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Coley, Rebekah Levine; Leventhal, Tama; Lynch, Alicia Doyle; Kull, Melissa – Developmental Psychology, 2013
Extant research has highlighted the importance of multiple characteristics of housing but has not comprehensively assessed a broad range of housing characteristics and their relative contributions to children's well-being. Using a representative, longitudinal sample of low-income children and adolescents from low-income urban neighborhoods (N =…
Descriptors: Correlation, Housing, Well Being, Low Income Groups
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Estacion, Angela; Cherlin, Andrew – Journal of Family Issues, 2010
This article investigates levels of generalized distrust of men among low-income non-Hispanic African American, Mexican, Puerto Rican, Dominican and non-Hispanic White women in a three-city survey. The results reveal substantial variation. Hispanics' overall levels of distrust are found to be higher than levels for either African Americans or…
Descriptors: African Americans, Marital Status, Females, Whites
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Peris, Tara S.; Benazon, Nili; Langley, Audra; Roblek, Tami; Piacentini, John – Child & Family Behavior Therapy, 2008
This paper documents preliminary examination of the factor structure and psychometric properties of the Parental Attitudes and Behaviors Scale (PABS), an OCD-specific measure of parental attitudes, beliefs, and behavioral strategies related to childhood OCD. Employing a sample of 123 youth (mean age = 11.7; 59% male, 79% Caucasian) diagnosed with…
Descriptors: Family Environment, Adjustment (to Environment), Factor Structure, Integrity