Thesis (Ed. D.)--Illinois State University, 1987. / Title from title page screen, viewed August 5, 2005. Dissertation Committee: Ralph A. Meyering (chair), John Lee Brickell, Dorothy Lee, Samuel J. Mungo, Olgert Pocs, Fred Taylor. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 225-246) and abstract. Also available in print.

Thesis (M.A.)--University of Delaware, 2007. / Principal faculty advisor: Carroll E. Izard, Dept. of Psychology. Includes bibliographical references.

M.B.A. / As a result of globalisation, today's organisations have to deal with increased competition in all sectors. Organisations need to focus on increasing their output and at the same time decreasing the inherent costs in producing the output. It has become essential for organisations to be viewed as employers of choice amongst the labour market and its competitors. This reduces a company's cost base substantially by attracting top talent and retaining essential employees. It has been estimated that an organisation spends up to two times an employee's annual salary when they first employ an individual, due to the recruitment, initiation and training costs. The retention of highly skilled employees has become a global issue as organisations identify that their competitive advantage lies in the minds of these talented individuals. Within the market place, there is a common misperception that women will be in the job market for a few years, and then leave to start a family. Because of this, many organisations often overlook women in the recruiting phase as well as when promotional opportunities arise. However, the workplace of the future will be characterised by increasing numbers of women and single parents, as women will join the workforce at twice the rate of men. These heads of non-traditional households will require benefits that allow them to balance their work and family life. Women may choose to work for different reasons, but many may need to work. Whether she chooses to work or needs to work, the work that she does and the hours that she completes it in is based on a decision the woman makes. This decision is influenced by the organisations that are committed to overall employee well being and adequate work-life benefits ...

The purpose of this study was to describe the relative importance of aspects of the occupational environment in predicting personal strain and changes in the meaning of work (perceived changes in work role salience and work values) during the transition to parenthood. The aspects of the work environment under investigation were: work interference with family, family interference with work, supervisor support for combining work and family, and organization support (respect, separation, and integration types). Control variables were husband support, an important factor in adjustment during the transition to parenthood, and socioeconomic status. A sample of 118 women in dual career couples with one child under two years of age were recruited through childcare centers and newspaper announcements. The sample was predominantly Caucasian and middle or upper-middle class. Subjects completed self-report questionnaires. Hypotheses were tested using hierarchical multiple regression. Results of this study provided partial support for the hypothesis that workplace support and work/family interference would contribute to personal strain. Only family interference with work emerged as a significant predictor. The results of this study provided partial support for the hypothesis that husband support, workplace support, and work/family interference would contribute to change in work values. Only husband support was a significant predictor. Having a traditional marriage in which the wife assumes greater responsibility than her husband for parenting and household tasks contributed to her altering work values. The results of this study did not support the hypotheses that husband support and workplace support would predict family interference with work or work interference with family. Also, the results did not support the hypothesis that husband support, workplace support, and work/family interference would predict change in work role salience during the transition to parenthood. Theoretical and methodological issues are discussed.

M.A. (Social Work) / The study focuses on the meaning of divorce for mothers of divorced women, and consists of two parts : * A review of literature related to the extended family, social networks, research, families of origin and divorce; * an empirical investigation. During the latter, practicing social workers assisted with the identification of the sample group consisting of 25 mothers. The major findings of the empirical part of the study are summarised as follows On the whole mothers reported that : At an early stage of their daughters marriage they were aware of the likelihood that the marriage would end in divorce; - approximately 50 percent of mothers maintained a stable relationship with their son-in-laws after the divorce; - the most common reaction of mothers after having been informed of the divorce was one of sorrow and the second most common reaction interestingly enough was relief that the divorce would bring an end to disharmony; - the mothers preferred to discuss the divorce of a daughter with a family member for emotional support; - most mothers found it necessary to financially uphold their daughters after the divorce; - sixty-eight percent of the mothers accepted the divorce of a daughter within one year after the divorce took place...

Thesis (Ph.D.)--Tufts University, 2005. / Adviser: Francine Jacobs. Submitted to the Dept. of Applied Child Development. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 143-161). Access restricted to members of the Tufts University community. Also available via the World Wide Web;

Thesis (M.S.)--University of Michigan, 1982. / "A research report submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree ..."

Dissertation (Ph.D.)--The University of North Carolina at Greensboro, 2009. / Directed by Marion O'Brien; submitted to the Dept. of Human Development and Family Studies. Title from PDF t.p. (viewed Jun. 7, 2010). Includes bibliographical references (p. 64-78).

Thesis (M.S.)--University of Michigan, 1982. / "A research report submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree ..."

Recent clinical studies of schizophrenia have been aimed at clarifying the nature of the relationship that has existed between the schizophrenic patient and other members of his family. The majority of these investigations have focused upon the mother-son relationship, and the experiment to be described represents an extension of this area of study. Specifically, the present investigation was an attempt to observe the extent to which schizophrenic patients would conform to the preferences expressed by mothers who possess some of the attributes reported to characterize mothers of Poor pre-morbid (Phillips, 1953) schizophrenic patients. These attributes, it was hoped, would serve as relevant cues foreliciting conformity responses in such patients. / This thesis was digitized as part of a project begun in 2014 to increase the number of Duke psychology theses available online. The digitization project was spearheaded by Ciara Healy.