Nancy C Larson
Biographic Data
| ID | 5509558 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Nancy C Larson |
| GIVEN NAMES | Nancy C |
| FAMILY NAME | Larson |
| SIGNATURE | LARSON N C |
| AFFILIATIONS | Arizona State University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 9 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 6 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1998 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2008 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Attitudes Among University Undergraduates Toward LGB and Five Ethnic/Racial Groups
Three hundred twenty-six undergraduates who participatedin a diversity-based course or voluntary intergroup dialogues com-pleted a written questionnaire about their attitudes toward and com-fort with people who are African American,AsianAmerican,FirstNation,Latina/o,white,andlesbian,gay,orbisexual (LGB). Secondary analysis ofquantitative items revealed that students were significantly more likelyto report greater discomfort with and more negative…
Becoming “One of the Girls”: The Transition to Lesbian in Midlife
In the lesbian community, there are many women who entered same-sex relationships in midlife after previously identifying as heterosexual. This article reviews the state of knowledge regarding this unique group of women. Attention is given to the impact of this life-changing event on the woman; her relationships with family members and friends; her awareness of status-related oppression; and the process of becoming a cultural insider given her ne…
Women's Experience of Co-Occurring Substance Abuse and Mental Health Conditions
This study explored the relationship between gender and co-occurring substance abuse and mental health conditions among a sample of 754 consumers of behavioral health services in the southwest U.S. Logistic regression was used to determine factors that would predict women's unique experience of dual diagnosis. Women were almost seven times more likely than men in this sample to have a diagnosis of posttraumatic stress disorder in conjunction with…
Multigenerational Coresidence and Childrearing Conflict: Links to Parenting Stress in Teenage Mothers Across the First Two Years Postpartum
We examine the associations among multigenerational coresidence, intrafamilial conflict over childrearing, and parenting stress in 190 young adolescent mothers at 6, 12, and 24 months postpartum. Analyses assessed the association between coresidence and conflict on parenting stress in 2 ways. To investigate associations between coresidence and conflict at specific points postpartum, 3 cross-sectional analyses were conducted. To assess the associa…
Childhood experiences of abuse, later substance use, and parenting outcomes among low-income mothers
Relationships among childhood abuse, subsequent adult functioning (with a focus on severity of substance abuse), and child placement were explored in an urban sample of low-income, African-American mothers. Childhood sexual trauma and age were found to be correlated with severity of later drug use; history of physical or sexual abuse was significantly related to psychological distress in adulthood; and addiction was highly correlated with child p…
Childbearing Adolescents and Problem Behavior Theory
Understanding problem behavior among adolescent mothers is critical, as their behaviors affect not only their own lives but the lives of their children. Using confirmatory factor analysis with an ethnically diverse sample of 233 pregnant adolescents, we test a hypothesis derived from problem behavior theory that diverse problem behaviors are manifestations of a single underlying construct Three measurement models of problem behaviors are compared…
Attitudes Among University Undergraduates Toward LGB and Five Ethnic/Racial Groups
Three hundred twenty-six undergraduates who participatedin a diversity-based course or voluntary intergroup dialogues com-pleted a written questionnaire about their attitudes toward and com-fort with people who are African American,AsianAmerican,FirstNation,Latina/o,white,andlesbian,gay,orbisexual (LGB). Secondary analysis ofquantitative items revealed that students were significantly more likelyto report greater discomfort with and more negative…
Becoming “One of the Girls”: The Transition to Lesbian in Midlife
In the lesbian community, there are many women who entered same-sex relationships in midlife after previously identifying as heterosexual. This article reviews the state of knowledge regarding this unique group of women. Attention is given to the impact of this life-changing event on the woman; her relationships with family members and friends; her awareness of status-related oppression; and the process of becoming a cultural insider given her ne…
Childbearing Adolescents and Problem Behavior Theory
Understanding problem behavior among adolescent mothers is critical, as their behaviors affect not only their own lives but the lives of their children. Using confirmatory factor analysis with an ethnically diverse sample of 233 pregnant adolescents, we test a hypothesis derived from problem behavior theory that diverse problem behaviors are manifestations of a single underlying construct Three measurement models of problem behaviors are compared…
Childbearing Adolescents and Problem Behavior Theory
Understanding problem behavior among adolescent mothers is critical, as their behaviors affect not only their own lives but the lives of their children. Using confirmatory factor analysis with an ethnically diverse sample of 233 pregnant adolescents, we test a hypothesis derived from problem behavior theory that diverse problem behaviors are manifestations of a single underlying construct Three measurement models of problem behaviors are compared…
Childhood experiences of abuse, later substance use, and parenting outcomes among low-income mothers
Relationships among childhood abuse, subsequent adult functioning (with a focus on severity of substance abuse), and child placement were explored in an urban sample of low-income, African-American mothers. Childhood sexual trauma and age were found to be correlated with severity of later drug use; history of physical or sexual abuse was significantly related to psychological distress in adulthood; and addiction was highly correlated with child p…
Multigenerational Coresidence and Childrearing Conflict: Links to Parenting Stress in Teenage Mothers Across the First Two Years Postpartum
We examine the associations among multigenerational coresidence, intrafamilial conflict over childrearing, and parenting stress in 190 young adolescent mothers at 6, 12, and 24 months postpartum. Analyses assessed the association between coresidence and conflict on parenting stress in 2 ways. To investigate associations between coresidence and conflict at specific points postpartum, 3 cross-sectional analyses were conducted. To assess the associa…
Women's Experience of Co-Occurring Substance Abuse and Mental Health Conditions
This study explored the relationship between gender and co-occurring substance abuse and mental health conditions among a sample of 754 consumers of behavioral health services in the southwest U.S. Logistic regression was used to determine factors that would predict women's unique experience of dual diagnosis. Women were almost seven times more likely than men in this sample to have a diagnosis of posttraumatic stress disorder in conjunction with…
Becoming “One of the Girls”: The Transition to Lesbian in Midlife
In the lesbian community, there are many women who entered same-sex relationships in midlife after previously identifying as heterosexual. This article reviews the state of knowledge regarding this unique group of women. Attention is given to the impact of this life-changing event on the woman; her relationships with family members and friends; her awareness of status-related oppression; and the process of becoming a cultural insider given her ne…
Attitudes Among University Undergraduates Toward LGB and Five Ethnic/Racial Groups
Three hundred twenty-six undergraduates who participatedin a diversity-based course or voluntary intergroup dialogues com-pleted a written questionnaire about their attitudes toward and com-fort with people who are African American,AsianAmerican,FirstNation,Latina/o,white,andlesbian,gay,orbisexual (LGB). Secondary analysis ofquantitative items revealed that students were significantly more likelyto report greater discomfort with and more negative…
Psychology (6 works) · Social Psychology (4 works) · Social Psychology (4 works) · Clinical Psychology (3 works) · Demography (3 works) · Demography (3 works) · Developmental psychology (3 works) · Medicine (3 works) · Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development (2 works) · Clinical Psychology (2 works)