327-1 FH - (THIS IS NOW A POSTER #102-26A ON WEDNESDAY, 7:45 AM.) The Importance of Leisure to Work-Family Conflict and Facilitation Presented by: Duane W. Crawford, NaYeon Lee, Anisa M. Zvonkovic

327-2 RF - Examining Family Structure and Severity of Sexual Victimization Among Women Presented by: Patricia Lynn Fanflik

327-3 FH - A Social Ecological Approach to Understanding the Role of Family and Community in Youths Spiritual Development Presented by: Anthony G. James, Mark A. Fine, Linda Jo Turner

327-4 FH - Stress Carry-over and College Student Health Outcomes Presented by: Daphne E. Pedersen

327-5 FT - Exploring a Pilot Clinical Program for Clients Experiencing Unemployment Presented by: Colleen M. Peterson, Markie L. C. Blumer, Stephen T. Fife, Rebecca Theresa Louise Nemecek, Katherine M. Hertlein, Gerald. R. Weeks

327-6 SN - What the Guidebooks Don't Tell You About Doing a Qualitative Dissertation Presented by: Nivedita Ranade, Artie Maharaj, Katherine E. Speirs, Colleen K. Vesely

327-7 EM - Women of Color Faculty & Academe: Trials and Tribulations of Tenure and Beyond Presented by: Le Anne E. Silvey, Edith A. Lewis, Maresa J. Murray

Abstracts

The Importance of Leisure to Work-Family Conflict and Facilitation

Presented by: Duane W. Crawford, NaYeon Lee, Anisa M. Zvonkovic

This study investigated the relationships between full-time employees' feelings of satisfaction with their solitary, marital, and social network leisure and their perceptions of work-family conflict and facilitation.  Findings indicated that the more satisfied respondents were with their solitary leisure the less they reported work-to-family and family-to-work conflict.  The same was also true, in part, for marital leisure, in that a negative relationship was obtained between satisfaction with marital leisure and family-to-work conflict, whereas marital leisure satisfaction was positively related to family-to-work facilitation.  Our findings regarding leisure satisfaction underscore the importance of discretionary activities in perceptions of work-family conflict and facilitation

Examining Family Structure and Severity of Sexual Victimization among Women

Presented by: Patricia Lynn Fanflik

Sexual victimization against women has become a world-wide public health crisis and had been described as an endemic social problem with lasting effects for victims.  Research suggests, the more severe the assault; specifically, the greater level of threat or violence, the greater the level of psychological distress a victim will experience following the attack.  This quantitative research study examines how family structure may help to predict severity of sexual victimization among women.  The significance of this study allows for a better understanding of assault severity and families which may have important implications for intervention programs and policy development. 

A social ecological approach to understanding the role of family and community in youths spiritual development

Presented by: Anthony G. James, Mark A. Fine, Linda Jo Turner

Previous studies have assumed that youth's spiritual development occurs within the familial context.  We empirically test this theoretical assumption, and expand upon it, by first examining the extent to which familial and communal factors contribute to youth's spiritual development.  Additionally, assuming that both factors indeed contribute, we use hierarchical regression analysis to explore if one of the factors makes a significant contribution to youth's spiritual development above and beyond the other.

Stress Carry-over and College Student Health Outcomes

Presented by: Daphne E Pedersen

Using a stress carry-over perspective, this paper examines the relative effects of school and family spillover on five health outcomes for 268 college undergraduates.  Findings indicate that men and women report higher school than family spillover, and women report higher school spillover than men.  Regression models show that both men and women report more days of poor mental health when school spillover is high.  Sleep hours are negatively associated with school spillover for women, and with family spillover for men.  Poor physical health, drinking, and binge drinking were not significantly associated with spillover measures for this sample.

Exploring a Pilot Clinical Program for Clients Experiencing Unemployment

Presented by: Colleen M. Peterson, Markie L. C. Blumer, Stephen T. Fire, Rebecca Theresa Louise Nemecek, Katherine M. Hertlein, Gerald. R. Weeks

Unemployment and resultant economic hardships have been significant issues in the lives of clients serviced by marriage and family therapists (MFTs), particularly in recent times. In an effort to assist clients during this shifting economy, the ""Counseling the Unemployed"" program was created within a university-based clinical setting. Student MFTs were educated on the effects of unemployment, potential strategies to help clients cope with issues related to the economy and joblessness, and then given an opportunity to share what was reportedly helpful in working with such clients.

What the guidebooks don't tell you about doing a qualitative dissertation

Presented by: Nivedita Ranade, Artie Maharaj, Katherine E. Speirs, Colleen K. Vesely

Many guidebooks provide roadmaps to successfully completing a qualitative dissertation. However, they seldom address the psychosocial aspects of being a ‘novice' qualitative researcher.  The purpose of this symposium is to provide an ‘insider's perspective' on doing a qualitative dissertation. The variety of foci and methods of our qualitative dissertations will lead to a well-rounded discussion of the joys and challenges of doing a qualitative dissertation.

1. The Beginning of the End: Considerations for Preparing a Qualitative Dissertation Proposal

2. The Logistics of Data Collection

3. Working with Participants

4. The Last Piece in the Jigsaw Puzzle: Data Analysis and Writing

Women of Color Faculty & Academe: Trials & Tribulations of Tenure and Beyond

Presented by: Le Anne E. Silvey, Edith A. Lewis, Maresa J. Murray

In 2009, the Ethnic Minority Section held a special panel session on NCFR members of color and transformative scholarship.  One outcome of this session was a request by members for future sessions on faculty of color in academe, mentoring, writing, publication issues, and getting more EMS members to present at annual conferences. In past conferences, a number of faculty of color have sought out members with concerns over color/gender/role/scholarship discrimination as they endeavored to gain promotion/tenure. This proposal is an attempt to address the expressed needs of the membership, particularly with regard to faculty of color in family studies.