Browsing ETDs: Virginia Tech Electronic Theses and Dissertations by Author "Kaestle, Christine"
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Adolescent Trauma Treatment in Integrated Primary Care: A Modified Delphi Study
(Virginia Tech, 2019-06-21)Early stressors like trauma can lead to developmental changes that have life-long negative health consequences (Merikangas et al., 2010; Anda et al., 2006). Approximately 1 in 4 youth experience substantial trauma during ... -
Agency in the Midst of Illness Uncertainty: How Women and Families Live without a Diagnosis
(Virginia Tech, 2017-06-09)Those living without a diagnosis reside in an invisible margin of health and family research. The purpose of this study was to explore illness uncertainty as experienced by women and their families in the United States. I ... -
Bisexual Relationships: Investigating the Impact of Attitudes Regarding Bisexuality on Relationship Satisfaction Among Female Same-Gender Couples
(Virginia Tech, 2020-01-30)Bisexual individuals experience negativity toward their identities from heterosexual as well as gay and lesbian individuals. While there is a large body of research on the negative mental health consequences due to ... -
Health Insurance Experiences of Gay Father Families: Perceptions, Disclosure, and Roles
(Virginia Tech, 2013-09-23)Recent developments in public debate, health policy, and research on nontraditional families have brought gay-parent families, especially gay fathers, into the cultural and political spotlight. Existing research and ... -
The Longitudinal Profiles of Child and Parent Religiousness and Spirituality: Their Relations With Child Adjustment
(Virginia Tech, 2013-06-05)Prior research has documented many relations between child religiousness/spirituality (R/S) and outcomes including externalizing symptomatology, internalizing symptomatology, substance use, and sexual behaviors. Yet no ... -
Online Behavioral Boundaries: An Investigation of How Engaged Couples Negotiate Agreements Regarding What is Considered Online Infidelity
(Virginia Tech, 2015-06-15)Previous research has examined the various types of online infidelity, gender differences in online sexual behaviors, and relationship consequences of online affairs. Despite this attention, there remains a research gap ... -
Parental Involvement in Family Therapy for Adolescents who Sexually Offend
(Virginia Tech, 2013-06-11)Adolescents commit between 30% and 50% of the sexual offenses against young children in the United States. Adolescents who complete specialized treatment for sexual offending, including family therapy, have lower rates of ... -
Predicting Socioeconomic Success and Mental Health Outcomes for Young Adults who Dropped out of College
(Virginia Tech, 2013-10-31)This dissertation is comprised of two studies that both aimed to understand the population of young adults who dropped out of college. Life course theory and the theory of emerging adulthood were used to create the theoretical ... -
A Qualitative Examination of the Maternal Racial Socialization of African American Preschool Children
(Virginia Tech, 2014-06-09)The salience of racial socialization among African American families has received considerable attention in the literature; however, few scholars have examined how the process of racial socialization unfolds in families ... -
Sexual Well-Being in Single, Sexually Active College Females: A Matter of Agency and Openness
(Virginia Tech, 2013-06-05)This study explored multiple predictors of sexual well-being in a sample of 253 single, sexually active undergraduate females at a public Mid-Atlantic university. Several factors were identified from past research that ... -
Uncovering Messages of Intimacy in Urban, Educated, and Middle-income Married Indian Couples: A Phenomenological Study Using Pictures as Metaphors
(Virginia Tech, 2014-01-24)The objective of this dissertation study was to investigate the lived experiences of intimacy in married couples in India. The researcher specifically explored the couples' intimacy experiences in six dimensions: emotional ... -
Working it "Out": A Relational Understanding of Disclosure Decisions in Same-Gender Couples
(Virginia Tech, 2018-07-06)"Coming out" is a unique experience for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and other sexual minority individuals (LGB+), yet it remains ill-defined within scholarship and is individually focused. This study investigates how same-gender ... -
Young Women's Anger in Romantic Relationships
(Virginia Tech, 2013-09-16)The present study investigated how young women “do” and “undo” gender in relation to their anger in romantic relationships. With this aim, I conducted in-depth interviews with 24 young women between the ages of 18 and 25. ...
