Paul L. Schvaneveldt

• PhD
• Chair at Weber State University

p>This article presents the results from a study into international humanitarian service-learning experiences on young adult volunteers. Specifically, the service-learning experiences of emerging adults who had served in orphanages in Latin America were assessed, in a pre- and post-test design, for their development in areas of social competency su...

Parenting practices in Ecuador are dynamic, complex, and evolving. Parenting in Ecuador is shaped by its historical, economic, and political context. Parenting in Ecuador has been traditional in that parental authority was highly valued within a collectivist cultural context. Mothers and fathers followed traditional gender roles and socialization p...

Family policy initiatives in Ecuador have targeted primarily families living in poverty. This chapter discusses some of the major policy initiatives oriented to improve the living conditions of economically disadvantaged families in Ecuador. Even though governments recognize the importance of family policies, existing policies and programs for fami...

With rapid economic development andmodernization, changes may be occurringamong younger generations in regard to theirattitudes towards family life and marriage. Thisresearch project is a cross-cultural comparison ofhow the broader social and cultural contexts haveimpacted the ways children perceive and definefamily functions, family structure, and...

ABSTRACT. The purpose of the study was to explore the ratings of core competencies for undergraduate students in Family Science. Identifying the competencies which are viewed as most important is necessary to effectively prepare undergraduate students for professions or other . A sample of 113 Family Science professionals was asked to rate the impo...

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...

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...

Family policy initiatives in Colombia and Ecuador have targeted primarily families living in poverty. This paper discusses some of the major policy initiatives oriented to improve the living conditions of economically disadvantaged families in both countries. We argue that, even though governments recognize the importance of family policies, existi...

Family life education with Latino immigrant families P roviding family life education services to Latino populations requires the educator to consider the diversity and variation found in the group. Educators must take the time to fully understand the dynamics involved and be prepared to set aside stereotypes and traditional ideas. Strategies that...

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 par...

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...

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...

Replicating a prior U.S. study, data were gathered from preschool and school-age children in Thailand (n= 80). Taking a developmental perspective, Thai children's knowledge and understanding of AIDS was assessed, and results were compared with those of the U.S. sample. The findings show that Thai children in each of four designated age groups have...

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 c...

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 qu...

The purposes of this study are to understand the perceived attitudes, consequences, and motivations for dual-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-...

The study of pets in families is an important scientific dimension, with a substantial body of research literature. This article presents a framework and theoretical basis for understanding human relationships with pets, using a life course perspective. Pets play an important role at each stage of the life-course. Research indicates that pets offer...

This study examined bidirectional relationships between age at first sexual intercourse and academic goals and achievement. It was hypothesized that lower educational goals and achievement would be associated with initiating sexual intercourse at a younger age, and that initiating sexual activity early would be associated with a decrease in subsequ...

This article discusses two studies that exploredcollege students' role balance expectations for theirfuture career, marital, and parental identities.Participants were primarily Caucasian. In the first study, men and women who were family, balanced,career, or career/marriage oriented were compared.Variation within gender, especially for women, in th...

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-...

This research examines the impact that of relationship dissolutions on romance and mate selection beliefs. A questionnaire was randomly distributed to 261 young adults regarding past breakup history and attitudes toward unrealistic beliefs of romance and mate selection. Age, gender, relationship status, the number of breakups and recentness of a br...

The purpose of this study was to test a conceptual model of young adult postsecondary educational attainment. Specifically, the model posited that experiencing greater connection with parents, greater parental involvement in academic activities, and greater parental regulation of behaviors in the eighthgrade would result in higher levels of academi...

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of North Carolina at Greensboro, 1999. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 133-153). Microfilm.