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Showing 1 to 18 of 18 for “"Parental Behaviour"”.
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The neurobiology of parental behaviour of the ring dove (streptopelia risoria)
… a laboratory animal model for studies of avian parental behaviour. Studies were undertaken to identify brain regions of the ring dove involved in the exprcssion of these behaviours, and to determine the central nervous function of the anterior pituitary hormone prolactin and the neuropeptide VIP …
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Modelling the Relationship between Parental Behaviour and Childhood Skill Development: Empirical Evidence from the UK and Canada
… inputs to development in the form of parenting behaviours; to allow for literature from psychology and education to aid in the identification of multiple types of such parental inputs; and to examine the differing impacts from each of these types of investment. Distinguishing between financial …
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The relationship between perceived parenting behaviors and self esteem in adolescents of Lusaka
… relationship existed between perceived parenting behaviours and self esteem in adolescence in Lusaka. A sample of 80 adolescents aged between 16 and 18, drawn from Munali Girls, Kabulonga Boys, Kamwala and Libala High schools. The Perceived Parental Behaviour Inventory was used to measure …
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The relationship between perceived parenting behaviors and self esteem in adolescents of Lusaka
… relationship existed between perceived parenting behaviours and self esteem in adolescence in Lusaka. A sample of 80 adolescents aged between 16 and 18, drawn from Munali Girls, Kabulonga Boys, Kamwala and Libala High schools. The Perceived Parental Behaviour Inventory was used to measure …
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Problematic Parents: An Efficacy Analysis of Code of Conduct Policies in Ontario Minor Hockey Associations
… monitor, and discipline parents who violate behavioural expectations. Many studies have recommended the inclusion of parental education tools and association disciplinary procedures, but current literature lacks a fundamental understanding of current behaviour policies and their …
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Self-esteem: The influence of parenting styles
… The questionnaires were: Child Report of Parental Behaviour Inventory (Schluderman & Schluderman, 1970) to ascertain their parent's parenting style; Harter's (1985), Self-Perception Profile for Children (SPPC), to measure the child's self-esteem and a demographic questionnaire. ANOVA and …
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Poverty is behaviour: an evaluation of life history theory in Cape Town
… schools, parents and individual’s own behaviour. Multivariate regression was used to analyse the data. Results showed that the education system had the largest influence followed by adolescent behaviour and then parental behaviour. The environment had no significant effect. Both gender …
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Behavioural mechanisms underlying infant care in male and female Mongolian gerbils
The induction of parental behaviour in naive animals has been studied in several species. Male and female adult Mongolian gerbils, Meriones unguiculatus were singly exposed to protected pups (PP exposures). Exposures lasted for ten minutes, and were carried out each day. Behaviour patterns shown by …
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Chinese parenting and children's compliance to adults: a cross-cultural comparative study
… parenting beliefs and practices, observed parental behaviour, child behaviour, mother–child interaction dynamics and children’s compliance. The data were collected from a total of 90 families with 5- to 7-year-old children in Taiwan and the UK. Child temperament, parenting beliefs and …
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Parental care in the common tern (Sterna Nirundo): sexual roles in a monogamous seabird
The parental behaviour of male and female Common Terns (Sterna hirundo) was documented throughout two breeding seasons at a colony near Port Colborne , Ontario. Thirteen and fourteen pairs of terns were chosen for intensive study in 1982 and 1983, respectively. The delivery of fish by males to …
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Evidence for Local Adaptation in Birds
… are the result of different nest building behaviours. Temperate nests transplanted to subarctic sites experienced significantly colder temperatures, and tended to suffer higher egg and nestling mortality due to climatic conditions (cold temperatures), than locally transplanted subarctic …
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Parental intentions to provide healthy diets for pre‐school children
… was to investigate the factors that influence parental intention to provide their children with healthier diets. <br/>The study was conducted in three phases. First, a two-part structured literature review was carried out. The review explored the influences on family and children’s diet using …
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A comparative study of the self-esteem of the Pakistani minority and the indigenous children in Scotland
… and preference (b) parents' child-rearing behaviour (viz " support, control, protection and methods of control) and (c) academic achievement; (3) how these relationships vary with sex and cultural background of the children; and (4) what is the most important social determinant of their …
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Where you live makes a difference - quantifying neighbourhood effects on the health of young people
… and ethnicity, as well as measures relating to parental health, socioeconomic status and demographic characteristics. Study I revealed that the effects of social capital on deprivation depend on whether it is analysed in terms of mediation or moderation. Social capital attenuated the negative …
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Using Life-History Theory to Evaluate the Nighttime Parenting Strategies of First-Time Adolescent and Adult Mothers
This study explores the nighttime parenting behaviour of first-time adolescent and adult mothers. Two theoretical approaches are evaluated. The first model suggests that differences in parenting behaviour between teens and adults occur because teen mothers are less well-prepared for nighttime …
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Influence of Family Relations and Parent-Children Relationship in Pre-school Aged Children /// Влияние на семейните отношения и взаимоотношенията родител-дете, при деца в предучилищна възраст
… Inventory /Beavers and Hampson, 1990/ • PARI Parental attitude research instrument - Изследователски инструмент за изследване на родителските нагласи • въпросник MFK за изследване на личностни характеристики Други методики: • Чек-лист за регистриране на наблюдаваното поведение от детето, в …
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Central Expression of Sex Steroid Receptors during the Ring Dove (Streptopeliarisoria) Breeding Cycle
… model for studies in reproductive endocrine-behaviour interactions for many years. It shows bi-parental care and has a stereotyped breeding cycle. Androgen receptor and progesterone receptor immunoreactivity (AR-ir and PR-ir) were localised in the brain of male and female ring doves. Nuclear …