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Menendez, David; Klapper, Rebecca E.; Golden, Michelle Z.; Mandel, Ava R.; Nicholas, Katrina A.; Schapfel, Maria H.; Silsby, Olivia O.; Sowers, Kailee A.; Sumanthiran, Dillanie; Welch, Victoria E.; Rosengren, Karl S. – Grantee Submission, 2021
Parent-child conversations are important for children's cognitive development, children's ability to cope with stressful events, and can shape children's beliefs about the causes of illness. In the context of a global pandemic, families have faced a multitude of challenges, including changes to their routines, that they need to convey to their…
Descriptors: COVID-19, Pandemics, Parent Child Relationship, Interpersonal Communication
Parlakian, Rebecca; Kinser, Kathy – ZERO TO THREE, 2019
This article reviews the research base on the development of prenatal attachment and profiles four programs that foster this essential prenatal relationship: CenteringPregnancy®, the Practical Resources for Effective Postpartum Parenting program (PREPP), Mindfulness-Based Childbirth and Parenting (MBCP), and Moms2B.
Descriptors: Prenatal Influences, Program Effectiveness, Pregnancy, Metacognition
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Gillen, Emily M.; Hassmiller Lich, Kristen; Yeatts, Karin B.; Hernandez, Michelle L.; Smith, Timothy W.; Lewis, Megan A. – Health Education & Behavior, 2014
This article describes a process for integrating health behavior and social science theories with practice-based insights using participatory systems thinking and diagramming methods largely inspired by system dynamics methods. This integration can help close the gap between research and practice in health education and health behavior by offering…
Descriptors: Diseases, Health Behavior, Systems Approach, Behavior Theories
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Cheney, Marshall K.; Mansker, Jacqueline – American Journal of Health Education, 2014
Background: African Americans have one of the lowest smoking rates as teens yet have one of the highest smoking rates as adults. Approximately 40% of African Americans who have ever smoked started smoking between the ages of 18 and 21. Purpose: This study aimed to identify why African American young adults began smoking in young adulthood and what…
Descriptors: African Americans, Smoking, Intervention, Prevention
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Knowlden, Adam; Sharma, Manoj – Health Education & Behavior, 2016
Background: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of the Enabling Mothers to Prevent Pediatric Obesity through Web-Based Education and Reciprocal Determinism (EMPOWER) intervention at 1-year, postintervention follow-up. Method: A mixed between-within subjects design was used to evaluate the trial. Independent variables included a…
Descriptors: Prevention, Obesity, Health Behavior, Child Behavior
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Romero, Andrea J.; Ruiz, Myrna – Journal of Child and Family Studies, 2007
We examined coping with risky behaviors (cigarettes, alcohol/drugs, yelling/ hitting, and anger), familism (family proximity and parental closeness) and parental monitoring (knowledge and discipline) in a sample of 56 adolescents (11-15 years old) predominantly of Mexican descent at two time points. Multiple linear regression analysis indicated…
Descriptors: Family (Sociological Unit), Parent Child Relationship, Adolescents, Coping