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Confer, Jacob Russell – Online Submission, 2013
The symptoms, assessment, and treatments of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) have been empirically investigated to the extent that there is a breadth of valid and reliable instruments investigating this psychopathological syndrome. There, too, exists a substantial evidence base for various treatment models demonstrating effectiveness in…
Descriptors: Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Classification, Mental Disorders, Psychotherapy
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Steele, Joel S.; Ferrer, Emilio – Multivariate Behavioral Research, 2011
We examine emotion self-regulation and coregulation in romantic couples using daily self-reports of positive and negative affect. We fit these data using a damped linear oscillator model specified as a latent differential equation to investigate affect dynamics at the individual level and coupled influences for the 2 partners in each couple.…
Descriptors: Affective Behavior, Calculus, Models, Females
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Zimmer-Gembeck, Melanie J.; Ducat, Wendy – Journal of Adolescence, 2010
Capturing the multiple aspects of the romantic peer context is a significant challenge for research. One often recommended option is to use reports of multiple relationship features from both members of the romantic dyad. Using a new measure, we extended an existing model of dyadic perception (Kenny & Acitelli, 2001) to investigate associations…
Descriptors: Familiarity, Intimacy, Gender Differences, Correlation
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Levesque, Christine; Lafontaine, Marie-France; Bureau, Jean-Francois; Cloutier, Paula; Dandurand, Cathy – Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 2010
Several theoretical models for non-suicidal self-injury (NSSI) have been proposed. Despite an abundance of theoretical speculation, few empirical studies have examined the impact of intimate relationship functioning on NSSI. The present study examines the influence of romantic attachment and received intimate partner violence (physical,…
Descriptors: Investigations, Family Violence, Females, Models
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Kersten, Karen Kayser – Family Relations, 1990
Examined the process of marital disaffection to determine whether there is a pattern of sequential stages. Developed three-phase model of disaffection from the results of in-depth interviews with 49 highly disaffected spouses. Results suggest that marital therapy must involve different goals and interventions during each phase of disaffection to…
Descriptors: Anger, Attachment Behavior, Interpersonal Relationship, Intimacy
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Carr, Deborah; Khodyakov, Dmitry – Journal of Health and Social Behavior, 2007
Dying persons are encouraged to name as durable power of attorney for health care (DPAHC) someone who will thus be empowered to make end-of-life treatment decisions for them in the event that they become incapacitated. We use data from the Wisconsin Longitudinal Study to investigate whether and whom older adults designate as their DPAHC. DPAHC…
Descriptors: Terminal Illness, Decision Making, Empowerment, Death