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Family Adaptation in the Military
Drug and Alcohol Use in the Military Workplace: Findings from the 1988 Worldwide Survey
Children at Risk: I. Risk Factors and Child Symptomatology
The authors compared 134 6− to 12-year-old children from a mi
Psychosocial and Life Stress Characteristics of Navy Families: Family Environment Scale and Life Experiences Scale Findings
A Comparison of Child‐rearing Practices among Chinese, Immigrant Chinese, and Caucasian‐American Parents
This study investigated the differences and similarities in child-rearing practices among Chinese, immigrant Chinese, and Caucasian-American parents.
The Classroom Practices Inventory: An Observation Instrument Based on NAEYC's Guidelines for Developmentally Appropriate Practices for 4-and 5-year-old Children
The controversy over what is an appropriate early childhood curriculum has created a need for research instruments designed to measure classroom practices.
Psychosocial and Life Stress Characteristics of Navy Families: Family Environment Scale and Life Experiences Scale Findings
This study examined the combined responses of husbands and wives within 785 Navy families on five subscales from the
Marital Conflict and Children's Adjustment: A Cognitive-contextual Framework
Marital problems have been related to numerous indexes of maladjustment in children.
World War II and Divorce: A Life-course Perspective
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.
Routine-work-related-absence: The Effects on Families
Work-related-parental-absence is becoming more common in our society, however the literature has not kept pace with this growing trend.
Symptoms of Anxiety Disorders in Normal Children
Psychiatric Care in the Military Community: Family and Military Stressors
Satisfaction with family life in the military
Satisfaction with family life in the military
This study examined the relationship between satisfaction with the military environment for families and overall satisfaction with the military way of life.
Father Absence: Effects on Child and Maternal Psychopathology
The effects of fathers' absences during the previous year on
Effects of School and Classroom characteristics on Pupil Progress in Language and Arithmetic
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.
An Evaluation of an Orientation Plus Tutoring School-based Prevention Program
Some children who transfer into new schools are high-risk candidates for school and later-life difficulties.
Impact of Military Life Stress on the Quality of Life of Military Wives
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.
Inside High School Grading Practices: Building a Research Agenda
Women Veterans' Exposure to Combat
Minimizing the Impact of Deployment Separation on Military Children: Stages, Current Preventive Efforts, and System Recommendations
Discusses factors that most influence the adjustment of the child to parent absence in military families.
Conflict in Maritally Distressed Military Couples
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.
Conflict in Maritally Distressed Military Couples
Military couples, because of their lifestyles, may have unique marital stressors.
Transsexuals in the Military: Flight to Hypermasculinity
Adjustment and Achievement Associated With Mobility in Military Families
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.
Normative Loss in Mid-Life Families: Rural, Urban, and Gender Differences
School Structures and Classroom Practices in Elementary, Middle, and Secondary Schools
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
Criminal Behavior and Post-traumatic Stress Disorder in Vietnam Veterans
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 (
Multidisciplinary Evaluation of Preschool Children and its Demography in a Military Psychiatric Clinic
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.