Miriam R Linver

Biographic Data

ID119490
NAMEMiriam R Linver
GIVEN NAMESMiriam R
FAMILY NAMELinver
SIGNATURELINVER M R
AFFILIATIONSMontclair State University
ORCID0000-0002-1470-5779
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS27
TOTAL CITATIONS570
AUTHOR COUNT27
EDITOR COUNT0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR1997
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2024
H-INDEX6

  • A Protocol for Participatory Data Use

    Open AccessJane Buckley, Elyse Postlewaite et al.ARTICLEAmerican Journal of Evaluation2024Cited by: 1References: 1

    The purpose of this article is to offer both theoretical and practical support to evaluation professionals preparing to facilitate the utilization phase of evaluation with a program or organization team. The Systems Evaluation Protocol for Participatory Data Use (SEPPDU) presented here is rooted in a partnership approach to evaluation and is therefore designed as a way to structure conversations and facilitate thinking around data interpretation …

  • Been there, done that but also not quite: Discoveries and limitations in an evaluative, short-term, and multi-sited ethnography of the boy scouts of America

    Open AccessPatricia Tevington, William J Davis et al.ARTICLEEthnography2023References: 44

    This paper reflects on the possibilities and limits of a team-based, multi-site, evaluative ethnography. In this study, a team of qualitative researchers deployed participant observation methods to assess the level of standardization and local adaptation in the training curriculum for adult leaders in the Boy Scouts of America. While the umbrella organization remained consistent over the course of the 12-months project, researchers completed inte…

  • Developing and testing a theory of change for Boy Scouts of America

    Jennifer Brown Urban, Miriam R Linver et al.ARTICLEApplied Developmental Science2022

    Positive youth development programs such as those offered by Boy Scouts of America (BSA) provide sources of support and opportunities for leadership and character development. Programmatic experts from BSA collaborated with researchers to develop a visual theory of change (pathway model) for youth development in Scouts BSA and for adult volunteer leader development. The pathway model was then validated through focus groups with Scouts BSA youth a…

  • Exploring Pathways to Purpose in Scouts

    Open AccessAlexandra Rush, Jennifer Brown Urban et al.ARTICLEJournal of Adolescent Research2022Cited by: 2References: 10

    Youth purpose was investigated using a two-phase embedded design with youth participating in Scouts BSA ( N = 3,943), ages 9–20 ( M = 14.0, SD = 1.9). Participating Scouts were mostly White (91%) and male (98%). In Phase 1, we conducted a two-step cluster analysis on Scouts’ survey responses to three purpose dimensions (personal meaning, goal-directedness, beyond-the-self orientation). Four clusters emerged: Purposeful, Explorers, Dreamers, Nonpu…

  • Motivating Positive Youth Outcomes Through Proximal, Relevant, and Attainable Inspirational Figures

    Open AccessJohanna S Quinn, E Danielle Roberts et al.ARTICLEJournal of Adolescent Research2022References: 11

    This paper focuses on data from a study of middle- to upper-middle class Scottish S2 (~seventh grade) students who participated in Inspiring Purpose, a school-based character development program, during the 2016 to 2017 school year. Directed by their teachers, participating youth reflected on values and future aspirations and researched and wrote about an inspiring person. We examine the hypotheses that youth who select a more proximal inspiring …

  • A Longitudinal Examination of Work–Family Balance among Working Mothers in the United States: Testing Bioecological Theory

    Open AccessHassan Raza, J G Grzywacz et al.ARTICLEJournal of Family and Economic…2021

  • Including Diverse Stakeholder Voices in Youth Character Program Evaluation

    Open AccessLisa M Chauveron, Satabdi Samtani et al.ARTICLEAmerican Journal of Evaluation2021References: 2

    Although experts agree that diverse stakeholder inclusion enhances quality and equity in evaluation designs and implementation, diverse voices are often omitted. Particularly antithetical to principles of youth character development, evaluations for these programs should strive to include voices from various social, economic, community, and demographic perspectives. One innovative national evaluation capacity building initiative, the Partnerships…

  • Predicting Positive Youth Development from Self‐Regulation and Purpose in Early Adolescence

    Open AccessMiriam R Linver, Jennifer Brown Urban et al.ARTICLEJournal of Research on Adolescence2021Cited by: 1References: 19

    A Positive Youth Development (PYD) perspective emphasizes adolescents' potential for healthy, successful development. Researchers have introduced a variety of constructs that may promote PYD. For example, Intentional Self-Regulation (ISR) enables youth to seek out and use resources in the environment; purpose can help youth navigate and overcome obstacles. We examine connections between ISR, purpose and two PYD outcomes: confidence and connection…

  • That’s Just a Part of Growing Up”: A Study of Non-formal Educators’ Lay Theories of Adolescence

    Open AccessWilliam J Davis, Milira Cox et al.ARTICLEJournal of Adolescent Research2021Cited by: 1References: 7

    This instrumental case study explored non-formal educators’ lay theories of adolescence using the case of the Boy Scouts of America’s Scouts BSA program, a co-ed program serving youth between the ages of 11 and 17. We conducted an iterative analysis of 110 structured interviews with Scouts BSA adult volunteer leaders who served as scoutmasters or assistant scoutmasters. Results indicated that participants discussed adolescence in terms of youth c…

  • Emerging Evidence of Positive Youth Constructs and Purpose Development: Results From a Qualitative Approach

    Open AccessPatricia Tevington, Lisa M Chauveron et al.ARTICLEThe Journal of Early Adolescence2020Cited by: 3References: 6

    This study investigates how adolescents begin to demonstrate skills and approaches that help them pursue their aspirations. The qualitative study examined emergent forms of key indicators of adolescent thriving: the 5Cs of positive youth development and sense of purpose. Pre- and post-program interviews with 24 S2 (~seventh grade) Scottish adolescents who participated in a school-based character program explored the presence, absence, and elucida…

  • Evaluating youth character development programs using evolutionary evaluation and the systems evaluation protocol

    Jennifer Brown Urban, Miriam R Linver et al.ARTICLEApplied Developmental Science2018

    The importance of engaging in high quality program evaluation is a generally accepted principle underscored by external pressure from funders. High quality evaluation necessarily begins with good evaluation planning. This paper outlines Evolutionary Evaluation and specifically the Systems Evaluation Protocol, an approach that emphasizes practitioner-evaluator collaboration, results in tangible products for programs, and culminates in an evaluatio…

  • Conflict or Divorce? Does Parental Conflict and/or Divorce Increase the Likelihood of Adult Children's Cohabiting and Marital Dissolution

    Constance T Gager, T Yabiku et al.ARTICLEMarriage & Family Review2016Cited by: 4References: 43

    The short- and long-term effects of family structure on child well-being remains a hotly contested area among both researchers and policymakers. Although previous research documents that children of divorce are more prone to divorce themselves, much of this research has been plagued by multiple data and analytic problems. A second problematic issue relates to whether it is the divorce per se that leads to increased divorce or rather the conflict …

  • The Role of Gender in the Racial and Ethnic Socialization of African American Adolescents

    Open AccessTiffany L Brown, Miriam R Linver et al.ARTICLEYouth & Society2010Cited by: 38References: 38

    Scholars in the field of African American family studies recognize the influence of gender on socialization. However, few studies investigate how gender influences the racial and ethnic socialization of African American youth. To examine the role of gender (both caregiver and adolescent) in socialization practices, data were obtained from 218 African American adolescents attending a public high school in the northeastern United States. Participan…

  • Patterns of adolescents' participation in organized activities: Are sports best when combined with other activities

    Miriam R Linver, Jodie L Roth et al.ARTICLEDevelopmental Psychology2009Cited by: 26References: 4

    Although many adolescents participate in sports and other types of organized activities, little extant research explores how youth development outcomes may vary for youth involved in different combinations of activities. The present study uses the Child Development Supplement of the Panel Study of Income Dynamics, a large, nationally representative sample, to compare activity patterns of adolescents ages 10-18 years (n = 1,711). A cluster analyti…

  • African–American Parents’ Racial and Ethnic Socialization and Adolescent Academic Grades: Teasing Out the Role of Gender

    Open AccessTiffany L Brown, Miriam R Linver et al.ARTICLEJournal of Youth and Adolescence2008Cited by: 35References: 18

  • New directions in measuring young children's emotional development

    Open AccessNatasha Cabrera, Miriam R Linver et al.ARTICLEInfant Mental Health Journal2007Cited by: 1References: 3

  • The slippery slope: What predicts math grades in middle and high school

    Open AccessMiriam R Linver, Pamela Davis‐kean et al.ARTICLENew Directions for Child and…2005

    For middle and high school girls in high-ability math classes, interest and self-concept made a difference for school grades, and for all adolescents, maternal expectations were influential in predicting math grades over time

  • The Home Observation for Measurement of the Environment (Home) in Middle Childhood: A Study of Three Large-Scale Data Sets

    Wen‐jui Han, Tama Leventhal et al.ARTICLEParenting2004Cited by: 3References: 2

  • Measuring Infants' Home Environment: The IT-Home for Infants Between Birth and 12 Months in Four National Data Sets

    Miriam R Linver, Anne Martins et al.ARTICLEParenting2004Cited by: 2References: 3

  • The Home Observation for Measurement of the Environment (Home) Inventory: The Derivation of Conceptually Designed Subscales

    Miriam R Linver, Jeanne Brooks-Gunn et al.ARTICLEParenting2004Cited by: 5References: 2

  • The Home Observation for Measurement of the Environment (Home) in Middle Childhood: A Study of Three Large-Scale Data Sets

    Wen-Jui Han, Tama Leventhal et al.ARTICLEParenting2004Cited by: 3References: 3

    Objective. Conceptually sound subscales for the Middle-Childhood Home Observation for Measurement of the Environment (MC-HOME) were created and evaluated utilizing 3 large-scale data sets including children ages 6 to 9 years: the Project on Human Development in Chicago Neighborhoods (PHDCN), Panel Study of Income Dynamics-Child Development Supplement (PSID-CDS), and the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth-Child Supplement (NLSY-CS). Design. Sam…

  • Measuring Infants' Home Environment: The IT-Home for Infants Between Birth and 12 Months in Four National Data Sets

    Miriam R Linver, ANNE MARTIN et al.ARTICLEParenting2004Cited by: 1References: 5

    Objective. This article examines new conceptually derived subscales for the Infant-Toddler Home Observation for Measurement of the Environment (IT-HOME) Inventory. Design. Data from 4 diverse national longitudinal data sets were used to assess several newly created subscales: the Infant Health and Development Program (N = 872), the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development Study of Early Child Care (N = 1,279), the National Longitu…

  • The Home Observation for Measurement of the Environment (Home) Inventory: The Derivation of Conceptually Designed Subscales

    Miriam R Linver, Jeanne Brooks-Gunn et al.ARTICLEParenting2004Cited by: 4References: 2

    Objective. Our goals for this Special Issue are threefold. First, we report on the development of conceptually meaningful subscales that assess specific domains of the home environment for the 3 youngest age versions of the HOME Inventory (infants/toddlers, early childhood, and middle childhood). Second, we address the problems inherent to the items relying on caregiver (typically maternal) self-report. Third, we assess the predictive validity of…

  • Parent – Adolescent Relationships and Girls’ Unhealthy Eating: Testing Reciprocal Effects

    Open AccessAndrea Bastiani Archibald, Miriam R Linver et al.ARTICLEJournal of Research on Adolescence2002Cited by: 2

    This longitudinal study tested the direction of associations between parent –adolescent relationships and adolescent girls’ unhealthy eating. Girls ( N = 184) were seen at Time 1 ( M age = 14.30 years), and then again 2 years later (Time 2; M age = 16.04 years). At both assessment periods, they completed measures that assessed their eating attitudes and behaviors, relationships with their parents, height, weight, and age of menarche. Whereas unhe…

  • Family processes as pathways from income to young children's development

    Miriam R Linver, Jeanne Brooks-Gunn et al.ARTICLEDevelopmental Psychology2002Cited by: 130References: 92

    A variety of family processes have been hypothesized to mediate associations between income and young children's development. Maternal emotional distress, parental authoritative and authoritarian behavior (videotaped mother-child interactions), and provision of cognitively stimulating activities (Home Observation for Measurement of the Environment [HOME] scales) were examined as possible mediators in a sample of 493 White and African American low…