVE SYMPTOMS: MATERNAL SENSITIVITY AS A MEDIATOR
Preschoolers show rapid growth in executive function (EF). Maternal depressive symptoms may undermine child’s EF development through decreased maternal sensitivity. This study found that lower levels of maternal depressive symptoms in infancy predicted higher levels of EF at grade 1 through higher levels of maternal sensitivity in preschool years.
CATHERINE VAN FOSSEN
HOLLOWAY.148@OSU.EDU
HUMAN SCIENCES, HUMAN DEVELOPMENT AND FAMILY SCIENCE
KEELEY PRATT, ADVISOR
ASSOCIATIONS BETWEEN FAMILY ECONOMIC FACTORS, WEIGHT STATUS, AND FAMILY FUNCTIONING AMONG A SAMPLE OF AFRICAN AMERICAN CAREGIVER-CHILD DYADS
The purpose of this study is to describe the associations of family economic factors (parental employment and child insurance status) with family functioning, parental influence (parent feeding behaviors, attitudes, and parenting styles), and subsequently weight status in a convenience sample of African American parent-child dyads.