Maxine Gallander Wintre
Biographic Data
| ID | 5760289 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Maxine Gallander Wintre |
| GIVEN NAMES | Maxine Gallander |
| FAMILY NAME | Wintre |
| SIGNATURE | WINTRE M G |
| AFFILIATIONS | York University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 18 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 149 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 18 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1993 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2016 |
| H-INDEX | 6 |
Acculturation Motivation in International Student Adjustment and Permanent Residency Intentions
The present study uses a two-phase mixed-methods design to explore the role of motivation to acculturate within the international student experience. Hierarchical regression analyses were conducted to test acculturation motivation (AM) as a predictor of international student adjustment and permanent residency intentions, over and above age, gender, academic year, and English competence. Greater motivation to acculturate was indeed a significant p…
Are International Undergraduate Students Emerging Adults? Motivations for Studying Abroad
This qualitative study investigated the decision-making processes underlying international students’ motivation to study abroad and whether they were related to features of Arnett’s definition of emerging adulthood. A total of 64 international undergraduate students (21 men and 43 women) from 26 countries and in different years of study were interviewed while attending a large, ethnically diverse Canadian university. Using thematic analyses, eigh…
Growth Mixture Modeling of Adolescent Body Mass Index Development
Growth mixture modeling was used to identify different trajectories of body mass index (BMI) among adolescents ages 10-15 from a national sample. Three distinct classes were found for both boys and girls: "normative" (90.9% and 89.7%), "high increasing" (6.3% and 7.4%), and "decreasing" (2.8% and 2.9%). Multinomial logistic regression identified family income as predictive of class membership for boys and pubertal status and being rural as predic…
The four undergraduate years. Changes in weight, eating attitudes, and depression
Parental Divorce and First-Year Students' Transition to University
This research examines parental divorce and first-year students' transition to university. Incoming students (N = 2,724) to six diverse universities completed questionnaires in August, before university, and again in November and March. Initial baseline measures indicated that females of divorced parents reported more depressive symptoms than females of intact families, whereas males of divorced parents reported lower levels of perceived stress t…
A Longitudinal Study of Breadth and Intensity of Activity Involvement and the Transition to University
We examined prospective relations between activity involvement and successful transitioning to university. A sample of 656 students from 6 Canadian universities completed questionnaires before beginning university and at the end of their first year. Breadth (number of different activity domains) and intensity (mean frequency) of activity involvement as well as changes in breadth and intensity, were examined jointly. Consistent with developmental …
The Student Perception of University Support and Structure Scale
A new scale, the Student Perception of University Support and Structure Scale (SPUSS), was developed for research on the transition to university. The scale was based on concepts derived from Baumrind's (1971) theory of parenting styles. Data were obtained from two separate cohorts of freshmen (n=759 and 397) attending six Canadian universities of varying sizes. The scale demonstrated excellent psychometric properties with Cronbach alphas of 0.87…
Transferring Post-Secondary Schools
The present study is an empirical investigation of the experience of students transferring from one post-secondary institution to another. Positioned within several theories, most notably emerging adulthood theory, the findings imply that transferring schools represents a positive growth experience for the student who recognizes an inappropriate match with the first institution attended. In telephone interviews, students who had transferred to a …
The Transition to University
Freshmen students at six Canadian universities completed questionnaires that assessed the quality of match between their individual needs and their university environment. The Student-University Match Questionnaire (SUM), a theoretically derived scale, was developed and demonstrated excellent psychometric properties (Cronbach's alpha = .87). Furthermore, interviews were conducted with students who had deregistered from their universities and a ma…
The Importance of Friends
In a study of new friendships and adjustment among 1st-year university students, students at six Canadian universities completed questionnaires that assessed the quality of new friendships and adjustment during their first academic year. In-depth, face-to-face interviews about students' new friendships were conducted with a subsample of these students. Results indicated a significant positive relation between quality of new friendships and adjust…
Re-Evaluating the University Attrition Statistic
Following up on the transition to university and university persistence, 119 (44 males; 75 females) students who had not graduated (within seven years) from a large, commuter Canadian university were interviewed. ‘Leavers’ were nota homogenous group but could be divided into categories of departure: transferred to another university (29.4%), transferred to college (29.4%), took temporary leave (11.8%), dropped out (20.2%), and put on academic pro…
The Association of Low Parent-Adolescent Reciprocity, a Sense of Incompetence, and Identity Confusion with Disordered Eating
This study examined the role of late adolescent females' ongoing perceived reciprocity in their relationships with parents, their sense of incompetence (in terms of an impersonal-causality orientation), and their identity style and commitment in predicting disordered eating symptoms. Some variables were also examined from the mothers' perspectives to consider the potential impact of mother-daughter discrepancies on symptomatology. This questionna…
First-Year Students’ Adjustment to University Life as a Function of Relationships with Parents
One understudied aspect of first-year students’transition to university is their relationship with parents. This study investigates the contributions that perceived parenting style, current relationships with parents, and psychological well-being variables make toward perceived overall adjustment to university, from both socio/emotional adaptation perspectives and actual academic achievement. Data were collected from a sample of 408 (116 males an…
It’s Not Academic, You’re in the Army Now
The presumed efficacy of authoritative parenting, supported by a consensus in previous research conducted in authoritative institutions, is tested empirically by investigating the transition to a more authoritarian environment—the Israeli army. Employing a model developed to investigate the transition to university, the present study examines how perceptions of parents’rearing styles and aspects of current relationships with parents affect adjust…
The Relations between Perceived Parental Reciprocity, Perceived Parental Approval, and Adolescent Substance Use
The present study examined the additive and interactive associations of 2 parenting variables, Perceived Parental Reciprocity (as measured using the Perception of Parental Reciprocity Scale, POPRS) and Perceived Parental Approval (PPA) of adolescent substance use, with adolescent substance use initiation and escalation. Urban high school students (N = 433) were categorized into abstainers, experimenters, and regular users of alcohol, tobacco, and…
Perception of Parental Reciprocity Scale (POPRS)
The present paper describes the development of a new scale, the Perception of Parental Reciprocity Scale (POPRS), and research findings obtained with this instrument. Based on Youniss' (1980) theory, this scale assesses the extent of perceived mutual reciprocity in adolescents'/young adults' relations with their parents. An initial pool of 51 items was administered to 141 unmarried undergraduates along with measures of self‐esteem, locus of contr…
A developmental sequence in the comprehension of emotions
In individual interviews, 80 children from ages 4 to 8 years predicted which of 5 emotions they would feel, and how intensely, to 15 affect-laden situations. The results indicate that responses involve 3 dimensions of emotion cognition (intensity, multiplicity, and valence) that emerge in a developmental sequence. Four-year-olds predict experiencing one emotion of varying intensity to a situation (Level A). They also predict experiencing multiple…
The adolescent self-concept
The Importance of Friends
In a study of new friendships and adjustment among 1st-year university students, students at six Canadian universities completed questionnaires that assessed the quality of new friendships and adjustment during their first academic year. In-depth, face-to-face interviews about students' new friendships were conducted with a subsample of these students. Results indicated a significant positive relation between quality of new friendships and adjust…
First-Year Students’ Adjustment to University Life as a Function of Relationships with Parents
One understudied aspect of first-year students’transition to university is their relationship with parents. This study investigates the contributions that perceived parenting style, current relationships with parents, and psychological well-being variables make toward perceived overall adjustment to university, from both socio/emotional adaptation perspectives and actual academic achievement. Data were collected from a sample of 408 (116 males an…
It’s Not Academic, You’re in the Army Now
The presumed efficacy of authoritative parenting, supported by a consensus in previous research conducted in authoritative institutions, is tested empirically by investigating the transition to a more authoritarian environment—the Israeli army. Employing a model developed to investigate the transition to university, the present study examines how perceptions of parents’rearing styles and aspects of current relationships with parents affect adjust…
Perception of Parental Reciprocity Scale (POPRS)
The present paper describes the development of a new scale, the Perception of Parental Reciprocity Scale (POPRS), and research findings obtained with this instrument. Based on Youniss' (1980) theory, this scale assesses the extent of perceived mutual reciprocity in adolescents'/young adults' relations with their parents. An initial pool of 51 items was administered to 141 unmarried undergraduates along with measures of self‐esteem, locus of contr…
A Longitudinal Study of Breadth and Intensity of Activity Involvement and the Transition to University
We examined prospective relations between activity involvement and successful transitioning to university. A sample of 656 students from 6 Canadian universities completed questionnaires before beginning university and at the end of their first year. Breadth (number of different activity domains) and intensity (mean frequency) of activity involvement as well as changes in breadth and intensity, were examined jointly. Consistent with developmental …
A developmental sequence in the comprehension of emotions
In individual interviews, 80 children from ages 4 to 8 years predicted which of 5 emotions they would feel, and how intensely, to 15 affect-laden situations. The results indicate that responses involve 3 dimensions of emotion cognition (intensity, multiplicity, and valence) that emerge in a developmental sequence. Four-year-olds predict experiencing one emotion of varying intensity to a situation (Level A). They also predict experiencing multiple…
The four undergraduate years. Changes in weight, eating attitudes, and depression
Re-Evaluating the University Attrition Statistic
Following up on the transition to university and university persistence, 119 (44 males; 75 females) students who had not graduated (within seven years) from a large, commuter Canadian university were interviewed. ‘Leavers’ were nota homogenous group but could be divided into categories of departure: transferred to another university (29.4%), transferred to college (29.4%), took temporary leave (11.8%), dropped out (20.2%), and put on academic pro…
The Association of Low Parent-Adolescent Reciprocity, a Sense of Incompetence, and Identity Confusion with Disordered Eating
This study examined the role of late adolescent females' ongoing perceived reciprocity in their relationships with parents, their sense of incompetence (in terms of an impersonal-causality orientation), and their identity style and commitment in predicting disordered eating symptoms. Some variables were also examined from the mothers' perspectives to consider the potential impact of mother-daughter discrepancies on symptomatology. This questionna…
The Relations between Perceived Parental Reciprocity, Perceived Parental Approval, and Adolescent Substance Use
The present study examined the additive and interactive associations of 2 parenting variables, Perceived Parental Reciprocity (as measured using the Perception of Parental Reciprocity Scale, POPRS) and Perceived Parental Approval (PPA) of adolescent substance use, with adolescent substance use initiation and escalation. Urban high school students (N = 433) were categorized into abstainers, experimenters, and regular users of alcohol, tobacco, and…
The Transition to University
Freshmen students at six Canadian universities completed questionnaires that assessed the quality of match between their individual needs and their university environment. The Student-University Match Questionnaire (SUM), a theoretically derived scale, was developed and demonstrated excellent psychometric properties (Cronbach's alpha = .87). Furthermore, interviews were conducted with students who had deregistered from their universities and a ma…
Transferring Post-Secondary Schools
The present study is an empirical investigation of the experience of students transferring from one post-secondary institution to another. Positioned within several theories, most notably emerging adulthood theory, the findings imply that transferring schools represents a positive growth experience for the student who recognizes an inappropriate match with the first institution attended. In telephone interviews, students who had transferred to a …
The adolescent self-concept
The Student Perception of University Support and Structure Scale
A new scale, the Student Perception of University Support and Structure Scale (SPUSS), was developed for research on the transition to university. The scale was based on concepts derived from Baumrind's (1971) theory of parenting styles. Data were obtained from two separate cohorts of freshmen (n=759 and 397) attending six Canadian universities of varying sizes. The scale demonstrated excellent psychometric properties with Cronbach alphas of 0.87…
The adolescent self-concept
A developmental sequence in the comprehension of emotions
In individual interviews, 80 children from ages 4 to 8 years predicted which of 5 emotions they would feel, and how intensely, to 15 affect-laden situations. The results indicate that responses involve 3 dimensions of emotion cognition (intensity, multiplicity, and valence) that emerge in a developmental sequence. Four-year-olds predict experiencing one emotion of varying intensity to a situation (Level A). They also predict experiencing multiple…
Perception of Parental Reciprocity Scale (POPRS)
The present paper describes the development of a new scale, the Perception of Parental Reciprocity Scale (POPRS), and research findings obtained with this instrument. Based on Youniss' (1980) theory, this scale assesses the extent of perceived mutual reciprocity in adolescents'/young adults' relations with their parents. An initial pool of 51 items was administered to 141 unmarried undergraduates along with measures of self‐esteem, locus of contr…
The Relations between Perceived Parental Reciprocity, Perceived Parental Approval, and Adolescent Substance Use
The present study examined the additive and interactive associations of 2 parenting variables, Perceived Parental Reciprocity (as measured using the Perception of Parental Reciprocity Scale, POPRS) and Perceived Parental Approval (PPA) of adolescent substance use, with adolescent substance use initiation and escalation. Urban high school students (N = 433) were categorized into abstainers, experimenters, and regular users of alcohol, tobacco, and…
First-Year Students’ Adjustment to University Life as a Function of Relationships with Parents
One understudied aspect of first-year students’transition to university is their relationship with parents. This study investigates the contributions that perceived parenting style, current relationships with parents, and psychological well-being variables make toward perceived overall adjustment to university, from both socio/emotional adaptation perspectives and actual academic achievement. Data were collected from a sample of 408 (116 males an…
It’s Not Academic, You’re in the Army Now
The presumed efficacy of authoritative parenting, supported by a consensus in previous research conducted in authoritative institutions, is tested empirically by investigating the transition to a more authoritarian environment—the Israeli army. Employing a model developed to investigate the transition to university, the present study examines how perceptions of parents’rearing styles and aspects of current relationships with parents affect adjust…
The Association of Low Parent-Adolescent Reciprocity, a Sense of Incompetence, and Identity Confusion with Disordered Eating
This study examined the role of late adolescent females' ongoing perceived reciprocity in their relationships with parents, their sense of incompetence (in terms of an impersonal-causality orientation), and their identity style and commitment in predicting disordered eating symptoms. Some variables were also examined from the mothers' perspectives to consider the potential impact of mother-daughter discrepancies on symptomatology. This questionna…
Re-Evaluating the University Attrition Statistic
Following up on the transition to university and university persistence, 119 (44 males; 75 females) students who had not graduated (within seven years) from a large, commuter Canadian university were interviewed. ‘Leavers’ were nota homogenous group but could be divided into categories of departure: transferred to another university (29.4%), transferred to college (29.4%), took temporary leave (11.8%), dropped out (20.2%), and put on academic pro…
The Importance of Friends
In a study of new friendships and adjustment among 1st-year university students, students at six Canadian universities completed questionnaires that assessed the quality of new friendships and adjustment during their first academic year. In-depth, face-to-face interviews about students' new friendships were conducted with a subsample of these students. Results indicated a significant positive relation between quality of new friendships and adjust…
The Transition to University
Freshmen students at six Canadian universities completed questionnaires that assessed the quality of match between their individual needs and their university environment. The Student-University Match Questionnaire (SUM), a theoretically derived scale, was developed and demonstrated excellent psychometric properties (Cronbach's alpha = .87). Furthermore, interviews were conducted with students who had deregistered from their universities and a ma…
The Student Perception of University Support and Structure Scale
A new scale, the Student Perception of University Support and Structure Scale (SPUSS), was developed for research on the transition to university. The scale was based on concepts derived from Baumrind's (1971) theory of parenting styles. Data were obtained from two separate cohorts of freshmen (n=759 and 397) attending six Canadian universities of varying sizes. The scale demonstrated excellent psychometric properties with Cronbach alphas of 0.87…
Transferring Post-Secondary Schools
The present study is an empirical investigation of the experience of students transferring from one post-secondary institution to another. Positioned within several theories, most notably emerging adulthood theory, the findings imply that transferring schools represents a positive growth experience for the student who recognizes an inappropriate match with the first institution attended. In telephone interviews, students who had transferred to a …
A Longitudinal Study of Breadth and Intensity of Activity Involvement and the Transition to University
We examined prospective relations between activity involvement and successful transitioning to university. A sample of 656 students from 6 Canadian universities completed questionnaires before beginning university and at the end of their first year. Breadth (number of different activity domains) and intensity (mean frequency) of activity involvement as well as changes in breadth and intensity, were examined jointly. Consistent with developmental …
Parental Divorce and First-Year Students' Transition to University
This research examines parental divorce and first-year students' transition to university. Incoming students (N = 2,724) to six diverse universities completed questionnaires in August, before university, and again in November and March. Initial baseline measures indicated that females of divorced parents reported more depressive symptoms than females of intact families, whereas males of divorced parents reported lower levels of perceived stress t…
The four undergraduate years. Changes in weight, eating attitudes, and depression
Are International Undergraduate Students Emerging Adults? Motivations for Studying Abroad
This qualitative study investigated the decision-making processes underlying international students’ motivation to study abroad and whether they were related to features of Arnett’s definition of emerging adulthood. A total of 64 international undergraduate students (21 men and 43 women) from 26 countries and in different years of study were interviewed while attending a large, ethnically diverse Canadian university. Using thematic analyses, eigh…
Growth Mixture Modeling of Adolescent Body Mass Index Development
Growth mixture modeling was used to identify different trajectories of body mass index (BMI) among adolescents ages 10-15 from a national sample. Three distinct classes were found for both boys and girls: "normative" (90.9% and 89.7%), "high increasing" (6.3% and 7.4%), and "decreasing" (2.8% and 2.9%). Multinomial logistic regression identified family income as predictive of class membership for boys and pubertal status and being rural as predic…
Acculturation Motivation in International Student Adjustment and Permanent Residency Intentions
The present study uses a two-phase mixed-methods design to explore the role of motivation to acculturate within the international student experience. Hierarchical regression analyses were conducted to test acculturation motivation (AM) as a predictor of international student adjustment and permanent residency intentions, over and above age, gender, academic year, and English competence. Greater motivation to acculturate was indeed a significant p…
Psychology (18 works) · Developmental psychology (13 works) · Social Psychology (10 works) · Social Psychology (10 works) · Medicine (8 works) · Higher Education Research Studies (7 works) · Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development (6 works) · Clinical Psychology (6 works) · Reciprocity (cultural anthropology (5 works) · Clinical Psychology (4 works)