dc.contributor.author	Viers-Yaun, Dawn	en
dc.contributor.committeechair	Blieszner, Rosemary	en
dc.contributor.committeemember	Skaggs, Gary E.	en
dc.contributor.committeemember	Prouty, Anne M.	en
dc.contributor.committeemember	Johnson, Scott W.	en
dc.contributor.committeemember	Piercy, Fred P.	en
dc.contributor.department	Marriage and Family Therapy	en
dc.date.accessioned	2014-03-14T20:09:31Z	en
dc.date.adate	2003-04-16	en
dc.date.available	2014-03-14T20:09:31Z	en
dc.date.issued	2003-04-02	en
dc.date.rdate	2004-04-16	en
dc.date.sdate	2003-04-13	en
dc.description.abstract	In this study, I explored the career satisfaction, relationship satisfaction, friendship intimacy, and mentoring functions of female faculty in marriage and family therapy (MFT) programs. Study participants included 111 women affiliated with a MFT program in a research or liberal arts institution or training institute. Participants completed the Faculty Satisfaction Questionnaire (FSQ), Kansas Martial Satisfaction Questionnaire (KMS), Miller Social Intimacy Scale (MSIS), Mentoring Functions Questionnaire, and a demographics section with open-ended questions about their experiences. Faculty women reported higher levels of satisfaction with teaching than with service or research and higher satisfaction with service than research. Faculty who were part of a significant relationship reported high scores on the KMS while faculty who had a close friend indicated moderate intimacy levels on the MSIS. Those with a mentor reported that their mentor provided more psychosocial mentoring functions than career mentoring functions. Characteristics of the mentor and the mentoring relationship predicted the extent of the psychosocial and mentoring functions provided. Associations among career satisfaction, relationship satisfaction, friendship intimacy, mentoring functions, and demographic variables were determined using stepwise multiple regression analyses on a subsample of 37 faculty with complete data on key career and relationship functions. Expanded service duties, psychosocial mentoring functions, being Caucasian, and having received an award for research were associated with greater levels of career satisfaction. Career mentoring functions were associated with reduced levels of career satisfaction. Possession of a doctorate and psychosocial mentoring functions were associated with greater levels of friendship intimacy. Based on the results of this research and the literature of women in academia, implications and suggestions for improving the academic climate are presented for institutions, MFT programs, the American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy (AAMFT), and the Commission on Accreditation of Marriage and Family Therapy Education (COAMFTE). Limitations and suggestions for future research are also discussed.	en
dc.description.degree	Ph. D.	en
dc.identifier.other	etd-04132003-134548	en
dc.identifier.sourceurl	http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-04132003-134548/	en
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10919/26819	en
dc.publisher	Virginia Tech	en
dc.relation.haspart	Front.pdf	en
dc.relation.haspart	discussion.pdf	en
dc.relation.haspart	References_Vitae.pdf	en
dc.relation.haspart	results.pdf	en
dc.relation.haspart	appendices.pdf	en
dc.relation.haspart	chaper123.pdf	en
dc.rights	In Copyright	en
dc.rights.uri	http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/	en
dc.subject	Friendship Intimacy	en
dc.subject	Career Satisfaction	en
dc.subject	Relationship Satisfaction	en
dc.subject	Female Faculty	en
dc.subject	Mentoring Relationships	en
dc.title	Career and Relationship Satisfaction among Female Faculty in MFT Programs	en
dc.type	Dissertation	en
thesis.degree.discipline	Marriage and Family Therapy	en
thesis.degree.grantor	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	en
thesis.degree.level	doctoral	en
thesis.degree.name	Ph. D.	en

Career and Relationship Satisfaction among Female Faculty in MFT Programs

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