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Bernard, Kristin; Kuzava, Sierra; Simons, Robert; Dozier, Mary – Developmental Psychology, 2018
Maltreating mothers often struggle to respond sensitively to their children's distress. Examining psychophysiological processing of own child cues may offer insight into neurobiological mechanisms that promote sensitive parenting among high-risk mothers. The current study used event-related potential (ERP) methodology to examine associations…
Descriptors: Mothers, Parent Child Relationship, Emotional Disturbances, Biochemistry
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Burke, Meghan M.; Urbano, Richard C.; Hodapp, Robert M. – American Journal on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, 2011
The authors determined family reproductive patterns after the birth of a child with (vs. without) a disability. Using Tennessee birth records, the authors examined families of children with Down syndrome (N = 1,123), spina bifida (N = 368), and population group (N = 734,189). Families of children with Down syndrome and with spina bifida were more…
Descriptors: Marital Status, Down Syndrome, Congenital Impairments, Family Size
Albrkhil, Haya – ProQuest LLC, 2013
Eight hundred Saudi Arabia educators from the Riyadh District participated in this study to determine teachers' access to computers, computer skill level and motivation to enroll in online courses pertaining to professional development. Participants, who were chosen according to a stratified sampling technique, completed a survey which provided…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Faculty Development, Online Courses, Access to Computers
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McKinney, Robin – Child Study Journal, 2002
Analyzed 1992 and 1998 data from National Longitudinal Study of Youth to investigate effect of maternal marital status on maternal reports of behavior problems in African American adolescents. Found that maternal marital status did not have a significant relationship with maternal reports of behavior problems. However, mothers in married families…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Behavior Problems, Black Family, Black Youth
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Skill, Thomas; Robinson, James D. – Journal of Broadcasting and Electronic Media, 1994
Describes a study that analyzed television series programs from 1950-89 featuring families to identify racial/ethnic composition, number of children, head of household, marital status, and family configuration and to compare television family characteristics with real families based on census figures. (16 references) (LRW)
Descriptors: Census Figures, Comparative Analysis, Family Characteristics, Family Size
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Bokemeier, Janet L.; And Others – Rural Sociology, 1983
Identifies socioeconomic correlates of labor force participation by 5,580 Kentucky metropolitan, nonmetropolitan, and farm women. Data (personal/socioeconomic/family characteristics, occupations/industries of women in labor force) indicate family and status are most influential correlates of metro/nonmetro women's labor force participation; status…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Age Differences, Comparative Analysis, Employment Patterns
Fernandez, Edward W.; DeNavas, Carmen – Current Population Reports, 1985
As a supplement to the March 1982 Current Population Survey, the Bureau of the Census collected data on age, marital status, education, voting and registration, fertility, employment, family composition and size, income, and poverty status of Spanish-origin persons residing in the United States. Data were compared to data for the overall…
Descriptors: Age, Birth Rate, Census Figures, Comparative Analysis