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Item At A Glance: Twin Cities Metropolitan Area Visitor Profile, Summer 2012(University of Minnesota Tourism Center, 2012)Results from 1,294 questionnaires completed by a convenience sample of visitors summer 2012Item Black Families, Minority Families, and Public Policy.(1988) Brewer, Rose M.Item Civil Conversations: The Future of Marriage(2012-10-10) Rauch, Jonathan; Blankenhorn, David; Tippett, KristaItem Do families vacation more in the summer when school starts after Labor Day?(University of Minnesota Tourism Center, 2012) Mykerezi, Elton; Kostandini, GentiItem Family Stress in Long-Term Pediatric Critical Care: A Mixed Methods Study(2015-08) Hagstrom, SandraHospitalization in the pediatric intensive care unit (PICU) is stressful for families and disruptive for their normal lives. As new technology has become available, the number of children requiring prolonged stays in the PICU has increased. This mixed methods study explored stress in families whose children were hospitalized in the PICU for more than one week, collecting data one to two weeks after admission, then four to five weeks later. The purpose was to describe sources of stress for families whose children require extended hospitalization in the PICU and explore how sources of stress change over time. Data collection included semi-structured interviews and completion of the Family Inventory of Life Events (McCubbin, Thompson & McCubbin, 1996) and Family System Stressor Strength Inventory (Berkey & Hanson, 1991) at each time point. Nine parents of eight children participated in the first phase of data collection; two mothers participated in the second phase. Data analysis revealed the following themes related to Aim 1 (sources of stress): separation, not knowing, child’s illness and distress, care and caring, emotional stress, physical stress, job and financial stress, and what we’ve been through before. Themes related to Aim 2 (change over time) were: stress builds, and stress decreases as the unknowns become known. Analysis of Time 2 data revealed similarities in sources of stress compared to Time 1, but there was a shift in the relative priority and contribution that each stressor made to the overall perception of stress as hospitalization became prolonged and the child’s condition improved; participants reported aspects of care and caring as most important at this point. A new subtheme in the original care and caring theme was also identified: considering the child’s entire picture. Findings demonstrated sources of stress directly related to the child’s acute illness as well as stress resulting from the child’s hospitalization and ongoing healthcare needs, all of which contributed to the perception of family stress. Over time, stress was compounded and there was a shift from the primary stressors of unknowns and separation of the family to stressors related to the care and caring provided by the team.Item Financing Long Term Care: Dilemmas and Decisions Facing the Elderly, Family Members, and Society.(Center for Urban and Regional Affairs, University of Minnesota, 1996) Stum, Marlene; Brouwer, EstelleItem Irish Fair of Minnesota: Profile of Attendees 2014(University of Minnesota Tourism Center, 2014) Qian, XinyiAt the invitation of the Irish Fair of Minnesota, the University of Minnesota Tourism Center (UMTC) profiled its 2014 attendees. The purpose of the profile was to better understand attendee characteristics, to assist marketing decisions, to enhance the event itself, and to maximize benefits to the community. As such, several attendee characteristics were of interest, including demographics, information sources attendees used to learn of the Fair, most enjoyable attributes of the Fair, main reason to attend the Fair, expenditures related to the Fair, and modes of transportation. Additionally, 2014 profile results were compared to those of 2007 and 2011, where possible, to understand consistencies and changes in attendee characteristics.Item Learning to Sing from the Same Sheet of Music: A Study of Family Preservation Integration Projects for High-Risk, School-Age Children and Their Families in Minnesota.(Center for Urban and Regional Affairs, University of Minnesota, 1993) Wattenberg, Esther; Baker, Wendy; Brandenhoff, Peter; Madigan, Elaine; Weller, Mary KayeItem Mothers with a Dual Identity: Examining Treatment Outcomes and Risk Pathways for Deployed Mothers in the ADAPT and ADAPT4U Studies(2022-06) Cheng, Cheuk HeiThere has been growing interest in understanding the post-deployment outcomes of deployed mothers, a growing subgroup within the military population. Despite growing research on military families in the last two decades, limited research has been conducted on mothers who deploy. Prior qualitative literature has suggested elevated risk encountered by deployed mothers, due to their dual identities of being a mother and a service member, but few quantitative studies have been conducted to support the qualitative findings. Also, no research has investigated the effectiveness of parenting interventions for deployed mothers. Study 1 employed a multiple regression approach to examine intervention outcomes (observed parenting and self-reported parental efficacy) at one-year follow up of After Deployment, Adaptive Parenting Tools/ADAPT among deployed mothers. Results showed that deployed mothers showed improvement in observed positive parenting but no significant reductions in coercive parenting and no increases in parental efficacy. Study 2 explored the deployment risk pathways, based on the Military Family Stress Model, among deployed fathers, deployed mothers, and non-deployed mothers. Using a multi-group analytical approach, deployed fathers were compared with deployed mothers, while non-deployed mothers were compared with deployed fathers. Indirect pathways from Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) symptoms to child outcomes via parenting were examined and compared among groups. Results showed that risk pathways were significant among deployed fathers and non-deployed mothers, but not deployed mothers. Group differences on indirect pathways were found, indicating that deployed fathers and non-deployed mothers had higher magnitude risk pathways than deployed mothers. Post-hoc analyses identified that among deployed mothers, military sexual trauma (MST), rather than PTSD symptoms, had indirect effect on child outcomes via parental efficacy. These findings highlight the importance of examining coercive discipline in providing interventions among deployed mothers. The second study highlighted the importance of military sexual trauma in affecting post-deployment adjustment among deployed mothers.Item Parenting After Divorce with an Immigrant Community: An Exploration of Hmong Parents’ Parenting Experiences(2023-06) Her, MalinaParents with shared children are faced with many challenges after a divorce or separation. One such challenge is to negotiate shared parenting responsibilities with their former spouses. This can be further exacerbated for immigrant parents as they may lack the know how or resources to traverse the legal system, in addition to seeking out a cultural divorce. Moreover, divorce may still be highly stigmatized which can serve as a barrier for communication between parents and between families. Yet little is known of how immigrant parents come to share their parenting responsibilities after divorce and the role of family in this process. This paper is comprised of two qualitative studies with immigrant community in the US: a study with Hmong key community informants to explore their perceptions of barriers to shared parenting and the role of family in the decision-making process; and a second study with divorced Hmong parents centered on their parenting experiences after divorce. The initial qualitative study broadly follows a community engaged approach with 17 key community informants selected to share their knowledge on the topic. A semi-structured interview guided by previous literature on divorce and parenting was designed. A thematic analysis of the transcripts found 6 themes. Themes revolved around perceived barriers to communication between former spouses and the role of specific family members in facilitating or impeding the shared parenting process. The second qualitative study was guided by an interpretative phenomenological approach with 10 divorced Hmong parents. Five Hmong fathers, and 5 Hmong mothers were part of this study. Through analysis, themes centered on how parents came to their current childcare arrangement, what were their experiences in sharing parenting responsibilities with their former spouses, and the role of family in the shared parenting process. Implications for findings across the two studies are also shared. Most importantly, findings seem to support a need for a cultural lens to better understand the experiences of divorcing parents. Many in this community do not come into contact with the legal system after a divorce and instead implement informal shared parenting arrangements. Findings raise concerns of how applicable the clan mediation system of divorce remains applicable for Hmong parents in the US today. As Hmong families acculturate and adopt more Western ideologies of parenting, this may clash with the culture and presents ambiguity for parents in how to share parenting after divorce. Moreover, it is unclear how clan leaders sanction childrearing arrangements if at all. For parents that use the legal system, they may be required to participate in mandated parenting education programs. Yet the applicability and effectiveness of such programs for Hmong parents needs further exploration as findings across the two studies here illustrate both structural and cultural barriers to maintaining contact between former spouses. Most importantly, family members seem to play an instrumental role during the decision-making process of shared parenting arrangements and after divorce as a caregiver role. Thus, further examination of how intervention programs and resources are adapted to include the extended family after divorce could be helpful for closing some of the gaps in this community. Moving forward, suggestions for future directions include continued exploration of how immigrant parents come to share parenting, the role of family during this process, and the impact of the various arrangements on child adjustment and well-being.Item Phillips Neighborhood Resource Directory for Youth and Families.(Minneapolis: Prevention Alliance., 1994) Prevention AllianceItem Root Causes and Solutions to Disparities for Hispanics/Latinos in the Juvenile Justice System(Hispanic Advocacy and Community Empowerment through Research (HACER), 2005) Hispanic Advocacy and Community Empowerment through Research (HACER)Item Short-Term Cost-Benefits of Intensive Home Visiting(2006) Monroe, Kevin; Granger-Kopesky, Joan; Bakken, GayItem Single Fathers and Employment Discrimination: Penalized or Protected?(2023-05) Iztayeva, AimzhanThis research examines employment discrimination against custodial single fathers in the United States. Fatherhood is associated with breadwinning, and employers expect full work commitment. Yet, caregiving constrains breadwinning because family demands are time-consuming and labor-intensive. This raises the following questions: In what ways, if at all, do employers discriminate against single fathers with primary caregiving responsibility? How do custodial single fathers experience their roles as primary breadwinners and primary caregivers? My dissertation offers answers to these questions by considering how gender, breadwinning, and caregiving roles operate in employers’ hiring preferences and single fathers’ efforts to meet work and caregiving demands.Item Study of Paternity Decisions of Young, Unmarried Parents(1991) Wattenberg, Esther; Brewer, Rose; Resnick, MichaelItem Supporting Agricultural Workers from Mexico(University of Minnesota Extension, 2011) Alba Meraz, Antonio; Olson, Patricia D.; Burk, Gabriela; Solheim, Catherine A.Item The Well-Being of Parents and Children in the Minnesota Family Investment Program in Hennepin County, Minnesota, 1998-2002(University of Minnesota: Center for Urban and Regional Affairs, 2003-11) Hollister, David; Martin, Mary; Toft, Jessica; Yeo, Ji-in; Kim, YoungminItem When you can’t go home: Associations between family environment and suicidality for transgender youth with histories of homelessness(2019-05) Morrow, QuinlynTransgender youth who are or have been homeless are at an increased risk of suicide. To better understand risk and protective factors for suicide in this population, the present qualitative study analyzed interviews with 30 racially diverse transgender young people (ages 15-26) who had experienced homelessness. Inductive qualitative content analysis revealed that gender-based rejection from family members, other dysfunctional family dynamics (e.g., domestic violence, substance abuse), and mental illness appeared to increase risk of both homelessness and suicide, rather than homelessness itself increasing suicide risk. Results show that although homelessness was a stressor in these young people’s lives, conflict and rejection from family members could also be severe stressors. In these instances, participants managed conflictual relationships in ways that allowed them to maintain relationships when safe, and to create distance when relationships were not supportive. Findings suggest that clinicians and other service providers working with homeless transgender youth need to be mindful of the intersectional nature of potential familial stressors, wherein gender-based prejudice can interact with other family dysfunction to make the home unsafe, and to facilitate their clients’ agency in establishing appropriate boundaries with family members. Additionally, efforts to support trans youth may need to focus on advocating for the expansion of social safety net programs that provide access to basic necessities in order to proactively reduce harm to transgender people, regardless of their specific family circumstances.