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[email protected] FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF EDUCATION THE PSYCHOMETRIC PROPERTIES OF THE BARKLEY DEFICITS IN EXECUTIVE FUNCTIONING SCALE (BDEFS) IN A COLLEGE STUDENT POPULATION By THEODORA PASSINOS COFFMAN A Dissertation submitted to the Department of Educational Psychology and Learning Systems in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy Degree Awarded: Summer Semester, 2014 Theodora Coffman defended this dissertation on May 6, 2014 The members of the supervisory committee were: Frances Prevatt Professor Directing Dissertation Lee Stepina University Representative Beth Phillips Committee Member Debra Osborn Committee Member The Graduate School has verified and approved the above-named committee members, and certifies that the dissertation has been approved in accordance with university requirements. ii ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS I would like to thank Dr. Frances Prevatt for serving as my major professor, providing me with support and encouragement during my graduate school career. I would also like to recognize how smooth she made the process of doctoral training for me with her continued guidance through every step of the way. I would like to thank my doctoral committee; Dr. Debra Osborn, Dr. Beth Phillips, and Dr. Lee Stepina for their support throughout the dissertation process and for being so giving of their time. I thank my husband, Michael, for his continuous support over the years, and for his willingness to listen to me talk about the ins and outs of executive functioning to exhaustion.