CHARACTERISTICS AND COPING STYLES OF YOUNG HISPANIC MOTHERS INVOLVED IN EDUCATION AND/OR WORK: A DESCRIPTIVE PROFILE.
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Title
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CHARACTERISTICS AND COPING STYLES OF YOUNG HISPANIC MOTHERS INVOLVED IN EDUCATION AND/OR WORK: A DESCRIPTIVE PROFILE.
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Identifier
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AAI8302550
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identifier
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8302550
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Creator
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TORRES, MARCIA G.
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Contributor
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Laurence J. Gould | Sally J. Andrade
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Date
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1982
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Language
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English
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Publisher
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City University of New York.
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Subject
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Psychology, Clinical
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Abstract
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The objective of this study was to develop a profile of young Hispanic mothers who were enrolled in school and/or employed in the labor force. This consisted of their general characteristics, their educational, occupational, and motherhood experiences (actual accomplishments, attitudes, ideals, aspirations, expectations, role models and environmental barriers in each category). Subjects' sense of individual control over their lives as well as their family role attitudes were also explored.;The sample consisted of all mothers (44 Hispanics, 114 Blacks, and 181 Whites) who were employed and/or enrolled and who were interviewed in the 1979 National Longitudinal Survey of Labor Force Participation. The original survey used a national sample of American youth between the ages of 14 and 22. It oversampled for Hispanic, Black, and White lower socioeconomic status youth.;All questions relating to the areas of interest to the present study were drawn from the National Longitudinal Survey list of items. Chi-Square analysis was used to determine significant response differences across the three groups. Additionally Chi-Square analysis with Bonferroni Protection was applied where appropriate. Although responses from all three groups were examined, the main focus of the study was maintained on the Hispanic group.;Through its cross-cultural perspective the study supported more recent research which indicates that young women facing the considerable responsibilities of motherhood do aspire to achieve. The results did not support the assumptions in the literature that Hispanic women are more rigid about family roles than are women from other cultures, nor that Hispanic women have a more externalized sense of control. The findings did add support to the hypothesis that Hispanic women face external barriers some of which they share with the other two cultures, others only with Blacks, and still others they carry alone (e.g., language, stressors of immigration, etc).
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Type
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dissertation
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Source
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PQT Legacy CUNY.xlsx
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degree
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Ph.D.
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Program
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Psychology
