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Spring 2021

Day, Lita L.

The current study examined the extent that fathers’ authoritative parenting style (APS) and father–child mutually responsive orientation (MRO) explained children’s moral conscience. Two dimensions of child temperament, fearfulness and effortful control, were investigated for moderating effects of...

Fall 2021

Makowecki, Erika

Engagement in risk-taking behaviours can have adverse health impacts for individuals across their lifetimes. Understanding how individuals perceive the benefits and risks involved with various types of risk behaviour is instrumental in implementing effective prevention and intervention...

Spring 2021

Yuen, Connie L.

ClassDojo is a popularized behavioural management software application used in schools around the globe. This classroom application allows teachers, parents and students to readily track progress using a gamified point system, and share feedback in real-time. Teachers often use ClassDojo to...

Fall 2021

Johnson, Adrian

Research has found that perfectionism is associated with intense rumination about making mistakes, constant self-doubt, harsh self-criticism, as well as unreasonably high expectations (Rice, Richardson, & Clark, 2012), and these tend to significantly increase over time if treatment is not...

Fall 2021

Zhou, Hansen

Routine outcome monitoring (ROM) has been shown to have a significant effect on clinical outcome. However, the process behind the effect of ROM intervention is not well understood. In this qualitative dissertation study, the process of experienced users of ROM was explored. A multiple case study...

Fall 2021

Spaans, Rianne, E.

This dissertation consists of three separate papers that contribute to the field of social skills intervention design and implementation with a specific focus on how to support adolescents with identified social skills difficulties. The first paper is a review paper of important topics related to...

Fall 2021

Rozendaal, Kate

Evidence suggests that despite growing numbers of refugees entering Alberta each year, there may not be enough counsellors equipped to provide helping services. Within the counselling context, refugees are identified as at risk for developing complex psychological challenges, requiring culturally...

Fall 2021

Sandham, Tricia J

The early career transitions of semi-elite amateur ballet dancers have been found to elicit feelings of hopelessness (Sandham, 2012). Despite research highlighting the importance of hope in major change processes (Harris & Larsen, 2008; Jevne, 2005; Larsen et al., 2013; Larsen et al., 2014), the...

Spring 2021

Mariasine, Jennifer E

This dissertation consists of two related studies that examine children’s sleep in the first three years of life. The literature pointed to a need for more objective data concerning sleep in young children (Gokdemir & Ersu, 2016). However, it was not feasible to conduct lab polysomnography (PSG)...

Spring 2021

Rashid, Sana

A strong partnership with immigrant parents can help educators better support students who experience reading difficulties related to complications arising from differing cultural, social, linguistic, and orthographic systems of their native language. Unfortunately, parental involvement is...