Master of Arts, The Ohio State University, 1946, Graduate School

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Master of Arts, The Ohio State University, 1968, Graduate School

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Master of Arts, The Ohio State University, 1924, Graduate School

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Master of Arts, The Ohio State University, 1965, Graduate School

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Doctor of Philosophy, The Ohio State University, 1974, Graduate School

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Doctor of Philosophy, The Ohio State University, 2013, Psychology

Research has shown young children do contemplate and attempt suicide and are considered an under-studied population. Studies have identified risk factors for suicide-related behaviors among children across several domains; however, few studies have examined how risk factors from disparate domains interact to increase or decrease risk for suicide attempt in children. The Longitudinal Assessment of Manic Symptoms (LAMS) study (Findling et al., 2010; Horwitz et al., 2010) has collected a wealth of data on a child (ages 6 to 12) community mental health sample enriched for elevated symptoms of mania. Current or past suicidal acts were present for 57 (8.4%) of the 678 participants in the LAMS study for whom SRB status could be determined. For the current project, data from the LAMS study were analyzed in a multiple logistic regression model-building procedure. First, five independent domain-specific models (i.e., demographic variables, psychiatric family history, child psychopathology, psychosocial factors, and stressful life events) were constructed to better understand correlates of suicide-related behaviors among children in the sample. Subsequently, an integrated model of the combined influence of these factors was developed. Covariates that were highly associated with SRB in the domain-specific models were as follows: Demographic variables--age at baseline (OR=1.31) and having both biological parents as primary and secondary caregiver (OR=.51); Family history variables--having a parent attempt suicide (OR=2.71); Child psychopathology variables--suicidal ideation (OR=20.41), tobacco use (OR=3.98), and anhedonia (OR=2.01); Psychosocial variables--changing schools for reasons other than normal progression (OR=2.06), quality of parent-child relationship (OR=1.36), and ever having an academic tutor (OR=.30); Stressful life events--knowing someone who had recently tried to hurt him/herself (OR=3.24), mother or father recently remarrying (OR=3.23), ending a close fr (open full item for complete abstract)

Committee: Mary Fristad PhD (Committee Member); Beck Steven PhD (Committee Member); Cheavens Jennifer PhD (Committee Member) Subjects: Behavioral Sciences; Clinical Psychology; Mental Health; Psychology

Doctor of Philosophy, Case Western Reserve University, 2009, Psychology

The aim of this study was to enhance the construct validity of the Affect in Play Scale – Brief Rating (APS-BR) by investigating both convergent and discriminant validity. The APS-BR is an adaptation of the Affect in Play Scale (APS) that allows an observer to score children's cognitive and affective processes in pretend play without the use of videotape. Convergent validity was assessed through relationships between pretend play and both divergent thinking and the personality variable of openness to experience. Openness to experience was assessed via self- and parent-report adaptations of Costa and McCrae's NEO Personality Inventory – Revised (NEO PI-R; 1992). Discriminant validity was assessed by examining relationships between pretend play and the personality variables of agreeableness and conscientiousness on the NEO PI-R. It was hypothesized that organization, imagination, and affect expression in play on the APS-BR would relate to divergent thinking, and that imagination, affect expression, and comfort in play would relate to openness to experience. No significant relationships were expected between pretend play and either agreeableness or conscientiousness. 81 first- and second-grade children were assessed using the APS-BR, the Alternate Uses Test (a measure of divergent thinking), and a self-report adaptation of the NEO PI-R. Parents reported on aspects of their children's personality using a second adaptation of the NEO PI-R. The main findings were that organization and imagination in play significantly related to divergent thinking, as hypothesized. Also as hypothesized, imagination, affect expression, and comfort in play significantly related to parent-report openness to experience. As expected, no significant relationships were found between pretend play and either agreeableness or conscientiousness. The results of this study contribute to the construct validity of the APS-BR and support its use in clinical and research settings. In addition, results als (open full item for complete abstract)

Committee: Sandra Russ PhD (Committee Chair); Elizabeth Short PhD (Committee Member); Anastasia Dimitropoulos PhD (Committee Member); H. Lester Kirchner PhD (Committee Member) Subjects: Personality; Psychological Tests; Psychology

Master of Arts, The Ohio State University, 1971, Graduate School

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Master of Social Work, The Ohio State University, 1965, Graduate School

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Master of Science, The Ohio State University, 1963, Graduate School

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Master of Arts (MA), Bowling Green State University, 1949, Psychology

Committee: John E. Wenrick (Advisor) Subjects: Psychology

Doctor of Philosophy, The Ohio State University, 1979, Graduate School

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Doctor of Philosophy, The Ohio State University, 1970, Graduate School

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Master of Arts, The Ohio State University, 1966, Graduate School

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Master of Arts, The Ohio State University, 1980, Graduate School

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Master of Arts, The Ohio State University, 1946, Graduate School

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Master of Arts, The Ohio State University, 1911, Graduate School

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Master of Arts, The Ohio State University, 1965, Graduate School

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Master of Arts, The Ohio State University, 1966, Graduate School

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Master of Arts, The Ohio State University, 1964, Graduate School

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