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Using Natural Experiments to Study the Impact of Media on the Family
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Price, Joseph; Dahl, Gordon B. – Family Relations, 2012
The randomized trial is the gold standard in scientific research and is used by several fields to study the effects of media. Although useful for studying the immediate response to media exposure, the experimental approach is not well suited to studying long-term effects or behavior outside the laboratory. The "natural experiment" approach, a…
Descriptors: Scientific Research, Family Violence, Children, Well Being
Family Interactions, Exposure to Violence, and Emotion Regulation: Perceptions of Children and Early Adolescents at Risk
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Houltberg, Benjamin J.; Henry, Carolyn S.; Morris, Amanda Sheffield – Family Relations, 2012
This study examined the protective nature of youth reports of family interactions in relation to perceived exposure to violence and anger regulation in 84 children and early adolescents (mean age of 10.5; 7-15 years old) primarily from ethnic minority groups and living in high-risk communities in a large southwestern city. Path analysis and…
Descriptors: Prevention, Path Analysis, Minority Groups, Economically Disadvantaged
Brief Interventions with Children in a Battered Women's Shelter: A Model Preventive Program.
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Hughes, Honore M. – Family Relations, 1982
Describes a number of brief interventions for providing services directly to children, including individual counseling as well as peer, sibling, and family group meetings. Mothers received education regarding parenting skills. A school liaison system was established; the shelter staff members were trained regarding child advocacy. (Author)
Descriptors: Battered Women, Child Advocacy, Children, Crisis Intervention