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Murray, Christopher; Doren, Bonnie; Gau, Jeff M.; Zvoch, Keith; Seeley, John R. – Exceptional Children, 2015
The purpose of the current study was to develop a multi-indicator construct of economic hardship among adolescents with disabilities (N = 9,230) participating in the National Longitudinal Transition Study-2, the largest, most comprehensive investigation of adolescents with disabilities ever conducted. Five theoretically relevant indicators (i.e.,…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Disabilities, Economically Disadvantaged, Longitudinal Studies
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Ruiz-Casares, Monica – Journal of Marriage and Family, 2010
In settings highly affected by HIV/AIDS, households headed by children may result from strained family relations, poverty, and stigma associated with the disease. Understanding local systems and dynamics of support is essential to planning comprehensive models of care. This study measured size and composition of the support and conflict networks…
Descriptors: Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS), Family (Sociological Unit), Foreign Countries, Social Networks