Category: Faculty Partner Research

March 30, 2023

Marital negativity’s festering wounds: The emotional, immunological, and relational toll of couples’ negative communication patterns

Dyadic stress theories and research suggest that couples' negative communication patterns threaten immune and emotional health, leaving partners vulnerable to illness. Spouses' relationship perceptions can also color how they see and react to marital discussions.
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March 28, 2023

Urbanization, migration, and indigenous health in Peru

In 2019, we piloted an interdisciplinary project on Peruvian indigenous women's health. The study collected demographic, socioeconomic, and health-related data from women in two indigenous communities; one com-posed of rural farmers and the other of urban migrants.
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March 25, 2023

Work-Family Balance and Perceived Business Outcomes among Copreneurial and Noncopreneurial Small Business Owners

Using data from the 2019 Small Business Values Survey we looked at differences in work-family balance characteristics, business characteristics, and owner characteristics between copreneur and noncopreneur small business owners.
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March 23, 2023

Testing Theoretical Explanations for Heterogeneity in Associations Between a State Quality Rating and Improvement System and Prekindergarten Children’s Academic Performance

Does high-quality prekindergarten disproportionately benefits children based on their entering ability levels?
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March 7, 2023

Colorful sidewalks move tourists

"...It’s putting in environmental cues that encourage healthy behavior. ...If you come back and think about it from the broader perspective of a tourist, they are going to be in some type of an unfamiliar environment. So, what types of...
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March 3, 2023

Intersectionality and Adverse Childhood Experiences: Comparing Subgroups of Sex, Race/Ethnicity, and Sexual Orientation

This study investigated the intersectionality of adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) among subgroups of sex, race/ethnicity, and sexual orientation. Using data from the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance Survey across 34 states from 2009 to 2018, authors stratified subgroups of sex (male/female),...
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March 1, 2023

Life-course social connectedness: Comparing data-driven and theoretical classifications as predictors of functional limitations in adulthood

A life course perspective on social relationships highlights the importance of specific relationships at specific times in life, but analyses that account for life course trajectories in social relationships are rare.
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March 1, 2023

Variations in early life home environment quality and children’s achievement

The current study examines to what extent naturally occurring variation in the timing of home environment quality during the first five years of life differentially predicts achievement before school entry and at the end-of-elementary school.
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March 1, 2023

An Exploratory Model of Shared Decision-Making in Women’s Reproductive Health in Indiana: A Cross-Sectional Study

Ecological approaches to shared decision-making (SDM) are underexplored in women’s reproductivehealth. The purpose was to identify ecological factors important to women in contraceptive and prenatalcare SDM.
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March 1, 2023

Preliminary findings from a study relating the effects of hearing loss and listening conditions on postural sway to fall risk in older adults

Hearing loss is associated with increased fall risk in older adults, but multiple mechanisms have been proposed to account for this. Hearing loss may reduce spatial awareness and/or increase cognitive load, both of which may increase fall risk but may...
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