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The experience of southeast Asian refugee families : an exploration of family identity

Creator:: Lynch, Maureen Jessica
Abstract:: Every year thousands of families experience a major life-changing event when they are torn from their homeland and become refugees. Little is known about how the refugee experience impacts the family and how members perceive it affects their sense of family identity. The construct of family identity as proposed by...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: exploration of family identity AN ABSTRACT OF THE DISSERTATION OF Maureen J. Lynch for the degree of

Engagement and retention in home visiting family support programs

Creator:: McGuigan, William M.
Abstract:: These two studies investigated maternal engagement and retention in a voluntary, home-visiting program. The program screened families at the birth of their first child for risk characteristics associated with poor child and family outcomes. Higher risk families were offered regular home visits and support for up to 5 years. In...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Human Development and Family Studies presented on June 29. 2001. Title

Connections between women's unpaid family work and their family relationships : a feminist analysis

Creator:: McGraw, Lori A.
Abstract:: Women have long been responsible for the unpaid and under-recognized work of maintaining homes and family relationships (Walker, 1999). In this dissertation, I use feminist theories to address the connections between women's unpaid family work and their family relationships. I explore family ties between (a) aging mothers and their care...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

The impact of children with chronic health problems on marriage

Creator:: Eddy, Linda L.
Abstract:: The purpose of this study was to examine the impact of having a child with a chrome illness or handicapping condition on marital quality and perceived marital stability. The subject is important because the belief that marriages in parents of chronically ill or handicapped children are uniformly less happy and...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

The ripple effect : relationship changes in the context of a family literacy program

Creator:: Merrill, Marina L.
Abstract:: Using a qualitative approach, this study explored how participation in a family literacy program can impact important relationships beyond the targeted parent-child dyad. Interviews with 108 parents, were collected over four program years, 1996-1999, as part of the statewide evaluation of Oregon's Even Start Family Literacy programs, were analyzed using...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

Self-care training for school age children : an impact study of parenting and employment

Creator:: Palmer, Diane J.
Abstract:: An increasing number of children care for themselves (self-care) while their parents are employed outside the home. A literature review suggested a connection between child care concerns and employed parents' increased stress, role overload, and lower productivity. This study evaluated the impact of an educational training program for families with...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Master of Science in Human Development and Family Studies presented on January 29, 1991. Title: Self

The impact of perceptions of work/family overlap and objective work/family characteristics on marital satisfaction of physicians and their spouses

Creator:: Bird, David Nelson
Abstract:: Kanter (1977) conceptualized five dimensions of the interdependence between work and family: occupational subculture, job absorption, time and timing, rewards and resources, and the emotional climate of work. Each of these dimensions affects the functioning and satisfaction of families and marriages. This research examined how four of these dimensions (occupational...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: The impact of perceptions of work/family overlap and

The effects of the family context and parent involvement on perceptions of children's school achievement

Creator:: Katzev, Aphra R.
Abstract:: The study examined dimensions of the family context associated with variations in parent involvement and parent perceptions of children's school achievement using data from 1,085 male and 2,239 female respondents with a child between the ages of 5 and 18 years collected in the 1987-88 National Survey of Families and...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: The effects of the family context and parent involvement

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:: of Master of Science in Human Development and Family Studies presented on July 24, 1996. Title

Even Start Family Literacy Program : similarities and differences between Hispanic and non-Hispanic participants

Creator:: Pamulapati, Sireesha
Abstract:: This study used a mixed method approach (quantitative and qualitative) to examine the commonalities and differences between Hispanic and non-Hispanic participants of the Even Start Family Literacy Program. Using a life course perspective, this study examined the educational background and life history of Hispanic and non-Hispanic participants, their reasons and...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Human Development and Family Studies presented on May 2, 2003

ScholarsArchive@OSU

The experience of southeast Asian refugee families : an exploration of family identity

Engagement and retention in home visiting family support programs

Connections between women's unpaid family work and their family relationships : a feminist analysis

The impact of children with chronic health problems on marriage

The ripple effect : relationship changes in the context of a family literacy program

Self-care training for school age children : an impact study of parenting and employment

The impact of perceptions of work/family overlap and objective work/family characteristics on marital satisfaction of physicians and their spouses

The effects of the family context and parent involvement on perceptions of children's school achievement

Different worlds? : asymmetry in graduate student marriages

Even Start Family Literacy Program : similarities and differences between Hispanic and non-Hispanic participants

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