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Associations Among Ethnicity, Gender, Age, Age Of First Drink, And Drinking Behavior Among High School Students, Ricky Gujral
Associations Among Ethnicity, Gender, Age, Age Of First Drink, And Drinking Behavior Among High School Students, Ricky Gujral
2010-2016 Archived Posters
Moderation management theory was employed to assess whether gender, ethnicity, age, and age of first drink were associated with drinking among adolescents. The statistically significant model distinguished between adolescents who reported moderate versus binge drinking. Age of first drink made a statistically significant main effect contribution to the model.
Second-Parent Adoption: North Carolina Same-Sex Couples And Foster Care Adoptions, Mark Maxwell
Second-Parent Adoption: North Carolina Same-Sex Couples And Foster Care Adoptions, Mark Maxwell
2010-2016 Archived Posters
A qualitative phenomenological study about the experiences of same-sex couples with children adopted from foster care in a southeastern U.S. state. Interview data from 8 couples were coded and analyzed. Emerging themes included legal, social, and financial struggles and the couples trailblazing experiences to become their childrens legal parents. Implications for positive social change included informing same-sex parents, policy makers and social workers about the families experiences and needs.