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Filtering by: Creator Marston, Richard Alan Remove constraint Creator: Marston, Richard Alan Academic Affiliation Social and Behavioral Health Sciences Remove constraint Academic Affiliation: Social and Behavioral Health Sciences Committee Member Richards, Leslie Remove constraint Committee Member: Richards, Leslie Decade 2010-2019 Remove constraint Decade: 2010-2019

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  • Disengaged and untrusting? Young adults' feelings of social integration and trust during the Great Recession

    Creator:
    Day, Jack K.
    Abstract:
    Navigating the transition to adulthood is fraught with challenges, especially for those coming of age during an economic crisis. Individuals often rely on support from existing social networks, and establish social capital through deepening and expanding social ties, as they establish footholds in roles marking adulthood. Yet investing in social...
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    Dissertation
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    : ______________________________________________________ Richard A. Settersten, Jr. Navigating the transition to adulthood is fraught with

  • Gender Matters : The Perspectives and Experiences of Living Unit Staff in Juvenile Correctional Facilities

    Creator:
    Galardi, Tasha Randall
    Abstract:
    Front line staff members in youth correctional facilities are generally the primary adults in the lives of incarcerated young people. In many ways, they serve as surrogate parents who may promote positive development while holding delinquent youth accountable for their actions. They accomplish these often conflicting goals through the provision...
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    Dissertation
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    : ______________________________________________________ Richard A. Settersten, Jr. Front line staff members in youth correctional facilities

  • The effect of Head Start on mother and father involvement

    Creator:
    Harmon, Bethany J.
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    Past research on Head Start has focused on child outcomes, yet Head Start services also target the behaviors of parents. Using data from the Fragile Families and Child Well-being Study (FFCW), the current study examined the effect of Head Start on mother (n = 3,575) and father (n = 1,812)...
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    Masters Thesis
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    Father Involvement. Abstract approved: ______________________________________________________ Richard

  • The stress process model and physical health outcomes of parent versus adult child caregivers

    Creator:
    Ourada, Verna E. Zehner
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    As the baby boomer generation ages, and as advanced medical techniques keep people alive longer, the need for family caregivers will grow. Researchers have determined that the health of family caregivers is generally poorer that noncaregivers. Also, the type of family relationship has been determined to influence health outcomes. This...
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    Dissertation
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    encouragement. Both Dr. Alan Acock and Dr. Sam Vuchinich spent time with me discussing statistics