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Family caregiving in aging populations
(Palgrave Macmillan US, 2015)Family care giving policies and practices. -
Family relationships and adolescent well-being: are families equally protective for same-sex attracted youth?
(Springer/Plenum, 2013-03)Existing research suggests that sexual minority youth experience lower levels of well-being, in part because they perceive less social support than heterosexual youth. Sexual minority youth with strong family relationships ... -
Gendered fields: sports and advanced course taking in high school
(Springer, 2009-10-01)This study explores the association between sports participation and course taking in high school, specifically comparing subjects with varied gendered legacies-science and foreign language. Analyses of a nationally ... -
Grandchild, grandparent, and parent coresidence from 1970 to 1990: structural factors affecting state patterns
(Baywood Publishing, 2006)This study analyzes structural forces affecting state patterns of parental presence within grandparent-grandchild coresidence by testing demographic, social change, policy environment, and social problems models. The project ... -
Grandparents in law: investigating the institutionalization of extended family roles
(Baywood Publishing, 2002)Previous research on grandparents has focused on the individual and familial level and has characterized grandparent roles as ambiguous and contingent. Emphasizing instead structural phenomena, this theoretical paper argues ... -
Happiness in married older adults: is there a cultural divide in definition or importance?
(Oxford Univ Press Inc, 2013-11)Happiness is a key variable in aging studies. However, the concept of happiness may not be the same across cultural groups. This cross-sectional study of 8974 participants in the Health and Retirement Study examines whether ... -
Having it all: psychosocial correlates of well-being in highly educated older women
(Oxford University Press, 2015-11)We examined subjective well-being (SWB) in a sample of highly educated older women. Our sample consisted of 137 females from an education program for retired adults. The sample was evenly split between partnered and not, ... -
High school context, heterosexual scripts, and young women's sexual development
(Springer US, 2018-07)Adolescence is a critical period for sexual development, and previous research demonstrates that school cultures play an important role in shaping adolescent sexual behavior. However, little is known about the role of ... -
High School Religious Context and Reports of Same-Sex Attraction and Sexual Identity in Young Adulthood
(Sage Publications, 2013-06)The objectives of this study are to understand the association between high school religious context in adolescence and the reporting of same-sex attraction and sexual identity in young adulthood and how these associations ... -
High-volume hydraulic fracturing and human health outcomes a scoping review
(Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc., 2018-05)Objective: Examine extent of peer-reviewed literature exploring human health effects of hydraulic fracturing (HVHF). Methods: A scoping review methodology was used to examine peer-reviewed studies published from 2000 through ... -
“I thought my heart would burst”: The role of ultrasound technology on expectant grandmotherhood
(Sage, 2010-02)Using both quantitative and qualitative data, this study investigates the role of ultrasound technology on feelings of attachment and emotions experienced by expectant grandmothers. A total of 109 expectant grandmothers ... -
Identifying the urban: resident perceptions of community character and local institutions in eight metropolitan areas
(Wiley, 2018-09)What does the term urban signify as a descriptor of contemporary communities in the United States? We investigate this question using data from the Soul of the Community survey, examining how people within eight metropolitan ... -
Impact of family abuse on running away, deviance, and street victimization among homeless rural and urban youth
(Pergamon, 2006-10)Various demographic and familial risk factors have been linked to runaway behavior. To date, there has not been a systematic investigation of the impact of size of community on runaway behavior. This study will compare ... -
Impact of running away on girls' pregnancy
(Academic Press, 2011-07-25)This study assessed the impact of running away on pregnancy in the subsequent year among U.S. adolescents. We also investigated interactions between running away and sexual assault, romance, and school disengagement. ... -
Impact of running away on girls' sexual onset
(Elsevier, 2010-01)The purpose of this study is to longitudinally examine the impact of running away on sexual onset, and to determine the 12-month prevalence of sexual onset among runaway females. -
In search of a safe school: racialized perceptions of security and the school choice process
(Taylor & Francis, 2020-01-23)Do school security policies affect how safe parents perceive schools to be, and do they influence parental choice behavior? We address these questions using data from a survey that asked U.S. parents to evaluate hypothetical ... -
The influence of running away on the risk of female sexual assault in the subsequent year
(Springer Publishing Company, 2011)This study explores the sexual risk trajectories of female youths and sheds light on the long-term effects of running away. It evaluates whether running away increases the risk of sexual assault in the following year, which ... -
Inheritance law in an aging society
(Routledge, 1995)An exploratory analysis of states' inheritance law changes between 1961 and 1990 was conducted in order to discern major trends and their implications for older families. Results suggested that states were modifying their ... -
Measuring student's perceptions of teaching: Dimensions of evaluation
(Sage Publications, 1986-03)Results from application of the SPTE Questionnaire from 2,115 classes were factor analyzed to oblique simple structure. A first-order solution with six factors resulted: 1) Attitude Toward Students, (2) Work Load, (3) ... -
A multi-level analysis of thirty-two societies on marital and family satisfaction
(Cambridge University Press, 2011-12)When we examine the quality of life for each individual, several specific dimensions need to be considered. Health conditions and quality of family relationships are critical. When the individual in question is married, ...