Prior work has suggested that inter-parental conflict likely plays an etiological role in child behavior problems. However, family-level measurement of inter-parental conflict in most traditional child twin studies has made it difficult to tease apart the specific causal mechanisms underlying this association. The Children's Perception of…

Adolescent participation in academic/extracurricular activities is related to fewer diagnoses of sexually transmitted infections during adolescence. The role parents play in motivating participation in such activities is unclear. This mixed-methods study explored parental influences on academic/extracurricular activity participation, and the…

Examined Ojibwa families for relationship between quantity and quality of father involvement in childrearing and children's academic and social performance. Found that more time spent by fathers was associated with better academics and social development for boys, while greater nurturance was associated with poorer academic performance. Found that…

Parents' math and science-promotive behaviors predict children's activities and interest in these courses. (Contains 1 table and 2 figures.)

Seventeen Ojibwa families were examined to identify: (1) the relationship between quantity and quality of father involvement in childrearing and children's academic and social school performance; and (2) antecedents to father's participation. The sample from Bay Mills Reservation in Michigan, was comprised of families containing 2 adults and a…

THIS STUDY'S PURPOSE WAS TO ENHANCE THE SELF-CONCEPT OF ABILITY OF LOW-ACHIEVING, JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS AND, SUBSEQUENTLY, INCREASE THEIR ACHIEVEMENT THROUGH--(1) MODIFICATION OF IMAGES AND EXPECTATIONS HELD BY PARENTS, (2) DIRECT CONTACT WITH AN "EXPERT," COMMUNICATING INFORMATION TO ENHANCE SELF-CONCEPT OF ABILITY, AND (3)…

The study explored the importance of parent-child rapport as it pertained to the child's career development in the context of rural Ontonagon County, Michigan. Questionnaires were self-administered to 201 high school seniors (100 boys and 101 girls) in the spring of 1974. Information was gathered on a wide range of topics dealing with the…

Identified risk factors related to suicidal behavior in European American and African American adolescents. For males in both groups, risk factors for suicidal ideation and behavior were found at individual, family, and extrafamilial levels of social ecology. For females, the same factors occurred for suicidal attempts but not suicidal thoughts.…