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Margaret Rosencrans; AnnaCecilia McWhirter; Sheila Lopez; Laura Lee McIntyre – International Journal of Developmental Disabilities, 2024
Children with developmental delay (DD) are at increased risk for behavioral difficulties. Past research has indicated that behavioral problems can interact with other parental difficulties in families of children with DD. To date, no research has explored the moderating role of marital satisfaction in the relationship between child behavioral…
Descriptors: Children, Developmental Delays, Interpersonal Relationship, Child Rearing
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Farr, Rachel H.; Bruun, Samuel T.; Patterson, Charlotte J. – Developmental Psychology, 2019
This longitudinal study examined coparenting and child adjustment during early and middle childhood (Ms = 3 and 8 years, respectively) among 106 lesbian, gay, and heterosexual parent adoptive families. When children were in middle childhood, no differences emerged as a function of parental sexual orientation in observations or self-reports of…
Descriptors: Homosexuality, Child Rearing, Child Behavior, Adoption
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Robinson, Merideth; Neece, Cameron L. – Journal of Mental Health Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2015
Studies have found that low marital satisfaction, parenting stress, and child behavior problems are linked in families of children with developmental delays (DD). However, previous investigations examining the relationships between parenting stress, child behavior problems, and marital satisfaction rarely examine the interrelationships of these…
Descriptors: Marital Satisfaction, Stress Variables, Child Behavior, Behavior Problems
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Farr, Rachel H. – Developmental Psychology, 2017
Controversy continues to surround parenting by lesbian and gay (LG) adults and outcomes for their children. As sexual minority parents increasingly adopt children, longitudinal research about child development, parenting, and family relationships is crucial for informing such debates. In the psychological literature, family systems theory contends…
Descriptors: Sexual Orientation, Parents, Longitudinal Studies, Adoption
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Weitlauf, Amy S.; Vehorn, Alison C.; Taylor, Julie L.; Warren, Zachary E. – Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 2014
Mothers of children with autism report higher levels of depression than mothers of children with other developmental disabilities. We explored the relations between child characteristics of diagnostic severity and problem behaviors, parenting stress, relationship quality, and depressive symptoms in 70 mothers of young children with autism. We…
Descriptors: Interpersonal Relationship, Child Rearing, Stress Variables, Mothers
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Chen, Mandy; Johnston, Charlotte – Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology, 2012
Parental differences regarding childrearing may be operationalized as actual dissimilarity in the parenting actions or goals of the parents, or as perceived conflict or disagreement related to these dissimilarities. This study tested whether these two types of parental differences are each associated with child problems, independent of the…
Descriptors: Child Behavior, Child Rearing, Parent Influence, Family Income
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Wieland, N.; Baker, B. L. – Journal of Intellectual Disability Research, 2010
Background: Children with intellectual disability (ID) have been found to be at an increased risk for developing behavioural problems. The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between the marital domain, including marital quality and spousal support, and behaviour problems in children with and without ID. Methods: The relationship…
Descriptors: Check Lists, Behavior Problems, Mothers, Marital Satisfaction
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Pracana, Clara, Ed.; Wang, Michael, Ed. – Online Submission, 2016
We are delighted to welcome you to the International Psychological Applications Conference and Trends (InPACT) 2016, taking place in Lisbon, Portugal, from 30 of April to 2 of May, 2016. Psychology, nowadays, offers a large range of scientific fields where it can be applied. The goal of understanding individuals and groups (mental functions and…
Descriptors: Conferences (Gatherings), Educational Psychology, Clinical Psychology, Social Psychology