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Personal and Institutional Predictors of Work-Life Balance among Women and Men Faculty of Color
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Szelényi, Katalin; Denson, Nida – Review of Higher Education, 2019
This study examines predictors of perceived work-life balance among women and men faculty of color using data from the Collaborative on Academic Careers in Higher Education (COACHE). Asian American men faculty report higher perceived work-life balance, while African American women faculty report lower perceived work-life balance as compared to…
Descriptors: Predictor Variables, Minority Group Teachers, College Faculty, Family Work Relationship
Predicting Health Care Utilization among Latinos: Health Locus of Control Beliefs or Access Factors?
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De Jesus, Maria; Xiao, Chenyang – Health Education & Behavior, 2014
There are two competing research explanations to account for Latinos' underutilization of health services relative to non-Latino Whites in the United States. One hypothesis examines the impact of health locus of control (HLOC) beliefs, while the other focuses on the role of access factors on health care use. To date, the relative strength of…
Descriptors: Hispanic Americans, Access to Health Care, Locus of Control, Beliefs
Recent Suicidal Ideation and Suicide Attempts in a Large-Scale Survey of the U.S. Air Force: Prevalences and Demographic Risk Factors
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Snarr, Jeffery D.; Heyman, Richard E.; Slep, Amy M. Smith – Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior, 2010
One-year prevalences of self-reported noteworthy suicidal ideation and nonfatal suicide attempts were assessed in a large sample of U.S. Air Force active duty members (N = 52,780). Participants completed the 2006 Community Assessment, which was conducted online. Over 3% of male and 5.5% of female participants reported having experienced noteworthy…
Descriptors: Prevention, Suicide, Risk, Armed Forces
Gender Distrust and Intimate Unions among Low-Income Hispanic and African American Women
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Estacion, Angela; Cherlin, Andrew – Journal of Family Issues, 2010
This article investigates levels of generalized distrust of men among low-income non-Hispanic African American, Mexican, Puerto Rican, Dominican and non-Hispanic White women in a three-city survey. The results reveal substantial variation. Hispanics' overall levels of distrust are found to be higher than levels for either African Americans or…
Descriptors: African Americans, Marital Status, Females, Whites
Dominican and Puerto Rican Women in Partnerships and Their Sexual Risk Behaviors
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Moreno, Claudia L.; El-Bassel, Nabila – Hispanic Journal of Behavioral Sciences, 2007
This study compares demographic characteristics, sexual risk factors for HIV/STI, and cultural predictors of sexual risk among 254 Dominican and 1,012 Puerto Rican women using outpatient health care in New York City. More Dominicans were born outside continental United States and were employed, whereas more Puerto Ricans were single and less…
Descriptors: Females, Cultural Influences, Puerto Ricans, Sexually Transmitted Diseases
Puerto Rican Families Who Have Children with Disabilities: A Comparison between Families Living in Puerto Rico and Families Living in Florida. Final Performance Report.
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Reyes-Blanes, Maria E. – 1996
This report discusses the outcomes of a study that compared family needs and sources of support perceived by 55 Puerto Rican mothers of young children (ages birth to 5 years) with disabilities residing in Puerto Rico and 39 of their Puerto Rican counterparts living in Florida. The relationship among perceived family needs, sources of support, and…
Descriptors: Cross Cultural Studies, Disabilities, Family Needs, Hispanic Americans