Jennifer Willyard

Biographic Data

ID247970
NAMEJennifer Willyard
GIVEN NAMESJennifer
FAMILY NAMEWillyard
SIGNATUREWILLYARD J
AFFILIATIONSTexas A&M University, College Station, Texas, USA
VERIFIEDNo
TOTAL WORKS4
TOTAL CITATIONS17
WORKS AS AUTHOR4
WORKS AS EDITOR0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2005
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2008
H-INDEX3

  • Providing Care for Elderly Parents

    Katherine Miller, Martha Shoemaker et al.ARTICLEJournal of Family Communication2008Cited by: 5References: 14

    Because of expanding life spans and the increasingly chronic nature of disease, caregiving is becoming a dominant activity in today's society. Caregiving for elderly parents has been identified as a complex activity involving the balancing of many tasks and roles, and an activity that has the potential for both intense stress and for psychological and relational rewards. In this study, we consider the complexity of caregiving by examining the ide…

  • Making Sense of Sibling Responsibility for Family Caregiving

    Open AccessJennifer Willyard, Katherine J L Miller et al.ARTICLEQualitative Health Research2008Cited by: 8References: 24

    As the population in the United States and around the globe ages, families are faced with decisions about caregiving for elderly parents. Research suggests that daughters often take on these stressful caregiving responsibilities, with varying levels of help from siblings. In this article, we examine these sibling relationships within the caregiving context, considering the ways in which siblings negotiate the division of tasks for elderly parents…

  • Exploring Web Usage and Selection Criteria Among Male and Female Students1

    Open AccessAnanda Mitra, Jennifer Willyard et al.ARTICLEJournal of Computer-Mediated…2006References: 1

    This study addresses three questions related to the evaluative criteria used by men and women to make judgments about Web pages. What are the major criteria used by students to evaluate Web sites? What are the different kinds of Web sites used by students? Is there a difference in Web site preference and use based on gender? Using a survey design with college students, we show that students tend to use Web sites that are clearly understandable, d…

  • Election 2004 Concession and Victory Speeches

    Open AccessJennifer Willyard, Kurt Ritter et al.ARTICLEAmerican Behavioral Scientist2005Cited by: 4References: 4

    This analysis of the 2004 presidential election concession-victory ritual shows that generic norms had the greatest influence on the speeches, but presidential candidates John Kerry and George W. Bush occasionally violated generic expectations due to the context of their speeches and their personal inclinations. In particular, Democratic vice presidential candidate John Edwards disrupted the dynamics of the closing ritual of the election with a s…