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Parent-Child Relationships and Child Executive Functioning at School Entry: The Importance of Fathers
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Hertz, Sarah; Bernier, Annie; Cimon-Paquet, Catherine; Regueiro, Sophie – Early Child Development and Care, 2019
This study aimed to examine the unique and interactive contributions of the quality of mothers' and fathers' relationships with their toddlers to the prediction of children's subsequent executive functioning (EF). The sample included 46 low-risk middle-class families. The quality of mother-child and father-child interactions was assessed…
Descriptors: Parent Child Relationship, Executive Function, Fathers, Mothers
Earth Mothers (and Fathers): Examining Generativity and Environmental Concerns in Adolescents and Their Parents
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Pratt, Michael W.; Norris, Joan E.; Alisat, Susan; Bisson, Elise – Journal of Moral Education, 2013
Erikson's construct of generative concern for future generations seems a plausible structure for supporting environmental behavior and socialization in the family. The present study of 44 Canadian middle-class families with a focal child aged 14-16 years, examined variations in generative concern among parents and their children and tested how…
Descriptors: Measures (Individuals), Foreign Countries, Socialization, Parenting Styles
More Bridges: Investigating the Relevance of Self-Report and Interview Measures of Adult Attachment for Marital and Caregiving Relationships
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Bernier, Annie; Matte-Gagne, Celia – International Journal of Behavioral Development, 2011
The aim of this report was to investigate the associations between attachment state of mind, romantic attachment style, and indices of maternal functioning in two relational spheres: the mother-child relationship (i.e., maternal sensitivity and child attachment security) and the marital relationship (i.e., mothers' and their partners' marital…
Descriptors: Mothers, Marital Satisfaction, Attachment Behavior, Parent Child Relationship
Postpartum Adjustment in First-Time Mothers: Relations between Mood, Maternal Attitudes, and Mother-Infant Interactions.
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Fleming, Alison S.; And Others – Developmental Psychology, 1988
This longitudinal study investigated the relation between mood, attitudes, and behaviors in a middle-income sample of first-time mothers. (PCB)
Descriptors: Depression (Psychology), Foreign Countries, Infants, Longitudinal Studies
The Wechsler Scales: Parents and (Male) Children
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Williams, Trevor H. – Journal of Educational Measurement, 1975
Wechsler intelligence scales are used to investigate the areas of factor structure, age and sex differences in regard to parent and child resemblance in ability. (Author/DEP)
Descriptors: Ability Grouping, Children, Comparative Analysis, Intelligence Tests
Providing for Personal Meaning in Parent Education Programs.
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Hills, Marcia D.; Knowles, Donald W. – Family Relations, 1987
Improvements in transfer and retention of skills learned in parent education programs were hypothesized to occur if the learning process provided for the "discovery of personal meaning". Data from 28 parents revealed that parents in the personal meaning approach demonstrated more effective learning and retention. Few changes in attitude…
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Elementary School Students, Foreign Countries, Learning