Longitudinal data from kindergarten to 5th grade on both family involvement in school and children's literacy performance were examined for an ethnically diverse, low-income sample (N = 28
Longitudinal data from 281 children (collected from kindergarten to fifth grade) examined whether parental school involvement (participation in school activities) was associated with student literacy scores in a diverse, low income sample of families.
50 male, Australian Vietnam veterans with and without posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), 33 age-matched civilian males, and each adult’s oldest willing child (age range 16-30) completed surveys assessing family functioning, self-esteem, and symptoms of PTSD to examine the transgenerational tra
1,723 Swedish mothers participated in a study at two time points, first when their children were 3 months old and then 12 years later. Researchers examined how maternal depression (both postpartum and later) were associated with child behavior problems.
Children of depressed mothers have been shown to express behaviour problems to a greater extent than children of non-depressed mothers.
Long and frequent deployments, with short dwell times in between, have placed stresses on Army children and families already challenged by frequent moves and parental absences.
This article uses data from the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health to investigate the short-term effects of parental separation on adolescent delinquency and depression.
Parents and children in families living with regular separation due to work develop strategies to manage being apart.