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Black, Helen K.; Rubinstein, Robert L. – International Journal of Aging and Human Development, 2013
This study is based on original research that explored family reaction to the death of an elderly husband and father. We interviewed 34 families (a family included a widow and two adult biological children) approximately 6 to 10 months after the death. In one-on-one interviews, we discussed family members' initial reaction to the death, how the…
Descriptors: Parent Child Relationship, Intimacy, Death, Family (Sociological Unit)
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Corden, Anne; Hirst, Michael – Death Studies, 2013
This article investigates the nature, context, and impact of economic stressors associated with loss, drawing on a mixed-methods study of changes in financial circumstances and economic roles following death of a life partner. Findings show how economic changes, and the practicalities of dealing with such transitions, shaped individual responses…
Descriptors: Economic Factors, Stress Variables, Grief, Financial Problems
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Alam, Rifat; Barrera, Maru; D'Agostino, Norma; Nicholas, David B.; Schneiderman, Gerald – Death Studies, 2012
The authors investigated longitudinally bereavement in mothers and fathers whose children died of cancer. Thirty-one parents were interviewed 6 and 18 months post-death. Analyses revealed parental differences and changes over time: (a) employment--fathers were more work-focused; (b) grief reactions--mothers expressed more intense grief reactions…
Descriptors: Mothers, Fathers, Grief, Cancer
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Graff, Cristina Santamaria; McCain, Terrence; Gomez-Vilchis, Veronica – Journal of Hispanic Higher Education, 2013
Many Latina students overcome multiple obstacles to earn university degrees. Five married Latina women with children and seasonal farmworker backgrounds are the focus of this study which is analyzed through resiliency theory to understand factors contributing to their academic resilience. Variables connected to academic success are explored and…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Resilience (Psychology), Hispanic American Students, Performance Factors
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Zakar, Rubeena; Zakar, Muhammad Zakria; Kramer, Alexander – Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 2012
This article documents the coping strategies adopted by women victims of spousal violence in Pakistan. By drawing on 21 in-depth interviews conducted in Lahore and Sialkot (Pakistan), we found that the women tried to cope with violence by using various strategies, both emotion focused (e.g., use of religion, placating the husband, etc.) and…
Descriptors: Social Problems, Social Change, Females, Foreign Countries
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Kwon, Kyong-Ah; Han, Suejung; Jeon, Hyun-Joo; Bingham, Gary E. – Early Child Development and Care, 2013
This study examined mothers' and fathers' parenting challenges and strategies/resources used when parenting toddlers. Through a qualitative interview protocol, implemented with mothers and fathers separately at a university laboratory, this study found that both fathers and mothers appeared to be transitioning from traditional gender roles towards…
Descriptors: Mothers, Fathers, Parent Child Relationship, Stress Variables
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Reilly, Deirdre; Huws, Jaci; Hastings, Richard; Vaughan, Frances – Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, 2010
Individuals with Down syndrome are at increased risk of congenital heart conditions (CHCs), and mortality is higher in people with Down syndrome and a CHC than those without (J. C. Vis et al., 2009). As a consequence, parents of children with Down syndrome and a CHC are more likely to outlive their child. In this research, semistructured…
Descriptors: Down Syndrome, Parents, Child Rearing, At Risk Persons
Bibus, Lindsay Pohl – ProQuest LLC, 2013
This qualitative study was undertaken in order to gain an understanding of the lived experiences of adult students and how they made meaning of their journey. To that end, through in-depth interviews with twenty participants, the study inquired into the journeys to an associate's degree of adult students who were also active duty military service…
Descriptors: Qualitative Research, Adult Students, Student Experience, Interviews
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Kim, Su Hyun; Kjervik, Diane; Belyea, Michael; Choi, Eun Sook – Death Studies, 2011
This study was performed to identify the patterns and mechanisms of the development of personal strength of bereaved older adults over a 4-year period after spousal death. The findings showed that while bereaved older adults, on average, experienced a moderate level of personal strength at 6 months post-spousal death with a slight increase over a…
Descriptors: Individual Differences, Religious Factors, Older Adults, Spouses
Hyun, Jung H. – ProQuest LLC, 2009
The growing literature on the impact of doctoral programs on marriages has identified four major areas of concern: financial difficulties, change of lifestyle, lack of time, and communication issues (Bergen & Bergen, 1978; Cao, 2001; Giles, 1983; Middleton, 2001; Norton, Thomas, Morgan, Tilley, & Dickins, 1998; Williams, 1977). In addition,…
Descriptors: Graduate Students, Marital Satisfaction, Doctoral Programs, Marriage
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Kaplan, Rachel L. – Disability & Society, 2010
Parents providing long-term care for their children with impairments face myriad physical and emotional challenges. Researchers have examined coping strategies among parent caregivers in various contexts internationally. However, little research has focused on caregiving mothers of children with impairments in developing countries, and even less…
Descriptors: Mothers, Caregivers, Coping, Interviews
Reeve, John Thomas – ProQuest LLC, 2010
The primary purpose of this research was to give voice to the stories of combat veterans suffering from Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and the stories of their family members. A secondary purpose was to expand overall professional knowledge and enhance treatment possibilities for all persons suffering from the effects of PTSD. Eight…
Descriptors: Veterans, Substance Abuse, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Coping
Darnell, Patricia – ProQuest LLC, 2012
This study was designed to explore the acculturation experiences of military-related immigrant wives enrolled in an ESL program in a selected community college. More specifically, the purpose of the study was to understand the personal and structural forces that facilitated or hindered their acculturation process into their community of residence…
Descriptors: Acculturation, Immigrants, Females, Spouses
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Ezzedeen, Souha R.; Ritchey, Kristen Grossnickle – Journal of Family Issues, 2008
Little is known about the spousal support received by married executive women and the support behaviors that they value. This article details the results of a qualitative study of 20 senior and executive-level women, with the aim of understanding their received and valued spousal support. An inductive typology was developed through semistructured…
Descriptors: Mentors, Females, Employed Women, Spouses
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Ka'opua, Lana Sue I.; Gotay, Carolyn C.; Boehm, Patricia S. – Health & Social Work, 2007
Spiritually based resources (SBR) generally have a salutary effect on coping with cancer diagnosis and treatment. Few studies address this relationship in long-term cancer survivorship, however. As part of a study on long-term prostate cancer survivorship, wives' ways of coping with cancer-related issues were explored through longitudinal…
Descriptors: Spouses, Lifelong Learning, Intimacy, Coping
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