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Research

 
  • Sociocultural and family influences on

           attitudes, behavior, and achievement

 

  • Theoretical framework: Social Capital

           (based on James Coleman's)

 

  • Quantitative methods

 

  • Asian American issues: academic

           achievement, acculturation, family

           involvement 

 

 

 Research Activities


Cambodian related projects:

  • Domestic violence: an examination of trust, marital control and couple violence. This study

           uses Cambodia Demographic and Health Survey (2005) dataset.

  • Parental PTSD, parent-child relationship, academic achievement
  • College enrollment: an examination of resilience
  • Sociocultural factors on academic performance: fate, involvement, aspiration, gender role

           attitudes, parent-teacher relationship, parent-relative relationship, trust within community and

           between people, and family demands.

  • Breastfeeding and alcohol consumption: an examination of dose and effects on children’s

           cognitive performance (working under Dr. Miriam Mulsow’s project)

 

Peer reviewed publications:

  • Eng, S., Li, Y., Mulsow, M., & Fisher, J. (2010). Domestic violence against women in Cambodia:

           Husband control, frequency of spousal discussion, and domestic violence reported by Cambodian

           women. Journal of Family Violence, 25, 237-246. Abstract

 

  • Eng, S., Mulsow, M., Cleveland, H. H., & Hart, S. (2009). Academic achievement among adolescents

           in Cambodia: Does maternal trauma matter? Journal of Community Psychology, 37, 754-768.

           Abstract

 

  • Eng, S., Kanitka, K., Cleveland, H. H., Herbert, R., Fischer, J., & Wiersma, J. (2008). School

           Achievement Differences among Chinese and Filipino American Students: Acculturation and Family

           Factors. Educational Psychology, 28, 535-550. Abstract