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Item Asian American middle-aged adults' attitudes and mental health after the death of a parent(2006-05) Lin, Shun-Tzu; Scott, Jean P.; Feng, Du; Mulsow, MiriamThe purpose of this exploratory study was to examine the association between the parent-adult child relationship and the impact of parental death among mid-aged Asians in the United States. Attachment theory and intergenerational solidarity theory guided the selection of variables in this study. Middle-aged adults, being often neglected in studies, were the focus of this study in order to investigate depression and psychological well-being after parental death. Asians who were 35 to 65 years of age, considered themselves as Asian Americans, and had experienced parental death between 2000 and 2004 were recruited in the study. On-line structured questionnaires were distributed during July and August of 2004, and 30 completed questionnaires were returned. Respondents completed the following dependent measures: the Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale (CES-D Scale) (Radloff, 1977), Texas Revised Inventory of Grief (Faschingbauer et al., 1987), The Bradburn Affect Balance Scale (Bradburn, 1969), and the Affectual Solidarity Scale (Mangen, Bengtson, & Landry, 1988). The independent variables included the Felt Obligation Measure (Stein, 1992), and the Suinn-Lew Asian Self Identity Acculturation Scale (Suinn, R. M., 1992). By looking at the under-represented ethnic group and the taboo, in terms of death, it was found that the higher acculturated the mid-aged Asian Americans were, the less depression they experienced, but the correlation was not significant. The results also indicated that the more regard and responsibilities the adult children had with their deceased parents, the higher degree of grief they experienced. Contrary to expectation, gender of respondent was not associated with psychological well-being.Item The color of friendship : gender, race/ethnicity, and the relationships between friendship and delinquency(2009-08) Worthen, Meredith Gwynne Fair; Warr, Mark, 1952-Studies investigating the etiology of delinquent involvement have pointed to two influential theories: Differential Association Theory and Social Control Theory. Both theories suggest that bonding can impact delinquent behavior. Strong friend relationships influence delinquent involvement while strong parental relationships serve as a positive influence in the curtailment of adolescent delinquency. Indeed, a great deal of research has shown that both friends and families are an integral part of adolescent delinquent involvement. Although these theories provide us with a framework for understanding adolescent delinquency, the contextual nuances of the connections among friend relationships, parental relationships, and delinquency are still unclear. In this project, I investigate the gender and race/ethnicity of the respondent as well as the predominant race/ethnicity and gender of the respondents’ friendship networks to better understand how both friend and parent-child relationships affect adolescent delinquency. I utilize data from the Toledo Adolescent Relationships Study (TARS). Results suggest that both friend relationships and parental relationships impact respondent delinquency; however, such effects differ by the gender and race/ethnicity of the respondent. Furthermore, the predominant race/ethnicity and predominant gender of the respondents’ friendship network appear to effect delinquent involvement for some groups and not others. The exploration of this topic provides a much-needed look into some understudied areas in human behavior. The long-standing tradition of investigating the role of peers in criminal offending has certainly examined the importance of family and the dynamics of friendships. However, few studies have incorporated both gender and race/ethnicity in their investigations into the relationship between friendships and delinquency. In addition, this study is unique in that it examines friendship network characteristics and how they relate to delinquency. Furthermore, this project explores how family and friend influences on delinquent behavior vary across different groups. Neither of these aspects have been adequately explored in past research. It is the purpose of this study to being to fill this gap in the literature and highlight how both gender and race/ethnicity influence involvement in delinquency.Item Moral responsibilities between parent and children though lifespan(2011-12) Li, Ying, M. Ed.; Falbo, Toni; Schallert, DianeThe Chinese parent-child relationship is remarkably close throughout the lifespan. Parents get involved in planning their child’s career, social activities, and even marriage. For their point, when adult children attain financial stabilities, they support aging parents in various ways. This report reviews this strong bond as a moral responsibility between parents and children that parents sacrifice for their children unconditionally. In return, children pay back their moral debts to parents by fulfilling filial piety, including doing well in school, respecting family members and supporting parents. However, the traditional parent-child relationship may have changed after the one-child policy due to the shift in family structure, and new roles of only children in the family. Thus, moral responsibilities continue to capture the attention of experts interested in family structure in general and Chinese society in past.Item Parent identity and youth sport volunteerism(2012-05) Griffiths, Randall Joseph; Green, B. Christine; Chalip, Laurence; Dixon, Marlene; Bartholomew, John; Harrison, TracieYouth sport relies on parents to volunteer for positions at all levels of the organization. Among these volunteer positions, the volunteer-coach is often responsible for the creation and delivery of most services in youth sport. The current scope of youth sport would be unattainable without parents’ continuous support; therefore, recruitment and retention of these parent-volunteer-coaches is a critical task for youth sport organizations. Parents, however, do not respond to volunteer service as would be predicted from current volunteer literature (Kim, Chelladurai, & Trail, 2007). Perhaps is the behavior of volunteers in the youth sport setting is due to their identities as parents. The presence of their children in a youth sport setting has always been assumed to be a primary motivator for parents to volunteer as youth sport coaches. This research used narrative analysis (Polkinghorne, 1995), identity theory (Stryker, 1968, 2000) and inductive coding to interpret the experiences of parent-volunteer-coaches in the youth sport setting. The inductive coding analysis yielded two groups of roles available within the youth sport setting: aspirational roles and avoided roles. The narrative analysis yielded seventeen parent stories by identifying the central plot that connected important events to role choices. Five groups of stories--History, Prior Arrangements, Crucible, Right Role, and System--resulted from an examination of the similarities among the plots. Ultimately, the role choices made in response to tension in each plot led to choosing the volunteer-coach role. These results suggest that the experience of youth sport volunteer coaching is not primarily based on a relationship with the organization. These volunteer stories rarely included the organization as the most important influence on their experience; instead, parent volunteer experiences were driven by identities that led to role choices within the parent-child relationship. Role choices were not static throughout the volunteer experience; several parents continued to shift the roles played in response to changes in perceptions of the context. Youth sport organizations that recognize the impact of the parent-child relationship can design volunteer recruitment and retention programs leading to greater satisfaction for parents while at the same time fulfilling the organizational need for dedicated volunteers.