This exploratory study examined the estate planning knowledge
and actions of married couples in Oregon. The specific objectives of
the study were: (1) to determine couples' estate planning knowledge
and their estate planning actions, (2) to determine if a relationship
existed between couples' estate planning knowledge and their estate
planning...
All parents experience some problems with their children and may
look to various parenting resources for guidance and reassurance
(Stoltz, 1967). The literature on the problems parents experience,
including tantrums, bedwetting, whining/crying, has not
comprehensively explored the range and co-occurrence of child
behavior problems across all ages (Kanoy and Schroeder,...
Systems theory and role theory were used in this study to
develop a management model, integrating the managerial and
psycho-social subsystems of the family system. The integrated theory
and model were used to derive hypotheses concerning whether or not
type of task and actual/relative amount of time spent on household...
This study examined job satisfaction levels between employed
single women and employed married women. The specific objectives of
the study were: (1) to investigate differences in the level of job
satisfaction between employed single women and employed married
women- (2) to investigate the factors whicn influence the level of
job...
The purpose of this study was to examine and compare annual work
wardrobe expenditures, work wardrobe expenditure influences, and
selected demographic characteristics of women employed full-time in
five occupational categories: professional and technical, managerial
and administrative, sales, clerical, and other.
The survey questionnaire included an itemized list of 37 wardrobe...
An investigation was conducted on parental influence
on adolescent's consumer activities in Malaysia. A total
of 4287 Form Four students from 32 randomly selected
schools, with 80 percent of their parents, participated in
this study. A majority of the adolescents were staying
with parents in rural areas. The adolescents received...
This exploratory study examined the degree of involvement of Oregon State University students in nutrition information. Specific objectives were to: (1) determine the relationship between, a) use of nutrition information, b) interest in nutrient information, c) satisfaction with the amount of information required by law, d) kinds of foods to...
Statistics indicate that the number of dual-career couples, and
thus dual-career women, has continued to increase (Holahan & Gilbert,
1979a; Jump, 1986; Maples, 1981; Sekaran, 1983). Very little is known,
however, about how these women make their career-related decisions
(Morgan & Hock, 1984). The major purpose of the present study...
The purpose of this investigation was to examine the influence of selected historical, fiscal, and organizational factors on enrollment patterns in Oregon Community Colleges during the academic years 1978-79, 1981-82, and 1984-85. Oregon was selected insofar as it is one of the few remaining states which observes the principle of...