Donald G Unger
Biographic Data
| ID | 765288 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Donald G Unger |
| GIVEN NAMES | Donald G |
| FAMILY NAME | Unger |
| SIGNATURE | UNGER D G |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Delaware |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 12 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 222 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 12 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1982 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2000 |
| H-INDEX | 5 |
Interparental Conflict and Adolescent Depressed Mood
Social Support and Marital Satisfaction among Couples Coping with Chronic Constructive Airway Disease
Couples in which one spouse has chronic obstructive airway disease (COAD) face great distress and change over the life course. Couples experience multiple losses and feelings of anxiety, depression and hopelessness, usually beginning in mid-life and continuing into older age. This study explored two sources of social support - family support and friend support - as resources for coping with illness. The relation of family and friend received and …
Parents' Perceptions of Their Adolescence
This study examined the relation between parents' perceptions of "storm and stress" in their own adolescence and their current relationships with their children. A sample of 121 adolescents and their parents (106 mothers) were surveyed. Analysis indicated that over 48% of these parents viewed their adolescence as being stormy and stressful. Parents who experienced greater storm and stress as youth had more conflict in their relationships with the…
Self-concept of African-American male youth
Living near a hazardous waste facility
Residents near a hazardous waste facility were interviewed about their level of distress and their involvement in a community organization concerned about toxic exposure. Specific beliefs about living near such a facility were related to individual and family distress and to participation in the organization. Implications for research and for clinical practice are discussed
The role of family support in determining developmental outcomes in children of teen mothers
A Community Perspective on Families
No abstract available for this article
Families who adopt children with special needs
The importance of neighbors
Social Support and Adolescent Mothers
Two longitudinal studies examined the influences of social support, networks, and support interventions on the adjustment of teenage mothers and their babies. Structured interviews were conducted prenatally and during postnatal follow‐up in both studies. Group and home‐based educational support interventions were also conducted through the baby's first year of life. Perceived support, social network resources, and support interventions were relat…
Neighboring and its role in block organizations
Neighboring in an urban environment
Neighbors are an informal resource who may act individually to provide socioemotional support to each other as well as collectively to ameliorate problems in their residential environment. To explore when neighbors are likely to interact and provide aid and emotional support for each other, 702 residents living in a neighborhood in Nashville, Tennessee, were interviewed during 1978. Factor analysis was used to cluster several variables of individ…
The importance of neighbors
Neighboring in an urban environment
Neighbors are an informal resource who may act individually to provide socioemotional support to each other as well as collectively to ameliorate problems in their residential environment. To explore when neighbors are likely to interact and provide aid and emotional support for each other, 702 residents living in a neighborhood in Nashville, Tennessee, were interviewed during 1978. Factor analysis was used to cluster several variables of individ…
Neighboring and its role in block organizations
Social Support and Adolescent Mothers
Two longitudinal studies examined the influences of social support, networks, and support interventions on the adjustment of teenage mothers and their babies. Structured interviews were conducted prenatally and during postnatal follow‐up in both studies. Group and home‐based educational support interventions were also conducted through the baby's first year of life. Perceived support, social network resources, and support interventions were relat…
Self-concept of African-American male youth
Social Support and Marital Satisfaction among Couples Coping with Chronic Constructive Airway Disease
Couples in which one spouse has chronic obstructive airway disease (COAD) face great distress and change over the life course. Couples experience multiple losses and feelings of anxiety, depression and hopelessness, usually beginning in mid-life and continuing into older age. This study explored two sources of social support - family support and friend support - as resources for coping with illness. The relation of family and friend received and …
Families who adopt children with special needs
Neighboring in an urban environment
Neighbors are an informal resource who may act individually to provide socioemotional support to each other as well as collectively to ameliorate problems in their residential environment. To explore when neighbors are likely to interact and provide aid and emotional support for each other, 702 residents living in a neighborhood in Nashville, Tennessee, were interviewed during 1978. Factor analysis was used to cluster several variables of individ…
Neighboring and its role in block organizations
The importance of neighbors
Social Support and Adolescent Mothers
Two longitudinal studies examined the influences of social support, networks, and support interventions on the adjustment of teenage mothers and their babies. Structured interviews were conducted prenatally and during postnatal follow‐up in both studies. Group and home‐based educational support interventions were also conducted through the baby's first year of life. Perceived support, social network resources, and support interventions were relat…
Families who adopt children with special needs
A Community Perspective on Families
No abstract available for this article
The role of family support in determining developmental outcomes in children of teen mothers
Living near a hazardous waste facility
Residents near a hazardous waste facility were interviewed about their level of distress and their involvement in a community organization concerned about toxic exposure. Specific beliefs about living near such a facility were related to individual and family distress and to participation in the organization. Implications for research and for clinical practice are discussed
Parents' Perceptions of Their Adolescence
This study examined the relation between parents' perceptions of "storm and stress" in their own adolescence and their current relationships with their children. A sample of 121 adolescents and their parents (106 mothers) were surveyed. Analysis indicated that over 48% of these parents viewed their adolescence as being stormy and stressful. Parents who experienced greater storm and stress as youth had more conflict in their relationships with the…
Self-concept of African-American male youth
Social Support and Marital Satisfaction among Couples Coping with Chronic Constructive Airway Disease
Couples in which one spouse has chronic obstructive airway disease (COAD) face great distress and change over the life course. Couples experience multiple losses and feelings of anxiety, depression and hopelessness, usually beginning in mid-life and continuing into older age. This study explored two sources of social support - family support and friend support - as resources for coping with illness. The relation of family and friend received and …
Interparental Conflict and Adolescent Depressed Mood
Psychology (12 works) · Developmental psychology (7 works) · Psychiatry (6 works) · Sociology (5 works) · Clinical Psychology (4 works) · Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development (3 works) · Clinical Psychology (3 works) · Computer Science (3 works) · Family and Disability Support Research (3 works) · Place Attachment and Urban Studies (3 works)