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Elkins, Sara R.; Darban, Behnaz; Millmann, Megan; Martinez, Monica; Short, Mary B. – Child & Youth Care Forum, 2022
Background: In August 2017, Hurricane Harvey disrupted the lives of millions in the Houston/Galveston gulf coast region, causing injury, loss, and major uncertainty of wellbeing. Natural disasters can influence parent mental health and parenting behaviors, though less is known about how these factors might be associated with parenting…
Descriptors: Predictor Variables, Natural Disasters, Parents, Child Rearing
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Huey, Erron L.; Sayler, Michael F.; Rinn, Anne N. – Journal for the Education of the Gifted, 2013
The purpose of the current study was to examine the predictive nature of parenting style and overall family environment on the academic performance and program completion of early college entrants. Furthermore, gender and family form were examined as possible moderators to these relationships. A total of 88 early college entrants participated in…
Descriptors: Family Environment, Parenting Styles, Academic Achievement, College Students
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Windle, Michael; Brener, Nancy; Cuccaro, Paula; Dittus, Patricia; Kanouse, David E.; Murray, Nancy; Wallander, Jan; Schuster, Mark A. – Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 2010
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the invariance of predictive relations across early-adolescent sex and ethnic groups regarding parenting factors and externalizing and internalizing problems and victimization. Data (n = 598; 54% female) from a triethnic (Hispanic, non-Hispanic white, and non-Hispanic black) probability sample of fifth…
Descriptors: Structural Equation Models, Ethnic Groups, Health Behavior, Child Rearing
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Gonzalez, Ana-Lisa; Wolters, Christopher A. – Journal of Research in Childhood Education, 2006
In this study, perceived parenting styles and parental involvement were examined to determine if they predicted student motivation. The two views of motivation examined included achievement goal theory and self-determination theory. Algebra I students (N = 140) in a Southeast Texas public high school completed self-report surveys. Multivariate…
Descriptors: Child Rearing, Parent Participation, Parent School Relationship, Parenting Styles