Paul L Schvaneveldt
Biographic Data
| ID | 791748 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Paul L Schvaneveldt |
| GIVEN NAMES | Paul L |
| FAMILY NAME | Schvaneveldt |
| SIGNATURE | SCHVANEVELDT P L |
| AFFILIATIONS | Weber State University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 10 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 75 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 10 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1997 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2013 |
| H-INDEX | 4 |
Children's Perceptions and Definitions of Family in China, Ecuador, Turkey, and the United States
With rapid economic development and modernization, changes may be occurring among younger generations in regard to their attitudes towards family life and marriage. This research project is a cross-cultural comparison of how the broader social and cultural contexts have impacted the ways children perceive and define family functions, family structure, and roles within families. The sample included a total of 231 children aged 5 to 12 years and th…
Mate Selection in Bolivia: A Comparison of Rural and Urban Practices and Preferences
Mate selection preferences and practices were studied in rural and urban settings in Bolivia. The research examined preferences in potential marital partners and also practices in couple formation. A social exchange perspective was used to explain potentially rewarding or costly characteristics of a potential partner. Rural and urban differences in Bolivia are profound in cultural and economic matters. Comparisons between the two cultural areas i…
Emotional Expressiveness and Marital Adjustment in Ecuador
This study investigates the relationship between emotional expressiveness and dyadic adjustment in a sample of adults from Guayaquil, Ecuador. Hypotheses were explored and tested in the following areas: the factor structure of emotional expressiveness and marital adjustment items, gender differences in emotional expressiveness, and the relationship between emotional expressiveness and marital adjustment. The factor structure in the current sample…
Generational and Cultural Changes in Family Life in the United Arab Emirates: A Comparison of Mothers and Daughters
An exploratory study of daughters and their mothers in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), guided by modernity theory is reported. The UAE has come from a desert nomadic culture to a high tech oil rich nation in just the past 40 years and is a key place to assess the impact of rapid development and fast paced transformations on family life. Differences and trends in gender and family role attitudes, child care practices, cultural values, perceptions …
An Exchange Theory Perspective on Couple Formation Preferences and Practices in Ecuador
Exploratory studies of mate selection practices and preferences are reported. In the first study, the demographic characteristics of couple formation are explored in a nationally representative sample of women in Ecuador. Results indicate significant differences by region. In the second study, a social exchange perspective is utilized to explore qualities believed to be important in selecting a marriage partner among a sample of persons from Guay…
The Relationship Between Parenting Behaviors and Adolescent Achievement and Self-Efficacy in Chile and Ecuador
The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between the perception of parenting behaviors (positive induction, monitoring, autonomy granting, punitiveness, and permissiveness) on adolescent achievement orientation and self-efficacy among samples of Chilean and Ecuadorian adolescents. Hierarchical regression analyses indicated that parental positive induction significantly predicted a greater achievement orientation for Ecuadorian yo…
Perceptions of Acceptable Mate Attributes in Ecuador
Building on similar research previously conducted in North America, 121 adults from Guayaquil, Ecuador were surveyed. Subjects responded to forty-six items identified in the social exchange literature as traits important to mate selection. The large majority marry for love and within their social class. Religion, height and race are not important considerations in choosing a mate. Sexual, health and drug problems are very damaging to one's status…
Dual-Resident Marriages in Thailand: A Comparison of Two Cultural Groups of Women
The purposes of this study are to understand the perceived attitudes, consequences, and motivations fordual-resident marital arrangements of women in Thailand. Two cultural groups of women were compared: a Village group comprised of agrarian village women and a University group, consisting of professional women; both groups of women lived in dual-resident marital arrangements. It was hypothesized that broader cultural and economic factors influen…
Young Adults' Anticipated Identity Importance of Career, Marital, and Parental Roles: Comparisons of Men and Women with Different Role Balance Orientations
The Timing of Sexual Intercourse among Adolescents: Family, Peer, and Other Antecedents
Children's perceptions of their relationships with their parents and peers in 1976 and 1981, respectively, along with other salient antecedent variables, were related to their age at first sexual intercourse, as reported in 1987. Data came from the National Survey of Children, a three-wave longitudinal study of 1,145 children age 7-11 (Wave 1), 12-16 (Wave 2), and 18-22 (Wave 3). Antecedent variables were taken from both Round 1 and Round 2 surve…
Young Adults' Anticipated Identity Importance of Career, Marital, and Parental Roles: Comparisons of Men and Women with Different Role Balance Orientations
The Timing of Sexual Intercourse among Adolescents: Family, Peer, and Other Antecedents
Children's perceptions of their relationships with their parents and peers in 1976 and 1981, respectively, along with other salient antecedent variables, were related to their age at first sexual intercourse, as reported in 1987. Data came from the National Survey of Children, a three-wave longitudinal study of 1,145 children age 7-11 (Wave 1), 12-16 (Wave 2), and 18-22 (Wave 3). Antecedent variables were taken from both Round 1 and Round 2 surve…
Generational and Cultural Changes in Family Life in the United Arab Emirates: A Comparison of Mothers and Daughters
An exploratory study of daughters and their mothers in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), guided by modernity theory is reported. The UAE has come from a desert nomadic culture to a high tech oil rich nation in just the past 40 years and is a key place to assess the impact of rapid development and fast paced transformations on family life. Differences and trends in gender and family role attitudes, child care practices, cultural values, perceptions …
The Relationship Between Parenting Behaviors and Adolescent Achievement and Self-Efficacy in Chile and Ecuador
The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between the perception of parenting behaviors (positive induction, monitoring, autonomy granting, punitiveness, and permissiveness) on adolescent achievement orientation and self-efficacy among samples of Chilean and Ecuadorian adolescents. Hierarchical regression analyses indicated that parental positive induction significantly predicted a greater achievement orientation for Ecuadorian yo…
Dual-Resident Marriages in Thailand: A Comparison of Two Cultural Groups of Women
The purposes of this study are to understand the perceived attitudes, consequences, and motivations fordual-resident marital arrangements of women in Thailand. Two cultural groups of women were compared: a Village group comprised of agrarian village women and a University group, consisting of professional women; both groups of women lived in dual-resident marital arrangements. It was hypothesized that broader cultural and economic factors influen…
Emotional Expressiveness and Marital Adjustment in Ecuador
This study investigates the relationship between emotional expressiveness and dyadic adjustment in a sample of adults from Guayaquil, Ecuador. Hypotheses were explored and tested in the following areas: the factor structure of emotional expressiveness and marital adjustment items, gender differences in emotional expressiveness, and the relationship between emotional expressiveness and marital adjustment. The factor structure in the current sample…
Mate Selection in Bolivia: A Comparison of Rural and Urban Practices and Preferences
Mate selection preferences and practices were studied in rural and urban settings in Bolivia. The research examined preferences in potential marital partners and also practices in couple formation. A social exchange perspective was used to explain potentially rewarding or costly characteristics of a potential partner. Rural and urban differences in Bolivia are profound in cultural and economic matters. Comparisons between the two cultural areas i…
Perceptions of Acceptable Mate Attributes in Ecuador
Building on similar research previously conducted in North America, 121 adults from Guayaquil, Ecuador were surveyed. Subjects responded to forty-six items identified in the social exchange literature as traits important to mate selection. The large majority marry for love and within their social class. Religion, height and race are not important considerations in choosing a mate. Sexual, health and drug problems are very damaging to one's status…
The Timing of Sexual Intercourse among Adolescents: Family, Peer, and Other Antecedents
Children's perceptions of their relationships with their parents and peers in 1976 and 1981, respectively, along with other salient antecedent variables, were related to their age at first sexual intercourse, as reported in 1987. Data came from the National Survey of Children, a three-wave longitudinal study of 1,145 children age 7-11 (Wave 1), 12-16 (Wave 2), and 18-22 (Wave 3). Antecedent variables were taken from both Round 1 and Round 2 surve…
Young Adults' Anticipated Identity Importance of Career, Marital, and Parental Roles: Comparisons of Men and Women with Different Role Balance Orientations
Dual-Resident Marriages in Thailand: A Comparison of Two Cultural Groups of Women
The purposes of this study are to understand the perceived attitudes, consequences, and motivations fordual-resident marital arrangements of women in Thailand. Two cultural groups of women were compared: a Village group comprised of agrarian village women and a University group, consisting of professional women; both groups of women lived in dual-resident marital arrangements. It was hypothesized that broader cultural and economic factors influen…
An Exchange Theory Perspective on Couple Formation Preferences and Practices in Ecuador
Exploratory studies of mate selection practices and preferences are reported. In the first study, the demographic characteristics of couple formation are explored in a nationally representative sample of women in Ecuador. Results indicate significant differences by region. In the second study, a social exchange perspective is utilized to explore qualities believed to be important in selecting a marriage partner among a sample of persons from Guay…
The Relationship Between Parenting Behaviors and Adolescent Achievement and Self-Efficacy in Chile and Ecuador
The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between the perception of parenting behaviors (positive induction, monitoring, autonomy granting, punitiveness, and permissiveness) on adolescent achievement orientation and self-efficacy among samples of Chilean and Ecuadorian adolescents. Hierarchical regression analyses indicated that parental positive induction significantly predicted a greater achievement orientation for Ecuadorian yo…
Perceptions of Acceptable Mate Attributes in Ecuador
Building on similar research previously conducted in North America, 121 adults from Guayaquil, Ecuador were surveyed. Subjects responded to forty-six items identified in the social exchange literature as traits important to mate selection. The large majority marry for love and within their social class. Religion, height and race are not important considerations in choosing a mate. Sexual, health and drug problems are very damaging to one's status…
Emotional Expressiveness and Marital Adjustment in Ecuador
This study investigates the relationship between emotional expressiveness and dyadic adjustment in a sample of adults from Guayaquil, Ecuador. Hypotheses were explored and tested in the following areas: the factor structure of emotional expressiveness and marital adjustment items, gender differences in emotional expressiveness, and the relationship between emotional expressiveness and marital adjustment. The factor structure in the current sample…
Generational and Cultural Changes in Family Life in the United Arab Emirates: A Comparison of Mothers and Daughters
An exploratory study of daughters and their mothers in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), guided by modernity theory is reported. The UAE has come from a desert nomadic culture to a high tech oil rich nation in just the past 40 years and is a key place to assess the impact of rapid development and fast paced transformations on family life. Differences and trends in gender and family role attitudes, child care practices, cultural values, perceptions …
Mate Selection in Bolivia: A Comparison of Rural and Urban Practices and Preferences
Mate selection preferences and practices were studied in rural and urban settings in Bolivia. The research examined preferences in potential marital partners and also practices in couple formation. A social exchange perspective was used to explain potentially rewarding or costly characteristics of a potential partner. Rural and urban differences in Bolivia are profound in cultural and economic matters. Comparisons between the two cultural areas i…
Children's Perceptions and Definitions of Family in China, Ecuador, Turkey, and the United States
With rapid economic development and modernization, changes may be occurring among younger generations in regard to their attitudes towards family life and marriage. This research project is a cross-cultural comparison of how the broader social and cultural contexts have impacted the ways children perceive and define family functions, family structure, and roles within families. The sample included a total of 231 children aged 5 to 12 years and th…
Psychology (10 works) · Social Psychology (7 works) · Geography (6 works) · Demography (5 works) · Developmental psychology (5 works) · Sociology (5 works) · Gender Studies (4 works) · Marriage and Sexual Relationships (4 works) · Perception (4 works) · Political science (4 works)