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Scharf, Miri; Mayseless, Ofra – Journal of Adolescent Research, 2011
The authors examine the precursors of parenting buds (representations regarding parenting before actual parenting) by following 60 men from adolescence to emerging adulthood. Quality of relationships with parents, and attachment representations (state of mind with respect to attachment and attachment styles) assessed in adolescence, contribute to…
Descriptors: Child Rearing, Attachment Behavior, Males, Young Adults
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Capuozzo, Robert M.; Sheppard, Bruce S.; Uba, Gregory – Young Children, 2010
Early childhood professionals know that good fathering has a profound impact on children. Research confirms that when fathers are involved in the lives of their children, positive outcomes can be expected; when fathers are not involved in their children's lives, more negative outcomes can be seen. Fathers can play an integral role as attachment…
Descriptors: Young Children, Parent Child Relationship, Fathers, Males
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Nishikawa, Saori; Sundbom, Elisabet; Hagglof, Bruno – Journal of Child and Family Studies, 2010
We examined the associations between perceived parental rearing, attachment style, self-concept, and mental health problems among Japanese adolescents. About 193 high school students (143 boys and 50 girls, mean = 16.4) completed a set of self-report questionnaires including EMBU-C (My Memories of Child Upbringing for Children), AQC (Attachment…
Descriptors: Females, Mental Health, Adolescents, Measures (Individuals)
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Ang, Rebecca P. – Child & Family Behavior Therapy, 2008
The present investigation examined the relationship between dysfunctional parenting and parenting stress in a sample of 54 mothers of aggressive boys in Singapore. Overall dysfunctional parenting at Time 1 significantly predicted Time 2 maternal parenting stress in two subdomains of unrewarding mother-child interactions and poor attachment, over…
Descriptors: Mothers, Correlation, Child Rearing, Foreign Countries
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Roelofs, Jeffrey; Meesters, Cor; ter Huurne, Mijke; Bamelis, Lotte; Muris, Peter – Journal of Child and Family Studies, 2006
We sought to investigate the relationships between negative family factors such as insecure attachment and adverse parental rearing, and internalizing and externalizing symptoms in a large sample of non-clinical children (N = 237) aged 9 to 12 years. All children completed a set of self-report questionnaires including a single-item measure of…
Descriptors: Mothers, Attachment Behavior, Depression (Psychology), Fathers
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Honig, Alice Sterling – Early Child Development and Care, 2008
A review of research on fathering and research on men employed in work with young children in centers and in elementary schools emphasises the importance of positive male engagement with young children for their optimal development. Research also reveals the complexity of studying these relationships and the barriers in families and in society…
Descriptors: Caregivers, Young Children, Males, Child Care
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Drabick, Deborah A. G.; Gadow, Kenneth D.; Sprafkin, Joyce – Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 2006
Background: Children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) are at risk for the development of comorbid conduct disorder (CD) and depression. The current study examined potential psychosocial risk factors for CD and depression in a clinic-based sample of 203 boys (aged 6-10 years) with ADHD. Methods: The boys and their mothers…
Descriptors: Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Mothers, Marital Satisfaction, Conflict