In balancing family and work demands, there is an ever-increasing need for programming for working parents that increases their effectiveness in both domains. More evidence is needed in order to substantiate the delivery of such programs in the workplace.
We examined the direct relationships between parent and child emotion regulation (ER) strategy use during the transitionary and understudied developmental periods of middle childhood through to adolescence.
Does adulthood physical health continue to reflect parental support and warmth received during childhood? Although previous research supports this continuity, I examine this question according to a sex-matching perspective.
Babies are dying from preventable conditions, and in the United States, the infant mortality rate (6.5 per 1000 live births) is higher than in countries that spend less money on their health care.1 In Sedgwick County, Kansas (population 498 365) the infant mortality rate remains even higher than
Based on Boss’ family stress model, the study examined whether financial adaptations and locus of control mediated levels of financial distress and hopefulness for low-income consumers experiencing economic pressure. Data were collected online from 221 low-income, Midwestern consumers.
This article proposes a family system approach to improve our understanding on family stress processes. Examining effects within (actor) and between (partner) parents, we explored family‐based pathways through which financial stress is associated with adolescent externalizing problem behavior.
Digital inequality can take many forms. Four forms studied here are access to Internet, use of different devices, extent of usage, and engagement in different Internet activities. However, it is not clear whether sociodemographic factors, or devices, are more influential in usage and activities.
The current study describes how positivity can be incorporated into the Family Stress Model to explain resilience to disrupted family processes in the face of economic distress.
Using a sample of 438 parents in Los Angeles County, CA, this study examines the role of proximity to social services in child neglect. In an extension of social disorganization theory, it seeks to understand the potential sources of support in neighborhoods for families.
Families across the income spectrum experienced subjective feelings of economic strain during the Great Recession.