Mary Benin
Biographic Data
| ID | 120909 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Mary Benin |
| GIVEN NAMES | Mary |
| FAMILY NAME | Benin |
| SIGNATURE | BENIN M |
| AFFILIATIONS | Arizona State University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 7 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 82 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 7 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1995 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2012 |
| H-INDEX | 4 |
Dropping Out of High School
We use the 1988, 1990, and 1992 waves of data from the National Education Longitudinal Study to examine the effects of family structure and family transitions on adolescent high school dropout. Our study differs from previous studies by using a large longitudinal sample (N = 21,420) and applying event history analysis with standard errors corrected for clustered sampling. Our study has two major contributions. First, we examine single-mother, sin…
The family environment and American adolescents' risk of obesity as young adults
The Relationship Between Intelligence and Divorce
Intelligence has long been a topic of special interest to social scientists, but research that involves intelligence as a predictor of behavior usually focuses on domains such as crime and delinquency, academic achievement, and socioeconomic status. In this article, the authors address this gap in the literature and develop a theoretical framework to hypothesize why intelligence may be related to an important family behavior: divorce. The authors…
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Acculturation and low-birthweight infants among Latino women
Previous studies have demonstrated that acculturation is associated with negative birth outcomes among mothers in numerous immigrant populations, including Latinas. This study used structural equation models to reanalyze data employed in the 1989 Scribner and Dwyer study on the effect of acculturation (measured through the Cuellar scale) on mothers' low-birthweight status. Data revealed that language components dominate the effects of acculturati…
Staying in College
Additional informationNotes on contributorsMorris A. OkunMorris A. Okun is professor of psychologyMary BeninMary Benin is associate professor of sociology at Arizona State UniversityAnn Brandt-WilliamsAnn Brandt-Williams is chair and professor of psychology at Glendale Community College
The Social Support of Employed African American and Anglo Mothers
Using the National Survey of Families and Households (NSFH), we investigate the support received by employed African American and Anglo mothers of young children. Supports investigated include care of sick and out-of-school children, general baby-sitting assistance, and help with transportation. Supports received from family and friends were analyzed separately. Care for sick and out-of-school children is deemed to be a particularly important sou…
Acculturation and low-birthweight infants among Latino women
Previous studies have demonstrated that acculturation is associated with negative birth outcomes among mothers in numerous immigrant populations, including Latinas. This study used structural equation models to reanalyze data employed in the 1989 Scribner and Dwyer study on the effect of acculturation (measured through the Cuellar scale) on mothers' low-birthweight status. Data revealed that language components dominate the effects of acculturati…
The Social Support of Employed African American and Anglo Mothers
Using the National Survey of Families and Households (NSFH), we investigate the support received by employed African American and Anglo mothers of young children. Supports investigated include care of sick and out-of-school children, general baby-sitting assistance, and help with transportation. Supports received from family and friends were analyzed separately. Care for sick and out-of-school children is deemed to be a particularly important sou…
The family environment and American adolescents' risk of obesity as young adults
The Relationship Between Intelligence and Divorce
Intelligence has long been a topic of special interest to social scientists, but research that involves intelligence as a predictor of behavior usually focuses on domains such as crime and delinquency, academic achievement, and socioeconomic status. In this article, the authors address this gap in the literature and develop a theoretical framework to hypothesize why intelligence may be related to an important family behavior: divorce. The authors…
The Social Support of Employed African American and Anglo Mothers
Using the National Survey of Families and Households (NSFH), we investigate the support received by employed African American and Anglo mothers of young children. Supports investigated include care of sick and out-of-school children, general baby-sitting assistance, and help with transportation. Supports received from family and friends were analyzed separately. Care for sick and out-of-school children is deemed to be a particularly important sou…
Acculturation and low-birthweight infants among Latino women
Previous studies have demonstrated that acculturation is associated with negative birth outcomes among mothers in numerous immigrant populations, including Latinas. This study used structural equation models to reanalyze data employed in the 1989 Scribner and Dwyer study on the effect of acculturation (measured through the Cuellar scale) on mothers' low-birthweight status. Data revealed that language components dominate the effects of acculturati…
Staying in College
Additional informationNotes on contributorsMorris A. OkunMorris A. Okun is professor of psychologyMary BeninMary Benin is associate professor of sociology at Arizona State UniversityAnn Brandt-WilliamsAnn Brandt-Williams is chair and professor of psychology at Glendale Community College
Special Reviewers
The family environment and American adolescents' risk of obesity as young adults
The Relationship Between Intelligence and Divorce
Intelligence has long been a topic of special interest to social scientists, but research that involves intelligence as a predictor of behavior usually focuses on domains such as crime and delinquency, academic achievement, and socioeconomic status. In this article, the authors address this gap in the literature and develop a theoretical framework to hypothesize why intelligence may be related to an important family behavior: divorce. The authors…
Dropping Out of High School
We use the 1988, 1990, and 1992 waves of data from the National Education Longitudinal Study to examine the effects of family structure and family transitions on adolescent high school dropout. Our study differs from previous studies by using a large longitudinal sample (N = 21,420) and applying event history analysis with standard errors corrected for clustered sampling. Our study has two major contributions. First, we examine single-mother, sin…
Psychology (6 works) · Sociology (5 works) · Demography (3 works) · Developmental psychology (3 works) · Medicine (3 works) · Political science (3 works) · Social Psychology (3 works) · Computer Science (2 works) · Family Dynamics and Relationships (2 works) · Gender, Labor, and Family Dynamics (2 works)