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Gender Differences in the Relation between Mothering Behaviors and Child-Behavior Problems among Hispanic Preschoolers
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Caughy, Margaret O'Brien; Peredo, Tatiana Nogueira; Owen, Margaret Tresch; Mills, Britain – Developmental Psychology, 2016
This is a report of an examination of gender differences in behavior problems and a prediction of their changes from 2.5 to 3.5 years from mothering qualities among 209 low-income Hispanic children. Externalizing behaviors declined over this time somewhat more for girls than for boys. Fewer externalizing behavior problems at age 3.5 were…
Descriptors: Gender Differences, Mothers, Child Rearing, Child Behavior
Strengthening Families in Head Start: The Impact of a Parent Education Programme on the Emotional Well-Being of Latino Families
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Duch, Helena; Rodriguez, Carmen – Early Child Development and Care, 2011
This study explores the impact of a Head Start add-on programme, a matrix of services for parents which provides educational and vocational supports, on maternal depression and children's behaviour in Latino families. We hypothesise that after having completed training, parents who participated in the add-on programme would have lower levels of…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Mothers, Disadvantaged Youth, Parent Education
Directionality of Change in Youth Anxiety Treatment Involving Parents: An Initial Examination
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Silverman, Wendy K.; Kurtines, William M.; Jaccard, James; Pina, Armando A. – Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 2009
This randomized clinical trial compared cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) with minimal parent involvement to CBT with active parent involvement in a sample of 119 youths (7-16 years old; 33.6% Caucasian, 61.3% Latino) with anxiety disorders. The dynamics of change between youth anxiety and parent variables (positive-negative behaviors toward the…
Descriptors: Parent Participation, Cognitive Restructuring, Adolescents, Parent Child Relationship
Entre Dos Mundos/Between Two Worlds: Youth Violence Prevention for Acculturating Latino Families
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Smokowski, Paul R.; Bacallao, Martica – Research on Social Work Practice, 2009
Objective: This study evaluated the efficacy of Entre Dos Mundos/Between Two Worlds (EDM) prevention for Latino adolescents. Method: In an experimental trial to compare implementation formats, 41 Latino families were randomly assigned to EDM action-oriented skills training groups, and 47 families were randomly assigned to unstructured EDM support…
Descriptors: Social Support Groups, Violence, Family Income, Prevention