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Drogomyretska, Kateryna; Fox, Robert; Colbert, Dylan – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2020
Previous literature has indicated that perceptions of social support (PSS) may be an important predictor of parental stress levels, particularly for parents of children diagnosed with autism spectrum disorders (ASD). The current study implemented structural equation modelling to further investigate the relationship between PSS and parental stress…
Descriptors: Stress Variables, Social Support Groups, Parents, Children
Kramer, Betty J.; Kavanaugh, Melinda; Trentham-Dietz, Amy; Walsh, Matthew; Yonker, James A. – Gerontologist, 2010
Purpose: Guided by an explanatory matrix of family conflict at the end of life, the purpose of this article was to examine the correlates and predictors of family conflict reported by 155 spouses and adult children of persons with lung cancer. Design and Methods: A cross-sectional statewide survey of family members of persons who died from lung…
Descriptors: Spouses, Conflict, Cancer, Adolescents
Carlson, Marcia J.; Pilkauskas, Natasha V.; McLanahan, Sara S.; Brooks-Gunn, Jeanne – Journal of Marriage and Family, 2011
We used data from the Fragile Families and Child Wellbeing Study to examine how couple relationship quality and parental engagement are linked over children's early years--when they are infants, toddlers, and preschoolers. Our sample included 1,630 couples who were coresident over Years 1-3 and 1,376 couples who were coresident over Years 3-5…
Descriptors: Evidence, Marriage, Parenting Styles, Child Rearing
Rozario, Philip A.; Chadiha, Letha A.; Proctor, Enola K.; Morrow-Howell, Nancy – Journal of Family Issues, 2008
This study--on 100 African American wife and 258 daughter primary caregivers--uses a contextual approach in its examination of the relationship between social resources and caregiver depressive symptoms. At the bivariate level, significant differences in certain key characteristics of primary caregivers and care receivers underscore the…
Descriptors: African Americans, Spouses, Daughters, Caregivers
Hayslip, Bert, Jr.; Han, GiBaeg; Anderson, Cristina L. – Educational Gerontology, 2008
This study examined similarities and differences between active caregivers (adult children and spouses whose family member had Alzheimer's disease) and not-as-yet caregiving adults (adult children and spouses whose family members are older, but do not as yet suffer from Alzheimer's disease). The objective was to determine what factors predict…
Descriptors: Spouses, Alzheimers Disease, Caregivers, Social Networks
Conger, Katherine Jewsbury; Williams, Shannon Tierney; Little, Wendy M.; Masyn, Katherine E.; Shebloski, Barbara – Journal of Health and Social Behavior, 2009
A sense of mastery is an important component of psychological health and wellbeing across the life-span; however, relatively little is known about the development of mastery during childhood and adolescence. Utilizing prospective, longitudinal data from 444 adolescent sibling pairs and their parents, our conceptual model proposes that family…
Descriptors: Siblings, Problem Solving, Adolescents, Well Being

Kurdek, Lawrence A. – Journal of Marriage and the Family, 1989
Examined nature and correlates of self-reported relationship quality for husband/wife pairs (N=458) in six types of newlywed couples. Classified couples' according to marital history and presence/absence of stepchildren. Found demographic, marital history, and presence/absence of stepchildren variables weak when compared to individual-differences…
Descriptors: Family History, Family Relationship, Individual Differences, Interpersonal Relationship
Zarit, Judy M.; And Others – 1981
There is a current trend towards maintaining dementia patients at home and postponing institutionalization as long as possible. Previous research has suggested that frequency of help and support received by the caregiver is more predictive of burden than memory or behavior problems of the patient. Burden and distress were investigated using a…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Coping, Family Relationship, Family Role
Roxburgh, Susan – Journal of Family Issues, 2006
In this article, I examine the distribution of time pressure associated with the roles of marital partner and parent using data from a telephone survey. Results of an analysis of open-ended responses indicate that less than a quarter of respondents are satisfied with the time they spend with their children and spouses. Women are more likely to…
Descriptors: Spouses, Females, Telephone Surveys, Males
Bernard, Lori L.; Guarnaccia, Charles A. – Gerontologist, 2003
Purpose: Caregiver bereavement adjustment literature suggests opposite models of impact of role strain on bereavement adjustment after care-recipient death--a Complicated Grief Model and a Relief Model. This study tests these competing models for husband and adult-daughter caregivers of breast cancer hospice patients. Design and Methods: This…
Descriptors: Hospices (Terminal Care), Spouses, Grief, Daughters