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Depression risk : an examination of rural low income mothers

Creator:: Guyer, Amy M.
Abstract:: This study used a multi-method approach to explore factors associated with high and low depression in a sample of rural mothers living in poverty. From a sample of 117 women with very high or very low CES-D depression scores, 40 cases were randomly selected for in-depth qualitative analysis. Qualitative comments...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Risk: An Examination of Rural Low Income Mothers. Abstract approved: Leslie N. Richards This study

Family literacy programs : can they make a difference in parenting?

Creator:: Bailey, Sandra J.
Abstract:: Parenting education is a process of providing information to parents on the challenges of parenting, services available for families, and ideas on how to interact with children. The federal Even Start family literacy program, designed to increase the educational opportunities of parents and children, has a strong parenting education component....
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: They Make a Difference in Parenting? Abstract approved: Leslie N. Richards Parenting education is

Health, well-being, and financial self-sufficiency of low-income families in the context of welfare reform

Creator:: Corson, Corinne
Abstract:: The Personal Responsibility and Work Reconciliation Act of 1996 brought several changes to the welfare system. Among these changes are lifetime limits for receiving welfare benefits, and work requirements intended to foster economic self-sufficiency in welfare recipients. In the past few years, it has been acknowledged that there are challenges...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Reform. Abstract approved: Leslie N. Richards The Personal Responsibility and Work Reconciliation

Informal social support and attrition among nonpartnered, rurally-located, poor mothers

Creator:: Amity, Frederica A.
Abstract:: This qualitative study used interview transcripts to find clues to attrition from a longitudinal study among nonpartnered, rurally-located, poor mothers, a generally vulnerable population with characteristics commonly associated with attrition (low-income, low levels of educational attainment, and rural location). Drawing on Rural Families Speak data, the author used the number...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: . Abstract approved: Alexis J. Walker Leslie N. Richards This qualitative study used interview

The influence of support on divorce adjustment : an evaluation

Creator:: Bearden, Stephen R.
Abstract:: Many divorcing persons turn to treatment programs hoping for assistance in managing the process of divorce. Treatment programs include individual as well as group process models. One of the goals of most group process programs is to generate peer support which in turn is hoped to facilitate the process of...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: measures included the Center for Epidemiological Studies Depression Scale (Radloff, 1977), the Rosenberg

Residential placement of patients with dementia : relationship to care recipient and caregiver variables

Creator:: Coehlo, Deborah Padgett
Abstract:: The occurrence and timing of residential care of patients with dementia is impacted by several care recipient and caregiver variables. Previous research has shown a strong relationship among residential placement and marital status, cognitive decline, deterioration in functional abilities, and presence of behavior problems in the care recipient. Research on...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: -being and the current placement of the care recipient. From the returned questionnaires (n = 100), a

Contribution of perceived social support from close family and background characteristics to the well-being of women providing care to dependent mothers

Creator:: Oppy, Nancy Chun
Abstract:: The increasing elderly population is creating a greater need for care providers. Research indicates that while caregiving can be rewarding, it can also generate stress which, in turn, impacts individual well-being. Social support, however, may foster the well-being of persons who are experiencing stressful events. The purpose of this study...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: not cognitively impaired. The sample for this study (N=65) was drawn from a larger five year western

Longitudinal changes in stress-related growth : relations with stress severity and depressive symptoms

Creator:: Bi, Xiaoyu
Abstract:: Studies on the positive effects of stress, called stress-related growth (SRG), are increasing, and there are a variety of contradictory theoretical models and findings in the literature. This dissertation compared several of these models in two studies, using two waves of data from the Davis Longitudinal Study, a study of...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: age from 30 – 50 (cross- sectional N = 1140; longitudinal N = 509). The first study examined whether

Early family risk and children's academic achievement

Creator:: Sektnan, Michaella A.
Abstract:: Children who have multiple family risk factors are at increased risk for poor developmental outcomes, including poor academic achievement. The present study focused on charting the pathways through which early family risk – as indexed by ethnic minority status, low maternal education, low family income, and chronic maternal depressive symptoms...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

The effect of religious coping on depression and anxiety in adolescence

Creator:: Olszewski, Mary Elizabeth
Resource Type:: Dissertation

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Depression risk : an examination of rural low income mothers

Family literacy programs : can they make a difference in parenting?

Health, well-being, and financial self-sufficiency of low-income families in the context of welfare reform

Informal social support and attrition among nonpartnered, rurally-located, poor mothers

The influence of support on divorce adjustment : an evaluation

Residential placement of patients with dementia : relationship to care recipient and caregiver variables

Contribution of perceived social support from close family and background characteristics to the well-being of women providing care to dependent mothers

Longitudinal changes in stress-related growth : relations with stress severity and depressive symptoms

Early family risk and children's academic achievement

The effect of religious coping on depression and anxiety in adolescence

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