Deborah M Whitley
Biographic Data
| ID | 4102371 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Deborah M Whitley |
| GIVEN NAMES | Deborah M |
| FAMILY NAME | Whitley |
| SIGNATURE | WHITLEY D M |
| AFFILIATIONS | Georgia State University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 27 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 5 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1999 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Tanf Leavers and Debt
This exploratory study measured the types and amounts of debt experienced by families in Georgia that exited Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) between 2009 and 2015. The research employed a cross-sectional, descriptive, survey research design. A sample of 87 participants was interviewed individually and self-reported their levels of consumer debt. The median level of debt across the entire sample was $7,000. The largest category of d…
The Mental Health Well-Being of Grandparents Raising Grandchildren
Differential Impact of an Intervention for Grandmothers Raising Grandchildren
An increasing number of grandparents are assuming full-time parenting responsibilities for grandchildren when birth parents are unable to do so. This raises concern given the body of research that indicates grandparents raising grandchildren have a propensity for relatively high levels of psychological distress. The purpose of this present study was to determine the efficacy of a home-based, multidisciplinary intervention designed to decrease psy…
Behavior problems in children raised by grandmothers
Legislators' Perceptions about Poverty
This study sought to explore legislators perspectives about causes of poverty. Members of the Georgia General Assembly rated the importance of 10 behavioral and structural explanations of poverty, and indicated whether they thought poor women and children would be better served under AFDC or TANF. Whereas all groups of legislators found behavioral explanations moderately important, there was significant variation by race, gender, and political pa…
Behavior problems in children raised by grandmothers
Differential Impact of an Intervention for Grandmothers Raising Grandchildren
An increasing number of grandparents are assuming full-time parenting responsibilities for grandchildren when birth parents are unable to do so. This raises concern given the body of research that indicates grandparents raising grandchildren have a propensity for relatively high levels of psychological distress. The purpose of this present study was to determine the efficacy of a home-based, multidisciplinary intervention designed to decrease psy…
Legislators' Perceptions about Poverty
This study sought to explore legislators perspectives about causes of poverty. Members of the Georgia General Assembly rated the importance of 10 behavioral and structural explanations of poverty, and indicated whether they thought poor women and children would be better served under AFDC or TANF. Whereas all groups of legislators found behavioral explanations moderately important, there was significant variation by race, gender, and political pa…
Legislators' Perceptions about Poverty
This study sought to explore legislators perspectives about causes of poverty. Members of the Georgia General Assembly rated the importance of 10 behavioral and structural explanations of poverty, and indicated whether they thought poor women and children would be better served under AFDC or TANF. Whereas all groups of legislators found behavioral explanations moderately important, there was significant variation by race, gender, and political pa…
Behavior problems in children raised by grandmothers
Differential Impact of an Intervention for Grandmothers Raising Grandchildren
An increasing number of grandparents are assuming full-time parenting responsibilities for grandchildren when birth parents are unable to do so. This raises concern given the body of research that indicates grandparents raising grandchildren have a propensity for relatively high levels of psychological distress. The purpose of this present study was to determine the efficacy of a home-based, multidisciplinary intervention designed to decrease psy…
The Mental Health Well-Being of Grandparents Raising Grandchildren
Tanf Leavers and Debt
This exploratory study measured the types and amounts of debt experienced by families in Georgia that exited Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) between 2009 and 2015. The research employed a cross-sectional, descriptive, survey research design. A sample of 87 participants was interviewed individually and self-reported their levels of consumer debt. The median level of debt across the entire sample was $7,000. The largest category of d…
Psychology (4 works) · Clinical Psychology (2 works) · Demographic economics (2 works) · Developmental psychology (2 works) · Distress (2 works) · Economic growth (2 works) · Economics (2 works) · Grandparent (2 works) · Intergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving (2 works) · Law (2 works)