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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

Profiles of Children’s Cognitive Self-Regulation Around the Transition to School

Creator:: Miao, Alicia J.
Abstract:: Cognitive self-regulation and the behavioral manifestations of cognitive self-regulation are important aspects of school readiness, yet less is known about the variation in measurement modalities within children. In this dissertation, two studies examined the makeup, antecedents, and consequents of constellations of cognitive self-regulation (CSR) measures around the transition to formal...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: thank my committee members, Alan Acock, Rick Settersten, Shannon Lipscomb, and Adam Branscum. Alan

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

Keeping a Roof Overhead : An Examination of Housing Strategies Among Low-Income White Families in Rural Trailer Parks

Creator:: Barrett-Rivera, Brenda C.
Abstract:: Housing is a critical component of family life, however, keeping a safe and stable roof overhead is increasingly difficult for the approximately 21 million low-income families in the United States (Urban Institute, n.d.; U.S. Census, 2015). Low-income families struggle to keep a roof overhead within the context of rising housing...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: given me over the last four years. Thank you to my committee members, Karen Hooker and Rick Settersten

Childhood risk as a predictor of frequency of contact between incarcerated fathers and their children

Creator:: Galardi, Tasha R.
Abstract:: U.S. incarceration rates have soared over the past three decades and the demographic characteristics of those who end up in prison are a reflection of the nation's structural inequality. Incarcerated fathers are a socially disadvantaged group and spending time in prison compounds already significant risk factors that these men experienced...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
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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

Appraisals of Military Service, PTSD, and Functional Health of Vietnam Combat Veterans: Findings from the VALOR Study

Creator:: Zinn, Alexandra D.
Abstract:: Previous research on WWII veterans in their 70’s and 80’s has shown that positive and negative appraisals of military service mediate between combat exposure and PTSD symptoms in late life. This thesis extends this research in two ways, first by determining how these variables relate to functional health in later...
Resource Type:: Honors College Thesis
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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

ScholarsArchive@OSU

Beyond high hopes : educational attainment among children of immigrants

Profiles of Children’s Cognitive Self-Regulation Around the Transition to School

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

Keeping a Roof Overhead : An Examination of Housing Strategies Among Low-Income White Families in Rural Trailer Parks

Childhood risk as a predictor of frequency of contact between incarcerated fathers and their children

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

Appraisals of Military Service, PTSD, and Functional Health of Vietnam Combat Veterans: Findings from the VALOR Study

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

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