Thesis--PlanB (Ed. Spec.)--University of Wisconsin--Stout, 2001. / Includes bibliographical references.

Abstract Marriage and family are the two main issues that people encounter in modern society. In Taiwan, it is common for women to receive good education in present day. Being treated equally in receiving education as men do, women are getting more independent and are able to support themselves well. In addition, the traditional values of marrying someone with good family background and the responsibility of give birth to a son have increased the difficulty for men of lower level to find a wife in Taiwan. As a result, interracial marriage has been prompted to sharply increase, particularly foreign brides from Southeast Asia. The main purpose of this research is to study the marriage life of foreign brides in Taiwan. The instrument includes: ¡§Questionnaire of Organizing Interview Person to Person.¡¨ The content of the questionnaire includes ¡§the thought of marriage¡¨, ¡§the impression of Taiwan before marriage¡¨, ¡§the present impression of Taiwan as a foreign wife¡¨, ¡§the satisfaction of marriage¡¨, ¡§family life¡¨, ¡§personal background¡¨, ¡§family background¡¨, ¡§the process of getting to know their future husband¡¨, ¡§the part of engagement¡¨, and ¡§foreign brides¡¦ interaction with family back home¡¨. Samples are foreign brides from Eastern Asia (Vietnam, Indonesia, Thailand, Myanmar, Malaysia, and Singapore) who also enroll in the Life Counseling Course in Kaohsiung. (Kaohsiung Women¡¦s Club, Min-Chan Elementary School, Shan-Min Elementary School, Shin-Chuan Elementary School, Cheng-Shin Elementary School). 126 questionnaires were collected. 120 out of 126 questionnaires are valuable. The results are as follow: 1. Foreign brides¡¦ ¡§marriage life¡¨ was between normal and satisfaction (M=3.86 on five-point scale). 2. Foreign brides¡¦ ¡§family life¡¨ was between normal and satisfaction (M=3.86 on five-point scale). 3. Foreign brides and their family¡¦s participation in making the marriage decision reflects how much they are in control in the whole marriage process although a marriage is usually greatly decided by the agency and the future husband. 4. Foreign brides¡¦ ¡§marriage life¡¨ is greatly influenced by ¡§their original nationality¡¨, with or without religion belief¡¨, ¡§how they come to Taiwan¡¨. ¡§family income¡¨, ¡§husband¡¦s health¡¨, ¡§the monthly income of the foreign brides.¡¨ 5. Foreign brides¡¦ ¡§family life¡¨ is greatly influenced by ¡§how they come to Taiwan¡¨. ¡§family income¡¨, ¡§husband¡¦s health.¡¨ 6. Foreign brides¡¦ ¡§point of view in marriage¡¨, ¡§their impression about Taiwan before the marriage¡¨, and ¡§their current impression about Taiwan¡¨ are positively correlated with their ¡§marriage life¡¨ and ¡§family life.¡¨ 7. There is a strongly positive correlation between ¡§marriage satisfaction¡¨ and ¡§family life.¡¨ 8. The marriage motivation comes from economic reason. Foreign brides¡¦ poor family background pushes them to marry abroad in order to obtain a better life. The exchange is rational and mutually beneficial to both the foreign brides and the husbands.

Thesis (D. Min.)--Logos Evangelical Seminary, 2001. / Vita. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 209-221).

Thesis advisor: Sara M. Moorman / I examine how preloss relationship quality with a deceased parent and pre- to post-loss change in relationship quality with a surviving parent influence adult children's marital satisfaction over time. I also test gender interactions. Analyses are based on married or cohabiting adults who experienced the death of a parent (N = 316), drawn from the Longitudinal Study of Generations (LSOG), a longitudinal study of three-plus-generation families from Southern California. Three-level multilevel modeling (MLM) techniques reveal that improved relationship quality with a surviving parent is related to improved marital satisfaction. High preloss relationship quality with a deceased mother is related to improved post-loss marital satisfaction only for sons. These results support theories of linked lives and role context, and suggest that sons who lose mothers are particularly vulnerable relationally and may be especially sensitive to perceived support from their wives. / Thesis (MA) — Boston College, 2013. / Submitted to: Boston College. Graduate School of Arts and Sciences. / Discipline: Sociology.

The Common Factors Model was introduced in 1992 by Michael Lambert suggesting that four factors that exist in all forms of psychotherapy are what account for positive therapeutic outcomes. The four common factors posited by Lambert include: Extratherapeutic Factors, The Therapeutic Relationship, Hope and Expectancy and Specific Factors. Marriage and family therapy is one form of psychotherapy that has taken an interest in The Common Factors Model and dedicated various amounts of research to understand connections between the two philosophies. Despite the efforts to understand common factors that exist in marriage and family therapy, very little research has been done studying the relationship between the common factor Hope and Expectancy, and marriage and family therapy. The current study aimed to fill that gap, by exploring the relationship between marriage and family therapy, and the common factor hope and expectancy through the lens of Snyder’s Hope Theory. In this study, a mixed methods sequential embedded designed was implemented to examine the relationship that exists between marriage and family therapy and the common factor Hope and Expectancy. The results indicated that levels of hope and expectancy were high in parents/guardians who were going to start participating family therapy with their child. The high levels of hope and expectancy were likely due to the activation of an interaction between extratherapeutic factors and hope and expectancy. Some of the extratherapeutic factors involved in the interaction were specific to marriage and family therapy, while others can be found in all forms of psychotherapy.

Thesis (D. Min.)--Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary, Charlotte, N.C., 2003. / Abstract and vita. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 102-103).

Thesis (D. Min.)--Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary, 2003. / Abstract and vita. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 137-145).

Thesis PlanB (M.S.)--University of Wisconsin--Stout, 2007. / Includes bibliographical references.

Thesis (D. Min.)--Mid-America Baptist Theological Seminary, 1993. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 178-185).

Thesis PlanB (M.S.)--University of Wisconsin--Stout, 2008. / Includes bibliographical references.