Family Violence and Personal Safety: Women in Nova Scotia Part 3 of a Statistical Series
This paper examines spousal assault, violence, spousal homicide, and incidence of police reporting as well as women’s education, family life, paid and unpaid work, income and poverty.
• Category: Family Relations > Family Life
• Nova Scotia Advisory Council on the Status on Women • 2001

Background for Community-Level Work on Social Competency in Adolescence: Reviewing the Literature on Contributing Factors
This paper discusses adolescent social development and the association between peer, family, individual, and community factors and good social skills and relationships.
• Category: Family Relations > Family Life
• John S. and James L. Knight Foundation • December 2001

The Father Presence Questionnaire: A New Measure of the Subjective Experience of Being Fathered
This study introduces a new social science measure called the Father Presence Questionnaire (FPQ).
• Category: Family Relations > Family Life
• Mens Studies Press • March 22, 2006

Incarcerated Fathers Returning Home to Children and Families: Introduction to the Special Issue and a Primer on Doing Research with Men in Prison
This study examined fathers' re-entry into family life following a period of incarceration.
• Category: Family Relations > Family Life
• Mens Studies Press • September 22, 2005

Youth Survey 2002
This paper discusses the prevalence of youth crime in the United Kingdom including trends in offenses, outcomes for juvenile offenders, and explanations for adolescent involvement in criminal activities.
• Category: Family Relations > Family Life
• Youth Justice Board • 2002

Sexuality, Poverty, and the Inner City
This document contains two papers on poverty and sexuality in the inner-city and focuses on teenage sexual relationships and pregnancies, and the impact of increasing numbers of unwed mothers on the welfare system.
• Category: Family Relations > Family Life
• The Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation • 1994

Stress In America
This survey explored the amount and type of stress Americans experience as well as its effects on their health, work and relationships.
• Category: Family Relations > Family Life
• American Psychological Association • October 24, 2007

CBBC Newsround Survey- Children's Lifestyles
This BBC survey of 1,000 children ages 6-12 asked children various questions about what life is like for them today.
• Category: Family Relations > Family Life
• CBBC • December 3, 2007

Youth Violence: An Overview
This brief paper gives an overview of youth crime and violence in the US, including a discussion of the prevalence, causes, and preventions of juvenile delinquency.
• Category: Family Relations > Family Life
• Center for Research on Youth and Social Policy • December 1994

Make a Difference: Talk to Your Child About Alcohol
This paper is a guide to help parents discuss alcohol with their youth.
• Category: Family Relations > Family Life
• National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism • 2002

What's at the Heart of the Canadian Family?
This study asked roughly 4000 Canadians at different life stages about their perceptions of family life today.
• Category: Family Relations > Family Life
• Institute of Marriage and Family Canada • September 20, 2007

The Role of the Family in Democracy: Obstacle or Necessity?
This paper discusses democracy and the family, and looks at how these two roads intersect in terms of parental authority, educational autonomy and definition of family.
• Category: Family Relations > Family Life
• Centre for Cultural Renewal • 1997

Background for Community Level Work on Educational Adjustment in Adolescence: Reviewing the Literature on Contributing Factors
This paper looks at students' educational adjustment by examining academic performance, achievement motivators, school engagement, and educational goals and expectations.
• Category: Family Relations > Family Life
• Child Trends • December 2001

The Street Lifestyle Study
This paper explores the precursors to adopting a street lifestyle as a teen and looks at negative peer influences, conflicting child-parent values, experiences of domestic violence or abuse, and bullying.
• Category: Family Relations > Family Life
• Health Canada • 1997

Homeschooling: From the Extreme to the Mainstream
This paper briefly discusses the basics and background of homeschooling and its impact on public policy, as well as the academic and social performance of homeschooled children.
• Category: Family Relations > Family Life
• The Fraser Institute • 2001

Multi-Level Effects on Behavior Outcomes in Canadian Children
This study uses data from the National Longitudinal Survey of Children and Youth (NLSCY) to compare the respective impact neighbourhood and family effects have on children’s physical and indirect forms of aggression.
• Category: Family Relations > Family Life
• Human Resources Development Canada • May 01, 2001

Canadaian Families and the Internet
This report highlights the results of a telephone survey examining the use of the Internet by families.
• Category: Family Relations > Family Life
• Royal Bank of Canada • January 23, 2002

Australian Social Trends 1999: Work - Unpaid Work: How Couples Share Domestic Work
This article examines Australian statistics on how couples divide household chores, and how much time each gender spends doing domestic work.
• Category: Family Relations > Family Life
• Australian Bureau of Statistics • January 26, 2000

Australian Social Trends 1995: Family - Family Functioning: Family Support
This article provides a statistical overview of family life in Australia including parental involvement, time spent with children, care of elderly parents, and financial support for children living at home or on their own.
• Category: Family Relations > Family Life
• Australian Bureau of Statistics • January 05, 2001

Australian Social Trends 2001: Income and Expenditure - Income Distribution: Value of Unpaid Work
This article uses Australian statistics to estimate the economic value of unpaid work such as housework and domestic duties.
• Category: Family Relations > Family Life
• Australian Bureau of Statistics • May 20, 2002

Why Children Need Father-Love and Mother-Love
This article discusses homosexual parenting and its detrimental impact on child well-being and development.
• Category: Family Relations > Family Life
• Focus on the Family • August 29, 2003

Effects of Neighbourhood, Family, and Child Behavior on Childhood Injury in Canada
Using data from the National Longitudinal Survey of Children and Youth (NLSCY), this study examines (1) how the relationship between family function and child injuries are mediated by parent and child behaviour, (2) whether family economic status or neighbourhood disadvantage are more strongly related to child injury, and (3) the developed model’s ability to predict child injury in two years.
• Category: Family Relations > Family Life
• Human Resources Development Canada • March 01, 2001

Social Indicators of Child and Family Well-Being: A Profile of Six State Systems
This study looks at programs in six states that use social indicators, such as health and education, to evaluate the welfare of children and families.
• Category: Family Relations > Family Life
• Institute for Research on Poverty • September 01, 1997