Clifton E Barber
Biographic Data
| ID | 116247 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Clifton E Barber |
| GIVEN NAMES | Clifton E |
| FAMILY NAME | Barber |
| SIGNATURE | BARBER C E |
| AFFILIATIONS | Colorado State University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 9 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 7 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 9 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1985 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2014 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Is Religiosity a Protective Factor for Mexican-American Filial Caregivers
Using interview data collected from 47 Mexican-American families, this study explored whether two measures of religiosity—prayer and/or meditation, and participation in religious services—predicted caregiving outcomes in filial caregivers. Dependent variables included the perceived benefits derived from caregiving, and the subjective appraisal of caregiving as burdensome. Treated as covariates were caregiver age and income, care receiver co-resid…
Forest Fire As a Shared Intergenerational Experience
Impacted by a forest fire that swept through an American university’s mountain campus were 18 grandparents and 14 grandchildren participating in an intergenerational Elderhostel program. Six weeks after the fire, the grandparents were mailed a questionnaire that included questions about the fire’s short-term impact(s) on their relationships with grandchildren. Almost all of the 13 grandparents who returned completed questionnaires reported that t…
Self-Perceptions of Comparative Power and Worth in Three Generational Families
The Grandmother Role as Experienced by Lesbian Women
This study explores the grandmother role as experienced by a nonrandom sample of nine lesbian women. It examines how they define the grandmother role, and the behaviors and actions through which they enact the role. During individual interviews each woman was asked to talk about what makes a woman a good grandmother, memories of her own grandmothers, and the relationship she has with one or more of her grandchildren. The effect of her sexual orie…
The Prevalence and Family Correlates of Eating Disorder Tendencies in Older Women
Questions regarding the incidence of eating disorder tendencies and support for a conceptual model of specific family correlates of such tendencies were examined in a non-clinical sample of 92 women over the age of 50. It was predicted that older women assessed as at-risk for developing eating disorders would perceive their families as more conflictual, less cohesive and expressive, and themselves as less independent of or differentiated from the…
Family Caregiving Across the Lifespan
Introduction - Eva Kahana, David E Biegel, and May L Wykle PART ONE: PARADIGMS FOR CAREGIVING Developmental Challenges and Family Caregiving - Eva Kahana et al Bridging Concepts and Research Someone to Watch Over Me - Joan Aldous Family Responsibilities and Their Realization Across Family Lives Altruism Through the Life Course - Elizabeth Midlarsky Optimal Use of Formal and Informal Systems Over the Life Course - Eugene Litwak, Dorothy Jones Jess…
Cultural Identity and Control of Diabetes among Members of the Omaha Tribe in Nebraska
Diabetes is one of the leading health problems in the United States today, particularly among Native Americans. For those diagnosed with non-insulin dependent (Type II) diabetes mellitus, control of the disease involves significant changes in life style. A number of cultural factors affecting an individual's ability to control diabetes have been investigated. Rarely, however, has the variable of cultural identity been studied in this regard. The …
Correlates of subjective burden among adult sons and daughters caring for aged parents
The Influence of Acculturation on Attitudes of Filial Responsibility among Navajo Youth
The Influence of Acculturation on Attitudes of Filial Responsibility among Navajo Youth
Correlates of subjective burden among adult sons and daughters caring for aged parents
Cultural Identity and Control of Diabetes among Members of the Omaha Tribe in Nebraska
Diabetes is one of the leading health problems in the United States today, particularly among Native Americans. For those diagnosed with non-insulin dependent (Type II) diabetes mellitus, control of the disease involves significant changes in life style. A number of cultural factors affecting an individual's ability to control diabetes have been investigated. Rarely, however, has the variable of cultural identity been studied in this regard. The …
Family Caregiving Across the Lifespan
Introduction - Eva Kahana, David E Biegel, and May L Wykle PART ONE: PARADIGMS FOR CAREGIVING Developmental Challenges and Family Caregiving - Eva Kahana et al Bridging Concepts and Research Someone to Watch Over Me - Joan Aldous Family Responsibilities and Their Realization Across Family Lives Altruism Through the Life Course - Elizabeth Midlarsky Optimal Use of Formal and Informal Systems Over the Life Course - Eugene Litwak, Dorothy Jones Jess…
The Prevalence and Family Correlates of Eating Disorder Tendencies in Older Women
Questions regarding the incidence of eating disorder tendencies and support for a conceptual model of specific family correlates of such tendencies were examined in a non-clinical sample of 92 women over the age of 50. It was predicted that older women assessed as at-risk for developing eating disorders would perceive their families as more conflictual, less cohesive and expressive, and themselves as less independent of or differentiated from the…
The Grandmother Role as Experienced by Lesbian Women
This study explores the grandmother role as experienced by a nonrandom sample of nine lesbian women. It examines how they define the grandmother role, and the behaviors and actions through which they enact the role. During individual interviews each woman was asked to talk about what makes a woman a good grandmother, memories of her own grandmothers, and the relationship she has with one or more of her grandchildren. The effect of her sexual orie…
Self-Perceptions of Comparative Power and Worth in Three Generational Families
Is Religiosity a Protective Factor for Mexican-American Filial Caregivers
Using interview data collected from 47 Mexican-American families, this study explored whether two measures of religiosity—prayer and/or meditation, and participation in religious services—predicted caregiving outcomes in filial caregivers. Dependent variables included the perceived benefits derived from caregiving, and the subjective appraisal of caregiving as burdensome. Treated as covariates were caregiver age and income, care receiver co-resid…
Forest Fire As a Shared Intergenerational Experience
Impacted by a forest fire that swept through an American university’s mountain campus were 18 grandparents and 14 grandchildren participating in an intergenerational Elderhostel program. Six weeks after the fire, the grandparents were mailed a questionnaire that included questions about the fire’s short-term impact(s) on their relationships with grandchildren. Almost all of the 13 grandparents who returned completed questionnaires reported that t…
Psychology (8 works) · Developmental psychology (6 works) · Social Psychology (5 works) · Gerontology (4 works) · Intergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving (4 works) · Medicine (4 works) · Clinical Psychology (3 works) · Family Support in Illness (3 works) · Social Psychology (3 works) · Sociology (3 works)