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The authors compared 134 6− to 12-year-old children from a mi

This study investigated the differences and similarities in child-rearing practices among Chinese, immigrant Chinese, and Caucasian-American parents.

The controversy over what is an appropriate early childhood curriculum has created a need for research instruments designed to measure classroom practices.

This study examined the combined responses of husbands and wives within 785 Navy families on five subscales from the 

Marital problems have been related to numerous indexes of maladjustment in children.

Since the mid-19th century, wars have delayed, accelerated, and undermined American marriages. These patterns have been attributed to "period effects" since they are similar in all population subgroups.

Work-related-parental-absence is becoming more common in our society, however the literature has not kept pace with this growing trend.

This study examined the relationship between satisfaction with the military environment for families and overall satisfaction with the military way of life.

The effects of fathers' absences during the previous year on

Within a random sample of 250 primary schools all 7th grade pupils were selected. These pupils were tested twice (grade 7 and grade 8) on their proficiency in Dutch language and arithmetic.

Some children who transfer into new schools are high-risk candidates for school and later-life difficulties.

10 domains of life satisfaction were developed for military wives, based on a factor analysis of 44 items derived from various studies of quality of life.

Discusses factors that most influence the adjustment of the child to parent absence in military families.

30 Army and 30 civilian couples who were seeking marital counseling completed questionnaires at the intake session to examine the risks for specific marital problems in military couples. Military wives were more likely to be physically abused than their civilian counterparts.

Military couples, because of their lifestyles, may have unique marital stressors.

Army families participated in a study regarding their history of geographic mobility, identification with Army life, personal well-being, and their children’s school achievement and social competence.

This paper analyzes data from the Pennsylvania Educational Quality Assessment (EQA) and the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) to provide a description of grouping, staffing, and scheduling p

When a sample of Vietnam veterans who has been incarcerated in the state prisons of Iowa were compared with a sample of Vietnam veterans from the community, the prevalence of post-traumatic stress disorder (

129 military children aged 5 or under who were seen in a Hawaiian military psychiatric clinic participated in a study assessing the demographic profiles of its clients. Approximately 40% of the children had some developmental disorder.