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1. Changes in Family Composition and Marital Status in Families with a Young Child with Cognitive Delay (EJ870007)
Author(s):
Hatton, Chris; Emerson, Eric; Graham, Hilary; Blacher, Jan; Llewellyn, Gwynnyth
Source:
Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, v23 n1 p14-26 Jan 2010
Pub Date:
2010-01-00
Pub Type(s):
Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Peer-Reviewed:
Yes
Descriptors: Marital Status; Family (Sociological Unit); Mental Retardation; Family Life; Developmental Disabilities; Parent Child Relationship; Economic Factors; Family Structure; Young Children; Foreign Countries; At Risk Persons; Developmental Delays; Family Influence; Socioeconomic Influences
Abstract: Background: Few studies have investigated parental separation, partnering and re-partnering among population-based cohorts of children at risk of intellectual or developmental disabilities. Methods: Secondary analysis of data extracted from Waves 1-3 of the UK's Millennium Cohort Study. Information on the residence status of parents at Waves 1, 2 and 3 was available for 10 848 families. Results: Children with early cognitive delay (ECD) were significantly less likely than other children to be living in households with both biological parents or in households where the mother was married at all time points, including at the time of the child's birth and when children were aged 9 months, 3 years and 5 years. Although families with a child with ECD were more likely than families with a typically developing child to experience changes in both family composition and marital status over the first 5 years of the child's life, the net effect of these changes in family composition and marital status from the time of the child's birth to the time the child was 5 years old was similar for both groups of families. The increased levels of family change amongst families with a child with ECD were wholly accounted for by differences in family socio-economic circumstances. Conclusions: More attention needs to be paid to describing and explaining the dynamics of family composition in the early years of children with intellectual and developmental disabilities. "Stress reaction" models attempting to account for rates of parental separation need to incorporate socio-economic factors. Note:The following two links are not-applicable for text-based browsers or screen-reading software. Show Hide Full Abstract
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2. Development and Psychometric Properties of the Family Life Interview (EJ870008)
Llewellyn, Gwynnyth; Bundy, Anita; Mayes, Rachel; McConnell, David; Emerson, Eric; Brentnall, Jennie
Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, v23 n1 p52-62 Jan 2010
Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
Descriptors: Family Life; Construct Validity; Test Validity; Family Environment; Interviews; Family Relationship; Test Construction; Psychometrics; Parents; At Risk Persons; Foster Care; Intervention; Child Rearing; Predictor Variables; Disabilities
Abstract: Background: This study describes the development and trialling of the Family Life Interview (FLI), a clinical tool designed to examine sustainability of family routines. Materials and Methods: The FLI, a self-report instrument completed by a parent within a semi-structured practitioner--parent interview, was administered to 118 parents, with re-test interviews being conducted with 39 parents. Rasch analysis was used to examine scale structure, evidence for construct validity and precision of measurement of the FLI items. Logistic regression was used to explore the contribution of the FLI to predicting out-of-home placement scores. Results: The FLI produced valid data on the sustainability of family routines. The FLI was found to be useful for predicting families at risk of seeking out-of-home placement driven by crisis. Conclusions: The FLI offers practitioners a psychometrically sound instrument designed to illuminate the particularity of each family's circumstances, critical to developing interventions for increasing the sustainability of family routines. Note:The following two links are not-applicable for text-based browsers or screen-reading software. Show Hide Full Abstract
3. Resolution of the Diagnosis among Parents of Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder: Associations with Child and Parent Characteristics (EJ870180)
Milshtein, Shahaf; Yirmiya, Nurit; Oppenheim, David; Koren-Karie, Nina; Levi, Shlomit
Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, v40 n1 p89-99 Jan 2010
Descriptors: Autism; Family Life; Disability Identification; Adjustment (to Environment); Parents; Pervasive Developmental Disorders; Individual Characteristics; Clinical Diagnosis; Psychological Patterns; Children; Adolescents; Gender Differences; Child Behavior; Age Differences; Intelligence Quotient; Family Environment; Child Rearing
Abstract: Resolution with the diagnosis of one's child involves coming to terms with and accepting the diagnosis and its implications. Parental resolution with the diagnosis was examined among 61 mothers and 60 fathers of 61 children with autism spectrum disorders aged 2-17 years. We investigated resolution rates and subtypes, and associations between resolution status and child characteristics (CA, gender, MA, adaptive behavior, diagnosis type, time elapsed since diagnosis) and parent characteristics (age, gender, IQ, broad autism phenotype index, special needs' impact on family). Nearly half of the parents were classified as resolved. Maternal but not paternal resolution status was associated with reported negative impact of raising a child with a disability on family life, but not with other characteristics of the child or the parent. Note:The following two links are not-applicable for text-based browsers or screen-reading software. Show Hide Full Abstract
4. Experience of Social Support among Working Mothers: A Concept Map (EJ866893)
Phang, A. Young; Lee, Ki-Hak
Journal of Employment Counseling, v46 n4 p147-158 Dec 2009
2009-12-00
Descriptors: Foreign Countries; Employed Women; Mothers; Family Work Relationship; Social Support Groups; Models; Family Life; Concept Mapping; Multidimensional Scaling
Abstract: The purpose of the study was to identify, categorize, and provide a model for the understanding of social support among Korean working mothers. The participants were interviewed and asked what kind of social support they received that allowed them to maintain work and family life. Using multidimensional scaling and hierarchical clustering analysis to generate a concept map, 5 thematic clusters were identified: Husband, Workplace, Family, Child, and Government. Items in the Husband, Workplace, and Family clusters were rated by participants as the most important types of support. Child and Government items were rated considerably lower. (Contains 1 table and 1 figure.) Note:The following two links are not-applicable for text-based browsers or screen-reading software. Show Hide Full Abstract
5. Making Math a Definition of the Situation: Families as Sites for Mathematical Practices (EJ866157)
Goldman, Shelley; Booker, Angela
Anthropology & Education Quarterly, v40 n4 p369-387 Dec 2009
Descriptors: Problem Solving; Mathematics Instruction; Children; Educational Anthropology; Family Involvement; Family School Relationship; Family Life; Experiential Learning; Informal Education; Mathematics Activities; Mathematics Skills
Abstract: We present three cases showing families' competence in mathematical problem solving as a practical aspect of daily life. At home, parents and children engaged creatively in solving math-relevant problems. They used a combination of everyday practices and school forms, but generally did not recognize mathematics in their problem solving. The findings invite new forms of participation that bring families into discussions of math-relevant situations and relates them to their children's school math. Note:The following two links are not-applicable for text-based browsers or screen-reading software. Show Hide Full Abstract
6. The Role of Migration and Single Motherhood in Upper Secondary Education in Mexico (EJ864680)
Creighton, Mathew J.; Park, Hyunjoon; Teruel, Graciela M.
Journal of Marriage and Family, v71 n5 p1325-1339 Dec 2009
Descriptors: Divorce; Poverty; Mothers; Family Life; Family Structure; Foreign Countries; Immigration; One Parent Family; Risk; Dropouts; Secondary Education; Surveys; Longitudinal Studies; Fathers; Family Income
Abstract: We investigated the link between migration, family structure, and the risk of dropping out of upper secondary school in Mexico. Using two waves of the Mexican Family Life Survey, which includes 1,080 upper secondary students, we longitudinally modeled the role of family structure in the subsequent risk of dropping out, focusing on the role of migration in single motherhood. We found that children living without a father because of international migration or divorce or separation are at a greater risk relative to children in 2-parent households. Economic characteristics of the household provide a partial explanation for children living in single-mother households because of divorce or separation but do not explain the greater risk of dropping out for children with fathers in the United States. Note:The following two links are not-applicable for text-based browsers or screen-reading software. Show Hide Full Abstract
7. Family Change and Continuity in Iran: Birth Control Use before First Pregnancy (EJ864672)
Abbasi-Shavazi, Mohammad Jalal; Morgan, S. Philip; Hossein-Chavoshi, Meimanat; McDonald, Peter
Journal of Marriage and Family, v71 n5 p1309-1324 Dec 2009
Descriptors: Contraception; Family Life; Pregnancy; Marriage; Foreign Countries; Surveys; Islam
Abstract: Using data from the 2002 Iran Fertility Transition Survey, we examined birth control use between marriage and first pregnancy. We focused on the post-1990 increase in birth control use and develop two explanations. The first posits that birth control use reflects a new marriage form, the conjugal marriage, which places a heightened value on the spousal relationship while deemphasizing the centrality of parenthood. A second explanation stresses the use of a new resource, effective birth control, within an Iranian-Islamist view of marriage. Key to this explanation is the role of the state--Iranian political/religious actors encourage early marriage and the use of birth control. Although the explanations could be complementary, evidence provides more support for the latter. Note:The following two links are not-applicable for text-based browsers or screen-reading software. Show Hide Full Abstract
8. Parents as Co-Researchers: A Participatory Action Research Initiative Involving Parents of People with Intellectual Disabilities in Ireland (EJ862838)
Walmsley, Jan; Mannan, Hasheem
British Journal of Learning Disabilities, v37 n4 p271-276 Dec 2009
Descriptors: Action Research; Mental Retardation; Family Life; Focus Groups; Foreign Countries; Parents; Participatory Research; Disabilities
Abstract: This paper evaluates a participatory action research (PAR) approach to conducting family research in Ireland. Drawing on PAR methodology it describes how parents of people with intellectual disabilities were recruited and trained to facilitate focus groups of parents in Ireland, in order to create an evidence base to support improved dialogue between parents and service providers. Its findings are that a PAR approach has considerable potential to contribute to improved understanding of the realities of family life with an adult with intellectual disabilities, particularly if plans to create a dialogue with service providers and to build sustainable networks of parents are included in the project. Note:The following two links are not-applicable for text-based browsers or screen-reading software. Show Hide Full Abstract
9. Household Task Participation of Children with and without Attentional Problems (EJ860628)
Dunn, Louise; Coster, Wendy J.; Orsmond, Gael I.; Cohn, Ellen S.
Physical & Occupational Therapy in Pediatrics, v29 n3 p258-273 Aug 2009
2009-08-00
Descriptors: Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder; Children; Family Life; Participation; Housework; Parents; Measures (Individuals); Comparative Analysis
Abstract: Children with attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) often demonstrate problems in their participation in family occupations, such as household tasks, due to their needs for assistance and their behavior. Because participation in household tasks is part of family life and may be one way that families prepare children for adult roles, it is important to have a better understanding of the nature and extent of these difficulties. Forty-four parents of children in grades three through five (22 who had a child with ADHD and 22 whose child had no disabilities) completed the Children Helping Out: Responsibilities, Expectations, and Supports (CHORES) measure to provide quantitative and qualitative information about their child's participation in household tasks. Children with ADHD did not differ significantly from the comparison group in their frequency of participating in household tasks. Children with ADHD, however, required significantly more assistance with the tasks than did the comparison group. The results have implications for family occupations and children's occupational development. (Contains 3 tables.) Note:The following two links are not-applicable for text-based browsers or screen-reading software. Show Hide Full Abstract
10. National Context, Family Satisfaction, and Fairness in the Division of Household Labor (EJ860190)
Greenstein, Theodore N.
Journal of Marriage and Family, v71 n4 p1039-1051 Nov 2009
2009-11-00
Descriptors: Marital Status; Females; Family Life; Role Perception; Sex Fairness; Disadvantaged Environment; Family Relationship; Housework; Marriage; Attitude Measures; Marital Satisfaction; Gender Issues
Abstract: This study uses data from married women in 30 nations to examine justice processes involving perceptions of fairness of the division of household labor and satisfaction with family life. Relative deprivation theory suggests that national context--operationalized here as nation-level gender equity--might serve as a comparative referent used by married women when making determinations of the fairness of the division of household labor. Multilevel analyses confirm that the effect of inequalities in the division of household labor on perceptions of fairness is moderated by national context, as is the effect of perceptions of fairness on satisfaction with family life. The effects are strongest in nations with high levels of gender equity, confirming two hypotheses suggested by relative deprivation theory. Note:The following two links are not-applicable for text-based browsers or screen-reading software. Show Hide Full Abstract
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