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Coresidence between divorcing daughters and their mothers : managing feeling like a failure
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2006)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] This study produces a grounded theory of how coresidence between divorcing daughters with minor children and their mothers is negotiated. Thirteen ...
Negotiating the legal divorce process: mothers' perceptions and experiences of the legal system
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2005)
This study explored divorcing mothers' perceptions of the legal system and divorce in order to develop a grounded theory based on their experiences of this complex process. Divorce in the U.S. often places a disproportionate ...
Coparental strategies for managing childhood chronic illness in post-divorce families
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2014)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] The National Survey of Children with Special Health Care Needs (2010) estimates that 15% of children in United States require special health care for ...
The effects of adoption on foster children's well-being : a systematic review
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2015)
In this integrative review research pertaining to the physical, cognitive, socioemotional, and psychological effects of adoption on foster children was examined. A systematic review of the literature yielded 19 empirical ...
A grounded theory investigation of skip-generation stepgrandparent-stepgrandchild relationships
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2014)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] Wachter (1997) projected that by 2030, grandparents will have as many stepgrandchildren as they do biological grandchildren, yet stepgrandparent-stepgrandchild ...
I'd rather beg for forgiveness than ask for permission : sexuality education teachers' identities and agency in the classroom
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2012)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] This study explored the process by which sexuality education teachers come to conceptualize their teaching identity. The findings suggest that teachers ...
Romantic relationship involvement during early and middle adolescence : associations with depressive symptoms, alcohol, tobacco and other drug use, and sexual activity
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2012)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] Using data from the Study of Early Child Care and Youth Development, I examined the associations between romantic relationship involvement and sixth ...
From living apart, to living-apart-together :older adults developing a preference for LAT
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2013)
This study explores living-apart-together (LAT) relationships among Midwestern men and women between the ages of 60 and 88. Twenty-five men and women completed genograms and unstructured interviews addressing decision-making ...
"And the pressure is from cradle to grave" : exploring Black manhood
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2010)
The present study relies on semi-structured interviews and focus groups to explore the processes through which Black men develop and enact their conception of manhood, what and who has been influential in shaping their ...
Understanding nonresidential father-child relationship processes during emering [sic] adulthood
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2014)
The purpose of this study was to explore the processes by which emerging adults attempt to maintain or change their relationships with their nonresidential fathers. The present study focused on the relationships between ...
Between a nuclear family and a stepfamily : growing up with married biological parents and older half-siblings
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2018)
Shared children in stepfamilies (i.e., those who are born into the repartnered family; they live with married biological parents and older half-siblings) have been found to fare worse than other sibling groups on a variety ...
(Re)constructing family images : stepmotherhood before motherhood
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2016)
Strong cultural values and ideals attached to women in families deem the role of stepmother as inferior to that of biological mother. While motherhood is celebrated, stepmotherhood is stigmatized, and women who assume a ...
The good, the bad, and the ugly : divorced mothers' experiences with coparenting
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2010)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] This study produces a grounded theory of how 20 women experience sharing physical custody of their children with their former partners after divorce ...
Gay fathers' coparenting experiences with ex-wives
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2014)
Despite the increasing focus on fathers and coparenting after divorce, little is known about the experiences of gay fathers and virtually nothing is known about their experiences coparenting with their ex-wives. This study ...
"I know it looks like I'm leaving, but I'm not leaving you" : nonresidential father identities after divorce
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2009)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] This study produces a grounded theory of how 20 men experience the transition from married, residential fatherhood to divorced, nonresidential fatherhood. ...
Marital conflict and spousal wellbeing : the moderating role of emotion regulation strategies among couples in first married families and stepfamilies
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2018)
This study examined cognitive reappraisal and expressive suppression as moderators of the association between marital conflict, marital satisfaction, and mental health among couples in first-marriages and remarriages. ...
Pediatric nursing care with post-divorce families : a multiple segment factorial vignette investigation
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2017)
Recent trends in family formation and dissolution necessitate adapting healthcare procedures to better serve contemporary families. This study investigated nurse responses to variability in children's family structure and ...
A grounded theory of being 'gatekept' in multigenerational stepfamilies
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2017)
[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] Gatekeeping is a process by which individuals control access to kin. Gatekeeping is facilitative to the extent that others' involvement with kin is ...