Patterns and correlates of child maltreatment were investigated both within the military and between military and civilian families.
A retrospective review of all Child Advocacy Committee records at Naval Regional Medical Center, Portsmouth, Virginia, was carried out in an attempt to characterize abuse in a military population.
Reported a 7-mo study on the depressive affect scores of 31 wives of US naval personnel aboard ships that were deployed.
Examines the connection between staff beliefs and the academic press outcomes of student academic norms, self-concept of academic ability and sense of academic futility.
Semistructured interviews with 105 teachers and 14 administrators, supplemented by observation, provide data for a focused ethnography of the school as a workplace, specifically of organizational characteris
Paternal seperation due to the non-accompanied tour presents significant problems for the military family. It is not unusual for the military pediatrician to see children with various somatic complaints or disciplinary problems, which started abruptly with the departure of the father.
A classroom questionnaire study in a university family relationship course was used to assess students' sexual attitudes and behaviors.
The marital dissatisfaction, depression, and self-esteem problems of 37 wives of naval personnel assigned to 4 submarines, who were each separated from their spouses for 14 weeks, were monitored biweekly, be
Presents prospective data on 140 child and adolescent military dependents and 234 nonmilitary Ss to assess the validity of the "military family syndrome." The only significant diagnostic difference was that
This study, like numerous others, found parental absence to be associated with problematic behavior on behalf of children.
Based on multiple regression analysis to identify the socioeconomic, demographic, and attitudinal correlates of neighborhood differences in the rate of child abuse and neglect, a pair of neighborhoods matche
Contends that, as yet, child psychology remains a science of development-out-of-context.
It is proposed that a high degree of psychologicalfather presence, when incongruent with reality and if persistent over time, is negatively related to family functionality.
Considers that the impact of separation from a parent is recognized as a crucial factor in a child's development. Forced military separations also lead to clinically observable reactions in children.
This article indicates that the effects of father absence on the personality development of the male child cannot be considered in isolation from other factors.
The effects of father absence for varying lengths of time and varying growth periods are compared with the effects of father presence, as reflected in college entrance scores on the American College Entrance exam. Comparisons are made for only children in the 2 and 3-child families.
During the present century there have been numerous retrospective st
This article reports the results of an investigation of the effect of father absence on young children in terms of the patterns of math and verbal aptitude scores which these children later attain on college entrance examinations. The author relates the findings to sex-identification theory.
This paper is a brief summary of data collected during a three-year study of nearly two hundred college men who have been in the service, sixty of whom have now been discharged.
This pilot randomized trial tested the feasibility and efficacy of supplementing residential substance-abuse treatment for new motherswith a brief, yet rigorous, attachment-based parenting program.
Partners of Veterans with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) frequently serve as the primary caregiver yet their experiences are not fully understood. This study examined internet discussion forum posts authored by female partners of male Veterans with PTSD.
This guide provides an overview of regression analysis, a correlation based statistical technique, and includes information about variance, prediction, and how a regression might be reported in a research article.
In this How-To Guide, we cover the basics of correlation as well as provide examples of how correlation is used in academic research.
This guide covers the basics of how to statistically compare groups of people using repeated measures and independent samples t-tests.
Effective parenting is the most powerf