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Sieh, Dominik Sebastian; Visser-Meily, Johanna Maria Augusta; Meijer, Anne Marie – Journal of Child and Family Studies, 2013
Approximately 10% of children grow up with a parent who has been diagnosed with a chronic medical condition (CMC) and seem to be at risk for adjustment difficulties. We examined differences in behavioral, psychosocial and academic outcomes between 161 adolescents from 101 families with a chronically ill parent and 112 adolescents from 68 families…
Descriptors: Grade Point Average, Individual Characteristics, Adolescents, Parents
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Dunn, Louise; Coster, Wendy J.; Orsmond, Gael I.; Cohn, Ellen S. – Physical & Occupational Therapy in Pediatrics, 2009
Children with attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) often demonstrate problems in their participation in family occupations, such as household tasks, due to their needs for assistance and their behavior. Because participation in household tasks is part of family life and may be one way that families prepare children for adult roles, it…
Descriptors: Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Children, Family Life, Participation
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McHale, Susan M.; And Others – Child Development, 1990
Examined the implications of sex-typed housework of children from dual- and single-earner families for children's adjustment as a function of congruencies between children's work and parents' sex-role behaviors and attitudes. Analyses revealed differences in sex and earner status in children's and parents' involvement in traditionally feminine and…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Children, Comparative Analysis, Employed Parents