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Palfreyman, Zoe. "Parental modelling of eating behaviours." Thesis, Loughborough University, 2013. https://dspace.lboro.ac.uk/2134/12573.
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At present, the process of parental modelling of eating behaviours and attitudes has received limited research interest. While often mentioned as a possible factor in relation to child feeding and the development of eating behaviours, only a few studies have explicitly researched parental modelling. The main aims of this thesis were to develop a new measure to assess modelling multidimensionally and to explore the relationships between parental modelling of eating behaviours with a variety of parent and child factors. Initially, a parental self-report measure (the Parental Modelling of Eating Behaviours Scale; PARM) was developed, validated and piloted as part of a series of studies exploring the associations between modelling and a range of self-reported parental and child factors. To provide further validation for the PARM, an observational coding scheme was developed, based on the newly developed modelling measure, and this was utilised in two further studies which looked at self-reported and observed parent and child factors. The key findings from this thesis suggest a number of beneficial relationships. For example, maternal modelling was positively correlated with healthy food intake in both mothers and their children. In addition, both maternal and paternal modelling were associated with children s increased enjoyment of food and lower levels of food fussiness. Observations of maternal modelling were also found to be positively related to other observed adaptive, non-directive feeding practices, such as encouragement to eat. However, less positive relationships were also identified, with modelling being related to parents mental health symptoms and to unhealthy food intake in both mothers and their children. In conclusion, this thesis has identified three distinct facets of modelling and highlighted factors which might be linked to parental role modelling around eating behaviours. While much of the research within this thesis is exploratory, and the findings require replication, they would suggest that parental modelling has the potential to positively influence children s eating behaviours. However, parents should also be made aware of the potential detrimental effect that modelling less adaptive eating behaviours may have on their children s food intake, particularly those eating behaviours that parents may be unaware of modelling.
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Hill, Claire. "Anxiogenic behaviours and cognitions in parents of anxious children : effects of a guided parent-delivered treatment programme." Thesis, Royal Holloway, University of London, 2014. http://digirep.rhul.ac.uk/items/15cd03e6-b9d5-35b7-15a5-a3699cc7241e/1/.
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Parent involvement in treatment programmes for child anxiety disorders aims to change the parental behaviours and cognitions implicated in the development and maintenance of childhood anxiety disorders. However, very few studies have included parental behaviours and cognitions as outcomes, and the methodological shortcomings of those that have, preclude clear conclusions. This study aimed to provide the first comprehensive examination of change in parental behaviours and cognitions after a guided parent-delivered cognitive-behavioural therapy (CBT) programme compared to a waitlist control. The association between change in parental behaviours and cognitions with child treatment outcome was also considered. Eighty-eight children aged 7 to 12 years old with a diagnosed anxiety disorder were randomised to either an 8-week guided parent-delivered CBT programme (n=41) or waitlist control group (n=47). None of the parents met diagnostic criteria for an anxiety disorder. Observational measures of parental behaviours whilst their child completed an anxiety-provoking task were taken before and after the intervention. Parent expectations were also measured of their child's and own response in the laboratory task, as well as for hypothetical situations that were ambiguous for whether or not they presented a threat. The treatment programme was not associated with greater change in parental behaviours compared to the waitlist control. After the treatment programme there was a change in specific parental cognitions, in that parents perceived themselves and their child to have more control in hypothetical threat ambiguous situations. Change in parental behaviour and cognition was not significantly associated with child treatment outcomes. The results suggest that guided parent-delivered CBT can increase parental self-efficacy in the management of child anxiety. However, the absence of any association of treatment with other parental cognitions or behaviours questions the salience of parental change in the treatment of childhood anxiety disorders.
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Whittington, Lauren. "Anxiety in adolescence : the role of parental behaviours." Thesis, University of Oxford, 2012. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.589528.
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Parental behaviours have been consistently associated with anxiety in childhood. However previous literature has failed to take a developmental perspective; studies have focused upon younger children or involved a broad age range. This assumes that the same relationship exists between parental behaviours and anxiety in childhood and in adolescence. However, it is not clear whether this assumption is valid. The first paper systematically reviewed the literature examining the relationship between parental behaviours and adolescent anxiety. The findings of the studies reviewed suggest that as in childhood, adolescent anxiety is associated with controlling and rejecting parental behaviour and not associated with parental warmth. However, there were methodological limitations in the studies reviewed and further research, particularly experimental studies are required to provide further information on this relationship. The second paper investigated whether there were developmental differences in the relationship between controlling parental behaviour and child and adolescent anxiety and whether the relationship between these factors is moderated by child and adolescent trait anxiety. Using a repeated measures, experimental design, parental behaviour was manipulated during the preparation for a speech task. Observed anxiety during the speech was assessed for 257-8 and 21 13-14 year olds, as were levels of trait anxiety. There was no significant difference in the level of state anxiety across the two conditions for both age groups. However there was an interaction between child and adolescent trait anxiety and the experimental condition. In contrast to findings in younger children, 7-8 and 13-14 year olds with elevated levels of trait anxiety experienced increased anxiety in the autonomy granting condition, the opposite was found for controlling behaviour. These findings highlight that child and adolescent trait anxiety should be taken into account when examining the relationship between parental autonomy granting behaviour and anxiety in childhood and adolescence.
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Midgett, Jonathan D. "Exploring parental school-focussed behaviours, a factor analysis of parents' and children's reports." Thesis, National Library of Canada = Bibliothèque nationale du Canada, 2001. http://www.collectionscanada.ca/obj/s4/f2/dsk3/ftp04/NQ56288.pdf.
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Mwaba, Sidney Office Chiluba. "Paternal behaviours and children's school performance." Thesis, University of Strathclyde, 1989. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.362089.
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Lavitch, Robyn. "Adolescent problem behaviours associated with parental divorce, interparental conflict, and parent-child relationships." Thesis, National Library of Canada = Bibliothèque nationale du Canada, 1998. http://www.collectionscanada.ca/obj/s4/f2/dsk1/tape11/PQDD_0008/MQ52595.pdf.
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Freeman, Wendy. "Parental attributions for inattentive, impulsive and oppositional child behaviours." Thesis, National Library of Canada = Bibliothèque nationale du Canada, 1999. http://www.collectionscanada.ca/obj/s4/f2/dsk1/tape10/PQDD_0021/NQ46345.pdf.
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Gill, Fenella. "Paediatric intensive care nursing behaviours to reduce parental stress." Thesis, Edith Cowan University, Research Online, Perth, Western Australia, 2001. https://ro.ecu.edu.au/theses/1028.
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A child's admission to a paediatric intensive care unit (PICU) is stressful for the family. Parental presence and involvement with their child in hospital have been recognised as important in reducing their stress. Several studies have identified parental needs in the PICU. Nurses have reported that they felt inadequately prepared to meet those needs. Although principles to guide nursing strategies have been identified, contextual behaviours of PICU nurses to reduce parental stress have not A qualitative study, using an ethnographic approach, was designed to describe contextual behaviours of experienced PICU nurses. Participants self identified their level of clinical practice to be at The Competency Standards for Specialist Critical Care Nurses (CACCN Inc., 1996). Fifteen nurses from six Australian PJCUs (two each in Brisbane and Sydney, one each in Melbourne and Adelaide) were interviewed. Recalled critical incidents identifying nursing behaviours to reduce parental stress were audiotaped, transcribed, analysed and interpreted. NUD•IST (version 4.0) was used to facilitate the initial data analysis. King's conceptual framework for nursing (1981), was used to illustrate the interactions of the interpersonal relationships between staff and parents and the effect of the culture within the PlCU. King's conceptual framework consists of three interacting, open systems; individuals as personal systems, two or more individuals forming interpersonal systems, and larger groups with common interests forming social systems or cultures. The nurses described parental stressors and behaviours. Nursing behaviours were anticipatory or in response to parental cues. Demonstrating empathy, sensitivity, caring and encouraging the parental role enabled rapport to be developed. Keeping parents fully informed, listening and talking through problems were also important stress reducing behaviours. PICU cultural behaviours, such as restricting parents' presence with their child, resulted in increased stress. The nurses found their role more difficult when parents were non English speaking, were of a different culture, religion or social background, or had long stays in the PICU. The nurses' personal challenges included the death of a patient, the need to remain impartial, and the pressure to always perform. The PICU nurses' ability to quickly establish rapport during a stressful time in the parents' lives was crucial to be able to reduce their stress. Many contextual nursing behaviours to reduce parental stress were described. However, consideration must be given to modifying those behaviours that increased parental stress. From both the perspective of positive and negative nursing behaviour, this study will enable nurses to be aware of behaviours that reduce and exacerbate parental stress in order to improve their practice in supporting parents.
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Sharifzadeh-Amin, Maryam. "Understanding change in parental dental health behaviours following general anesthetic dental treatment." Thesis, University of British Columbia, 2007. http://hdl.handle.net/2429/31063.
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The purpose of this study was to explore the experience of parents whose young children
had had a general anesthetic (GA) for dental treatment and to develop a model to describe
and explain parental behaviour change following the GA experience. A grounded theory
method was undertaken to investigate 1) parent's beliefs and behaviours that may place
their child at risk to new caries following the GA experience, 2) parents' experience of
their child's dental treatment under GA and 3) the factors affecting parental adoption and
maintenance of dentally healthy behaviours.
Twenty-six in-depth individual interviews were conducted with parents of pre-school aged
children at various times after the GA, i.e. shortly after the GA and up to one year
following the GA. Data were analysed with a grounded theory approach, to develop a
model that was "grounded" in the data.
A conceptual model was generated to explain the process of parental behaviour change.
Social influences, family context, and parental strategies were identified as key categories.
Cultural beliefs, actions of dental professionals, and media/advertising were barriers for
parents to adopt healthy behaviours. Not all parents were receptive to social supports;
cross-cultural differences were apparent. Overall, the GA dental experience had enough
of an impact to immediately motivate parents to consider changing their behaviours.
However, difficulty and only partial compliance in following recommendations were
frequently mentioned.
Although parental stretiges were influenceed by family context and social influences, the
central position of parental strateiges in the model gradually emerged. Parents who took responsibility for their child's state of health felt guilt and were determined to develop
strategies to overcome the barriers in applying healthy behaviours. Parents who had a high
level of self-efficacy and were furthest along the stages of change continuum were likely
able to engage in and maintain new healthy behaviours.
Although an early, positive outcome of the GA was a reported improvement in dental
health practices, the GA did not appear to affect long-term preventive behaviours for
many parents. Parental strategies were recognized as the core category of the final model
that influenced whether parents adopted dentally-healthy behaviours and maintained these
behaviours over time.Dentistry, Faculty of
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Vance, Yvonne H. "Parental mental health, parenting behaviours and the quality of life of children with cancer." Thesis, University of Sheffield, 2002. http://etheses.whiterose.ac.uk/10192/.
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Two central themes were assessed in this thesis involving children with cancer. First, the relationship between the child's medical functioning and their overall quality of life (QOL). Second, how the child's illness and subsequent QOL related to parental mental health and parenting behaviours. These themes were explored using the Risk and Resilience model developed by Wallander et al. (1989b). Study one involved children diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (ALL), the most common form of childhood cancer. Results showed that the child's medical functioning (e.g., time since diagnosis) did not relate to the child's QOL, but did relate to parental mental health. Furthermore, child QOL was significantly related to both parental mental health (depression) and parenting behaviours (endorsement of force). In an attempt to explore these themes in greater detail, Study two involved two groups of cancer survivors, those with ALL or tumours of the central nervous system (CNS). Medically, these groups have different prognoses, treatments, and long-term consequences. Results showed that those with poorer medical functioning, i.e., CNS tumours, had poorer QOL than both the ALL group and population norms, confirming the relationship between the child's medical and psychological adaptation. Furthermore, the child's adaptation was strongly related to both parental mental health and parenting behaviours, again providing evidence for the relationship between child and parent functioning. The results of both studies in this thesis go some way to demonstrate the wide-ranging effects that cancer can have on both the child and family. The child's QOL can be compromised by the illness. Moreover, cancer has a detrimental effect on the family life, from pervasive feelings of depression and worry, to longterm concerns about child-rearing. This thesis has shown that those children with CNS involvement, and their families, are particularly at-risk. To conclude, a section outlining clinical interventions which can help reduced the impact of childhood cancer on the family are discussed.
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Wang, Min-Hsuan. "Parental scaffolding behaviours during co-viewing of television with their preschool children in Taiwan." Thesis, University College London (University of London), 2014. http://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/10021637/.
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The digital media play an increasingly pervasive and influential role in children’s lives (Rideout & VJR Consulting, 2011). However, whilst there has been extensive investigation into the media use of this age--‐group in the USA and western Europe, there has been little research on the media use of children under the age of 6 in Taiwan. Therefore, Phase 1 of the study began by conducting an online survey (n=535) in order to situate the work undertaken in Phase 2. The results showed that TV dominates the media use of young Taiwanese children. Opinions differ regarding the effects of TV viewing on young children. Some child development specialists warn of the dangers of too much viewing, especially for infants (Christakis, 2008). However, more programmes are designed specifically for young children and many aim to support their learning. Evidence has shown that TV can have a positive impact on learning (Wright, Huston, Scantlin, & Kotler, 2001). The key issue is the extent to which children engage with the programme. The literature into children’s learning from media content indicates that the child’s engagement with the programme is strongly related to their understanding of the programme content (Calvert, Strong, Jacobs, & Conger, 2007). However, little is known about how parents can support their child’s engagement by co--‐viewing children’s TV programmes with them. Therefore, Phase 2 of the study aimed to explore in--‐depth this particular link between parental scaffolding and child engagement. Adopting a social constructive paradigm and using case study methodology, the researcher gathered video recordings of thirteen parent/child dyads of 3--‐ to 5--‐year--‐olds co--‐viewing the same episodes of two animated educational television programmes in natural conditions. In the analyses, measures of children’s engagement and thematic coding of the scaffolding behaviour of the parent were used to deductively and inductively analyse video recordings of the home observations. The findings indicated that there is a positive association between the child’s engagement and the level of parental scaffolding. It is suggested that dissemination of the findings from this study could help parents to understand and appreciate the value of parent--‐child co--‐viewing of educational children’s television programmes and promote children’s learning from the programmes.
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Hampson, Lindsey. "Parental attributions, responses and expectancy towards behaviours of children with a diagnosis of Asperger's syndrome." Thesis, Lancaster University, 2004. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.421834.
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Landry, Marie Gisèle. "Development of an instrument to assess parental strategies for altering children's eating and mealtime behaviours." Thesis, National Library of Canada = Bibliothèque nationale du Canada, 1998. http://www.collectionscanada.ca/obj/s4/f2/dsk2/tape15/PQDD_0014/MQ38390.pdf.
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Landry, Marie Gisele. "Development of an instrument to assess parental strategies for altering children's eating and mealtime behaviours." Thesis, University of New Brunswick, 1998. http://hdl.handle.net/1882/895.
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Phahlamohlaka, Naledi Legwadi Catherine. "The relationship between Grade 5 learners’ reading literacy achievement and parental reading attitudes and behaviours." Diss., University of Pretoria, 2017. http://hdl.handle.net/2263/65462.
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This study aims to establish the relationship between reading literacy in the primary school and parental attitudes and behaviour to reading. Reading literacy is another dimension of literacy (Dubin & Kuhlman, 1992), notably the ability to understand and make use of written language (Mullis, Martin, Kennedy, Trong & Sainsbury, 2009). Despite various educational improvement initiatives undertaken by the South African Education system (ANAs, SACMEQ, TIMMS, PIRLS) as a means of creating systems to improve standards of education (Education Policy Act 2015 of 1998), learner achievement in the primary school remains low. This study makes use of selected variables from the PIRLS 2011 parent questionnaire to measure the extent of the relationship between learner reading achievement in Grade 5 and home level factors such as learning environment, parental behaviours in reading and parental attitudes towards reading. It adopts a secondary analysis design and makes use of quantitative approaches (Creswell, 2003). The Developed model of Home Learning Environment, Parental Behaviours and Parental Attitudes to Reading and Reading Literacy Achievement was adapted from the model of attitudes, behaviours and reading as developed by Abu-Rabia and Yaari (2012). This study was able to establish that the home learning environment and parental behaviours to reading had negative association with reading literacy, meaning that in their absence reading literacy would decrease. It established that parental attitudes to reading had positive association with reading literacy, meaning that in the presence of positive parental attitudes, reading literacy would increase. This highlights the importance of parental involvement in learner reading development.Dissertation (MEd)--University of Pretoria, 2017.
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Waite, Polly. "Understanding anxiety disorders in adolescence : an examination of clinical characteristics, parental behaviours and interpretation biases." Thesis, University of Reading, 2015. http://centaur.reading.ac.uk/45042/.
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Anxiety disorders in children and adolescents are a common psychiatric problem. Although research and treatment has developed greatly, adolescents have been largely overlooked. Studies of normative development suggest that adolescence is a distinct phase of development. These developmental differences may account for the (albeit mixed) evidence that adolescents with anxiety disorders have significantly poorer treatment outcomes, compared to anxious children. The aim of the papers in this thesis was to develop understanding of characteristics of anxious adolescents that could be addressed through psychological treatment, relating to clinical presentation, cognitive biases and parenting behaviours. Adolescents with anxiety disorders, compared to children with anxiety disorders, were found to have more severe anxiety symptoms, more frequent primary diagnoses of social anxiety disorder, diagnoses/symptoms of mood disorders, and irregular school attendance. Parents of adolescents showed significantly lower levels of expressed anxiety, intrusiveness and warmth/engagement than parents of children. Furthermore, offspring age moderated the association between anxiety disorder status and parenting behaviours, in that parents of adolescents with anxiety disorders showed significantly higher intrusiveness and lower warmth/engagement than parents of non-anxious adolescents, but no significant differences were found between anxious and non-anxious children. The findings for adolescents were consistent with the existing literature, although with stronger effects for parental lack of warmth than other, mainly community-based, studies have found. Finally, children and adolescents with anxiety disorders showed significantly higher levels of threat interpretation and avoidant strategies than non-anxious children and adolescents. However, age significantly moderated the effect of anxiety disorder status; adolescents with anxiety disorders showed significantly higher levels of threat interpretation than non-anxious adolescents, but, again, there were no significant differences between anxious and non-anxious children. Taken together, these results underline the importance of taking age into account in order to improve understanding of the critical components of adolescent-specific treatments for anxiety disorders.
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Wilson, Claire Louise. "Children with congenital heart defects : the impact of Down Syndrome on emotional and behavioural adjustment, participation in health related behaviours and parental beliefs." Thesis, University of Hull, 2002. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.272041.
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Rose, Jenny Lee. "The effect of the circle of security parenting programme on parental self-efficacy and internalising behaviours in children." University of Western Cape, 2019. http://hdl.handle.net/11394/7641.
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Philosophiae Doctor - PhDEarly Childhood development is an important phase of development, wherein the trajectory of the child’s life can potentially be determined. However, not all children experience positive outcomes, and many present with psychopathology. In particular, psychopathology in children will manifest as either externalizing behaviours or internalising behaviours. The treatment of internalising disorders becomes increasingly complex, as there isn’t always outward behaviour to give evidence to the inward difficulties. Literature amplifies the importance of the role of the parent in ensuring the well-being of the child and in working towards healthy developmental outcomes.
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Lam-Chan, Gladys Lan Tak. "Parenting in stepfamilies : examination of social attitudes, parental preceptions in stepparenting and parenting behaviours of stepfamilies in Hong Kong." Thesis, University of Nottingham, 1997. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.243704.
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Pang, Fung-cheung Irene, and 彭鳳祥. "A study on parental attitudes towards sexual behaviours of persons with mild or moderate grade mental retardation at AberdeenRehabilitation Centre." Thesis, The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong), 1991. http://hub.hku.hk/bib/B31249036.
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Pang, Fung-cheung Irene. "A study on parental attitudes towards sexual behaviours of persons with mild or moderate grade mental retardation at Aberdeen Rehabilitation Centre /." [Hong Kong : University of Hong Kong], 1991. http://sunzi.lib.hku.hk/hkuto/record.jsp?B13115625.
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Grainger, John. "Non-profit organisations and relationship management: an examination of parental justice evaluations, attitudes, and post-redress behaviours in a complaint resolution process." Thesis, Grainger, John (1999) Non-profit organisations and relationship management: an examination of parental justice evaluations, attitudes, and post-redress behaviours in a complaint resolution process. Professional Doctorate thesis, Murdoch University, 1999. https://researchrepository.murdoch.edu.au/id/eprint/52673/.
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In the process of synthesising educational and business research in the field of relationship management, this study explores the extent to which parental justice-orientated evaluations of a complaint handling process influence post-redress attitudes and behaviours directed towards a team of educational service providers in a public school district. Justice is operationalised as outcomes received (distributive justice), processes used to deliver these outcomes (procedural justice), and the interpersonal communications experienced by the client during a critical service encounter (interactional justice). Utilising these three dimensions of justice provides valuable opportunities to explore relationships between justice evaluations and subsequent client attitudes and behaviours, as directed to the school system and its personnel. It further provides an opportunity to assess the impact perceptions of justice have on subsequent client-service provider relationships.
The empirical investigation in this study is based on a stratified random sample of 642 clients drawn from a public school district. Respondents provided details of problems or concerns, and complaint handling processes experienced with schools or educational personnel, over a twelve month period. For purposes of analysis, respondents were categorised in three groups, voicers, non-voicers, and those who experienced no problems during the period under review. Relationships between justice evaluations and perceptions of satisfaction, commitment, trust, and satisfaction with complaint handling, together with various categories of post-redress behaviours were examined in the context of this grouping, using a variety of multivariate statistical techniques.
The results from this study indicate that a complex web of relationships exist between justice evaluations and subsequent levels of client satisfaction, trust and commitment to the school system, as well as private and public post-redress complaining behaviour on the part of the clients. Interactional justice evaluations were found to impact on relationships to a greater.
The results from this study indicate that complex web of relationships exist between justice evaluations and subsequent levels of client satisfaction, trust and commitment to the school system, as well as private and public, post-redress complaining behaviour on the part of the clients. Interactional justice evaluations were found to impact on relationships to a greater degree than procedural or distributive justice considerations, indicating that interpersonal communications play a highly important role in successful educational relationship management. Other findings highlight important differences between client responses to public and private sector service industries. The implications of these findings for non-profit organisations engaging in relationship marketing strategies are discussed.
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Henderson, Joyce Margaret. "Power relations within the homework process." Thesis, University of Stirling, 2006. http://hdl.handle.net/1893/140.
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This research focuses on aspects of parental involvement in homework and the differing power relations which homework uncovered within the family. It is concerned with the deeper implications of homework through exploring the attitudes, behaviours and beliefs of teachers and/or parents and/or pupils and to consider who really is in control of the homework process, the perceived and actual roles of the participants, the resistances to homework and the possible changing social factors which impinge on homework. This thesis offers a unique contribution to the homework discourses as it uses a qualitative approach, drawing on an extended version of the French and Raven (1959) conceptualisation of power as a means of interrogating the data, by labelling certain attitudes, behaviours and beliefs, to seek explanations of the patterns of power. These patterns of power are exposed through the family’s story of their engagement, or not, in the homework process. The notion of engaging pupils in the learning process is at the heart of many of the recent educational initiatives, arising from the National debate on Education (2002). At the heart of these new initiatives is the notion of learners being actively involved in the learning process, in and out of the classroom to encourage them to take responsibility for their learning. A number of implications for pupils, parents, teachers and the government are considered. These particularly relate to the effective practices of teachers and parents as a means of preventing the pupils from controlling the homework process and to the government to consider appropriate and effective means of ensuring that all concerned are engaged in conducting homework which is interesting, stimulating and motivating.
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Castillo, Michael G. (Michael George). "Perceived Influence of Single-Parent Sexual Behavior on Quality of Parenting and Sexual Development of Offspring." Thesis, University of North Texas, 1990. https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc331399/.
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Double standard effects in inferences about quality of parenting and adult sexual outcomes for children were investigated under five conditions of single-parent sexual behavior. The sample comprised six hundred married parents from three major metropolitan areas in Texas. Subjects were administered a scenario about a hypothetical single parent family. The scenario varied with respect to parent gender, child gender, and type of parental sexual activity (e.g., abstinence, limited affairs away from home, involvement with a live-in lover, frequent partners spending the night, and a control condition containing no sexual message). Subjects were asked to rate a parent from the scenario on quality of parenting and predict the adult sexual behavior of the child. Hypothesized double standard effects did not emerge. A double standard in judgments about sexually active single parents and parenting did appear. Main effects were found for child gender and sexual lifestyle of the parent (e.g., parents with boys rated less favorably than parents with girls; promiscuous fathers were rated lower than promiscuous mothers). Several interaction effects among parent gender, child gender, and sexual lifestyle condition were also found (e.g., promiscuous parents were rated lower as parents and seen as negatively influencing the child's sexual development). Recommendations for future research include refining the two scales used in this study; extending the study to include data from single parents; examining whether the judgments of sexually active single parents affect the quality and quantity of interactions others have with either the parent or child.
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Andersson, Jonas. "Effects of parent training on parenting: : Associated Change between Parental Behaviors and Preadolescent Problem Behaviors." Thesis, Örebro universitet, Akademin för juridik, psykologi och socialt arbete, 2011. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:oru:diva-26385.
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The aim of this study was to find out if change in parent behavior is associated with change in preadolescent problem behavior during parent training programs. A total of 561 single parents or couples of mainly Swedish origin were randomized into one out of four parent training programs with different theoretical bases. Parents’ self-reports of their own behavior and of their children’s intensity as well as impact of problem behavior, lack of attention, and hyperactivity showed that effects were equal across interventions for both children and parents. 12 parent constructs were measured. All of them except positive parent behavior constructs correlated with all four outcomes for children on significant levels. Negative parent behavior predicted change in all child outcomes on a highly significant level.
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Goodson, Ann Lesley. "The influence of parent-child behavioural similarity on parental empathetic responding." Thesis, Bangor University, 2004. https://research.bangor.ac.uk/portal/en/theses/the-influence-of-parentchild-behavioural-similarity-on-parental-empathetic-responding(b1337571-0111-4076-be2b-781c4685bfc5).html.
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Silva, Alessandra Turini Bolsoni. ""Habilidades sociais educativas, variáveis contextuais e problemas de comportamento: comparando pais e mães de pré-escolares"." Universidade de São Paulo, 2003. http://www.teses.usp.br/teses/disponiveis/59/59137/tde-10082004-134158/.
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Acredita-se que pais socialmente habilidosos são capazes de priorizar práticas educativas positivas, sem esquecerem-se de estabelecer os limites necessários. No entanto, pais que possuem dificuldades interpessoais podem oferecer modelos de comportamentos indesejados e podem inadvertidamente contribuir para o aparecimento e/ou manutenção de problemas de comportamento. Diante disto, o estudo visa aprofundar o entendimento das relações pais-filhos, comparando as Habilidades Sociais Educativas Parentais (HSE-P) de diferentes grupos: a) pais x mães e b) pais (mãe/pai) de filhos com indicativos escolares de problemas de comportamento x pais (mãe/pai) de filhos com indicativos escolares de comportamentos socialmente adequados. Foram participantes, 96 pessoas, sendo 48 (24 pais e 24 mães), de crianças com indicativos escolares de comportamentos socialmente adequados (Grupo ICSA) e 48 (24 pais e 24 mães), de crianças com indicativos escolares de comportamentos socialmente indesejados (Grupo IPC). A coleta de dados foi conduzida através de questionário que avalia HSE-P, aplicado pela entrevistadora, na residência dos participantes; foram também aplicados dois instrumentos para avaliar o repertório adequado (QCSA) e indesejado (ECI) dos filhos. Os participantes foram contactados após a indicação de professoras de Escolas Municipais de Educação Infantil. Os principais resultados são: a) as HSE-P são mais freqüentes para os grupos de mães (por exemplo expressar sentimentos positivos, expressar opiniões, fazer perguntas, manter comunicação e ouvir perguntas sobre sexo) e para o Grupo ICSA (por exemplo demonstrar carinho, concordar com cônjuge, cumprir promessas, discriminar comportamentos adequados nos filhos); b) os grupos IPC e ICSA pouco diferem quanto às estratégias utilizadas para estabelecer limites; c) quando os pais estabelecem limites, as crianças dos grupos IPC e ICSA comportam-se de forma semelhante, obedecendo e também fazendo birras; d) o grupo ICSA apresenta um maior número de Habilidades Sociais Conjugais (HSC), referente àquelas que envolvem comunicação; e) os itens da ECI que se referem a indicativos de problemas de comportamento apresentaram maiores escores para o Grupo IPC, quanto a comportamentos externalizantes, segundo os relatos de pais e de mães; f) ambos os grupos de crianças, IPC e ICSA, alcançaram altos escores no QCSA. Desta forma, pode-se concluir que há diferenças na forma como pais e mães lidam com seus filhos, o que pode ser explicado, em parte, por práticas culturais que priorizam a mãe na educação dos filhos. Os resultados indicam que as habilidades sociais que mais diferenciam os grupos são aquelas utilizadas em momentos de interação positiva. Como ambos os grupos relatam HSE-P e também estratégias coercitivas nas interações com filhos, há a necessidade de estudos de intervenção que avaliem o quanto tais intervenções ajudam os pais a aproveitarem tais habilidades para a promoção de melhores interações pais-filhos e redução/eliminação de comportamentos considerados como indesejados.It is believed that socially skilled parents are capable of prioritizing positive educational practices without forgetting to establish the necessary limits to their children. However, parents who present interpersonal difficulties, offer inadequate behavioral model and can indeed contribute to establish and/or maintain behavioral problems in the latter. In this view, this study has the purpose of intensifying the knowledge about relationships among parent-children, comparing the Parental Social Educational Skills (HSE-P) of two different groups: a) fathers x mothers, and b) parents of children with schools evidence of socially behavioral problems x parents of children with schools evidence of socially adequate behaviors. The participants were 96 subjects, which 48 were parents (24 fathers and 24 mothers) of children with schools evidence of socially adequate behaviors (group ICSA) and 48 (24 fathers and 24 mothers) of children with schools evidence of socially inadequate behaviors (group IPC). The data collection was realized through the application of questionnaires formulated to evaluate the parents HSE- The questionnaires were applied by the interviewer at the families residences. Two other instruments were also utilized to measure the constructs adequate (QCSA) and inadequate (ECI) in children. The participants were contacted based on the indication of teachers from Public Day-Cares. The main results were: a) the HSE-P occurs more frequently among the mothers (i.e., express positive feelings and opinions, ask questions, establish communication, and listen to questions about sex), and in the group ICSA (i.e., demonstrate physical affection, agree with the spouse, to be dependable, discriminate adequate behaviors in their children); b) the groups IPC and ICSA differ only slightly with respect to the strategies used to establish limits; c) when the parents establish limits, the children of the groups IPC and ICSA behave in a similar way, obeying or also whining; d) the group ICSA presents a larger number of Marital Social Abilities (HSC), regarding those that involve communication; e) according to testimony of both fathers and mothers, the group IPC presented higher scores in the ECIs items related to externalizing behavior problems; f) both groups of children, IPC and ICSA, reached high scores in the QCSA. These results suggest that there are differences in the form that parents deal with their children, which can be to some extent explained through cultural practices that prioritize the mothers role in the education of children. The results indicate that the social skills that more differentiates the groups are those used in moments of positive interaction. Nevertheless, it seems that both groups of parents revealed HSE-P in the interactions with their children, calling the attention to the necessity of studies related to interventions that could help parents to take advantage of such skills and thus promote better parent-child interactions, reducing/eliminating the behaviors that are considered inadequate.
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Madden, Lisa. "Parent support groups: impact on parental adjustment and perceptions of children's behaviour difficulties." Thesis, McGill University, 2011. http://digitool.Library.McGill.CA:80/R/?func=dbin-jump-full&object_id=103466.
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Parents of children with behaviour problems experience significant stress that may affect their mental health, and may influence their parenting skills, their perceptions of their children, their relationship with their children, and their children's behaviour. Social support is an important factor in the context of stress and coping, and support groups may be an effective way of providing social support to parents. The overall goal of parent support groups is to improve parent adjustment and coping, thereby enhancing child development and improving family functioning as a whole. Support group participation has been associated with a number of positive outcomes for parents, including outcomes particularly important for parents of children with behaviour problems, such as reductions in stress and improvements in adjustment, coping, and perceptions of children's behaviours. However, the efficacy research on parent support groups, and in particular on support groups for parents of children with behaviour problems, is extremely limited and fraught with methodological weaknesses. The purpose of the present study was to examine the impact of support group participation on parental adjustment and perceptions for parents of children with behaviour problems, while addressing some of the methodological limitations that presently exist in the parent support group literature. Specifically, outcome variables included parenting stress, depressive symptomatology, feelings of isolation, sense of competence and satisfaction in the parenting role, as well as parents' perceptions of their children's problem behaviours. Participants included thirty five parents who had at least one child between the ages of four and twelve with behaviour problems. Twenty-two parents participated in the intervention group and thirteen parents participated in the control group. A pretest posttest control group design and standardized, well-validated measures were used. Pretest scores were controlled for in the statistical analyses. Results indicated that support group participation was associated with decreased parenting stress, increased sense of parenting competence, and more favourable perceptions of children's behaviour problems relative to control group parents. Parents also reported very high satisfaction with the group experience. Theoretical and clinical implications are discussed and future directions for research are suggested.Les parents d'enfants présentant des problèmes de comportement vivent un stress important pouvant affecter leur santé mentale et influencer leurs pratiques parentales, leurs perceptions de leur enfant, leur relation avec leur enfant, et les comportements de leur enfant. La présence de support social est un facteur à considérer en ce qui a trait au stress et à la capacité d'ajustement, et l'offre de groupes de support peut être une façon efficace d'offrir un support social aux parents. L'objectif des groupes de support pour parents est généralement d'améliorer le fonctionnement et la capacité d'ajustement des parents, et ainsi contribuer au développement de l'enfant et au fonctionnement de la famille entière. Des recherches antérieures ont observé des résultats positifs chez les parents suite à leur participation à un groupe de support. Certains des effets obtenus peuvent être particulièrement importants pour les parents d'enfants présentant des problèmes de comportement, notamment une diminution du stress et une amélioration de l'adaptation, des capacités d'ajustement, et de la perception des comportements de l'enfant. Toutefois, la littérature portant sur l'efficacité des groupes de support pour parents, en particulier les groupes pour parents d'enfants présentant des problèmes de comportement, est extrêmement limitée et caractérisée par d'importantes faiblesses méthodologiques. Le but de la présente étude était d'examiner l'impact de la participation à un groupe de support sur l'adaptation et les perceptions de parents d'enfants présentant des problèmes de comportement, tout en considérant et corrigeant certaines limites méthodologiques présentes dans littérature. Spécifiquement, les variables dépendantes incluent étaient le stress parental, la symptomatologie dépressive, le sentiment d'isolement, le sentiment de compétence, la satisfaction parentale, ainsi que la perception des comportements de l'enfant. Les participants étaient 35 parents ayant au moins un enfant présentant des problèmes de comportement. Vingt-deux parents ont participé au groupe d'intervention et 13 parents ont participé au groupe contrôle. Un schème pretest posttest avec groupe contrôle, ainsi que des mesures validées et standardisées, ont été utilisés. Les scores pretest ont servi de variables contrôles lors des analyses statistiques. Les résultats ont démontré que la participation au groupe de support, comparativement au groupe contrôle, était associée à une diminution du stress parental, à une augmentation du sentiment de compétence parental, et à des perceptions plus positives des problèmes de comportement chez l'enfant. Les parents ont également rapporté des niveaux très élevés de satisfaction suite à leur participation au groupe de support. Les implications théoriques et cliniques sont discutées, et des avenues de recherche futures sont proposées.
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Raulston, Tracy. "Effects of the Practiced Routines Parent Training Program on Behavioral Strategy Use, Parental Well-Being, and Child Challenging Behavior in Parents of Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder." Thesis, University of Oregon, 2018. http://hdl.handle.net/1794/23119.
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In this study, a concurrent randomized multiple baseline across three parent-child dyads single-case design was employed to evaluate the effects of a brief three-week parent training program, titled Practiced Routines. The Practiced Routines parent training program included positive behavior supports (PBS) and mindfulness strategies within the context of natural family routines. Three mothers and their children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) participated. Visual analysis combined with a standardized mean difference analysis revealed mixed results with a medium effect found for increases in parent behavioral strategy use and small effects found for reductions in parent stress and child challenging behavior. All three mothers rated the social validity of the Practiced Routine program favorably. Implications for science and practice in educational and behavior health early intervention for families of children with ASD are discussed.
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Yeung, Ka-ching Frederick. "The dynamics of interparental conflict and adolescent's behavior problems /." Hong Kong : University of Hong Kong, 1998. http://sunzi.lib.hku.hk/hkuto/record.jsp?B19853191.
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Quiran, Lesley Vanessa. "Parental Views on the Perceived Efficacy of Parent-Child Interaction Therapy." CSUSB ScholarWorks, 2015. https://scholarworks.lib.csusb.edu/etd/198.
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The purpose of this study was to explore parental views on the efficacy of parent-child interaction therapy. Research indicates that early intervention and prevention is essential when treating children with disruptive behaviors. Intervening at an early age prevents the disruptive behaviors from progressing into more complex disorders that can occur in the teenage and adult years. This study utilized a quantitative method to better understand if parents identified as parent-child interaction therapy as effective. This study consisted of 29 parent-child dyads that had completed parent-child interaction therapy and reported their satisfaction with parent-child interaction therapy through the use of parent-stress index scores. Results indicated that parent-child interaction therapy was viewed as successful by parents. However, success of parent-child interaction therapy is only applicable to certain domains that were chosen in this study; limiting the generalizability of overall success of parent-child interaction therapy. Parent-child interaction therapy has shown success in strengthening the parent-child dyad and decreasing disruptive behaviors such as distractibility and hyperactivity. It is recommended that parent-child interaction therapy continue to be utilized by professionals and focus on all the domains rather than selected domains.
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Marsden, Anita. "Parental attributions of child behaviour as a predictor of outcome in parent management training." Thesis, King's College London (University of London), 2010. https://kclpure.kcl.ac.uk/portal/en/theses/parental-attributions-of-child-behaviour-as-a-predictor-of-outcome-in-parent-management-training(c39dad35-abba-4278-8f40-ce6bb3c889bd).html.
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Baxter, Lauren N. "Coping Strategy as Mediator between Parental Attachment and the Parent-Child Relationship." Thesis, University of North Texas, 2016. https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc955056/.
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Previous research has shown that adult attachment anxiety and attachment avoidance are associated with both coping strategy use and the parent-child relationship. Additionally, research has shown that coping strategy is associated with aspects of the parent-child relationship. The current study aimed to further examine associations between parental romantic attachment, coping strategy use, and the parent-child relationship. It was hypothesized that coping strategy use would mediate the relationship between parental romantic attachment and aspects of the parent-child relationship. Participants included 86 heterosexual couples (N = 176 parents) from the Family and Kid Connection project archival dataset. Instruments included a demographic questionnaire, the Experiences in Close Relationships Scale, a brief measure of coping, and the Attachment and Relational Frustration Subscales of the Parenting Relationship Questionnaire. An actor-partner independence model was proposed and tested via multilevel modeling. Higher levels of parental attachment anxiety predicted poorer parent-child relationships. Father's attachment avoidance also predicted poorer father-child relationships. Higher levels of both parental attachment dimensions predicted greater use of avoidant emotional coping. Finally, greater use of avoidant emotional coping predicted poorer parent-child relationships. Results partially supported proposed mediational hypotheses. Two mediational paths were supported by results: an actor-actor path in which fathers' avoidant emotional coping mediated the association between fathers' romantic attachment avoidance and father-child attachment, and an actor-actor path in which mothers' avoidant emotional coping mediated the association between mothers' romantic attachment anxiety and mother-child attachment.
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Grimes, Lisa K. "The Role of Parental Self-efficacy and Parental Knowledge in Parent-Infant Interactions and Infant Behavior during the Transition to Parenthood." Bowling Green State University / OhioLINK, 2012. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=bgsu1339654181.
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Yeung, Ka-ching Frederick, and 楊家正. "The dynamics of interparental conflict and adolescent's behavior problems." Thesis, The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong), 1998. http://hub.hku.hk/bib/B29807384.
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Brewer, A. Lauren. "Perfectionism and parenting : the relationships of perceived parenting style of parent, attachment, parent status, and gender to parental perfectionism /." free to MU campus, to others for purchase, 2001. http://wwwlib.umi.com/cr/mo/fullcit?p3025605.
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Garthe, Rachel. "Longitudinal Relations between Parental Monitoring, Parental Acceptance, and Externalizing Behaviors among Urban African American Adolescents." VCU Scholars Compass, 2014. http://scholarscompass.vcu.edu/etd/3316.
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The prevalence of aggression and delinquency increase during adolescence and are associated with psychosocial adjustment difficulties. It is important to identify aspects of the parent-adolescent relationship that may protect adolescents from these externalizing behaviors. The current study examined longitudinal relations between parental monitoring behaviors, child disclosure, and externalizing behaviors. Participants included 326 African American adolescents and their primary maternal caregivers, recruited from urban neighborhoods characterized by high rates of violence and low socioeconomic status. Participants provided data annually (three waves across two-year timeframe) through face-to-face interviews. Results of longitudinal path models showed that child disclosure predicted parental knowledge, and parental knowledge was associated with fewer externalizing outcomes. Higher levels of parental control predicted less child disclosure. Finally, parental acceptance predicted fewer child-reported delinquent behaviors through increased levels of child disclosure. Implications suggest that parent-adolescent communication and parental acceptance are protective factors, associated with decreased externalizing outcomes in African American youth.
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Legge, Katherine. "Parental self-compassion, attributions of child behaviour and sensitive responding." Thesis, University of Exeter, 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/10871/13841.
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Background/aims. Self-compassion is an approach of kindness towards the self; encompassing self-kindness, common humanity and mindfulness (Neff, 2003b). It is thought to enable awareness that suffering is common within human experience, encouraging compassion for others. Parental sensitivity and attributions are considered to influence parent-child relationships and have been negatively associated with depression. This study aimed to explore associations between parent self-compassion, attributions of child behaviour and sensitive responding in recurrently depressed parents. Methods/participants. This was a correlational design using baseline data from a feasibility randomised controlled trial of Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy. The 38 participants had experienced recurrent major depressive episodes, were in remission and had at least one child between two and six years old. Self-compassion was measured by the Self-Compassion Scale (SCS; Neff, 2003b). Parent attributions of child behaviour were assessed by semi-structured interviews and rated using the Attributions Measure (S. Scott & M. Dadds, personal communication, 2009). Sensitivity was assessed using a parent-child observation task and rated by the Coding of Attachment-Related Parenting (Matias, Scott & O’Connor, 2006). Results. Findings show significant correlations between higher SCS total scores and external attributions of positive or negative valence. The SCS subscale self-judgement was significantly negatively correlated with sensitivity. Conclusion. In conclusion, higher self-compassion was positively associated with external attributions of child behaviour in either situation. Parents with higher levels of self-compassion also showed positive associations with sensitivity. These associations support current theories suggesting self-compassion could be positively associated with parenting. Areas for future research and clinical implications are considered.
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Clarke, Peter, and n/a. "Parental Gift Giving Behaviour at Christmas: An Exploratory Study." Griffith University. School of Marketing and Management, 2004. http://www4.gu.edu.au:8080/adt-root/public/adt-QGU20040520.103119.
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Christmas is generally described as cultural, ritual and sociological phenomena of devotion, community and consumption. The topic of this dissertation concerns a specific stream of research within the general domain of consumer behaviour. The focal objective of this study is to develop a model and generate theory about parental gift giving behaviour at Christmas. My study is unique because it attempts to model parental gift giving at Christmas in a consumer behaviour context. Consumer behaviour theory suggests that parents seek information about possible gifts, set selection criteria for gift purchase, evaluate alternatives and buy the gifts for their children. Following this broad view of theory, parents respond to children's request behaviour, evaluate the suitability of any requests and purchase the approved or appropriate items as Christmas gifts. Children are encouraged to request any gifts that they desire, and these gift requests are often for specific brands. In general Christmas gifts are selected from children's products and brands and there is extensive debate and research relating to television advertising and children's request behaviour at Christmas. However, parents are not exposed to the same sources of advertising as their children and there is little evidence of research into the very important topics concerning motives, strategies, evaluations and the giving of brands that characterize parents' Christmas gift giving to their children. The significance of this dissertation resides in the development and presentation of a comprehensive model for the conceptualisation of parental gift giving at Christmas, based on antecedents to parents' social roles of gift giving and direct and indirect behavioural outcomes of those gift giving roles. Measures for each of these outcomes are developed and gender effects are also explored. The sample frame was described as a parent with at least one child between the ages of 3-8 years and a survey package was delivered to parents of children from participating schools and kindergartens. There were 2560 surveys distributed, with 450 individual responses representing a return rate of 17.6%. The 450 cases available for analysis were factor analysed and formed into composite and latent variables to facilitate statistical analysis via Partial Least Squares (PLS) regression, which is an appropriate procedure when the relationships are unknown or theoretical. The results of the research have two distinct streams. The first stream relates to the creation and validation of measurement constructs for the concept of Christmas spirit, parental gift giving, request communication, brand benefits and use of information sources, as well as involvement in giving gifts and involvement in giving brands as gifts. The second stream relates to the relationships between variables; the results support the relationships antecedent to the parents' social roles of gift giving. There is a significant relationship of Christmas spirit with involvement in giving gifts and with parental gift giving roles. A significant relationship also exists between involvement in giving gifts and parental gift giving roles. However, there is limited support for propositions related to outcomes of parental gift giving roles where there are significant relations between these roles and Christmas request communication, brand benefits and information sources. There is also a significant, indirect relationship between brand benefits and involvement in giving brands as gifts. As part of the second stream, gender differences were examined; the results show that mothers' Christmas spirit has no effect on their gift giving roles and gift giving roles have no significant effect on request communication and information source usage. On the other hand, the results show that the fathers' gift giving activities reflect the relationships outlined in the parental model. The study has academic implications for sociology and consumer behaviour disciplines and commercial implications for manufacturers, advertisers, brand owners and retailers. Further investigations will be necessary to incorporate other elements into the parental gift-giving model and to extend the theory toward a fuller understanding of the parental Christmas gift giving phenomena.
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Kennedy, Caitlin E. "Parental Adherence Intentions for Obese Children's Health Behaviors| Extending the Theory of Planned Behavior." Thesis, The George Washington University, 2013. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=3592033.
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The current study examined how parental underestimations of child’s weight status, parental worry, and the Theory of Planned Behavior variables (attitudes, subjective norms, and perceived behavioral control) predict intentions to adhere to the American Academy of Pediatrics’ (AAP) recommendations of four childhood health behaviors. These behaviors include: 1) eating five fruits and/or vegetables per day; 2) spending two hours or less on screen time (television, computer, and video games) per day; 3) engaging in at least one hour of physical activity per day; and 4) limiting (having zero) sugarsweetened beverages. Parents (N = 78) of overweight and obese children, ages six to 13 years old, were recruited from pediatric medical clinics and participated in an online study, where they were exposed to these AAP behavioral recommendations for children and completed online measures. Attitudes predicted of behavioral intentions for all recommendations except fruit and vegetable consumption. Subjective norms marginally predicted behavioral intentions for physical activity and sugar-sweetened beverage consumption. Perceived behavioral control predicted behavioral intentions for the four recommendations. Parental worry predicted behavioral intentions for fruit and vegetable consumption. Additional theoretical and practical implications of this research are also discussed.
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Heiblum, Naamith. "The mediated effects of parental attributions on parenting behaviors : implications for adolescent antisocial behavior /." free to MU campus, to others for purchase, 2001. http://wwwlib.umi.com/cr/mo/fullcit?p3036829.
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Wilbon, Matisa Danielle. "Sex'n the hood: the interrelationships among neighborhood characteristics, parental behavior, peer networks, and adolescent transition to first sex." The Ohio State University, 2005. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1110379896.
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Nguyen, Phuong. "Immersing the lay self into medication reasoning : a theory of parental health behavior in the context of Asian developing countries." Thesis, Paris 1, 2017. http://www.theses.fr/2017PA01E064.
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Cette étude vise à explorer et comprendre le domaine substantiel des prises de décisions parentales et son principal soucis de développer une théorie du comportement parental envers la santé des enfants dans le contexte de la vie quotidienne des pays asiatiques en développement, qui sont caractérisés par des systèmes de santé non structurés et incertains. Nous avons employés la théorie classique de méthode fondée et nous avons analysé les données collectionnées au Vietnam provenant de 34 interviews avec des parents, du personnel de pharmacie et de six thèmes liés à la santé d’un forum parental en ligne. Nous avons observé des modes de comportements qui, sous les conditions d’incertitudes de haut niveau et de méfiance dans de multiple relations sociales, vivre les normes sociales et l’identité de rôle, les parents dans les pays asiatiques en développement étendent leur soi posé dans l’informel raisonnement de la médication. Les services de santé et les médicaments ne sont pas seulement des produits ou des services mais un processus dans lequel les parents s’immergent pour construire leur expérience. Nous proposons une théorie originale de l’immersion parentale du soi posé dans le raisonnement de la médication. Nous avons défini la construction d’immerger le soi posé comme le dévouement de la mentalité des parents et l’occupation centrale des parents quant aux services de santé des enfants. Nous arguons que l’immersion du consommateur n’a pas nécessairement lieu dans des extraordinaires cadres hédoniques, mais que c’est aussi intégré dans l’expérience de la vie quotidienne des parents et que c’est reflété à travers divers contrats social et interactions dans des pays asiatiques en développement. Notre théorie proposée prévoit une meilleure compréhension des comportements de santé parentale d’immersion concernant la santé des enfants et les médicaments dans les pays en développement. La construction de l’immersion du soi posé étend le concept d’implication des services de santé et exige des études supplémentaires et une conceptualisation d’un point de vue plus étendu quant à l’implication du consommateurThis study aims to explore and understand the substantive area of parental decision-making and its main concern to develop a theory of parental behavior towards children health in an everyday life context in Asian developing countries, which are characterized by unstructured and uncertain healthcare systems. We employed classic grounded theory method and analyzed data collected in Vietnam from 34 interviews with parents and pharmacy staff and six health-related themes of a parental online forum. We observed patterns of behaviors that under the conditions of high-level uncertainties and mistrust in multiple social relationships, living the social norms and role identity, parents in Asian developing countries extend their lay selves into the informal reasoning of medication. Health care services and medications are not just products or services but a process in which parents immerse themselves to build their experience. We propose a novel theory of parental immersion of the lay self into medication reasoning. We defined the construct of immersing the lay self as the devotion of parents’ mentality and the occupancy of parents’ centrality to the health care of children. We argue that consumer immersion does not necessarily happen in extraordinary hedonic settings, but it is also embedded in the everyday life experience of parents and reflected through various social contracts and interactions in Asian developing countries. Our proposed theory provides a greater understanding of parental health behaviors of immersion regarding children’s health and medications in developing countries. The construct of lay self immersion expands the concept of healthcare involvement and requires further studies and conceptualization from a broader view of consumer involvement
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Carnes-Holt, Kara. "Child-Parent Relationship Therapy (CPRT) with Adoptive Families: Effects on Child Behavior, Parent-Child Relationship Stress, and Parental Empathy." Thesis, University of North Texas, 2010. https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc28403/.
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This randomized controlled study is a preliminary investigation on the effects of Child-Parent Relationship Therapy (CPRT) with 61 adoptive parents. The participants in this study identified themselves as the following: 54 European American, 3 Black American, 3 Hispanic/Latino, and 1 individual who chose not to indicate ethnicity. The study included 23 couples and 15 individual mothers. The CPRT is a structured, time limited approach that trains caregivers to be an active participant as a therapeutic change agent in their child's life. Results from a two (group) by two (measures) split plot ANOVA indicated that adoptive parents who participated in 10 weeks of CPRT reported statistically significant decreases in child behavior problems and parent child-relationship stress. Statistically significant increases in parent empathy were also reported by raters blinded to the study. CPRT demonstrated a medium to large treatment effect on reducing children's behavior problems and parent-child relationship stress. In addition, CPRT demonstrated a large treatment effect on increasing parental empathy. The results of the study provide preliminary support for CPRT as a responsive intervention for adoptive parents and their children.
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Costa, Natalie. "Maternal and Child Anxiety: Do Attachment Beliefs and Parenting Behaviors Mediate the Association?" ScholarWorks@UNO, 2004. http://scholarworks.uno.edu/td/163.
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This paper examines the role of attachment beliefs and parenting behaviors on the association between maternal and child anxiety in a community sample of mothers and their children aged 6-17 (N = 89). Maternal anxiety was assessed through the SCL-90 & STAI-T. Child anxiety was assessed through the RCMAS-C, STAIC-T, RCMAS-P, & CBCL. Attachment beliefs were assessed through the Experiences in Close Relationships (maternal) and the Inventory of Parent and Peer Attachment (child). Parenting behaviors were assessed through the Alabama Parenting Questionnaire and the Children's Report of Parent Behavior Inventory. Significant associations were found between maternal and child anxiety, attachment beliefs, and parenting. Multiple regression analysis indicated that Anxious Attachment Beliefs and Parental Involvement appeared to mediate the association between maternal and child anxiety. Findings are discussed in terms of elucidating the role of attachment beliefs and parenting behaviors on the association between maternal and child anxiety.
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Glatz, Terese. "Parent's reactions to adolescents' problematic behaviors." Doctoral thesis, Örebro universitet, Akademin för juridik, psykologi och socialt arbete, 2011. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:oru:diva-20132.
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Traditional socialization theories suggest that parents shape their children, and parents’ socialization strategies are decided upon largely independent of the children. These ideas, however, have received criticism. In this dissertation, I focus on how children and adolescents influence their parents’ behaviors. Specifically, I examine parents’ reactions to problematic behaviors in their adolescents. In the three studies, I presented theoretical models that offered explanations why parents react as they do to problematic behaviors in their adolescents. In these models, parents’ cognitions worked as mechanisms to explain their subsequent reactions. The overall pattern in the studies was that parents tended to shift in cognitions about their own role as parents and their adolescents’ behaviors when they were faced with problematic behaviors, which influenced their behaviors toward their adolescents. In Study I, parents became less strictly opposed to adolescent drinking when they encountered their adolescents intoxicated. This reaction was explained by a reduction in dissonance between their attitudes to adolescent drinking and their knowledge of their own adolescents’ drinking. In Study II and Study III, parents of adolescents with hyperactivity, impulsivity, and attention problems (HIA) reported that their adolescents did not respond to their attempts to correct their behaviors. This cognition made them feel powerless and, as a consequence, they increased in negative behaviors and decreased in positive parenting strategies. In these two studies, parents decreased in their thoughts of being able to deal with their adolescents’ misbehaviors. In addition, as was shown in the third study, these cognitions seem to be influenced by parents’ earlier experiences with their first-born children. In sum, the results of this dissertation suggest that adolescents influence their parents’ cognitions and behaviors. Further, the results highlight the importance of focusing on how parents’ ways of thinking influence their parenting strategies.
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Dotse, Nathaniel. "PARENT-ADOLESCENT CONFLICT IN KENYA: THE EFFECT OF PARENTAL BEHAVIOR ON ADOLESCENT’S AUTONOMY AND CONFORMITY." Miami University / OhioLINK, 2016. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1479749859041545.
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Scherbinski, Michael D. "Parental behavior and the distinction between sexual and nonsexual delinquency /." Connect to CIFA website:, 2007. http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/pdwerner/cifa1.htm.
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Jarrett, Benjamin James Mervyn. "The role of parents in evolution." Thesis, University of Cambridge, 2018. https://www.repository.cam.ac.uk/handle/1810/273572.
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In this thesis, I investigated the role of parental care in evolution. Parents provide the environment in which offspring develop and therefore have a large influence on their offspring's phenotypes, and so are in prime position to influence evolutionary processes. I used an experimental approach, and focused on the burying beetle, Nicrophorus vespilloides. The burying beetle is a perfect system for this question: they exhibit elaborate biparental care which is correlated with rapid speciation in the Nicrophorus genus. I started with a thorough exploration of burying beetle ecology and how the guild structure and interspecific competition in local populations can shape phenotypic evolution of my focal species, N. vespilloides. Interspecific competition shapes how the carrion niche is partitioned, which feeds back onto the evolution of body size within Nicrophorus reducing competition. The evolution of parental care in this genus likely facilitated its adaptive radiation, as parental care is linked with body size, both within and across species. But to what extent does the ecology shape the production and maintenance of phenotypic and genetic variation? I then use a quantitative genetic approach to show that body size and development time of N. vespilloides shows no additive genetic variation. Evolution of these fitness related traits can only occur through maternal effects or sibling effects. I tested this prediction by mimicking the radiation of the burying beetles by imposing my own selection on body size when parents could care for their offspring and when they could not. The presence of post-hatching parental care dramatically changed how populations responded to selection, through a combination of cooperation between parents and offspring, and cooperation between offspring. As well as shaping the evolutionary potential of populations, an experimental change in parental care can induce new selective forces, favouring adaptive novelties for the new social environment. Larvae evolving without parental care evolved disproportionately larger mandibles when small to better adapt them to a life without care. Much is known about the evolution of parental care across the animal kingdom, but what happens next: are the burying beetles a "one-off"? I compiled data across the arthropods comparing clades that exhibit post-hatching parental care with their sister clades and show that clades with care are more species rich. While the mechanism may not be the same as with Nicrophorus, I discussed other potential mechanisms that may be at play in the role of parents in evolution.
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Steadman, Pamela Lea. "An examination of the relationship between perceived parental involvement and adolescent eating and exercise habits /." View online ; access limited to URI, 2006. http://0-wwwlib.umi.com.helin.uri.edu/dissertations/fullcit/3225331.
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