[ICPSR] Special ICPSR Bulletin Features Winners of 2021 Research Paper Competitions!

[Dory Knight-Ingram]

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Special Edition   |   Vol. 41, No. 2

*Letter from the Director*
[image: ICPSR Director Margaret Levenstein]In this Special Edition of
the *ICPSR
Bulletin*, we showcase the First- and Second-Place winners of our 2021
Research Paper Competitions.

*H. S. Matthew Ng, Verity Y. Q. Lua,* and *Nadyanna M. Majeed* (Psychology,
Communications, and Social Science), of *Singapore Management University*,
earned First Place in the Undergraduate Competition with a paper titled “Is
trait self-esteem a resilience factor against daily stressors? A multilevel
analysis.” The paper uses data from Midlife in the United States (MIDUS 2),
2004-2006 (ICPSR 4652), and Midlife in the United States (MIDUS 2): Daily
Stress Project, 2004-2009 (ICPSR 26841).

*Taran Samarth*, (Sociology, Philosophy, and Political Science) of
*Pennsylvania
State University*, earned Second Place in the Undergraduate Competition
with a paper titled “One or the Other: How Asian Americans Prioritize
Ethnic and Panethnic Identities.” The paper uses data from the National
Asian American Survey (NAAS) Post-Election Survey, [United States], 2016
(ICPSR 37380).

*In Jeong Hwang,* (Sociology) of *Harvard University,* earned First Place
in the Master’s Competition with a paper titled “Grandparenthood,
Grandparenting, and Working Longer: Do the Genders of Grandparent and of
Grandchild’s Parent Matter?” The paper uses data from the Health and
Retirement Study (ICPSR 6854).

*Beverly J. Pettrey,* (Applied Social Research) of *Cleveland State
University*, earned Second Place in the Master’s Competition with a paper
titled “Diversifying Police Departments through Community-oriented Based
Policing.” The paper uses data from Law Enforcement Management and
Administrative Statistics (LEMAS), 2016 (ICPSR 37323).

Congratulations to all of the winners, and thanks to everyone who submitted
an entry or spread the word about the competitions.

Sincerely,

Margaret C. Levenstein
Director, Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research
*Undergraduate Competition Winners*
[image: Undergraduate winners, First Place, from Singapore Management
University]

*H. S. Matthew Ng, Verity Y. Q. Lua, and Nadyanna M. Majeed (Singapore
Management University)*
*Winning Entry:* Is trait self-esteem a resilience factor against daily
stressors? A multilevel analysis <https://myumi.ch/E3Ao5>

*Abstract:* According to the psychosocial model of depression, self-esteem
acts as a resilience factor in the face of stress. However, the current
empirical literature has been mixed. To test the role of self-esteem as a
potential resilience factor against daily stressors, a daily diary study
was conducted with a large sample of participants from the United States (N
= 1,595). Trait self-esteem was measured at baseline. Subsequently, daily
assessment was conducted on exposure to daily stressors, and positive and
negative affect over 8 days. Multilevel modeling showed significant
interactions between self-esteem and stressor exposure for negative affect,
but not for positive affect, even after controlling for demographics.
However, these interactions became non-significant after controlling for
quality of life and personality factors. These findings challenge the
stress-buffering role of self-esteem posited in the existing literature and
suggest a complex relationship between self-esteem and other covariates.

Keywords: self-esteem, daily stress, affective well-being, multilevel,
daily diary

[image: Undergraduate, second place, Taran Samarth from Pennsylvania State
University]


*Taran Samarth (Pennsylvania State University) Winning Entry:* One or the
Other: How Asian Americans Prioritize Ethnic and Panethnic Identities
<https://myumi.ch/bvwel>

*Abstract:* While the body of research on minority group politics is
extensive and ever-expanding, much of the literature focuses on the racial
identity and consciousness of Black Americans. As Asian Americans become
the fastest-growing racial group in the United States, understanding how
majority-immigrant groups make sense of their multiple identities can
contribute crucial information on how to expand group politics models to
other communities. After reviewing the literature on Asian American
panethnic (racial) and coethnic identities, I use the novel postelection
2016 National Asian American Survey to explore if, how, and why Asian
Americans choose to prioritize one identity over the other. After finding
significant effects on panethnic and coethnic identity preference due to
socioeconomics, linked fate, group consciousness, and
discrimination, I recommend steps for further research into possible models
for understanding Asian American panethnic-coethnic dual identity.

*Master's Competition Winners*
[image: First Place, Master's, In Jeong Hwang from Harvard University]


*In Jeong Hwang (Harvard University) Winning Entry:* Grandparenthood,
Grandparenting, and Working Longer: Do the Genders of Grandparent and of
Grandchild’s Parent Matter? <https://myumi.ch/Nx15B>

*Abstract:* With the growing importance of grandparenting and working
longer, grandparents might experience tensions between paid and unpaid work
similar to younger workers. I examine changes in older workers’ engagement
in paid employment following their transitions to grandparenthood. Due to
gendered expectations for caretaking, I expect the change in women’s risk
of quitting paid work to be more positive than men’s when they become
grandparents and the change in labor force exit risk to be more positive
for older workers of both genders when daughters, compared to sons, become
parents. Using the Health and Retirement Study (HRS), I find that becoming
a grandparent is indeed associated with a higher exit risk for female
workers only when their daughters become parents. Both paternal
grandmothers’ and maternal grandfathers’ average exit risks remain
unchanged from the pre-grandparenthood levels, while paternal grandfathers’
risk drops. These findings suggest that gendered expectations surrounding
caregiving persist across generations.


*Lt. Beverly J. Pettrey (Cleveland State University)*
*Winning Entry:* Diversifying Police Departments Through Community-Oriented
Based Policing <https://myumi.ch/K49rE>

*Abstract:* The racial and ethnic diversity of a police department is a
crucial component to improving police relationships with communities.
Diversity efforts by American police departments have been complicated by
small applicant pools for the last several years, particularly among
qualified female and minority applicants. One way for police departments to
attract more racial and ethnic minority applicants to improve community
relations is to use community-oriented policing. However, like anything
related to policing, community-oriented policing tends to bring about
political divide. This study analyzed (a) if the use of community-oriented
policing tactics by police departments increase a police department’s
racial and ethnic diversity, and (b) if police departments located in
Democrat states are more likely to use community-oriented based policing.
The data used for this study came from the Law Enforcement Management and
Administrative Statistics (LEMAS), 2016 survey based on a nationally
representative sample of state, county, and local law enforcement agencies
in the United States. The overall results lend support for
community-oriented policing as a way to increase racial/ethnic minorities’
interest in the work of policing. These findings may have implications for
standardizing the use of community-oriented policing tactics by all members
of a law enforcement agency as a strategy to recruit and hire racial
minority police officers. This institutional change in policing not only
procures a more culturally diverse police force, but it also helps improve
and repair the relationship between the community and the police.

Keywords: racial and ethnic minority police officers, American police
departments, LEMAS 2016 survey, community-oriented policing
[image: Enter ICPSR's Research Paper Competition for Undergraduate and
Graduate Students]
Call for entries for 2022
The 2022 ICPSR Research Paper Competitions for Undergraduates and Graduate
Students is accepting entries. The awards are $1,000 for first place and
$750 for second place in each category and publication on the ICPSR
Research Paper Competition Winners website and in a special edition of the
ICPSR Bulletin for the first place winners. See the competition website
<https://myumi.ch/jxXEN> for details. The deadline for submissions is
January 31, 2022.
About the ICPSR Paper Competitions
The ICPSR Research Paper Competition accepts entries of papers for analyses
on any topic using data from ICPSR. The purpose of the competitions is to
highlight exemplary research papers based on quantitative analysis that
uses ICPSR data. We invite submissions from students and recent graduates
at ICPSR member institutions.

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