Áine Humble

Mount Saint Vincent University, Family Studies and Gerontology, Faculty Member

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Mothers, Household Bubbles, and Social Support During the First Wave of the COVID-19 Pandemic 1

Journal of Comparative Family Studies, 2024

Parents of young children experienced many stressors due to stay-at-home directives in the first ... more Parents of young children experienced many stressors due to stay-at-home directives in the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic. Bubbles were implemented by some governments, allowing households to connect with another household while minimizing contagion risk, but little is known about their effectiveness. We explored the social support experiences of Canadian mothers living in Nova Scotia during this first wave, focusing on whether they perceived household bubbles to be helpful in reducing parenting stress. In-depth interviews were completed with 18 mothers (aged 21-49) who had at least one child under the age of 12 during the first shutdown. Interviews focused on how they coped during the initial shutdown period, the immediate time after they paired up with another household, and what was happening for them currently (approximately eight to ten months later). Data were analyzed using qualitative description and content analysis through application of topic, descriptive, and analytical coding; memo writing; and matrix analysis. Deciding who to bubble with typically focused on direct support for parents or having playmates for children. Having a bubble arrangement reduced the pressure of the situation, and perceptions of future emergency backup support also reduced anxiety levels. Support from family members who lived far away, however, was still key for some families. Household bubbles play an important role in reducing stress levels during a pandemic through received and perceived support. As the COVID-19 pandemic evolves, policy directives and support interventions need to enhance social support for parents and peer interactions for young children.

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An Introduction to Mixed Methods Research

A 10‐Year Portrait of Theorizing in Family Gerontology: Making the Mosaic Visible

Journal of Family Theory & Review, 2020

Based on a content analysis of family gerontology empirical studies in 13 journals (2009–2018), ... more Based on a content analysis of family gerontology empirical studies in 13 journals
(2009–2018), this article identifies theories currently being used and provides suggestions for future family gerontology theorizing. Family gerontologists are now using a greater range of theories than they were in the 1990s, including
many middle-range ones, and more scholars are citing multiple theories in their publications. Ways to advance family gerontology theorizing are to integrate more gerontology content into family theory textbooks, link middle-range
theories to broader general theories, and discuss how to use multiple theories effectively in research. Commonly used and emerging theories in family gerontology research can also be closely examined, and findings related to intersectionality and intergenerational ambivalence are briefly examined as examples of emerging theories used to study later-life families.

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Canada’s Patchwork Policy: Family Policy in the Canadian Context

Handbook of Family Policies Across the Globe, 2013

Contemporary Canadian society reflects the same demographic trends found in other western countri... more Contemporary Canadian society reflects the same demographic trends found in other western countries: families are smaller, older, and more diverse than ever before. Canada has had family policies since Confederation in 1867, yet it does not have a coordinated national family policy. Key factors that influence Canadian family policy include a decentralized political structure with two levels of government (federal/provincial), a bijural legal system (common law/civil code), and a recent ideological shift (welfare state/neoliberalism). To analyze Canadian family policy, we introduce a two-dimensional framework (i.e., three types of family policy by five family functions), citing examples of each. Given Canada’s aging population, we explicitly use a lifespan development perspective as we examine policy with respect to family formation, family maintenance (younger families), family maintenance (older families), family dissolution, and family succession. We discuss the role of assessment and evaluation in family policy development and implementation and conclude with recommendations for policy makers and researchers alike.

The Wedding Complex: Forms of Belonging in Modern American Culture (review)

Journal of the History of Sexuality, 2004

Under-Studied Relationships: Off the Beaten Track

Journal of Marriage and the Family, 1996

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A Note From the Guest Coordinator

Family Relations, 2010

Many are familiar with the financial ruin the recent recession effected: U.S. unemployment above ... more Many are familiar with the financial ruin the recent recession effected: U.S. unemployment above 10%, foreclosure rates at all time highs, and multitrillion dollar investment and home equity losses. Behind the easily calculated financial costs of the recession, though, are costs that are less easily defined - the individual and family costs. For example, home foreclosures likely exacerbated stress for many families. Unemployment probably took its toll on cohabiting and married couples' relationship quality. Finally, as older individuals watched retirement savings dwindle, many may have postponed retirement - some perhaps indefinitely. These ideas are speculative, though, because despite financial issues' potential to influence family life and relationships, family scholars have studied them less than other topics. Zelizer (1994, p. 43) noted, "In terms of evidence, to study money in the family is to enter largely uncharted territory. . . . We know less about money matters than about family violence or even marital sex." A decade later, DaIy (2003, p. 778) asserted, "we have given less attention to understanding how spending behaviors and consumer goods are the basis for the construction of meaning in the everyday experience of family life." Recent scholarship has made similar assertions (Stanley & Einhorn, 2007). These assertions are borne out when examined empirically. A review of 3,400 studies in Family Relations and the Journal of Marriage and Family from 1 980 to 2005 found only 91 articles with a main focus on finances and families; only 9 of those dealt with family relationships (Israelsen & Hatch, 2005). Thus, only 2.6% of these studies examined financial issues within the family context and only 0.2% examined how financial issues were associated with family relationships. Consequently, two research goals regarding the finance-family research gap guided this special issue. The first goal was to publish top quality papers examining how families dealt with financial difficulties. The studies we received in response were novel and timely. Two examples are a study that examined whether the recession pulled more wives into the labor force (Mattingly & Smith, 2010) and another that examined the predictors of using savings or consumer debt during a shortfall in income (Baek & DeVaney, 2010). The studies in this category provide insight into how families have dealt with (and are still dealing with) the effects of the recession. The second research goal was to more broadly stimulate scholarship regarding the association between financial issues and family relations. These broader studies showed that financial issues were associated with adult relationship quality and parent-child relationships. For example, one study demonstrated that pooling financial resources was associated with higher marital quality for wives than for husbands (Addo & Sassler, 2010). Two others explored parental influence on the financial behavior of young adult offspring (Jorgensen & Savia, 2010; Serido, Shim, Mishar, & Tang, 2010). We hope that this special issue might become one of many watershed moments where the discipline of family studies recognizes how central financial issues are to families and to family functioning. Although it already accomplished its two main goals, this issue will be even more successful if it continues to spark research on the ways that financial issues and family relationships intertwine. …

Moving from Ambivalence to Certainty: Older Same-Sex Couples Marry in Canada

Canadian Journal on Aging / La Revue canadienne du vieillissement, 2013

Framed by a life course perspective, this qualitative study explores the transition to marriage f... more Framed by a life course perspective, this qualitative study explores the transition to marriage for mid- to later-life same-sex couples. Twenty individuals (representing 11 couples) were interviewed—12 lesbians, 7 gay men, and 1 bisexual man. At the time of their marriages, participants were between 42 to 72 years old (average: 54 years) and had been with their partners between 6 months to 19 years (average: 7½ years). Three themes highlight the ways in which these same-sex couples’ experiences of deciding to marry were influenced by their life course experiences. First, individuals had to integrate marriage into their psyche. Second, they had to consider why they would marry their specific partner. A third theme demonstrates how their experiences of wedding planning and their wedding characteristics were imbued with intentionality as a result of lifetime experiences of homophobia and/or heterosexism.

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The second time ’round: Remarried couples’ gender construction in wedding planning

Humble, Zvonkovic, and Walker (2008) studied division of labor in first-time marriages, finding a... more Humble, Zvonkovic, and Walker (2008) studied division of labor in first-time marriages, finding a range of gender construction. This study applied their conceptualization to remarried couples, for whom little is known about division of labor or wedding experiences. Fourteen couples in which at least 1 spouse had recently remarried were interviewed about their wedding planning. Data analysis consisted of direct content analysis, rank order comparison, and matrix analysis. Contrasting Humble et al.’s findings, traditional and egalitarian couples were more common than transitional couples. Although remarriages tended to involve smaller and less complicated weddings, the majority of the couples replicated gendered patterns from their first weddings in subsequent weddings.

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Shared Journaling as Peer Support in Teaching Qualitative Research Methods

The Qualitative Report, Jan 20, 2015

Teaching qualitative research methods (QRM), particularly early on in one's academic career, can ... more Teaching qualitative research methods (QRM), particularly early on in one's academic career, can be challenging. This paper describes shared peer journaling as one way in which to cope with challenges such as complex debates in the field and student resistance to interpretive paradigms. Literature on teaching QRM and the pedagogical value of journaling for metacognition are reviewed. The two authors describe key points about their teaching contexts and then demonstrate with journal excerpts how they developed (a) clarity, (b) confidence, and (c) connection through two years of co-creating their journal. The article concludes with recommendations for shared journal writing as well as ways to extend it.

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Technique Triangulation for Validation in Directed Content Analysis

International Journal of Qualitative Methods, 2009

Division of labor in wedding planning varies for first-time marriages, with three types of couple... more Division of labor in wedding planning varies for first-time marriages, with three types of couples—traditional, transitional, and egalitarian—identified, but nothing is known about wedding planning for remarrying individuals. Using semistructured interviews, the author interviewed 14 couples in which at least one person had remarried and used directed content analysis to investigate the extent to which the aforementioned typology could be transferred to this different context. In this paper she describes how a triangulation of analytic techniques provided validation for couple classifications and also helped with moving beyond “blind spots” in data analysis. Analytic approaches were the constant comparative technique, rank order comparison, and visual representation of coding, using MAXQDA 2007's tool called TextPortraits.

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Qualitative Research in the CJA/RCV: An 18-Year Analysis (1995-2012)

Canadian journal on aging = La revue canadienne du vieillissement, 2016

Some researchers have suggested that qualitative research is increasing in the gerontology field,... more Some researchers have suggested that qualitative research is increasing in the gerontology field, but little systematic analysis has tested this assertion. Using the Canadian Journal on Aging/La Revue canadienne du vieillissement as a case study, we analysed articles reporting on original research from 1995 to 2012. One in four articles were qualitative, and results in three-year intervals show a clear increase in qualitative research findings during this 18-year time frame: (a) 1995-1997: 10 per cent; (b) 1998-2000: 19 per cent; (c) 2001-2003: 25 per cent; (d) 2004-2006: 25 per cent; (e) 2007-2009: 29 per cent; and (f) 2010-2012: 43 per cent. In all time intervals (with the exception of 2004-2006), French language articles were more likely to use a qualitative research design compared to English language articles. Topics, methodologies, and data collection strategies are also discussed.

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Doing weddings" : couples' gender strategies in wedding preparation

Men today are doing more household labor than in previous generations, but research suggests that... more Men today are doing more household labor than in previous generations, but research suggests that gender still strongly influences household labor. A great deal of labor goes into creating family rituals, which may be central carriers for gender construction. Weddings, in particular, are rituals based on a gender dichotomy that influences the division of labor. This qualitative study examined how couples constructed and negotiated gender in wedding planning. Spouses in 21 first-time married couples were interviewed separately within one year of marrying. Questions focused on how weddings were planned and who was responsible for what tasks. Analysis, which was guided by the gender perspective (Thompson, 1993), revealed that gender typically was constructed in ways that replicated dominant gender norms, but some couples did show resistance to the social structure. At the aggregate level, brides tended to do more wedding work than grooms, but there was a range of gendered behavior at the dyad level. Similar to previous research, three couple types emerged. In traditional couples, brides planned their weddings with the help of other women, and brides and grooms were satisfied with this arrangement. In transitional couples, grooms helped out more, but brides still were responsible for most of the labor. These couples experienced occasional conflict when they tried to share work equally yet fell back into stereotypical roles of involved brides and distant grooms. Brides and grooms in egalitarian couples shared work more equally, and were more likely than the other two groups to question gendered traditions. Traditional and transitional couples used gender strategies that reproduced dominant gendered norms, whereas egalitarian couples did not use such strategies. Gender strategies revolved around: (a) the sociohistorical ideology that weddings are for women, (b) brides' presumed organizational skills, (c) grooms' peripheral involvement, (d) gendered employment and home environments, and (f) gender assessment between brides and grooms and from others. Overall, the dominance of the cultural script that weddings are for women influenced traditional and transitional couples' gender strategies and wedding work. Wedding planning was more likely to be shared when weddings were seen as for couples rather than for women.

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The Second Time ’Round: Gender Construction in Remarried Couples’ Wedding Planning

Journal of Divorce & Remarriage, 2009

and-conditions-of-access.pdf This article may be used for research, teaching and private study pu... more and-conditions-of-access.pdf This article may be used for research, teaching and private study purposes. Any substantial or systematic reproduction, redistribution , reselling , loan or sub-licensing, systematic supply or distribution in any form to anyone is expressly forbidden. The publisher does not give any warranty express or implied or make any representation that the contents will be complete or accurate or up to date. The accuracy of any instructions, formulae and drug doses should be independently verified with primary sources. The publisher shall not be liable for any loss, actions, claims, proceedings, demand or costs or damages whatsoever or howsoever caused arising directly or indirectly in connection with or arising out of the use of this material.

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Caregivers' Retirement Congruency: A Case for Caregiver Support

The International Journal of Aging and Human Development, 2012

Using the concept of retirement congruency (RC), which takes into account greater variation in re... more Using the concept of retirement congruency (RC), which takes into account greater variation in retirement decisions (low, moderate, or high RC) than a dichotomous conceptualization (forced versus chosen), multinomial logistic regression was conducted on a sample of caregivers from the 2002 Canadian General Social Survey who were retired from employment (n=700). Different variables increased the risk of having low and moderate RC, when both were compared to high RC. Factors predicting low RC (versus moderate RC), were similar but not identical to those predicting low RC (versus high RC). Retiring for health reasons and job problems were significant in all three comparisons. Retiring to give care only increased the probability of having moderate RC, compared to high RC, indicating that many employed caregivers who voluntarily retired because ofcaregiving responsibilities still expressed a desire to have remained in the labor force. Results raise questions about which policy domain-income security or labor-is most appropriate within this context.

Placing Feminist Education Within the Three Paradigms of Knowledge and Action*

Family Relations, 2002

How to cite e-Commons items Always cite the published version, so the author(s) will receive reco... more How to cite e-Commons items Always cite the published version, so the author(s) will receive recognition through services that track citation counts. If you need to cite the page number of the author manuscript from the e-Commons because you cannot access the published version, then cite the e-Commons version in addition to the published version using the permanent URI (handle) found on the record page. This article was made openly accessible by Mount Saint Vincent University Faculty.

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Feminism and Mentoring of Graduate Students*

Family Relations, 2006

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A Freirean Approach to Family Life Education: Teaching a Graduate Institute in Jamaica

Convergence, 2006

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Qualitative Data Analysis Software: A Call for Understanding, Detail, Intentionality, and Thoughtfulness

Journal of Family Theory & Review, 2012

Qualitative data analysis software (QDAS) programs have gained in popularity, but family researc... more Qualitative data analysis software (QDAS) programs have gained in popularity, but family
researchers may have little training in using them and a limited understanding of important issues related to their use. This article urges increased understanding, detail, intentionality,and thoughtfulness with regard to QDAS. A brief history of QDAS is provided. Family-focused research trends in qualitative research and QDAS use are presented. Factors to be considered when choosing a qualitative software program are described, and current debates in the field noted. Suggestions for increasing dialogue about QDAS in the field of family studies are included.

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Mothers, Household Bubbles, and Social Support During the First Wave of the COVID-19 Pandemic 1

Journal of Comparative Family Studies, 2024

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An Introduction to Mixed Methods Research

A 10‐Year Portrait of Theorizing in Family Gerontology: Making the Mosaic Visible

Journal of Family Theory & Review, 2020

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Canada’s Patchwork Policy: Family Policy in the Canadian Context

Handbook of Family Policies Across the Globe, 2013

The Wedding Complex: Forms of Belonging in Modern American Culture (review)

Journal of the History of Sexuality, 2004

Under-Studied Relationships: Off the Beaten Track

Journal of Marriage and the Family, 1996

... Citation. Database: PsycINFO. [Book; Edited Book]. Under-studied relationships: Off the beate... more

A Note From the Guest Coordinator

Family Relations, 2010

Moving from Ambivalence to Certainty: Older Same-Sex Couples Marry in Canada

Canadian Journal on Aging / La Revue canadienne du vieillissement, 2013

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The second time ’round: Remarried couples’ gender construction in wedding planning

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Shared Journaling as Peer Support in Teaching Qualitative Research Methods

The Qualitative Report, Jan 20, 2015

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Research Methods

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Technique Triangulation for Validation in Directed Content Analysis

International Journal of Qualitative Methods, 2009

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Qualitative Research in the CJA/RCV: An 18-Year Analysis (1995-2012)

Canadian journal on aging = La revue canadienne du vieillissement, 2016

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Doing weddings" : couples' gender strategies in wedding preparation

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The Second Time ’Round: Gender Construction in Remarried Couples’ Wedding Planning

Journal of Divorce & Remarriage, 2009

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Caregivers' Retirement Congruency: A Case for Caregiver Support

The International Journal of Aging and Human Development, 2012

Placing Feminist Education Within the Three Paradigms of Knowledge and Action*

Family Relations, 2002

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Feminism and Mentoring of Graduate Students*

Family Relations, 2006

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A Freirean Approach to Family Life Education: Teaching a Graduate Institute in Jamaica

Convergence, 2006

... Record Details - EJ758791. Title: A Freirean Approach to Family Life Education: Teaching a Gr... more

Qualitative Data Analysis Software: A Call for Understanding, Detail, Intentionality, and Thoughtfulness

Journal of Family Theory & Review, 2012

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Caregivers and Retirement Congruency: Findings from a Mixed Method Study

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Bells and whistles: A critical examination of qualitative data analysis software

The use of qualitative data analysis software (QDAS) has increased substantially in the past deca... more The use of qualitative data analysis software (QDAS) has increased substantially in the past decade, but with little analysis of the way in which it is utilized or its impact on the qualitative data analysis process. Many qualitative researchers have limited QDAS training whereas others use QDAS without adequate background in qualitative methodologies. Some caution against or reject QDAS programs based on outdated understandings of the programs, and others have argued that QDAS should not be used for qualitative methodologies such as narrative analysis. This presentation discusses several issues related to QDAS usage, such as the need to carefully research and test QDAS programs, the importance of understanding what can be carried out using the programs, and the need to be critical of how the software—particularly “theory building” capabilities—may influence qualitative researchers’ analyses. Examples from Atlas.ti, MAXQDA, and NVivo software are provided.

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How Qualitative Data Analysis Happens: Moving Beyond "Themes Emerged" (edited book)

by Áine Humble and Elise Radina

How is qualitative data actually collected, analyzed, and accomplished? Real stories of How Quali... more How is qualitative data actually collected, analyzed, and accomplished? Real stories of How Qualitative Data Analysis Occurs: Moving Beyond "Themes Emerged" offers an in-depth look into how qualitative social science researchers studying family issues and dynamics approach their data analyses. It moves beyond the usual vague statement of "themes emerged from the data" to show readers how researchers actively and consciously arrive at their themes and conclusions, revealing the complexity and time involved in making sense of thousands of pages of interview data, multiple data sources, and diverse types of data.

How Qualitative Data Analysis Occurs focuses on a diversity of topics in family research across the life course. The various authors provide detailed narratives into how they analyzed their data from previous publications, and what methodologies they used, ranging from arts-based research, autoethnography, community-based participatory research, ethnography, grounded theory, to narrative analysis.

Supplemental figures, images, and screenshots which are referred to in the chapters, are included in an accompanying eResource, as well as links to the previously published work on which the chapters are based. This book is an invaluable resource for experienced and novice qualitative researchers throughout the social sciences.

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