Mihaela Robila
Biographic Data
| ID | 787737 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Mihaela Robila |
| GIVEN NAMES | Mihaela |
| FAMILY NAME | Robila |
| SIGNATURE | ROBILA M |
| AFFILIATIONS | Queens College, CUNY |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-0145-4552 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 14 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 33 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 11 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 3 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2001 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2018 |
| H-INDEX | 4 |
Global Perspectives on Family Life Education
Handbook of Family Policies Across the Globe
Eastern European Immigrant Families
Immigration from Eastern Europe to the United States has grown significantly in the last few decades. While Asian and Latin American immigrations have been central to the discourse of migration to the US, the rapid growth of Eastern European immigrants has received insufficient attention. Robila fills this gap by presenting key issues related to immigration from Eastern Europe, such as child-rearing beliefs and practices, cultural beliefs, second…
Family Policies in Eastern Europe: A Focus on Parental Leave
The Impact of Migration on Children's Psychological and Academic Functioning in the Republic of Moldova
After the fall of communism, many Eastern Europeans sought work abroad, leaving their children with relatives. Eastern European migrants represent a target group with unstudied immigration patterns. The goal of this study was to examine how parental migration and economic pressure impact children outcomes in the Republic of Moldova. I examined a model of the impact of parental migration on children (13–15 years old), using a survey with 388 child…
The Impact of Marital Conflict on Health and Health Care Utilization in Older Couples
This study tested the hypothesis that marital distress has a significant effect on health care utilization for older couples. Results from 536 intact couples in long term marriages showed men in dissatisfying marriages are more likely to utilize health care services; women in satisfying marriages are more likely to use health care services. There were no significant partner effects of marital quality on health problems or health care utilization.…
Characteristics of Eastern European Immigration in the United States
The fall of communism in late 1980s and the postcommunist socio-economic and political transition determined a resurgence of Eastern European immigrants as a new phenomenon in United States. Examining Eastern European immigrants will increase the understanding of today’s diverse immigrant population and their adaptation in the host society. Using the data from the 2002-2004 Annual Social and Economic Supplement of the Current Population Survey, t…
Eastern European immigrants in the United States: A socio-demographic profile
Immigration to the United States has experienced a phenomenal increase in the last decades. Following the dissolution of the “Iron Curtain ” in the late 1980s and early 1990s, Eastern Europeans have been free to emigrate. Since then, there has been an increase in their numbers in the U.S. This study is an analysis of the socio-demographic profile characterizing the immigration from Eastern Europe. It examines income levels and the poverty status …
Economic pressure and social exclusion in Europe
This study examines people's perceptions of poverty and social exclusion in 12 countries in Europe: Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, and the United Kingdom. Data come from the 1993 Euro-barometer and a model of the dynamics among feelings of social exclusion, community poverty and social exclusion, and economic pressure was tested for the goodness-of-fit using structural equa…
Teaching About International Families Across the United States
Due to increasing globalization, teaching students about international families is important in preparing them to become competent multicultural educators. This study assessed the current existence of family studies courses across the United States which focus on international families. More than 110 undergraduate and 76 graduate family science/studies programs were reviewed. However, only 20 undergraduate and 10 graduate courses on international…
Families in Eastern Europe
Eastern Europe has been recognized as a region that has experienced major socio-political and economic changes in the last decades. The impact of these transitions on families and their functioning has also been significant. Although understanding of families in different cultures in the last years has been considerably increased, little has been written on Eastern European families. This book fills the void in literature and provides a timely an…
The Role of Children in Eastern European Families
This study examines the additive effect of attitudes towards gender roles and importance of marriage on the centrality of children in seven East European countries: Bulgaria, Czech Republic, the former East Germany, Hungary, Poland, Russia, and Slovenia using the data from the 1994 International Social Science Survey (ISSP). Results support country related differences in participants' attitudes about gender roles, marriage and children. The resul…
The Recent Use of Theory Within Stepparent and Adolescent Relationship Research
Forty two empirical studies over a 10 year period, on stepparenting adolescents, were assessed regarding their usage of theory. Although a majority of the authors responsible for the evaluated articles utilized some type of theory in their studies, 50% did not employ theory explicitly in either the introduction or discussion sections. Systems the ory and role theory, were the most frequent explicitly used perspectives. The findings of this study …
Ethnic Identity in Jewish Families
The Impact of Marital Conflict on Health and Health Care Utilization in Older Couples
This study tested the hypothesis that marital distress has a significant effect on health care utilization for older couples. Results from 536 intact couples in long term marriages showed men in dissatisfying marriages are more likely to utilize health care services; women in satisfying marriages are more likely to use health care services. There were no significant partner effects of marital quality on health problems or health care utilization.…
Eastern European immigrants in the United States: A socio-demographic profile
Immigration to the United States has experienced a phenomenal increase in the last decades. Following the dissolution of the “Iron Curtain ” in the late 1980s and early 1990s, Eastern Europeans have been free to emigrate. Since then, there has been an increase in their numbers in the U.S. This study is an analysis of the socio-demographic profile characterizing the immigration from Eastern Europe. It examines income levels and the poverty status …
The Impact of Migration on Children's Psychological and Academic Functioning in the Republic of Moldova
After the fall of communism, many Eastern Europeans sought work abroad, leaving their children with relatives. Eastern European migrants represent a target group with unstudied immigration patterns. The goal of this study was to examine how parental migration and economic pressure impact children outcomes in the Republic of Moldova. I examined a model of the impact of parental migration on children (13–15 years old), using a survey with 388 child…
Economic pressure and social exclusion in Europe
This study examines people's perceptions of poverty and social exclusion in 12 countries in Europe: Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, and the United Kingdom. Data come from the 1993 Euro-barometer and a model of the dynamics among feelings of social exclusion, community poverty and social exclusion, and economic pressure was tested for the goodness-of-fit using structural equa…
Ethnic Identity in Jewish Families
The Recent Use of Theory Within Stepparent and Adolescent Relationship Research
Forty two empirical studies over a 10 year period, on stepparenting adolescents, were assessed regarding their usage of theory. Although a majority of the authors responsible for the evaluated articles utilized some type of theory in their studies, 50% did not employ theory explicitly in either the introduction or discussion sections. Systems the ory and role theory, were the most frequent explicitly used perspectives. The findings of this study …
Ethnic Identity in Jewish Families
Families in Eastern Europe
Eastern Europe has been recognized as a region that has experienced major socio-political and economic changes in the last decades. The impact of these transitions on families and their functioning has also been significant. Although understanding of families in different cultures in the last years has been considerably increased, little has been written on Eastern European families. This book fills the void in literature and provides a timely an…
The Role of Children in Eastern European Families
This study examines the additive effect of attitudes towards gender roles and importance of marriage on the centrality of children in seven East European countries: Bulgaria, Czech Republic, the former East Germany, Hungary, Poland, Russia, and Slovenia using the data from the 1994 International Social Science Survey (ISSP). Results support country related differences in participants' attitudes about gender roles, marriage and children. The resul…
Economic pressure and social exclusion in Europe
This study examines people's perceptions of poverty and social exclusion in 12 countries in Europe: Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, and the United Kingdom. Data come from the 1993 Euro-barometer and a model of the dynamics among feelings of social exclusion, community poverty and social exclusion, and economic pressure was tested for the goodness-of-fit using structural equa…
Teaching About International Families Across the United States
Due to increasing globalization, teaching students about international families is important in preparing them to become competent multicultural educators. This study assessed the current existence of family studies courses across the United States which focus on international families. More than 110 undergraduate and 76 graduate family science/studies programs were reviewed. However, only 20 undergraduate and 10 graduate courses on international…
Eastern European immigrants in the United States: A socio-demographic profile
Immigration to the United States has experienced a phenomenal increase in the last decades. Following the dissolution of the “Iron Curtain ” in the late 1980s and early 1990s, Eastern Europeans have been free to emigrate. Since then, there has been an increase in their numbers in the U.S. This study is an analysis of the socio-demographic profile characterizing the immigration from Eastern Europe. It examines income levels and the poverty status …
Characteristics of Eastern European Immigration in the United States
The fall of communism in late 1980s and the postcommunist socio-economic and political transition determined a resurgence of Eastern European immigrants as a new phenomenon in United States. Examining Eastern European immigrants will increase the understanding of today’s diverse immigrant population and their adaptation in the host society. Using the data from the 2002-2004 Annual Social and Economic Supplement of the Current Population Survey, t…
The Impact of Marital Conflict on Health and Health Care Utilization in Older Couples
This study tested the hypothesis that marital distress has a significant effect on health care utilization for older couples. Results from 536 intact couples in long term marriages showed men in dissatisfying marriages are more likely to utilize health care services; women in satisfying marriages are more likely to use health care services. There were no significant partner effects of marital quality on health problems or health care utilization.…
Family Policies in Eastern Europe: A Focus on Parental Leave
The Impact of Migration on Children's Psychological and Academic Functioning in the Republic of Moldova
After the fall of communism, many Eastern Europeans sought work abroad, leaving their children with relatives. Eastern European migrants represent a target group with unstudied immigration patterns. The goal of this study was to examine how parental migration and economic pressure impact children outcomes in the Republic of Moldova. I examined a model of the impact of parental migration on children (13–15 years old), using a survey with 388 child…
Handbook of Family Policies Across the Globe
Eastern European Immigrant Families
Immigration from Eastern Europe to the United States has grown significantly in the last few decades. While Asian and Latin American immigrations have been central to the discourse of migration to the US, the rapid growth of Eastern European immigrants has received insufficient attention. Robila fills this gap by presenting key issues related to immigration from Eastern Europe, such as child-rearing beliefs and practices, cultural beliefs, second…
Global Perspectives on Family Life Education
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