The marital status inventory: Some preliminary data on an instrument to measure marital dissolution potential

1980 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
pp. 31-35 ◽  
Author(s):  
D. Russell Crane ◽  
D. Eugene Mead
Keyword(s):  
Marital Status ◽  
Preliminary Data ◽  
Marital Dissolution ◽  
Dissolution Potential

scholarly journals The Effect of Marital Status at First Birth on Marital Dissolution among Adolescent Mothers

Demography ◽  
1986 ◽  
Vol 23 (3) ◽  
pp. 329 ◽  
Author(s):  
John O. G. Billy ◽  
Nancy S. Landale ◽  
Steven D. McLaughlin
Keyword(s):  
Marital Status ◽  
Adolescent Mothers ◽  
Marital Dissolution ◽  
First Birth

scholarly journals Marital Status, Marital Transitions, and Body Weight

2009 ◽  
Vol 50 (3) ◽  
pp. 327-343 ◽  
Author(s):  
Debra Umberson ◽  
Hui Liu ◽  
Daniel Powers
Keyword(s):  
Body Weight ◽  
Marital Status ◽  
Marital Dissolution ◽  
Growth Curve Analysis ◽  
Health Trends ◽  
Race And Gender ◽  
The Social ◽  
Marital Transitions ◽  
And Gender ◽  
Marital Formation

We consider how marital status and marital transitions, important features of the social environment, influence weight change over time, and how these effects vary by age, race, and gender. Growth curve analysis of a four-wave national survey suggests that marital transitions are more important than marital status in predicting change in body weight, and that marital dissolution is more important than marital formation in affecting weight. Widowhood effects on weight loss are a particular concern for population health trends, especially among African Americans.

An Introductory Examination of Speech Disfluencies in Spanish–English Bilingual Children Who Do and Do Not Stutter During Narratives

2020 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 131-141
Author(s):  
Cristina Rincon ◽  
Kia Noelle Johnson ◽  
Courtney Byrd
Keyword(s):  
Diagnostic Criteria ◽  
Preliminary Data ◽  
Diagnostic Information ◽  
English Speakers ◽  
Bilingual Children ◽  
English Bilingual ◽  
Developmental Stuttering ◽  
Mean Length Of Utterance

Purpose The purpose of this study is to examine the frequency and type of speech disfluencies (stuttering-like and nonstuttering-like) in bilingual Spanish–English (SE) children who stutter (CWS) to SE children who do not stutter (CWNS) during narrative samples elicited in Spanish and English to provide further diagnostic information for this population and preliminary data toward an expansion of this study. Method Participants included six bilingual SE children (three CWS, three CWNS) ranging in age from 5 years to 7;5 (years;months) and recruited from the surrounding Houston, Texas area. Participants provided a narrative sample in English and Spanish. The frequency of speech disfluencies was tabulated, and mean length of utterance was measured for each sample. Results Results indicate that both talker groups exceed the diagnostic criteria typically used for developmental stuttering. Regardless of the language being spoken, CWS participants had a frequency of stuttering-like speech disfluencies that met or exceeded the diagnostic criteria for developmental stuttering that is based on monolingual English speakers. The CWNS participants varied in meeting the criteria depending on the language being spoken, with one of the three CWNS exceeding the criteria in both languages and one exceeding the criteria for percentage of stuttering-like speech disfluencies in one language. Conclusion Findings from this study contribute to the development of more appropriate diagnostic criteria for bilingual SE-speaking children to aid in the reduction of misdiagnoses of stuttering in this population.

Marital Status May Influence Alzheimer's Risk

2008 ◽  
Vol 39 (10) ◽  
pp. 60-61
Author(s):  
MICHELE G. SULLIVAN
Keyword(s):  
Marital Status
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