Burdge, Jennifer Family Structures in Japan and Korea: How Are Children Affected? Faculty Mentor: Kristie Rowley, Sociology The purpose of this project is to explore the relationship between various family structures and childhood depression. I wanted to focus on how different family structures in developed Asian countries, specifically Korea and Japan, impact negative and positive […]
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The Effects of Family Structure Stability and Transitions on Young Children’s Sleep: Evidence From the Millennium Cohort Study
ShaNae Foster and Mikaela Dufur, Sociology Introduction Over the years, family structure has become a topic of great interest in the social science community, particularly as it pertains to family structure type (i.e. biological parents, cohabiting, stepparents, etc.) (Dufur et al., 2010). More recently, family stability has come under scrutiny. Family structure has the potential […]
The Effects of Family Structure Stability and Transitions on Young Children’s Sleep: Evidence From the Millenium Cohort Study
ShaNae Foster and Mikaela Dufur, Sociology Department Introduction Over the years, family structure has become a topic of great interest in the social science community, particularly as it pertains to family structure type (i.e. biological parents, cohabiting, stepparents, etc.) (Dufur et al., 2010). More recently, family stability has come under scrutiny. Family structure has the […]
Phylogenetic Relationships in the Neo-Tropical Lizard Family Corytophanidae
Greg Taylor and Jack Sites, Biology The focus of this project was 1) to determine sexual dimorphism in head and body structures in the lizard family Corytophanidae 2) analyze phylogenetic relationships between the species within the family, and 3) analyze the relationship with other lizard clades. Research started in October of 2014 with writing letters […]
An Examination of the Relative Accuracy of Family Cancer History Knowledge and Perceptions of Spousal Influence in a Younger Population
Emily Hartung and Wendy Birmingham, Psychology Introduction Cancer is the second leading cause of death in the United States, yet many people are not aware of their own personal familial risk. This may be especially true in younger individuals in the population. According to the American Cancer Society, over 1.5 million Americans will be diagnosed […]
Stepfamily Experiences Project (STEP)
Kevin Shafer, Social Work, and Erin K Holmes, Family Life The Stepfamily Experience Project (STEP) is a data set made up of approximately 1,500 emerging adults (aged 18-29) that was collected in 2013. STEP was motivated by a research literature which argues that stepfamilies are worse off than two-biological parent families (sometimes called biologically-intact families). […]
RELIGIOSITY, SPIRITUALITY, AND FAMILY HARDINESS IN PARENTS: RAISING A CHILD WITH A DISABILITY
Brittni Carr and Dr. Barbara Mandleco, BYU College of Nursing Introduction: According to Cohn, the number of children in the United States with a disability has increased to 5.2 million, making 1 in every 12 children disabled (2002). This number continues to rise with every passing decade, so more research is being done concerning the […]
The Influence of Family Hardiness on Caregiver Burden in Families with a Child with Disabilities
Devaun Sheppard and Dr. Barbara Mandleco, Nursing The purpose of this quantitative descriptive study was to examine caregiver burden and family hardiness in families raising children with disabilities (CWD) to determine 1) If there are differences in these variables according to parent gender and type of disability, and 2) If there is a relationship between […]
Returns on Time Investment: The Impact of Family Social Capital on a Child’s Labor Market Outcomes
Elizabeth Warnick and Dr. John Hoffmann, Sociology The troubling trend of increasing economic inequality in the United States can be partially attributed to one’s background; every person in the United States is born with a degree of advantage or disadvantage. However, the extent to which this initial inequality affects labor market outcomes, such as income, […]
The Flea Family Tree: Phylogeny Of The Order Siphonaptera Based On 18s rDNA, 28s rDNA, Elongation Factor-1alpha, And Cytochrome Oxidase Ii Gene Regions
Alison Swindle and Dr. Michael F. Whiting, Zoology Fleas are laterally compressed, wingless insects with small helmet shaped heads, and mouthparts specialized for feeding on the blood of their hosts. These morphological specializations make it possible for fleas to be entirely ectoparasitic, but they also make it difficult to find distinguishing characters on which to […]