Browsing Vijayan K. Pillai, Ph.D by Title
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Abuse, Trauma, And Social Bonding In The Etiology Of Female Delinquency
(Social Work, 2008-08-08)The study was designed to examine the ability of social bonding and abuse variables in explaining the phenomena of female delinquency. An existing data source, the National Survey of Child and Adolescent Well-Being, provided ... -
Acculturation, Ethnic Identity, Resilience, Self-esteem And General Well-being: A Psychosocial Study Of Colombians In The United States
(Social Work, 2008-09-17)This research sought to identify the factors that contribute to the wellbeing of Colombians in the United States by exploring the differences in their wellbeing across three waves of immigration. It examined the extent to ... -
African American Fathers And Afrocentric Parenting - Factors Associated With Parenting Of Their Children
(Social Work, 2010-11-01)To provide an alternate explanation for the behavior of African American fathers in their parenting using an Afrocentric model, comparing it with the parenting behavior of the Caucasian father, who would use primarily an ... -
Age at marriage, contraceptive use and abortion in Yemen.
(Canadian Population Society, 2004)This paper attempts to examine the extent of influence of the three components of fertility, age at marriage, extent of modern contraceptive use and the level of abortion on fertility in the Republic of Yemen and to explore ... -
Book Review - Children of AIDS: Africa’s Orphan Crisis (Second Edition). Emma Guest. Durban: University of Natal Press, 2003. 176 pp.
(Center for African StudiesSchool of Social Work, The University of Texas at Arlington, Summer 200) -
A Causal Analysis Of Developmental Assets, Behaviors And Delinquency Among Hispanic Youth In Texas
(Social Work, 2007-08-23)The purpose of this study was to identify the main predicting developmental assets for the prevention of juvenile delinquency among Hispanic youth in Texas by adopting advanced research methods. According to Benson (1995), ... -
Child Malnutrition and Gender Preference in India: The Role of Culture
(Insight Medical Publishing (iMedPub)School of Social Work, The University of Texas at Arlington, 2015-10-10) -
Child spacing and contraception among the poor in Zambia.
(Dove Press, 2010-03-26)For decades, family planning programs have targeted women in developing countries. These programs bestow a great deal of autonomy on women with respect to fertility decision making. It is well known that a number of close ... -
Community Participation and Tourism Attitudes in Belize
(College of Economics & Business, Universidad de TalcaSchool of Social Work, The University of Texas at Arlington, October 20) -
The Contributions Of NGOs To Health In The Developing World
(Social Work, 2009-09-16)This study investigated the contributions of NGOs to health in the developing world and well investigated the influence of organizational factors on an NGOs contribution to health. The researcher examined the health ... -
A decade of contraceptive use in Cameroon: influences of structural changes.
(Dove Press, 2010-12-22)The purpose of this article is to examine the impact of social changes over the last two decades in Cameroon. The data for this study are from the 2004 Demographic and Health Survey (DHS) (Enquête Démographique et de Santé ... -
Determinants Of Modern Contraceptive Use In Cameroon From 1991 To 2004
(Social Work, 2012-04-11)The purpose of this research is to examine the determinants of contraceptive use among women ages 15-49 of childbearing age (WCA) and to describe the compositional and processual changes that have taken place in Cameroon ... -
Determinants of women's non-family work in Ghana and Zimbabwe
(Canadian Population Society, 2003)One objective of this paper is to evaluate the determinants of female non-family work in Africa. Selected labor force participation theories are tested using demographic and health survey data. The traditional kinship-oriented ... -
The Ecological Correlates Of Substance Abuse Among CPS Involved Women and Non-CPS Involved Women
(Social Work, 2007-08-23)Child abuse and neglect is a compelling phenomenon that has been attributed to a multitude of factors including maternal substance abuse. A significant number of the women involved with the child welfare system for child ... -
EEG/QEEG Technology Identifies Neurobiomarkers Critical to Medication Selection and Treatment in Refractory Cases
(MedCraveSchool of Social Work, The University of Texas Arlington, 2014) -
The Effect Of Social Capital In Women's Participation In The Labor Force In Mexico: A Neighborhood In Monterrey
(Social Work, 2008-04-22)The purpose of this dissertation study was to explore associations between Women's Participation in the Labor Force (WPLF), family organization (type of family, family size, domestic work and decision-making), personal ... -
The Effects of Disaster on Women’s Reproductive Health in Developing Countries
(Canadian Center of Science and EducationSchool of Social Work, The University of Texas at Arlington, 2013-04-15) -
Elder Caregiving in South-Asian Families in the United States and India
(Social Work & Society, University of Duisburg-Essen, Center for Social Work and Social PolicySchool of Social Work, The University of Texas at Arlington, 2012) -
Evaluation Of A Web-phone Intervention System On Preventing Smoking Relapse
(Social Work, 2011-03-03)This randomized-controlled-trial aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of a web-phone intervention system in preventing smoking relapse. The intervention was based on the Transtheoretical Model (TTM), incorporated with ... -
An Exploratory Study Of Sex Selective Abortion Among Indian Immigrants In The United States
(Social Work, 2010-11-01)This qualitative study sought to explore the transmission of and motivation for sex-selective abortion among Indian immigrants in the United States. Using a theoretical framework incorporating social learning theory and ...