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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

  • The effect of Head Start on mother and father involvement

    Creator:
    Harmon, Bethany J.
    Abstract:
    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

  • Getting Kids from Cradle to College: Parents’ Expectations and Support to College-Bound Children

    Creator:
    Ottusch, Timothy M.
    Abstract:
    Increasing numbers of individuals aspire to, seek out, and need a college degree in order to be competitive in the job market (Goyette, 2008; U.S. Department of Education, 2013). College degrees provide access to economic, social, and health benefits (Abel & Deitz, 2014; Autor, 2014). The United States also needs...
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    Dissertation
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    . Kate MacTavish, Leslie Richard, and Rob Stawski provided support in data analysis and editing of both

  • 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

  • An Oregonian Jarabe : Danza Folklórica and Mexicana Mothers

    Creator:
    Olvera, Monica L.
    Abstract:
    Acculturative stress can be associated with increased conflicts between Latino parents and adolescent youth, and have negative effects on Latino immigrant parents' psychosocial functioning and parenting practices. Yet, the potentially deleterious effects of acculturative stress on Latino immigrant parents' psychosocial functioning and parenting practices may be mitigated through positive acculturative...
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    Dissertation
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    Carolyn Mendez-Luck, Leslie Richards, Heather McClure, and Fina Carpena-Mendez, for their involvement

  • Beyond heat or eat : street-level bureaucracy in rural Oregon energy relief

    Creator:
    Maguire, Jennifer J.
    Abstract:
    Rising energy costs coupled with the diminishing incomes associated with rural economic restructuring leave an increasing proportion of rural households faced with the heat or eat dilemma--where families must choose between meeting one basic need over another, such as putting food on the table or keeping the heat on. Effective...
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    Dissertation
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    and Dr. Leslie Richards provided guidance on the application of theory to my analysis

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

    Creator:
    Ourada, Verna E. Zehner
    Abstract:
    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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    , Dr. Leslie Richards, Dr. Rebecca Donatelle, and Dr. Vicki Tolar Burton. I always dread your

  • "We are not all one puzzle piece" : youth voice, homelessness, and positive youth development

    Creator:
    Nott, Brooke Dolenc
    Abstract:
    Positive youth development posits that all youth possess the capacity to change and grow as they interact with their contexts. That capacity is activated and nurtured by a beneficial ecological environment often unavailable for homeless youth. Only a limited number of studies focus on the positive development and strengths of...
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    Dissertation
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    Braverman, Dr. Leslie Richards, and Dr. Mariyln Read, for the time and instrumental feedback they offered