Raymond Swisher
Biographic Data
| ID | 135505 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Raymond Swisher |
| GIVEN NAMES | Raymond |
| FAMILY NAME | Swisher |
| SIGNATURE | SWISHER R |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Texas |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 63 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 5 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2004 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
How Long Will I Live? Understanding Subjective Life Expectancy in Comparison to Actuarial Estimates
Most individuals have a general awareness of how long they might live—their subjective life expectancy (SLE). However, these perceptions often differ from actuarial estimates of life expectancy. We examine factors associated with SLE and deviations from actuarial estimates, including demographic characteristics that drive actuarial life tables, socioeconomic status, and psychosocial measures such as perceptions of health and health locus of contr…
High School Social Climate and Antisocial Behavior
A longitudinal and multilevel approach is used to examine the relationship between antisocial behavior during adolescence and high school social climate. The data are taken from a longitudinal study of 1,233 boys and girls who attended 217 public and private high schools. Students' disruptive behaviors were assessed yearly from 6 to 12 years of age. High school social climate was assessed by teachers, and students reported on their violent and no…
School social climate and teachers’ perceptions of classroom behavior problems
Fathers' Risk Factors in Fragile Families
We use longitudinal survey and qualitative information from the Fragile Families and Child Wellbeing Study to examine how risk factors such as physical abuse, problematic substance use, and incarceration among unmarried fathers in the study are related to fathers' early involvement with their children. The survey results indicate that nearly half of fathers have at least one risk factor and that each risk is negatively associated with paternal in…
The Family-Friendly Community and Its Life Course Fit for Dual-Earner Couples
Much is known about family-friendly workplaces. This article examines the less understood family-friendliness of the communities in which dual-earner couples reside. Using data from a representative sample of dual-earner couples (N = 727) in upstate New York, we examine how individual, couple, and neighborhood characteristics are associated with perceptions of community family-friendliness. Using a life course perspective, we find that couples wi…
Fathers' Risk Factors in Fragile Families
We use longitudinal survey and qualitative information from the Fragile Families and Child Wellbeing Study to examine how risk factors such as physical abuse, problematic substance use, and incarceration among unmarried fathers in the study are related to fathers' early involvement with their children. The survey results indicate that nearly half of fathers have at least one risk factor and that each risk is negatively associated with paternal in…
The Family-Friendly Community and Its Life Course Fit for Dual-Earner Couples
Much is known about family-friendly workplaces. This article examines the less understood family-friendliness of the communities in which dual-earner couples reside. Using data from a representative sample of dual-earner couples (N = 727) in upstate New York, we examine how individual, couple, and neighborhood characteristics are associated with perceptions of community family-friendliness. Using a life course perspective, we find that couples wi…
High School Social Climate and Antisocial Behavior
A longitudinal and multilevel approach is used to examine the relationship between antisocial behavior during adolescence and high school social climate. The data are taken from a longitudinal study of 1,233 boys and girls who attended 217 public and private high schools. Students' disruptive behaviors were assessed yearly from 6 to 12 years of age. High school social climate was assessed by teachers, and students reported on their violent and no…
The Family-Friendly Community and Its Life Course Fit for Dual-Earner Couples
Much is known about family-friendly workplaces. This article examines the less understood family-friendliness of the communities in which dual-earner couples reside. Using data from a representative sample of dual-earner couples (N = 727) in upstate New York, we examine how individual, couple, and neighborhood characteristics are associated with perceptions of community family-friendliness. Using a life course perspective, we find that couples wi…
Fathers' Risk Factors in Fragile Families
We use longitudinal survey and qualitative information from the Fragile Families and Child Wellbeing Study to examine how risk factors such as physical abuse, problematic substance use, and incarceration among unmarried fathers in the study are related to fathers' early involvement with their children. The survey results indicate that nearly half of fathers have at least one risk factor and that each risk is negatively associated with paternal in…
School social climate and teachers’ perceptions of classroom behavior problems
High School Social Climate and Antisocial Behavior
A longitudinal and multilevel approach is used to examine the relationship between antisocial behavior during adolescence and high school social climate. The data are taken from a longitudinal study of 1,233 boys and girls who attended 217 public and private high schools. Students' disruptive behaviors were assessed yearly from 6 to 12 years of age. High school social climate was assessed by teachers, and students reported on their violent and no…
How Long Will I Live? Understanding Subjective Life Expectancy in Comparison to Actuarial Estimates
Most individuals have a general awareness of how long they might live—their subjective life expectancy (SLE). However, these perceptions often differ from actuarial estimates of life expectancy. We examine factors associated with SLE and deviations from actuarial estimates, including demographic characteristics that drive actuarial life tables, socioeconomic status, and psychosocial measures such as perceptions of health and health locus of contr…
Developmental psychology (4 works) · Psychology (4 works) · Bullying, Victimization, and Aggression (2 works) · Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development (2 works) · Longitudinal study (2 works) · Mathematics education (2 works) · Medicine (2 works) · Multilevel model (2 works) · Perception (2 works) · School climate (2 works)