Paul Schvaneveldt, Ph.D., CFLE

Director of the WSU Family Literacy Project
Co-Principal Investigator of the Healthy Marriage Project funded by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families

Research Interests

Latin American Families
Parent-Adolescent Relationships
Cross-Cultural Research

Current Research Projects

Schvaneveldt, P.L. (in preparation). Identity and the development of the self: A longitudinal analysis of service learning experiences of volunteers in the orphanage setting in Latin America.
Schvaneveldt, P.L. (in preparation). Mate selection practices and preferences in La Paz and the Altiplano regions of Bolivia: A comparison within Bolivian culture.
Schvaneveldt, P.L. (in preparation). At-risk behaviors among adolescents in Ecuador: The impact of family process and peer affiliations.
Schvaneveldt, P.L. (in preparation). Adolescent development in Bolivia: Parenting behaviors that promote social competence.
Schvaneveldt, P.L., Singh, A., & Peterson, G. (in preparation). Parental influences on adolescent academic achievement orientation in India.
Schvaneveldt, P.L., Kons, K., Mau, C., & Peterson, G. (in preparation). Adolescent self-efficacy in India: The role of familial and parenting influences.
Schvaneveldt, J.D., & Schvaneveldt, P.L. (in preparation). Children’s perception of family life in the United Arab Emirates.

Recent Publications

Schvaneveldt, P.L., Kerpelman, J.L., Pasley, B.K., & Acock, A.C. (in press). The influence of parental behaviors during early adolescence on post-secondary education attainment as mediated by academic achievement, peers, and substance use. Adolescence.
Schvaneveldt, P.L., & Ingoldsby, B.R. (2006). Teaching family science in Ecuador. In R. Hamon (Ed.), International Family Studies: Developing Curricula and Teaching Tools (139-150). New York: Haworth Press.
Schvaneveldt, P.L., Kerpelman, J.L., & Schvaneveldt, J.D. (2005). Generational and cultural changes in family life in the United Arab Emirates: A comparison of mothers and daughters. Journal of Comparative Family Studies, 36, 77-91.
Ingoldsby, B.R., Horlacher, G.T., Schvaneveldt, P.L., & Mathews, M.A. (2005). Emotional expressiveness and marital adjustment in Ecuador. Marriage and Family Review, 38(1), 25-44.
Schvaneveldt, P.L. (2003). Using a talk show format to teach controversial topics. The Journal of Teaching in Marriage and Family: Innovations in Family Science Education 3(4), 485-493.
Ingoldsby, B., Schvaneveldt, P.L., Supple, A.J., & Bush, K.R. (2003). The relationship between parenting behaviors and adolescent achievement and self-efficacy in Chile and Ecuador. Marriage and Family Review, 35, 139-160.
Schvaneveldt, P.L., & Ingoldsby, B. (2003). An exchange theory perspective on couple formation preferences and practices in Ecuador. Marriage and Family Review, 34, 219-238.
Ingoldsby, B., Schvaneveldt, P.L., & Uribe, C. (2003). Perceptions of acceptable mate attributes in Ecuador. Journal of Comparative Family Studies, 34, 171-185.
Schvaneveldt, P.L. (2003). Mate selection preferences and practices in Ecuador and Latin America. In R. Hamon & B. Ingoldsby (Eds.), Mate Selection Across Cultures (pp. 43-60). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.
Schvaneveldt, P.L., Miller, B.C., Lee, T.R., & Berry, E.H. (2001). Academic goals, achievement, and age at first sexual intercourse: Longitudinal, bidirectional influences. Adolescence, 36 (144), 767-787.

Professional Affiliations

National Council on Family Relations
Family Science Association
Partners of the Americas: Utah-Bolivia
Utah Council on Family Relations
Council for Undergraduate Research

Service Activities

Vice-Chair, International Section of the National Council on Family Relations
Past-President, Family Science Association
Editorial Board Member, Marriage and Family Review