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Nonstandard Work Schedules and Developmentally Generative Parenting Practices: An Application of Propensity Score Techniques
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Grzywacz, Joseph G.; Daniel, Stephanie S.; Tucker, Jenna; Walls, Jill; Leerkes, Esther – Family Relations, 2011
Data from the National Institute for Child Health and Human Development Study of Early Child Care (Phase I) and propensity score techniques were used to determine whether working full time in a nonstandard schedule job during the child's first year predicted parenting practices over 3 years. Results indicated that women who worked full time in a…
Descriptors: Working Hours, Mothers, Parenting Styles, Child Development
Longitudinal Associations between Maternal Work Stress, Negative Work-Family Spillover, and Depressive Symptoms
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Goodman, W. Benjamin; Crouter, Ann C. – Family Relations, 2009
The current study examined associations over an 18-month period between maternal work stressors, negative work-family spillover, and depressive symptoms in a sample of 414 employed mothers with young children living in six predominantly nonmetropolitan counties in the Eastern United States. Results from a one-group mediation model showed that a…
Descriptors: Mothers, Work Environment, Depression (Psychology), Correlation
Family Planning Education: How Do Adults Feel About It.
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Mercier, Joyce McDonough – Family Relations, 1984
Examined the influence of sex, age, religion, and occupation on attitudes of 335 adults concerning family planning education. Results of a questionnaire indicated general support. The higher the respondent's occupational status, the more favorable the attitude. Respondents also indicated religion should form the base for family planning education.…
Descriptors: Adults, Age Differences, Employment Level, Family Planning
Caregiving across the Lifespan: National Prevalence Predictors.
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Marks, Nadine F. – Family Relations, 1996
National Survey of Families and Households 1987-88 (n=13,017) data were used to generate population estimates of in- and out-of-household caregiving. More than one in seven U.S. adults reported caring for relatives or friends during the previous year. Predictors of caregiving likelihood were gender, age, marital status, education, ethnicity,…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adults, Age, Age Differences