Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Bowling Green State University, 2020, Psychology/Clinical

Research has examined sibling relationships among families dealing with challenging life circumstances such as parental divorce or other high-conflict situations. These studies have primarily focused on the congruency and compensatory hypotheses of relationships to understand how sibling relate to each other in difficult family circumstances. The congruency hypothesis suggests that sibling relationships are reflective of parental or parent-child relationships. In contrast, the compensatory hypothesis contends that sibling relationships can act as buffering in families dealing with high conflict. Few studies have examined these conceptual frameworks as they relate to how adult siblings cope with a parent with mental illness. The present qualitative study examined first-person accounts of young adult siblings with mothers with mental illness (anxiety, depression, or bipolar disorder). A multiple perspectives research design was used to examine the accounts of 10 adult siblings from five families to understand their views of sibling relationships and family ties. Participants completed individual semi-structured interviews in which they discussed their relationships with their mother, father, and siblings, caregiving experiences, their personal mental health, and positive experiences related to having a mother with mental illness. Qualitative content analysis found support for both the congruency and compensatory hypotheses of sibling relationships among families living with parental mental illness. Findings also highlighted the potential for positive experiences and growth, as well as the significance of social support, for young adults who have a mother with mental illness. Implications of study findings for research and clinical practice are discussed.

Committee: Catherine Stein Ph.D. (Advisor); Brittany Joseph M.Ed. (Other); Dryw Dworsky Ph.D. (Committee Member); Dale Klopfer Ph.D. (Committee Member) Subjects: Clinical Psychology

Doctor of Philosophy, The Ohio State University, 2005, Industrial and Systems Engineering

Perspective plays a central role for controlling views into virtual and remote environments. The choice of point of observation and view direction from a point of observation result in usable or unusable views onto activities on a stage. Perspective-taking is observing activities on a stage from a location - perspective always includes a point of observation. Perspective-taking is cognitive work that is of interest for designers to support practitioners in obtaining meaningful views. Indicating point of observation location for perspective views, and providing systems for view control that implement the principles of ecological optics are a promising design direction to improve the control and coordination of views into virtual and remote environments. Coordinating perspective-taking effectively in these settings is the prerequisite to engage in monitoring and controlling tasks at a distance. This text examines the principles of perspective-taking that enable shifting between views and the coordination of multiple views. A framework for the setting and control of views is introduced as a new model for perspective-taking. In its essence, the model illustrates how in-scene views in coordination with distant overviews, also known as long shots, form the basis for acquiring understanding of activities on a stage that is explored from the in-scene view of a remote or virtual camera. This model forms the framework for a three-dimensional view control interface concept. The findings help designers identify required views to be provided in the design of spatial control interfaces to support perspective-taking by practitioners. Better view control should result in better interpretation of spatial scenes – a prerequisite for more effective intervention into activities on remote stages. The proposed improved view control architecture is the result of the implementation of conditions for ecological observations into the setting and display of views at a distance into remote and (open full item for complete abstract)

Committee: David Woods (Advisor) Subjects: