Children live in a complex world surrounded by global concerns such as climate change,
economic instability, threats of terrorism and war. However, in South Africa, one may note …

Existing research has built concrete links between trauma exposure and lifelong behavioral
health outcomes. However, the ways by which father engagement buffers the detrimental …

Resilience is a trait which develops as a result of different factors, with childhood being a key
time for certain factors to have a greater influence. The father-child relationship, fatherly …

Traumatic events, such as child sexual abuse (CSA) can negatively impact a child's
development across multiple biopsychosocial domains. Yet, many who experience CSA …

There is an increasing number of children with acquired disabilities surviving into adulthood.
A great deal of resiliency is required for children with acquired disabilities to thrive within …

Undergraduate college students found their lives upended when Covid-19 pandemic
mitigation efforts mandated them to leave their school settings and continue their education …

Child sexual abuse is a national issue affecting many families worldwide. There are many
different forms of child sexual abuse. However, this dissertation focused on household …

An exhaustive literature review revealed a dearth of research exploring the perceptions of
kinship caregivers as they navigate their role of caring for a child (ren) who are relative or …

The purpose of this thesis is to analyze available research to identify issues affecting Latinx
families' parental bonding with premature infants and to discuss how music therapy …