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Social Support, Education Levels, and Parents' Involvement: A Comparison between Mothers and Fathers of Young Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder
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Sharabi, Adi; Marom-Golan, Dafna – Topics in Early Childhood Special Education, 2018
Parental involvement plays a critical role in the development of children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), and can promote children's developmental and educational outcomes. This study aimed to compare mothers and fathers of children with ASD's social support and education levels in relation to their level of involvement. Participants included…
Descriptors: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Gender Differences, Parent Participation
Physical Punishment in Christian Arab Families in Israel: Attitudes and Behaviour
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Guttmann, Joseph; Lazar, Amnon; Makhoul, Samar – Children & Society, 2009
The present study examines the attitudes towards physical punishment (PP) and its actual use as reported by Christian Arab parents and their children in Israel. Participants were parents and one child (of at least two) in 50 Christian Arab families. Three questionnaires based on semi-structured interviews were developed for the study. Results show…
Descriptors: Mothers, Arabs, Interviews, Foreign Countries
Parent-Child and Triadic Antecedents of Children's Social Competence: Cultural Specificity, Shared Process
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Feldman, Ruth; Masalha, Shafiq – Developmental Psychology, 2010
Guided by theories of cultural participation, the authors examined mother-child, father-child, and triadic interactive behaviors in 141 Israeli and Palestinian couples and their firstborn child at 5 and 33 months as antecedents of children's social competence. Four parent-child measures (parent sensitivity, child social engagement, parental…
Descriptors: Mothers, Parenting Styles, Infants, Cultural Differences
Maternal Gatekeeping: Antecedents and Consequences
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Gaunt, Ruth – Journal of Family Issues, 2008
This study examined maternal gatekeeping, its background and psychological antecedents, and its consequences for paternal and maternal involvement in child care. In sum, 209 couples with 6- to 36-month-old children completed extensive questionnaires. Analyses revealed that various dimensions of gate-keeping were differentially associated with the…
Descriptors: Mothers, Child Care, Parent Participation, Child Rearing
Antecedents of Fathering: Some Further Exploration.
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Levy-Shiff, Rachel; Israelashvili, Ruth – Developmental Psychology, 1988
Using data from Israeli first-time fathers and mothers collected during pregnancy and while the infants were nine months old, regression analyses showed that personal and contextual sources were almost equally influential in determining the various aspects of fathering. Suggests that personal variables influence transfer of quality from the…
Descriptors: Child Rearing, Ethnicity, Fathers, Foreign Countries
Infant-Adult Attachments on the Kibbutz and Their Relation to Socioemotional Development 4 Years Later.
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Oppenheim, David; And Others – Developmental Psychology, 1988
The social development of 59 kibbutz-reared five-year-olds, whose attachments to mothers, fathers, and metaplott were assessed when they were 11 to 14 months old, was investigated. Findings raise questions regarding the developmental significance of attachment relationships with various significant adults. (RH)
Descriptors: Attachment Behavior, Child Caregivers, Emotional Development, Fathers