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What is Good Spousal Support? Examining Support Delivery and Outcomes
(2010-07-12)
Support from others is critical to both mental and physical health, and for married individuals, the spouse is the most important support provider. Although spousal support is known to be important, researchers have yet ...
A Comparative Study of the Relations Between Parenting and Deviance and Parenting and Academic Achievement Among Chinese and European American Youth from Taiwan and the United States
(2010-07-12)
The current investigation studied the relations between parenting and deviance
and parenting and academic achievement among Chinese and European American youth
from Taiwan (n = 906) and the United States (n = 627). More ...
Continuity and Change in Extracurricular Activity Involvement from Grade 7 to Grade 12
(2010-07-19)
Research has shown extracurricular activities to be positive contexts for youth development. Such activities have recently been conceptualized in terms of both breadth (number of activities) and depth (intensiveness of ...
The Association Between Marital Conflict and BMI Among African American Married Couples
(2010-07-09)
Research has repeatedly noted the link between marriage and weight gain, but to date, there has been no satisfactory explanation for those findings. This dyadic study of African American married couples examines one ...
Career Preparation during the Transition from High School
(2010-07-20)
Preparing for an adult career through careful planning, choosing a career, and gaining confidence to achieve career goals is a primary task during adolescence and early adulthood (Erikson, 1968; Skorikov, 2007b). The theory ...
The Portrayal of Gender in the Feature-Length Films of Pixar Animation Studios: A Content Analysis
(2010-04-12)
This study was a content analysis of the portrayal of gender in the feature-length films of Pixar Animation Studios. All ten films currently released from the studio were included in the study (Toy Story, A Bug’s Life, Toy ...
Health Related Outcomes among Heterosexual and Sexual Minority Youth and Young Adults
(2010-07-12)
Study I: Using data from Waves I thru IV of the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health (Add Health), the current study compared initial levels, rates of change, and quadratic curvature in three measures of substance ...
Contributions of Social Support, Future Orientation and a School Transition to School Engagement Among High School Adolescents
(2010-12-10)
This study examined how parental involvement, teacher support, future orientation, and a school transition contributed to the academic engagement of high school students. The current study was conducted using a nationally ...
The Role of Identity Styles and Academic Possible Selves on Academic Outcomes for High School Students
(2010-10-20)
The present study investigated the influence of identity styles and academic possible selves on academic outcomes for high school students. Specifically, the present study examined the relationship between identity styles ...
Conflict and harmony during interaction of preschool children: Influences of relationship status of dyads
(2010-08-04)
The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of friendship and dominance status on interaction quality—harmony and conflict during play—among preschool-aged children. The study considered the effects of friendship ...