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Moving on : the effects of frequent childhood mobility on a low-income population

Creator:: Hilberg, Beth Alyne
Abstract:: The purpose of this study was to explore the relationship between frequent childhood mobility and perceived social support, education level, and economic well-being in a sample of former Even Start parents. Theoretically the mechanisms for the disruption of frequent mobility are studied through both social capital theory and an ecological...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: of Master of Science in Human Development and Family Studies presented on June 25, 2003 Title: Moving

Community satisfaction and life course factors influencing the likelihood of moving for 50 to 70 year olds

Creator:: Fox, Linda Kirk
Abstract:: The purpose of this study was to determine what levels of community satisfaction and personal and household characteristics would result in a model of retirees and pre-retirees and their propensity to move. This study assessed the relationship between certain socio-demographic variables and feelings of overall satisfaction as well as satisfaction...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: , marital status, employment, household size, health, previous moving experiences, and the subscale

The association among care given, perceived reciprocity, and frustration with caregiving for daughters

Creator:: Alger, Georgina
Abstract:: Decreasing mortality rates and increasing life expectancy are contributing factors in a trend currently referred to as the "graying" of America. Some members of this aging population will require caregiving support from their families. Because women tend to outlive men, adult daughters generally assume this important role for their widowed...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Alger A THESIS submitted to Oregon State University in partial fulfillment of the

Clothng behavior of adolescents in an economically disadvantaged rural community

Creator:: Snyder, Janet Lovseth
Abstract:: This thesis is a study of the clothing behavior of disadvantaged adolescents in a rural community as it relates to the factors of social class, security level, peer acceptance and self-selection of clothing. This study was selected because very little research in clothing behavior has been done in disadvantaged rural...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Disadvantaged Rural Community by Janet Lovseth Snyder A THESIS submitted to Oregon .State University in

A comparison of depression, stress and self-image between younger and older adolescent mothers

Creator:: Kitzrow, Martha Anne.
Abstract:: Adolescent pregnancy is a major social problem which results in negative psychological, medical, developmental, economic and educational consequences for both mother and child. A review of the literature examined psychological and sociocultural factors and negative consequences associated with adolescent pregnancy. There has been little research on age specific differences between...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: : Adolescent pregnancy is a major social problem which results in negative psychological, medical

An investigation of possible selves across stages of exercise involvement with middle-aged women

Creator:: Whaley, Diane E.
Abstract:: In order to develop effective interventions designed to encourage more middle-aged individuals to engage in regular exercise, there is a need to further understand the mechanisms involved in the decision to exercise. One appropriate conceptual framework involves future-oriented self-conceptions, or possible selves (Markus & Nurius, 1986). Possible selves, both hoped-for...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: E. Whaley A THESIS submitted to Oregon State University in partial fulfillment of the

The impact of gender-role identity, gender ideology and drinking motivation on binge drinking and behavioral outcomes

Creator:: Ketcham, Patricia
Abstract:: The purpose of this study was to determine if there was a difference in students' drinking patterns and the resultant negative consequences based on gender role identity, gender role ideology and self-reported drinking motivations on a college campus. A questionnaire was administered to a sample of 735 university students. Gender...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: . Ketcham A THESIS submitted to Oregon State University in partial fulfillment of the requirements for

Resource policy implications of animal rights activism : a demographic, attitudinal and behavioral analysis

Creator:: Jamison, Wesley V.
Abstract:: The thesis analyzes the demographic, attitudinal and behavioral characteristics of animal rights activists, placing them in the context of resource policy. It is argued that the animal rights movement combined the Victorian critique of empiricism with a reaction to modernity that was characteristic of other contemporary mass movements. Animal rights...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Behavioral Analysis by Wesley V. Jamison A THESIS Submitted to Oregon State University in partial

An investigation of the relationship between adolescent substance abuse and personality in a residential treatment center

Creator:: Toray, Tamina
Abstract:: Over the past ten years there has been a dramatic increase in the number of drug addicted teens in this country. Accompanying this increase in drug usage of adolescents has been an rise in the number of treatment and evaluation centers to serve the adolescent drug abusing population. Comprehensive and...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: THESIS Submitted to Oregon State University in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree

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Moving on : the effects of frequent childhood mobility on a low-income population

Community satisfaction and life course factors influencing the likelihood of moving for 50 to 70 year olds

The association among care given, perceived reciprocity, and frustration with caregiving for daughters

Clothng behavior of adolescents in an economically disadvantaged rural community

A comparison of depression, stress and self-image between younger and older adolescent mothers

An investigation of possible selves across stages of exercise involvement with middle-aged women

The impact of gender-role identity, gender ideology and drinking motivation on binge drinking and behavioral outcomes

Resource policy implications of animal rights activism : a demographic, attitudinal and behavioral analysis

An investigation of the relationship between adolescent substance abuse and personality in a residential treatment center

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