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Parent-child interactions of depressed and nondepressed mothers and fathers
(Vanderbilt University, 2007-04)
This study examined depressed (N=20) and non-depressed (N=20) mothers and fathers interacting with their children ages 7-17 (Mean = 12.03; SD = 2.21). The sample consisted of 13 mother-daughter pairs, 7 mother-son pairs, ...
Hindu and Christian children's concepts of life, death, and afterward
(Vanderbilt University, 2007-04)
Children's understanding of death is likely to mediate how effectively they cope with the experience of the death of loved ones, or in the case of severely ill children, their own impending deaths. In order to develop the ...
Exploring the Positive Emotions of Gratitude, Pride, and Happiness
(Vanderbilt University, 2007-04-06)
This study looked at the positive emotions of gratitude, pride, and happiness. Sixty-three Vanderbilt University undergraduate participants were randomly assigned to one of three conditions assessing their appraisals, ...
Frowning Makes it Seem Harder
(Vanderbilt University, 2007-04)
Peabody College of Education & Human Development
Younger siblings of children with autism: Cognitive, language, and social skills
(Vanderbilt University, 2007-04)
Autism has a known genetic linkage shown by increased prevalence of the syndrome in probands. Research has shows that those who do not necessarily fit the clinical diagnosis of autism may display sub-threshold traits, ...
Orientation and affect directed towards social and nonsocial targets in infant siblings of children with Autistic Spectrum Disorder (ASD)
(Vanderbilt University, 2007-04)
This study contributes to a growing body of work aimed at documenting and defining behavioral markers associated with early autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and its broader phenotype. A total of 19 infants (sib-ASD), who ...
Prevention of Depressive Symptoms in Adolescents: Do Sociotropy and Achievement Orientation Moderate the Effects?
(Vanderbilt University, 2007-04)
The purpose of the present study was to examine the efficacy of a cognitive-behavioral intervention for preventing depressive symptoms in adolescents in comparison to a nonspecific, attention control group and a no ...
The relations among religiosity, negative cognitions, and depressive symptoms in adolescents in the context of a prevention trial
(Vanderbilt University, 2007-04)
The purpose of the present study was to examine the efficacy of a cognitive-behavioral(CB) intervention for preventing depressive symptoms in adolescents in comparison to a nonspecific, attention control group and a no ...
Parent-Child Communication and Child Distress In Response to a Child’s Diagnosis of Cancer
(Vanderbilt University, 2007-04-16)
Childhood cancer is a disease that affects a relatively small number of children and families in the US each year, but those families who are affected are often devastated. The stress and heartbreak of childhood cancer ...
Throwing Kinematics and Children's Abilities in the Imaginary Ball Situation
(Vanderbilt University, 2007-04)
A preliminary study conducted by Rieser et al. (2005) found a discrepancy in the technique three to five year old children use when throwing a tangible ball vs. pretending to throw an imaginary ball at targets varying in ...