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Ontai, Lenna; Sano, Yoshie; Hatton, Holly; Conger, Katherine J. – Family Relations, 2008
Parenting confidence can be undermined by the presence of frequent or persistent health problems, particularly for people living in rural communities that have limited access to adequate health care. However, little is known about how minor health problems in the family impact parenting. The current study examined single and coresident mothers'…
Descriptors: Mothers, Low Income Groups, Child Health, Child Rearing
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Schneider, Myra G. – Hispanic Journal of Behavioral Sciences, 2004
The incidence of chronic diseases is highest among the elderly in general; compared to Anglo-Americans, Mexican Americans have lower rates of cancer and cardiovascular disease and higher rates of depression and diabetes. Using baseline data from the Hispanic Established Populations for Epidemiologic Studies of the Elderly (EPESE) study, weighted…
Descriptors: Older Adults, Physical Health, Life Satisfaction, Mexican Americans
Mael, Fred; Alonso, Alex; Gibson, Doug; Rogers, Kelly; Smith, Mark – Office of Planning, Evaluation and Policy Development, US Department of Education, 2005
Single-sex education refers most generally to education at the elementary, secondary, or postsecondary level in which males or females attend school exclusively with members of their own sex. This report deals primarily with single-sex education at the elementary and secondary levels. Research in the United States on the question of whether public…
Descriptors: Single Sex Schools, Females, Coeducation, Public Sector