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Denson, Nida; Szelényi, Katalin; Bresonis, Kate – Research in Higher Education, 2018
Very few studies have examined issues of work-life balance among faculty of different racial/ethnic backgrounds. Utilizing data from Harvard University's Collaborative on Academic Careers in Higher Education project, this study examined predictors of work-life balance for 2953 faculty members from 69 institutions. The final sample consisted of…
Descriptors: Correlation, Family Work Relationship, Predictor Variables, Ethnicity
Linhorst, Donald M.; Loux, Travis M.; Dirks-Linhorst, Ann; Riley, Sarah E. – American Journal on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, 2018
This study compares characteristics and outcomes of 70 defendants with and 1,122 without intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) participating in a mental health court. Demographic and clinical characteristics differed, but criminal justice or program characteristics did not. Age, race, marital status, living situation, court location,…
Descriptors: Developmental Disabilities, Intellectual Disability, Outcomes of Treatment, Mental Health Programs
Ward, Kristy K.; Roncancio, Angelica M.; Plaxe, Steven C. – Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior, 2013
To evaluate risk of suicide of women with invasive gynecologic malignancies, the National Cancer Institute's Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results Program (1973-2007) was queried. Suicide per 100,000 women with gynecologic malignancies was compared with that of women with other malignancies; suicide was 30% more likely in those with…
Descriptors: Females, Cancer, Suicide, At Risk Persons
Kerr, Dianne L.; Santurri, Laura; Peters, Patricia – Journal of American College Health, 2013
Objective: To investigate selected mental health characteristics of lesbians and bisexual undergraduate college women as compared with heterosexual college women. Participants: Self-identified lesbians and bisexual and heterosexual female college students who took part in the American College Health Association National College Health Assessment…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Females, Mental Health, Homosexuality
Kresak, Karen E.; Gallagher, Peggy A.; Kelley, Susan J. – Journal of Early Intervention, 2014
Sources of support and quality of life of 50 grandmother-headed families raising grandchildren with and without disabilities were examined. Comparative analyses revealed significant differences between grandmothers raising grandchildren with and without disabilities in regard to sources of support and family quality of life. Informal support was…
Descriptors: Grandparents, Females, Grandparents Raising Grandchildren, Disabilities
Barry, Deborah S. – ProQuest LLC, 2013
As the realities of the academic job market have forced some PhD recipients to accept less-preferable position types, there has been increasing concerns that these students are not prepared for their careers, especially in STEM fields. However, aside from the labor market, few studies have explored the influences on career aspiration and…
Descriptors: Occupational Aspiration, STEM Education, Doctoral Programs, Graduate Students
Hamilton, Brady E.; Martin, Joyce A.; Ventura, Stephanie J. – Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2012
Objectives: This report presents preliminary data for 2011 on births in the United States. U.S. data on births are shown by age, live-birth order, race, and Hispanic origin of mother. Data on marital status, cesarean delivery, preterm births, and low birthweight are also presented. Methods: Data in this report are based on approximately 100…
Descriptors: Females, Adolescents, Birth Rate, Birth Order
Livingston, Gretchen; Cohn, D'Vera – Pew Research Center, 2010
Nearly one-in-five American women ends her childbearing years without having borne a child, compared with one-in-ten in the 1970s. While childlessness has risen for all racial and ethnic groups, and most education levels, it has fallen over the past decade for women with advanced degrees. The most educated women still are among the most likely…
Descriptors: Females, Pregnancy, Educational Attainment, Racial Differences
Japuntich, Sandra J.; Piper, Megan E.; Leventhal, Adam M.; Bolt, Daniel M.; Baker, Timothy B. – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 2011
Objective: Most smoking cessation studies have used long-term abstinence as their primary outcome measure. Recent research has suggested that long-term abstinence may be an insensitive index of important smoking cessation mechanisms. The goal of the current study was to examine the effects of 5 smoking cessation pharmacotherapies using Shiffman et…
Descriptors: Smoking, Drug Therapy, Program Effectiveness, Whites
Bell, Nicole S.; Harford, Thomas C.; Amoroso, Paul J.; Hollander, Ilyssa E.; Kay, Ashley B. – Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior, 2010
Suicides among U.S. Army soldiers are increasing and, in January 2009, outpaced deaths due to combat. For this study, 1,873 army suicides identified through death, inpatient, and emergency room records were matched with 5,619 controls. In multivariate models, older, male, White, single, and enlisted soldiers with a prior injury (OR = 2.04, 95% CI…
Descriptors: Injuries, Mental Health, Suicide, Military Personnel
Galovski, Tara E.; Mott, Juliette; Young-Xu, Yinong; Resick, Patricia A. – Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 2011
This study compares a sample of PTSD-positive, female survivors of interpersonal assault (n = 162) to a sample of similarly traumatized male counterparts (n = 45) on a number of variables, including PTSD-symptom severity, depressive symptoms, anger, guilt, and health-related concerns. Results indicate that male and female interpersonal assault…
Descriptors: Females, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Gender Differences, Depression (Psychology)
Small, Latoya A.; Jackson, Jerrold; Gopalan, Geetha; McKay, Mary McKernan – Research on Social Work Practice, 2015
Background: Youth living in poverty face compounding familial and environmental was challenges in utilizing effective community mental health services. Ongoing stressors increase their drop-out rate in mental health service use. Difficulties also exist in staying engaged in services when involved with the child welfare system. This study examines…
Descriptors: Urban Areas, Urban Youth, Family Needs, Family Relationship
Sorkin, Dara H.; Billimek, John – Health Education & Behavior, 2012
Objectives: To examine racial/ethnic differences in the dietary behaviors of overweight or obese adults using the 2007 California Health Interview Survey. Method: Data were obtained from the 2007 California Health Interview Survey, a population-based sample of noninstitutionalized adults in California. The sample included 26,721 adults aged 18…
Descriptors: Food, Whites, Limited English Speaking, Language Proficiency
Corrigan, Patrick W.; Morris, Scott; Larson, Jon; Rafacz, Jennifer; Wassel, Abigail; Michaels, Patrick; Wilkniss, Sandra; Batia, Karen; Rusch, Nicolas – Journal of Community Psychology, 2010
Self-stigma can undermine self-esteem and self-efficacy of people with serious mental illness. Coming out may be one way of handling self-stigma and it was expected that coming out would mediate the effects of self-stigma on quality of life. This study compares coming out to other approaches of controlling self-stigma. Eighty-five people with…
Descriptors: Self Efficacy, Mental Disorders, Quality of Life, Factor Analysis
Drake, Kelly L.; Ginsburg, Golda S. – Child & Family Behavior Therapy, 2011
Anxious and nonanxious mothers were compared on theoretically derived parenting and family environment variables (i.e., overcontrol, warmth, criticism, anxious modeling) using multiple informants and methods. Mother-child dyads completed questionnaires about parenting and were observed during an interactional task. Findings reveal that, after…
Descriptors: Mothers, Parenting Styles, Child Rearing, Questionnaires