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Italian Validation of the Adolescent Family Process Short-Form Questionnaire
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Maria Mirandi; Adriana Lis; Claudia Mazzeschi; Elisa Delvecchio – European Journal of Developmental Psychology, 2024
Perceived parenting is a crucial and complex factor for the psychological well-being of adolescents. The Adolescent Family Process Short-Form (AFP-SF) investigates the perception of adolescents' maternal and paternal parenting across six dimensions: closeness, support, communication, monitoring, peer approval, and conflict. This was the first…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Adolescents, Parent Child Relationship, Adolescent Attitudes
The Impact of Working Conditions on the UK's Teaching Assistants
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Ravalier, Jermaine M.; Walsh, Joseph; Hoult, Elizabeth – Oxford Review of Education, 2021
Teaching assistants (TAs) in the United Kingdom typically work with students with additional and special needs, including the most challenging and vulnerable pupils, in low paid, precarious roles. However, no research has examined how organisational factors such as job demand, control, and support can influence TAs' wellbeing, despite recent…
Descriptors: Teaching Conditions, Teacher Aides, Well Being, Working Hours
The Experience of Student-Mothers in an Israeli College: An Empirical Examination
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Ben-David, Vered – Journal of Student Affairs Research and Practice, 2021
The study examined family indicators of 170 Israeli undergraduate college student-mothers. It found that parental self-efficacy, marital satisfaction, and social support predicted wellbeing. Parental self-efficacy had a significant effect on wellbeing only for respondents who reported a high level of social support. A high level of stress…
Descriptors: Educational Experience, Nontraditional Students, Correlation, Stress Variables
Conceptions of Adulthood among Migrant Women Workers in China
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Zhong, Juan; Arnett, Jeffrey J. – International Journal of Behavioral Development, 2014
The experiences of emerging adulthood may vary in different historical and cultural contexts. Little research has been dedicated to how non college students view adulthood in developing countries. Currently, millions of young people are migrating from rural villages to industrial cities in China. The purpose of this study was to investigate…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Migrant Workers, Adults, Females
Women in Student Affairs: Navigating the Roles of Mother and Administrator
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Bailey, Krista Jorge – ProQuest LLC, 2011
The purpose of this study was to understand the experiences of women who have children and work in mid-level student affairs positions. The study of this phenomenon was driven by four problems: (a) women face barriers in rising to upper-level leadership positions, (b) women are more likely than men to leave the field of student affairs, (c) there…
Descriptors: Leadership, Content Analysis, Rewards, Career Development
The Experiences of Parents of Students with Visual Impairments Who Are Professionals in the Field of Visual Impairment
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de Steiguer, Pamela B.; Erin, Jane N.; Topor, Irene L.; Rosenblum, L. Penny – Journal of Visual Impairment & Blindness, 2008
This survey examined the experiences of parents of individuals with visual impairments who acquired professional credentials in the field of visual impairment. The participants reported on such topics as the advantages and disadvantages of being a parent-professional, the types of support they seek, and advice to others who are balancing both…
Descriptors: Credentials, Visual Impairments, Surveys, Parents