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Showing 1 to 20 of 21 for “"single-parent households"”.
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Housing- and neighborhood-related stress of female heads of single-parent households
… deficits and stress in female heads of single-parent households. The main objectives were to determine: (1) if a correlation existed between the characteristics of the housing and neighborhood occupied by single-parent households and the number of deficits they reported; (2) if a …
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Educationally At-risk College Students From Single-parent and Two-parent Households: an Analysis of Differences Employing Cooperative Institutional Research Program Data.
Using factors of low income, parents' levels of education, and family composition as determinants of educationally at-risk status, study investigated differences between first generation, undergraduate college students from families in lowest quintile of income in the U.S, One group consisted of …
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Emotional intelligence of adults raised in different family structures
… study examined EI of adults raised in dual parent households, single mother households, and single father households. Four hundred and seventy-five participants from dual parent, single mother, and single father households responded to a series of measures assessing emotional intelligence, …
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Spatial Analysis of Teen Births in North Central Texas
… factors in teen births in the region. Single parent households and receipt of public assistance were not statistically significant. Suggestions for reducing vulnerability to teen births are presented.
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African American Males' Perceptions of Factors Aiding Their Completion of High School: A Population Raised by Single Mothers
… more about African American males raised by single mothers, and the perceived factors that helped them complete high school. The interview protocol for this study consisted of fourteen questions. Researching the perceived factors that contributed to the academic success of African American …
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Depression, anxiety and anger symptoms among children in different kinds of custodies
… is also more common that children live with both parents in shared physical custody instead of single parent’s households. The aim of this study is to examine whether different forms of custodies impact adolescent’s mental health in the forms of depressed mood, anxiety and anger. To estimate those …
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An Investigation to Understand the Role of Social Determinants in Influencing Substance Among Teenagers Living in the UK: A Systematic Review
… important and frequently takes precedence over parental supervision. More precisely, the analysis showed that adolescents' rising independence and preference for peer approval are linked to the decreasing impact of parental monitoring. It was discovered that ACEs were crucial, with early trauma …
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Utilization of the Alabama Parenting Questionnaire across Family Structures: Do the Same Constructs Apply?
… to eschew a “one size fits all” approach to parenting assessment, as these measures may neglect or misconstrue parent-child dynamics unique to non-nuclear families. The current study examined the underlying factor structure of the Alabama Parenting Questionnaire (APQ) in two distinct family …
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It's all relative: assessing prominent explanations for U.S. homicide trends
… strong support for the role of changes in single parent households, inflation, consumer sentiment, military involvement, racial heterogeneity, disadvantage, incarceration, gun prevalence, racial and gender inequality, felony arrest, and divorce/family disorganization. These results indicate …
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Evaluating the School Performance of Elementary and Middle School Children of Incarcerated Parents.
<p>Children of incarcerated parents are at significantly increased risk of negative long-term outcomes. With about 1% of the adult population incarcerated, the United States has millions of children at risk for these negative outcomes. Research on this population is increasing; however, it is still …
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The impact of single-parenting on the performance of Foundation Phase Grade R learners in the Vhembe District, Limpopo Province
… to achieve academic greatness in their lives, single parenting is a societal issue that should be of worldwide concern. One important issue that requires consideration is the effect that single parenting has on Foundation Phase students' performance. This study looked into how single parents …
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The Role of Religious Coping in the Marital Stability of Strong, African American Couples: A Strengths-Focused Approach.
… the African American family such as divorce, single-parent households, and absentee fathers. This focus on deficit and dysfunction contributes to a research-based gap in understanding the African American marital dyad. Given that religion influences the lives of many African American couples, …
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The Characteristics of Play Therapy Sessions with Children: A Preliminary Investigation
… The background information provided by the parent/guardian of each child was analyzed using various measures of central tendency to summarize and describe the data sets. The session summary data completed by play therapists at the CFRC was examined using analysis of variance and multivariate …
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Autokinetics: a group intervention to mitigate at-risk behaviors in adolescents
… possible drug and alcohol problems, come from single parent households, have social issues at school, and/or come from difficult family situations. The research was conducted in small groups of eight to ten students over a six-month period. The two experimental and two control groups were …
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Medical and Parental Predictors of Self-Efficacy in Pediatric Chronic Illness
… with poorer adherence and worse prognosis. Parental factors such as income and marital status, and youth factors such as number of hospitalizations have been examined as contributing to self-efficacy in children. The aim of the current study was to assess the extent to which these variables …
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Examining the Contextual Effects of Racial Profiling, and the Long-Term Consequences of Punitive Interventions: Testing Labeling Theory with the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent to Adult Health Data
… (concentrated poverty, a high proportion of single-parent households, and a high proportion of residents without a high school diploma).</p> <p>Interventions in adolescence (being arrested or suspended/expelled from high school) do not decrease subsequent crime but instead lead to more crime …
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Essays on Welfare Reform and Child Support Enforcement: Evidence From State Administrative Data
… attention as a policy alternative for the poor single-parent households. This dissertation assesses the effect of child support enforcement on low-income families under the 1996 reform. Administrative data from the state of Illinois used for this research provide a unique and rich set of …
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Shifting Emergency Department Utilization Patterns Among Vulnerable Populations During the COVID-19 Pandemic
… for ED volume in a census tract: the percent of single-parent households, indicating accessibility challenges. While the XGBoost model performed well overall (R2 = 0.96), it had limited applicability in Memphis MSA due to census tract heterogeneity. This study demonstrates the potential for …
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Work-family conflict and well-being among employed women in Malaysia: The roles of coping and work-family facilitation
As the numbers of employed women, single-parent households, and dual-earner families are increasing, women are no longer confined to their traditional gender roles. Women’s participation in work and family domains indicates their struggles in juggling multiple roles and incompatible demands from …
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The Needs of Young Daughters Being Raised By Single Parent Fathers
… the needs of young daughters being raised by single parent fathers in order to create a program that will assist in addressing these needs. Daddy’s Girl, a program to be founded by the Nicoma Narjett Foundation will be created to provide inspiration, support, character education, and social …
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