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Effects of insecure attachment on marital interactions : examining the family stress model

Creator:: Wicks, Steven M.
Abstract:: This exploratory study posited that being in an insecure marriage would increase marital conflict and perceived relational aggression when the couple is experiencing economic constraints. The cross-sectional design assessed two groups of marriages: secure and insecure. A structural equation model using multiple group comparison tested the effect of each type...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: . Abstract approved: Alan C. Acock This exploratory study posited that being in an insecure marriage

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

Contemporary student veterans : transitional experiences from military life to college life

Creator:: Normandin, Kathleen
Abstract:: The contemporary student veteran population is growing rapidly as service members who served in the Afghanistan and Iraq conflicts take advantage of the Post 9/11 Veteran Educational Assistance Act of 2008 to receive educational benefits to attend college (Cook & Kim, 2009). However, student veterans entering college today have a...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Normandin A THESIS submitted to Oregon State University in partial

Fashioning queer bodies : intersections of dress, identity, and anxiety in the queer women's community

Creator:: Reddy-Best, Kelly
Abstract:: The purpose of this study was to explore the relationship of dress and queer women and how their sexual identity influences their appearance management behaviors. I answered the following research questions: (1) How is gender identity constructed and negotiated in different spaces for queer? (2) Does sexual identity influence dress...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: questions I conducted 20 in-depth, semi-structured interviews with 20 queer women living in the United

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:: Childhood Mobility on a Low-Income Population By Beth Alyne Hilberg A THESIS submitted to Oregon State

Identical confusion : the history of twin studies on sexual orientation, 1952-1973

Creator:: Boltseridge, Nathan H.
Abstract:: In 1952, at the height of the McCarthy era, Franz Kallmann, a Jewish psychiatrist and eugenicist who fled the National Socialist regime in Germany, published a study, in which he claimed to have found a one hundred percent concordance rate for homosexuality among forty pairs of identical twins. From this...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Orientation. 1952-1973 by Nathan H. Boltseridge A THESIS submitted to Oregon State University in partial

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

Organizational Transformation and Social Construction : How Community College Faculty Make Meaning of the Completion Agenda

Creator:: Moore, Sally Widenmann
Abstract:: How do organizational members socially construct the shared meaning of a mandated change in the external environment? The opportunity to address this question presented itself when President Barack Obama set forth a goal for American community colleges to increase the number of students completing certificates and degrees by 5 million...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: Widenmann Moore A DISSERTATION Submitted to Oregon State University in

ScholarsArchive@OSU

Effects of insecure attachment on marital interactions : examining the family stress model

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

Contemporary student veterans : transitional experiences from military life to college life

Fashioning queer bodies : intersections of dress, identity, and anxiety in the queer women's community

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

Identical confusion : the history of twin studies on sexual orientation, 1952-1973

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

Organizational Transformation and Social Construction : How Community College Faculty Make Meaning of the Completion Agenda

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