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- Creator:
- Fotovat, Sepanta
- Description:
- It appears that sexual dysfunction among men and women is becoming more common nowadays than ever before, but it has also become an issue that can be uncomfortable to discuss. Not only are individuals of all ages susceptible to sexual dysfunction, but there is a wide array of contributing factors including medical conditions and childhood abuse. The purpose of this project is to identify various sexual dysfunctions apparent in men and women and give clients an educational overview of symptoms and tips prior to entering psychotherapy. This project is intended for clients in a heterosexual relationship who are exhibiting one or more sexual dysfunctions.
- Resource Type:
- Thesis
- Campus Tesim:
- Northridge
- Department:
- Educational Psychology and Counseling
- Creator:
- Larson, Kelsey
- Description:
- One's attachment style carries over from infancy and childhood into adulthood and adult romantic relationships. A deep understanding of attachment theory and its implications toward relationship satisfaction is vitally important for marriage and family therapists to acquire when working with couples in dissolution. The present study investigated the three different attachment styles of secure, anxious-ambivalent, and avoidant and the propensity each style had toward an increase or decrease in relationship satisfaction. A sample of 271 participants between the ages of 18 and 64 completed the Adult Attachment Questionnaire (AAQ) and the Relationship Scales Questionnaire (RSQ) to examine attachment style, and the Relationship Assessment Scale (RAS) to determine relationship satisfaction. Results indicated that securely attached individuals were more inclined to experience higher relationship satisfaction and insecurely attached individuals were more inclined to experience lower relationship satisfaction.
- Resource Type:
- Thesis
- Campus Tesim:
- Northridge
- Department:
- Educational Psychology and Counseling
- Creator:
- Yount, Lisa
- Description:
- This qualitative study explores chronic illness management among patient-informal caregiver dyads. Expanding on studies characterized by chronic heart failure (Trivedi, 2017) and depression (Risbud et al., 2017), the research question asked: How do individuals in patient-informal caregiver dyad relationships characterized by varying chronic illnesses communicate and collaborate around management? Seven patient-informal caregiver dyads who were in partnerships or marriages participated in open-ended, semi-structured interviews. Grounded theory analytic techniques such as open and focused coding were used to ensure rigor in data analysis. Findings were that communication and collaboration were key to illness management, including expressions of love and humor, as well as teamwork in decision-making and treatment planning. Unexpected emerging themes included coping through art and making meaning of illness. Future research would benefit from diversity in dyad sampling regarding race, ethnicity, age, sexuality, and types of illnesses studied. More focus is needed on expressions of love and creativity in managing chronic illness. Keywords: [chronic illness, informal caregivers, couples, management, communication, collaboration, making meaning]
- Resource Type:
- Thesis
- Campus Tesim:
- Northridge
- Department:
- Social Work
- Creator:
- Jacoby, Jessica Sarah
- Description:
- The purpose of this study was to examine the practices, traditions, and religious beliefs that Jewish and Christian spouses are passing onto their children. To further examine the strategies and approaches used in integrating religion into their children's lives, a total of 16 interfaith spouses were recruited to take part in the study. Subjects responded to a series of audio-recorded questions covering areas related to religion and childrearing. In addition, participants were presented with a demographic questionnaire that assessed basic, measurable attributes such as ethnicity and gender. Comparisons amongst responses indicate that a variety of religious approaches are utilized amongst couples. The religious strategies found in this study ranged from instilling one main religion, combining both religions, to incorporating very little religion at all into the religious upbringing of the child or children. The sample size was too small to draw any definitive conclusions. However, these findings do have implications for future research on the experiences of Jewish and Christian interfaith couples, particularly with regards to raising children together
- Resource Type:
- Thesis
- Campus Tesim:
- Northridge
- Department:
- Educational Psychology and Counseling
- Creator:
- Zizumbo, Juan
- Description:
- Romantic relationships are known to be psychologically and physically beneficial to both partners when they are healthy. Yet, these benefits may depend on the type of romantic relationship (interracial or intraracial). There exists a plethora of literature that supports an association between being in an interracial relationships and poor mental health outcomes. Numerous studies show associations between relationship type and depressive symptomatology, relationship quality, and predicted relationship longevity. Likewise, age and income have a known relationship with the same three dependent variables. The present study sought to understand if being in an interracial relationship predicts depressive symptomatology, relationship quality, and expected relationship longevity while controlling for age and income. Using multiple linear regression, the present study analyzed heterosexual individuals who were currently in an intimate relationship (N = 156). The participants were split between men and women and analyzed as two separate samples. The results did not support this study's hypotheses. Relationship type (interracial vs. intraracial) did not significantly predict levels of depressive symptomatology, relationship quality, or expected relationship longevity in men or women, while controlling for age and income. Findings suggest that mature and established couples may adapt differently to being in an interracial relationship.
- Resource Type:
- Thesis
- Campus Tesim:
- Northridge
- Department:
- Psychology
- Creator:
- Rizzotti, Alessandra
- Description:
- This qualitative study explores chronic illness management among patient-informal caregiver dyads. Expanding on studies characterized by chronic heart failure (Trivedi, 2017) and depression (Risbud et al., 2017), the research question asked: How do individuals in patient-informal caregiver dyad relationships characterized by varying chronic illnesses communicate and collaborate around management? Seven patient-informal caregiver dyads who were in partnerships or marriages participated in open-ended, semi-structured interviews. Grounded theory analytic techniques such as open and focused coding were used to ensure rigor in data analysis. Findings were that communication and collaboration were key to illness management, including expressions of love and humor, as well as teamwork in decision-making and treatment planning. Unexpected emerging themes included coping through art and making meaning of illness. Future research would benefit from diversity in dyad sampling regarding race, ethnicity, age, sexuality, and types of illnesses studied. More focus is needed on expressions of love and creativity in managing chronic illness. Keywords: [chronic illness, informal caregivers, couples, management, communication, collaboration, making meaning]
- Resource Type:
- Thesis
- Campus Tesim:
- Northridge
- Department:
- Social Work