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The Impact Of Parental Support On The Association Between Generational Status And Academic Resiliency, Breneya Nevils
The Impact Of Parental Support On The Association Between Generational Status And Academic Resiliency, Breneya Nevils
USC Aiken Psychology Theses
Objective: First generation college students often experience academic, financial, and social barriers that often make it difficult for them to succeed in a college setting. First generation college students often face challenges regarding degree access, degree attainment, financial barriers, difficultly in social engagement, reduced academic self-efficacy and academic resiliency. Recent research has examined the protective factors that work to increase resiliency and buffer first generation students from these barriers. The current study sought to examine the impact of parental support on the association between generational status and academic resiliency Method: Both First Generation participants (n=109) and non-first generation (n=86) were …
“Your Biological Clock Is Ticking”: Examining Stigma Of Childless Men And Women, Kayla Tamas
“Your Biological Clock Is Ticking”: Examining Stigma Of Childless Men And Women, Kayla Tamas
USC Aiken Psychology Theses
Prior research reveals that all childless individuals are negatively stigmatized, but voluntary and involuntary childless individuals are stigmatized to differing degrees. There is a little research investigating the differences in stigma associated with childless men and women. The current study examines the differences in stigma for voluntary and involuntary childless men and women by using a series of vignettes and having participants rate the childless individuals on fourteen general characteristics. Participants were recruited from psychology and sociology courses at the University of South Carolina Aiken as well as Psychological Research on the Net through Hanover College. It was hypothesized that …