Browsing Undergraduate Honors Research by Author "Compas, Bruce E."
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Barnwell, Anna S. (Vanderbilt University, 2010-04)Over 12,400 children in the United States are diagnosed with cancer annually. The diagnosis and treatment of cancer can create significant amounts of stress for the mothers of these children. While facing this stress, ...
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Hughart, Leighann (Vanderbilt University, 2011-04)Previous research indicates that children with pediatric cancer may be at risk for both short-term and long-term emotional difficulties including anxiety and depression. Parent communication may guide a child in successfully ...
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Ragan, Jennifer (Vanderbilt University, 2014)Objective. Children diagnosed with cancer face numerous sources of stress and are at risk for emotional problems such as anxiety and depression. Parenting behavior and children’s coping are two important factors that may ...
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Crowell, Susanna (Vanderbilt University, 2011-04-06)In the U.S. approximately 16% of people are affected by depression in their lifetime and it is estimated that depression will become the leading cause of disability worldwide by 2020 (Monroe & Reid, 2009). In order to ...
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Jackson, Madeleine E. (Vanderbilt University, 2007-05-08)College of Arts & Science
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Okoro, Nkechinyere (2011-04-06)
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Howe, Meghan M (Vanderbilt University, 2017)The present study examined the concurrent associations among executive functioning, coping, maternal depression history, and depressive symptoms in adolescents. The sample included 82 adolescents between the ages of 12 and ...
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Kobritz, Molly (Vanderbilt University, 2015-03-30)While new treatments have increased the survival rate of pediatric patients with brain tumors, they have also left this population with many adverse cognitive, emotional, and behavioral outcomes. Prior research provides ...
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Thomas, Samantha (Vanderbilt University, 2007-04)The current study examines a sample of children ranging from 9 - 16 years in age with at least one parent that has been diagnosed with depression. The study's primary focus is to assess whether there are gender differences ...
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Smith, Samantha E. (Vanderbilt University, 2012-03-29)This study characterizes the neurocognitive late effects of treatment in pediatric brain tumor survivors by examining patterns of executive function, coping, emotional outcomes, and brain activation. We examined associations ...
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McWilliam, Sonny (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 ...
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Bettis, Alexander (Vanderbilt University, 2010)In a randomized clinical trial with families of parents with a history of major depressive disorder, changes in parenting and parental depressive symptoms were examined in relation to the effects of a family group cognitive ...
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Rector, Miranda (Vanderbilt University, 2008-05-20)The current study addresses the relationship between the parent's ability to speak about cancer related issues in a syntactically appropriate level for the child's age on the child's distress and coping as seen in the ...
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Gerfen, Elissa (Vanderbilt University, 2009-04-03)The purpose of this study is to examine the effects of parental hostility and warmth on the children of depressed parents. The study includes parents with a history of Major Depressive Disorder and their children as ...
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Shears, Angela Rebecca (Vanderbilt University, 2007-04-06)Children who are diagnosed with cancer and their families must learn to cope with and communicate about the cancer diagnosis, treatment and its side effects, and hospital stays. Parents are their primary support; they are ...
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Hus, Anna Maria (Vanderbilt University, 2009-04-03)Questionnaire and observational measures were used to examine psychological anxiety in mothers of children coping with pediatric cancer and its association with child anxiety and mother-child communication. Ninety-seven ...
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Davis, Kimberly F. (Vanderbilt University, 2010-04-07)Research on parental depression is beginning to recognize the importance of studying fathers with depression and the effects this depression can have on their parenting behaviors. The current study provides insight into ...
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Fraley, Claire E. (Vanderbilt University, 2011-04-06)Deficits in neurocognitive functioning are the most commonly reported adverse late effect in children diagnosed with brain tumors. However, few studies have examined this decline in functioning prospectively. The aim of ...
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Pang, Ming Yee (Vanderbilt University, 2007-04-01)The death of a sibling is potentially one of the most traumatic events for children and adolescents. The purpose of this study is to examine the relationship between siblings’ psychosocial adjustment following the death ...
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Austin, Grace (Vanderbilt University, 2015)This study investigated similarities and differences in levels of internalizing and externalizing symptoms and strategies used to cope with stress in a sample of sibling pairs of 9-15 year-old children of depressed parents. ...