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Behnke, Andrew O.; MacDermid, Shelley M.; Anderson, James C.; Weiss, Howard M. – Journal of Family Issues, 2010
Using conservation of resources theory, this study examines the role of resources in the relationship between work-induced family separation and workers' intentions to leave their employment and how these relationships vary across ethnic groups. Analyses of a large representative sample of military members reveal that family separation is…
Descriptors: Ethnic Groups, Labor Turnover, Family Work Relationship, Intention
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Copur, Zeynep; Safak, Sukran; Terzioglu, Gunsel; Dodder, Richard A. – Journal of Family Issues, 2009
This study examines the validity and reliability of the Perceptions of Adequacy of Resources inventory--developed for American society--in a sample from Turkey and determines the correlations between perceived adequacy of resources and selected socioeconomic and family composition characteristics in Turkey. Participants of this study consist of…
Descriptors: Marital Status, Income, Family Life, Foreign Countries
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Koropeckyj-Cox, Tanya; Call, Vaughn R. A. – Journal of Family Issues, 2007
The prevalence and implications of childlessness in old age are compared across nine major surveys in seven countries: Australia, Finland, Germany, Japan, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom, and the United States. Specifically, the researchers examine indicators of the well-being and resources of childless men and women, compare them to their…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Comparative Analysis, Childlessness, Parents
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Bierman, Alex; Fazio, Elena M.; Milkie, Melissa A. – Journal of Family Issues, 2006
This study takes a multifaceted approach to examining reasons for the well-noted mental health advantage of the married. The authors examine whether socioeconomic resources and psychosocial resources explain this advantage for three aspects of mental health by comparing the consistently married to different types of unmarried individuals, as well…
Descriptors: Marital Status, Mental Health, Spouses, Depression (Psychology)
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Voydanoff, Patricia; Donnelly, Brenda W. – Journal of Family Issues, 1999
Examines the ways in which two risk factors: negative peer behavior and time spent without an adult, and two protective factors: adolescent resources and parental behavior influence psychological adjustment and grades among adolescents ages 10 to 17 (N=745). Results indicate that negative peer behavior is inversely related to adolescent well…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Adolescents, Behavior, Elementary Secondary Education
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Heath, D. Terri; Orthner, Dennis K. – Journal of Family Issues, 1999
Explores the relationship between gender and the ability of parents to manage work and family responsibilities using single fathers (n=346) and single mothers (n=364) in military communities. No gender differences were found among single parents who perceived they were successful at managing family and work responsibilities. There were gender…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Careers, Coping, Family Involvement