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- And Enrichment Program; iRelate Program; Family Resilience Model; Life-Cycle Perspective; Actor Partner Interdependence Models (1)
- Foster Families; Family Systems Theory; Pyschosocial adjustment; Grounded theory (1)
- HUD; Hierarchical Linear Modeling; Socioeconomic Status; Resilience (1)
- Health-related quality of life; Emotional relationships; Psychosocial abuse; (1)
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Relationships, Health, And Spirituality Among College Students: Factors Of College Success, Solomon S. Wang
Relationships, Health, And Spirituality Among College Students: Factors Of College Success, Solomon S. Wang
Loma Linda University Electronic Theses, Dissertations & Projects
This explorative longitudinal study investigated the relationship between healthrelated quality of life (HRQL) and various social and faith factors associated with the home to college transition. Data from 347 collegians attending a Christian University were utilized for this study and results uncovered that over the course of a year, gender, time, significant emotional relationships, a psychosocial abuse history, and faith importance predicted HRQL. In addition to each having a main effect, there were unique interactions among the variables that predicted outcomes. The findings provide valuable theoretical and practical insight on what colleges and universities can do to address deteriorating collegian …
Living On Borrowed Time: A Longitudinal Examination Of A Time-Limited Housing Voucher Program, Lauren D. Foster
Living On Borrowed Time: A Longitudinal Examination Of A Time-Limited Housing Voucher Program, Lauren D. Foster
Loma Linda University Electronic Theses, Dissertations & Projects
There are a number of families currently living in poverty across the United States (Census, 2010). These families are often stressed and spread thin in their daily lives. Different governmental supports are used to bolster individuals and families during their experiences of poverty. One such entity is the United States Department of Housing and Urban Affairs (HUD). This agency provides housing to countless residents each year (HUD, 2016). Much is known about the different program that HUD offers but information is limited what strengths families can bring in that can aid in their experiences while living in poverty. Using Hierarchical …
Bonding And Psychosocial Adjustment Of Youth In Foster Care, Alicia Marie Nicoleau
Bonding And Psychosocial Adjustment Of Youth In Foster Care, Alicia Marie Nicoleau
Loma Linda University Electronic Theses, Dissertations & Projects
Foster families face complex issues that include a history of maltreatment, family disruption, placement instability, behavioral problems, and other adjustment related concerns. Adjusting to these issues presents unique challenges to foster youths and their families. Using family systems theory as the theoretical lens, this study explored the ways in which youth psychosocial adjustment is related to the interactions between foster parents and foster youth in long-term placement as perceived and reported by foster parents. This study utilized a qualitative methodology with a grounded theory approach. Using in-depth interviews, foster parents described their perceptions of how their foster youth cope and …
Testing The Effectiveness Of The Irelate Program On Marines: An Enhanced Program Evaluation, Griselda M. Lloyd
Testing The Effectiveness Of The Irelate Program On Marines: An Enhanced Program Evaluation, Griselda M. Lloyd
Loma Linda University Electronic Theses, Dissertations & Projects
Junior enlisted Marines are getting married at a faster rate than their civilian counterparts and nearly twice that of senior personnel (Gomulka, 2010; Cohen, Passel, Wang, & Livingston, 2011). With the high rate of marriage, these same junior Marines have a disproportionately high divorce rate. While the high rate of divorce is a significant issue, divorce in the Marine Corps population is complex as it affects the individual’s and family’s well-being, and the Marine’s unit level of readiness (Karney & Crown, 2007; United Stated Marine Corps, 2014). As a result of this high rate of divorce, a group of Navy …