Examines the impact of age of mother on patterns of caretaking, separations of mother and child, emotional and verbal responsivity of the mother, daily stimulation of the child, and patterns of discipline. Results indicated no independent effect of the age of mother on these dimensions of interaction. (Author)

Examined and compared the perceptions of parenthood by 127 rural and 145 urban couples in relation to 4 dependent variables of child development (physical, intellectual, social, and emotional), using a Q-sort methodology. Rural parents emphasized intellectual and emotional development significantly more than did urban parents, and emphasized…

Compared childrearing patterns in Swedish day-care centers and home settings and considered their effects upon certain aspects of child development. Discussion focuses on family characteristics, sex differences, interaction patterns, role expectations, availability of age mates, and developmental outcomes. (BH)

Examined 42 maritally supported, 43 maritally distressed, and 32 divorced parents and their clinic children (aged 3-7) to assess the relationship of marital support, conflict, or divorce to clinic parents' perception of child adjustment, parenting behaviors, and child conduct problems. Results indicated significantly more child behavior problems…

Reviews three aspects of literature on parental and nonparental child care pertaining to socioemotional development during infancy, preschool, and school-age years: (1) determinants of parenting and factors influencing parental behavior and parent-child interactions; (2) link between parent-child interactions and child development; and (3) effects…

Explored living arrangements among children born to unmarried mothers and the impact of childhood living arrangements on the young adult's life course. Analyses showed that living arrangement patterns after birth to a single mother influenced the likelihood of high school completion, post secondary education, and other conditions. (RJM)