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Desfosses, Errol; Bouchard, Camil – 1987
This study was aimed at measuring the relative contribution of life events (potential stressors) and social support to the use of coercive control behaviors by mothers. Social support was measured both in terms of mothers' embeddedness in their social environment and of their preceived lack of support. Conflictual relationships were also…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Authoritarianism, Children, Family Environment
Bouchard, Camil – 1987
This study was undertaken to identify the relative contribution of personal and environmental variables to the reported frequency of use of coercive control behaviors in a nonclinical sample of mothers. Seventy mothers of 6- to 8-year-old children participated; half were from single-parent families. Results of analysis of variance indicate that…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Authoritarianism, Children, Family Environment
Price, Vincent; And Others – 1986
The Stanford Reading and Television Study was undertaken to research the relationship between children's television viewing and their acquisition of reading skills. This progress report outlines the design of the study, describes the nature of the data which were collected, and summarizes key analyses of the data. The results reported indicate a…
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Family Environment, Media Research, Reading Achievement
Dunn, Judith F. – 1984
Attempting to determine how best to investigate the developmental consequences of social change, this talk discusses and comments on (1) recent research on the family as a world in which children grow up; in particular, the shift away from focusing upon the mother-child relationship as the influence of overwhelming importance in early childhood to…
Descriptors: Child Development, Child Rearing, Family Environment, Family Influence
Bell, Linda G.; Bell, David C. – 1979
This study investigates the relationship between the degree of individuation in families and the personality development of adolescent family members. A subsample of 30 white, middle-class families were chosen for analysis from a larger sample of 99 families. Fifteen families from the subsample had adolescent girls who scored high, and fifteen had…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Empathy, Family Characteristics, Family Environment
Scholl, Kathleen; McAvoy, Leo; Smith, John – 2000
A nonprofit outdoor adventure organization and a nonprofit advocacy organization for persons with disabilities and their families collaborated to develop a comprehensive, inclusive, outdoor recreation program for families. Ten Minnesota families having one or more children with a disability participated in Project FIT (Families Integrating…
Descriptors: Adventure Education, Camping, Disabilities, Family Environment
Download full textHurwitz, T. Alan; Hurwitz, Vicki T. – 1995
A mother and father (both deaf themselves) of one deaf and one hard of hearing child share their parenting experiences, with emphasis on effective strategies for family sharing and bonding. The father begins by sharing his experiences growing up as a deaf child of deaf parents. The mother then recounts her childhood experiences as a deaf child of…
Descriptors: Child Rearing, Deafness, Family Environment, Fathers
LeBlanc, H. Paul, III – 1995
The nature of human interaction, particularly within the context of family, is necessarily complex due to the multitude of characteristics which influence the individual's intention toward the other, as well as the characteristics and effects of interaction as a function of the co-construction of meaning between interactants. This paper delineates…
Descriptors: Communication Research, Family Characteristics, Family Communication, Family Environment
Kindergarten Children from Different Socioeconomic Levels: Their Knowledge of Common Forms of Print.
Manning, Maryann; And Others – 1992
A study investigated the knowledge kindergartners have constructed about the content and purpose of print in a variety of forms. It sought to identify their perceptions about literacy episodes that occur in the home, and to identify differences across socioeconomic levels. Subjects were 70 kindergarten children in or near a large Southern city,…
Descriptors: Emergent Literacy, Family Environment, Kindergarten, Kindergarten Children
Yogman, Michael W. – 1983
Research on the relationship between fathers and their children was provided to the Select Committee on Children, Youth and Families. Six areas were highlighted in terms of what has been learned about the father/child relationship, what information is still needed, and policy implications. Principal assertions included the following points: (1)…
Descriptors: Child Development, Children, Family Environment, Fathers
Barnes, Carla L.; Fitzgerald, Hiram E. – 1986
A study was made to determine whether fathers and mothers provide different types of linguistic and cognitive experiences for their preschool children. Sixteen preschoolers, divided into two groups by age and sex, participated in the study with their parents. During home visits each child was observed interacting with each parent individually.…
Descriptors: Family Environment, Fathers, Mothers, Parent Child Relationship
Aylward, Glen P.; And Others – 1984
A socioeconomic status (SES) and social support questionnaire was administered to the families of 559 singleton infants in a National Institute of Health collaborative study conducted at five university medical centers. A subset of six items measuring both SES and social support (which accounted for 87 percent of the common variance) was developed…
Descriptors: Family Environment, High Risk Persons, Identification, Infants
Coonelly, Marilyn – 1988
Although the possibility of a suicidal act cannot be predicted from any one variable, a disturbed relationship with parents has been described as one of the most important extrinsic factors contributing to a youth's risk for self-destructive behavior. This study sought to determine if it is possible to discriminate between groups…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Family Environment, Family Problems, Family Relationship
Rubin, Alan M. – 1982
A study examined differences in television viewing behaviors and attitudes across age groups of children in their home environment. Personal interviews were conducted with 162 children, ages 5 to 12, in a midwestern elementary school. The interview assessed home environment (1) television viewing relationships, including viewing companion and…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Childhood Attitudes, Children, Cognitive Development
Maring, Gerald H. – 1985
Designed for use in helping parents to become familiar with their children's microcomputer needs, this guide addresses two important questions: whether parents should provide a computer in the home to assist children in their reading development, and which computer they should purchase. The answer to the first question is a simple yes, but the…
Descriptors: Computer Literacy, Decision Making, Equipment Evaluation, Family Environment
