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Oswald, Ramona Faith; Lazarevic, Vanja – Family Relations, 2011
A positive attachment to one's residential community has been linked to better mental health (McLaren, 2009), stronger social support (Young, Russell, & Powers, 2004), and a higher quality of life (Mak, Cheung, & Law, 2009). Attachment to residential community has been understudied in research on lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT)…
Descriptors: Mothers, Quality of Life, Homosexuality, Place of Residence
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Kimbro, Rachel Tolbert; Schachter, Ariela – Family Relations, 2011
Investigating children's outdoor play unites scholarship on neighborhoods, parental perceptions of safety, and children's health. Utilizing the Fragile Families and Child Well-being Study (N = 3,448), we examine mothers' fear of their 5-year-old children playing outdoors, testing associations with neighborhood social characteristics, city-level…
Descriptors: Neighborhoods, Play, Poverty, Crime
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Ihinger-Tallman, Marilyn – Family Relations, 1986
Presents a strategy for theory building about adjustment in single-parent families. Theory components, predictor variables, propositions, and influences are cited. (BL)
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), One Parent Family, Predictor Variables, Social Support Groups
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Rankin, Sally H.; Monahan, Patricia – Family Relations, 1991
Compared patient and spousal perceived support during the cardiac surgery recovery period and explored effects of social support on patient/spouse subjective mood states for 117 couples. Social support buffered the impact of caregiving burden on mood disturbance for caregiving spouses but did not significantly impact physical or mental health…
Descriptors: Attitudes, Expectation, Family Caregivers, Heart Disorders
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Heller, Tamar; Roccoforte, Jennifer; Cook, Judith A. – Family Relations, 1997
Compared participants (n=131) and non-participants (n=59) of support groups for families of persons with mental illness. Results indicate that participants used fewer services, provided care to a relative requiring greater assistance, and were more likely to live with the relative. Participants attended groups to obtain emotional support and…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Family Caregivers, Family Characteristics, Long Term Care