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Different worlds? : asymmetry in graduate student marriages

Creator:: Sakashita, Shari S.
Abstract:: That graduate study is detrimental to marriages has received empirical support. This study utilized systems theory to examine and help explain the dissolution process of graduate student marriages. Specifically, it examined the impact of marital structure on perceptions of marital quality. Drawing primarily from Scheinkman's (1988) qualitative study, spouses in...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Marital Quality, Number of Children Under Age 13, and Length of Marriage (Before Transformation) 82 D.3

Stability and process issues in intermarriage : a study of martial satisfaction and problem solving in American Indian intermarried and European American endogamous families

Creator:: Kawamoto, Walter T.
Abstract:: The purpose of the study was to investigate process and stability issues in intermarried families utilizing data from a group of American Indian intermarried families and a group of endogamous European American families. Stability issues such as marital satisfaction and overall problem solving were investigated by comparing scores between the...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: that addresses marriage and family issues in intermarriage. The most extensive body of research on

Influence strategies used during work and family decisions : their connection to decision and marital satisfaction

Creator:: Leier, Elaine M.
Abstract:: Changes in work and family roles as more women are entering the work force prompt a re-examination of how couples make work and family decisions. Research confirms that influence is an important component of the decision-making process. Because of the recent changes in women's paid work roles, women may now...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: : Telephone Screening Script 74 Appendix C: Questionnaire Cover Letter 78 Appendix D: Work and Family Project

From work-first to learn first : navigating educational choices among TANF recipients through the lens of possible selves and stigma

Creator:: Jones, Terese D.
Abstract:: Individuals who are parents and students on TANF experience challenges accessing and persisting in higher education. This study explored the experiences of TANF recipients who are navigating a return to higher education and the impact of college on how they construct a future self. Two theoretical frameworks were used to...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: AN ABSTRACT OF THE DISSERTATION OF Terese D. Jones for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in

Longitudinal study of the relationship between family coalitions and adolescent antisocial behavior

Creator:: Coughlin, Chris D.
Abstract:: Family therapists have proposed that specific types of family interactions are dysfunctional for the family system and can produce long-term negative effects for the child. They further propose that, for healthy family functioning to be maintained, parental alliances must be sustained and excessive cross-generational coalitions (parent-child alliances) must be blocked....
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: coalitions and adolescent antisocial behavior AN ABSTRACT OF THE DISSERTATION OF Chris D. Coughlin for the

Family influences on adolescent drug relapse : follow-up study of a treatment population

Creator:: Coughlin, Chris D.
Abstract:: Relapse is a common occurrence in the treatment of adolescent substance abuse. It is estimated that one out of three adolescents will relapse after treatment termination. Although much attention has been given to family factors which influence an adolescent's use and abuse of drugs, this same vigorous attention has not...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: study of a treatment population AN ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Chris D. Coughlin for the degree of

Coming of age in rural America : sense of purpose, coping, and perceived progress toward adulthood

Creator:: Dolenc, Brooke J.
Abstract:: Individuals in their 20s today have more diverse experiences with school, work, and family transitions than previous cohorts. Contemporary young adults take longer to finish school, settle into marriages or partnerships, and begin parenting; they frequently change jobs or hold multiple part-time positions. Little is known about how young adults...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: patterns of transitioning into adulthood (i.e., education, career, and marriage) are not congruent with

Gender and housework : postretirement change

Creator:: Richards, Catherine M.
Abstract:: Retirement is a later life transition that may affect a variety of areas in a person's life. One area is the division of household labor. Historically, women have been responsible for and performed the majority of household labor. Women's responsibility for household labor follows the traditional dual sphere ideology, which...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: independence in their daughters as in their sons; (d) in a successful marriage, the partners must have

Forging new paths : life course transitions for American women and their families

Creator:: Schmiege, Cynthia J.
Abstract:: Families of remarriage constitute a growing number of American families. The spiraling divorce rate of the 1970s was accompanied by a concomitant increase in the number of remarriages. Forty percent of American families today contain at least one spouse that has been previously married, thus studying relationships within families of...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: institution of marriage, it appears that individuals are choosing to establish new marriages after

Women's perceptions of their children's experiences in domestic violence

Creator:: Wood, Barbara L.
Abstract:: Ten female survivors of physically assaultive domestic violence were interviewed three times each in a feminist, qualitative study designed to access their perceptions about their children's experiences in domestic violence. All participants had children living with them at the time of the abuse and were one to five years out...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: beliefs about children needing fathers, beliefs about marriage and family, and perceptions of children's

ScholarsArchive@OSU

Different worlds? : asymmetry in graduate student marriages

Stability and process issues in intermarriage : a study of martial satisfaction and problem solving in American Indian intermarried and European American endogamous families

Influence strategies used during work and family decisions : their connection to decision and marital satisfaction

From work-first to learn first : navigating educational choices among TANF recipients through the lens of possible selves and stigma

Longitudinal study of the relationship between family coalitions and adolescent antisocial behavior

Family influences on adolescent drug relapse : follow-up study of a treatment population

Coming of age in rural America : sense of purpose, coping, and perceived progress toward adulthood

Gender and housework : postretirement change

Forging new paths : life course transitions for American women and their families

Women's perceptions of their children's experiences in domestic violence

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