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The Association between Parent Early Adult Drug Use Disorder and Later Observed Parenting Practices and Child Behavior Problems: Testing Alternate Models
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Bailey, Jennifer A.; Hill, Karl G.; Guttmannova, Katarina; Oesterle, Sabrina; Hawkins, J. David; Catalano, Richard F.; McMahon, Robert J. – Developmental Psychology, 2013
This study tested the association between parent illicit drug use disorder (DUD) in early adulthood and observed parenting practices at ages 27-28 and examined the following 3 theoretically derived models explaining this link: (a) a disrupted parent adult functioning model,(b) a preexisting parent personality factor model, and (c) a disrupted…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Parents, Child Behavior, Personality Traits
Associations among Marital Qualities, Supportive and Undermining Coparenting, and Parenting Self-Efficacy: Testing Spillover and Stress-Buffering Processes
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Merrifield, Kami A.; Gamble, Wendy C. – Journal of Family Issues, 2013
This study examined associations among marital quality, coparenting, and parenting self-efficacy in parents of young children. Of special interest were possible spillover and stress-buffering effects of the marital and coparenting relationships. The authors sampled 175 married and cohabiting couples. Participants were recruited via an online…
Descriptors: Marital Satisfaction, Child Rearing, Stress Variables, Stress Management
Factors Associated with Participation of Children with and without ADHD in Household Tasks
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Dunn, Louise; Coster, Wendy J.; Cohn, Ellen S.; Orsmond, Gael I. – Physical & Occupational Therapy in Pediatrics, 2009
Children's preparation for adult roles and independent living occur largely through participation with their families in home routines including household tasks. This preparation may involve learning related to family roles, socialization, and occupational performance. This study was designed to explore the extent to which child, environmental,…
Descriptors: Siblings, Child Rearing, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Parents
The School Readiness of Children Living in a Disadvantaged Area in Ireland
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Kiernan, Gemma; Axford, Nick; Little, Michael; Murphy, Cliona; Greene, Sheila; Gormley, Michael – Journal of Early Childhood Research, 2008
This study examined the multiple factors that contribute to the school readiness and early school progress of children living in an urban disadvantaged area. Structured interviews were undertaken with parents of children who had recently started school to elicit information about those aspects of children's health, and their home and neighbourhood…
Descriptors: School Readiness, Disadvantaged Youth, Parents, Foreign Countries
Parenting Style and Its Correlates. ERIC Digest.
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Darling, Nancy – 1999
One of the most robust approaches to researching parents' influence on children's social competence is the study of what has been called "parenting style." Parenting style captures two important elements of parenting: parental responsiveness and parental demandingness. Categorizing parents according to whether they are high or low on…
Descriptors: Child Behavior, Child Development, Child Rearing, Interpersonal Competence
Parental Behaviors and Adolescent Academic Performance: A Longitudinal Analysis.
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Melby, Janet N.; Conger, Rand D. – Journal of Research on Adolescence, 1996
Used 4 waves of data on 347 seventh graders and their parents to examine relation of parental involvement and hostility to academic performance. Parental behavior affected later academic performance, when controlling for earlier performance. Setting and positively reinforcing appropriate behavioral standards increased academic performance, whereas…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Educational Attainment, Elementary School Students, Grade 7