Investigates whether the hypothesis that the mother's work situation influences parents' perceptions of their three-year-old children can explain reported differences in effects of maternal employment on the child. The sample consisted of 152 white, two-parent families. Results support the generalization that maternal employment may entail both…

Analyses of 42 mothers' summary descriptions of their child relationship problems revealed that multistressed mothers produced less complex reports than singularly distressed mothers. Findings suggested that multistressed mothers do not engage their kinfolk and friends in problem-solving discussions, nor do the listeners encourage such…

The American family has experienced rapid and radical changes since World War II. The effects and possible causes of the increase in the number of single-parent families, entry of mothers into the labor force, and rise in number of families at the poverty level are explored. Implications for changes in policy and practice are discussed. (DF)

Presents information about types of physical and sexual child abuse and child neglect. Notes symptoms by which helping professionals such as teachers may identify abused children and explains how to report child abuse. (SB)

The article focuses on the family of children with severe and multiple handicaps, noting characteristics of the family constellation, familial attitudes and behaviors, effects on family structure (family integration, harmony, financial and physical demands, day-to-day problems), and family needs (for support, expression of feelings, dependence and…

Argues that Judy Blume's novels are not so much the recreation of closely observed individuals but the fleshing out of general life processes from the statistics of contemporary psychology. Points out the need for books that do not simply stress accepting things as they are but encourage the hope of changing reality through individual effort. (MM)

Presents a middle-range theory that describes the potential impact of divorce on children, based on concepts from family stress theory. The proposed theoretical model is concerned especially with variations in the definition of the situation assigned to the crisis of divorce by children and custodial parents. (JAC)

Compared 30 hospitalized suicidal adolescents, 34 hospitalized nonsuicidal adolescents, and 35 controls to examine factors in suicide attempts. Results showed suicidals had significantly more peer problems, a greater degree of hopelessness, and felt their families were the most maladjusted. They also experienced significantly more external locus…

This article describes the Child Sexual Abuse Treatment Program (CSATP) in San Jose, California. Based on the theory and methods of Humanistic Psychology, the program provides counseling to sexually abused children and their families. (SB)

The life study of a 12-year-old girl from a poor urban community whose mother has been sent to prison examines the changes in the childs' reactions to and relationship with her mother during the two years her mother is incarcerated, raising fundamental questions of what is happening to the children of women prisoners and what the rights of these…

Describes a course designed to help solve the confusion and bewilderment about their role and future in society with which many students must deal. (Author/RK)

Literature of child abuse is reviewed, and the role of the child in abuse is discussed, with special attention given to identification of particular types of children (such as the premature, mentally retarded, or physically handicapped) who may be most at risk. (Author/SBH)

Reviews of the pertinent literature reveal a lack of consensus as to whether there is an association between sexual abuse history and eating disorders. Therefore, an examination of the relationship between sexual abuse and a bulimic behavior (purging) in a large sample of female adolescents was undertaken. Answers taken from a sample of 8,680…

This is an annotated resource guide for those interested in recent hunger and food insecurity studies. Objectives, methods, and key findings of each study are summarized, and contact information for obtaining the report is given. Studies are grouped by survey location and listed chronologically by publication or release date within each geographic…