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A Multi-Study Examination of Family Process and Health Phenomena

Worch, Sarah
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1629732938176983

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, Doctor of Philosophy, Ohio State University, Human Ecology: Human Development and Family Science.
This purpose of this dissertation project is to examine health processes among couples and individuals in the context of Bowen Family Systems Theory. The first study examines the relationships between family history of diabetes or heart disease and current levels of health in couple members. The family relational construct of differentiation of self is tested as mediator and moderator in this study. Implications of the findings are discussed from the lens of Bowen Family Systems Theory. The second study examines the factor-structure of the newly developed Differentiation of Self Inventory—Short Form (DSI-SF; Drake et al., 2015), and whether its four-factor structure demonstrates validity of scores with a sample of Black adults. This study also examines the convergent and discriminant validity of the DSI-SF scores (Drake et al., 2015) by testing its association with a family functioning variable. The third study, utilizing the DSI-SF (Drake et al., 2015), examines whether the stressor of perceived racism predicts hypertension status with a sample of Black adults and if levels of differentiation influence this association. This study also examines whether the differentiation construct predicts hypertension treatment adherence. Findings are discussed in the context of Bowen Family Systems Theory.
Suzanne Bartle-Haring (Advisor)
Keeley Pratt (Committee Member)
Beverly Vandiver (Committee Member)
Families and Family Life

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  • Worch, S. (n.d.). A Multi-Study Examination of Family Process and Health Phenomena [Doctoral dissertation, Ohio State University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1629732938176983

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Worch, Sarah. A Multi-Study Examination of Family Process and Health Phenomena. Ohio State University, Doctoral dissertation. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1629732938176983.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Worch, Sarah. "A Multi-Study Examination of Family Process and Health Phenomena." Doctoral dissertation, Ohio State University. Accessed MAY 20, 2024. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1629732938176983

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