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Dr. Shigeto has collaborated with Dr. Puhlman at the University of Maine to develop QGA, which is an analytical protocol based on genograms.
QGA allows researchers to study how different combinations of family dynamics (or "dynamic themes") contribute to a certain issue or event experienced by multiple families.
This is the original study introducing QGA:
Puhlman, D., Shigeto, A., Murillo-Borjas, G., Maurya, R., & Vincenti, V. (2023). Qualitative Genogram Analysis (QGA): A methodology for theorizing family dynamics. Journal of Family Theory and Review, 15(2), 276-291. https://doi.org/10.1111/jftr.12496
This is the first study utilizing QGA in the context of Elder Family Financial Expoitation (EFFE):
Puhlman, D., Maurya, R., Shigeto, A., Murillo-Borjas, G., & Vincenti, V. (2024). Family dynamics as the context for elder family financial exploitation: The application of Qualitative Genogram Analysis. Family Relations, 73(4), 2765-2783. https://doi.org/10.1111/fare.13040
Past research has consistently shown that helicopter parenting, a type of parenting that is controlling and not autonomy-supportive, is rather detrimental for emerging adults and their well-being.
Its negative implications seem particularly true when it is considered culturally not normative (e.g., Latin American culture).
Shigeto, A., Grzywacz, J. G., & Cui, M. (2019). Parental control for Latinas and non-Latinas: Implications for emerging adult mental health. Journal of Child and Family Studies, 28, 1071-1083. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10826-019-01345-4