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"As a family we are going to be here" : Mexican immigrant mothers' experiences with parenting in distinct community contexts

Creator:: Feeney, Sarah L.
Abstract:: Recent demographic studies have revealed a greater diversity in settlement patterns among Mexican immigrant families resulting in rapidly climbing populations of immigrants in new areas of the country, particularly in rural areas, while growth in established destinations has slowed. Host communities play an important role in families' acculturation processes and...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: , Dr. Leslie Richards, and my committee members, Dr. Alan Acock and Dr. Rick Settersten. Their

Daily Stressors and Stressor-Related Affect: The Role of Stressor Type, Who was Involved, and Resolution Status

Creator:: Witzel, Dakota D.
Abstract:: Daily social stressors are important everyday experiences that influence an individual’s daily health and well-being across the lifespan. One pathway through which daily social stressors influence health and well-being is through changes in positive and negative affect. The vast majority of previous research has focused on individual difference characteristics to...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: . Richard Settersten and Dr. Kelly Chandler, and graduate council representative Dr. David Kerr. I

Coping for Queer/Trans Youth (C-QT): Scale Development and Validation

Creator:: Tyler, Corine P.
Abstract:: LGBTQ+ young people experience oppression daily and these experiences negatively impact their wellbeing (Hafeez et al., 2017; Kattari et al., 2016; Kulik et al., 2017; Movement Advancement Project, 2020a; Woodford et al., 2014; Young, 2014). How young people respond to oppression can have far-reaching implications for not only their own...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Toward an Inclusive Organizational Culture: Employees’ Perceptions of Equity and Belonging within Oregon’s Department of Human Services

Creator:: McElvaine, Kara K.
Abstract:: Social and human services employees are on the forefront of social justice issues in the United States through their direct work with a wide array of oppressed and vulnerable people. As a field, these workers are proximal to people most acutely impacted by injustices. In Oregon, the principal agency for...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: members Dr. Rick Settersten, Dr. Shauna Tominey, and GCR Dr. Deborah Rubel for your enthusiasm and

Psychosocial Influences on Self-Reported and Performance-Based Indicators of Cognitive Health and Aging: An Intraindividual Variability Approach

Creator:: Cerino, Eric S.
Abstract:: An estimated 5.7 million Americans are currently living with the dementia stage of Alzheimer’s disease, impeding health and wellbeing for individuals diagnosed, caregivers, families, and communities across the country (Alzheimer’s Association, 2018). Studying early indicators of age-related cognitive decline and pathological cognitive impairment (e.g., Alzheimer’s disease) is crucial to inform...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Chapters 1–4. Dr. Richard Settersten assisted with theoretical framing and development of research

Navigating Racial/Ethnic Discrimination in Early Adolescence : Exploring Individual Strengths

Creator:: Tyler, Corine P.
Abstract:: Racial/ethnic minority individuals are unable to escape the realities of everyday discrimination in the United States: at least 87% of African American adolescents and 50% of Hispanic/Latinx young adults report experiencing discrimination within the past year (Neblett, Rivas-Drake, & Umaña-Taylor, 2012; Pérez, Fortuna, & Alegria, 2008; Seaton, Caldwell, Sellers, &...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

Theorizing age and gender in the pursuit of love in late life

Creator:: Levaro, Elizabeth Bayler
Abstract:: In this dissertation, I explore how women and men in later life experience the world of dating and the pursuit of new intimate relationships. Although the mortality gap between women and men at older ages is narrowing, as they enter their 70s, 80s, and 90s, there are still at least...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: . Richard Settersten‘s introduction to the life course provided the single most meaningful and influential

Beyond high hopes : educational attainment among children of immigrants

Creator:: Feeney, Sarah L.
Abstract:: In light of broadening racial/ethnic educational attainment gaps, growing diversity within young populations, and the increasingly critical relationship between higher education and outcomes in adulthood, understanding the factors that shape educational attainment is an especially important task for research. With this goal in mind, the current study examined how national...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Settersten compiled the reading list that introduced me to a treasure chest of theoretical perspectives

When Policy meets Reality: (In-) Stability of Gender Ideologies and Parenting Practices in the Context of Shifting Parental Leave Policy Design

Creator:: Sievers, Tjorven A. E.
Abstract:: This dissertation for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Public Policy addresses two main research questions. On a macro-level it aims to answer how gender ideologies, as seen in attitudes towards the gendered division of labor, develop over time in the context of changing family policy regimes. On a...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Rothwell, Dr. Richard Settersten and Dr. Gloria Crisp, for their invaluable input throughout the past

Sibling relationships and college decision-making : An exploratory study of first-generation and non-first-generation students

Creator:: Warner, Danielle A.
Abstract:: Decisions about college are significant in the lives of students and their families, especially since these are often the first major life-decisions that adolescents are able to make largely on their own (Galotti, 1995; Galotti & Mark, 1994). It is widely recognized that family history plays a role in whether...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: my advisor and committee chair, Karen Hooker, committee members John Geldhof, Rick Settersten

ScholarsArchive@OSU

"As a family we are going to be here" : Mexican immigrant mothers' experiences with parenting in distinct community contexts

Daily Stressors and Stressor-Related Affect: The Role of Stressor Type, Who was Involved, and Resolution Status

Coping for Queer/Trans Youth (C-QT): Scale Development and Validation

Toward an Inclusive Organizational Culture: Employees’ Perceptions of Equity and Belonging within Oregon’s Department of Human Services

Psychosocial Influences on Self-Reported and Performance-Based Indicators of Cognitive Health and Aging: An Intraindividual Variability Approach

Navigating Racial/Ethnic Discrimination in Early Adolescence : Exploring Individual Strengths

Theorizing age and gender in the pursuit of love in late life

Beyond high hopes : educational attainment among children of immigrants

When Policy meets Reality: (In-) Stability of Gender Ideologies and Parenting Practices in the Context of Shifting Parental Leave Policy Design

Sibling relationships and college decision-making : An exploratory study of first-generation and non-first-generation students

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