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Partner Violence, Attitudes to Child Discipline & Use of Corporal Punishment: A South African National Survey
This report presents the results of a survey that investigated the experience of partner violence and attitudes towards childrearing and the use of corporal punishment in South Africa.
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Parenthood/Childrearing > Parenting Style
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Child, Youth and Family Development, Human Sciences Research Council
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2004
Discipline of the Child – Corporal Punishment: A Scientific Review of its Use in Discipline
This policy paper from the American College of Pediatricians examines corporal punishment by examining the discipline process and reviewing the current research related to parental disciplinary spanking.
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Category:
Parenthood/Childrearing > Parenting Style
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American College of Pediatricians
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December 2007
Paternal Involvement and Infant-Father Attachment: A Q-Set Study
This study found that men's involvement with their infants predicted higher levels of infant-father attachment security.
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Category:
Parenthood/Childrearing > Parenting Style
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Mens Studies Press
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March 22, 2004
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).
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Category:
Parenthood/Childrearing > Parenting Style
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Mens Studies Press
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March 22, 2006
Playing With Daddy: Social Toy Play, Early Head Start, and Developmental Outcomes
Researchers in this study monitored father-toddler social toy play in relation to child development, fathers' mental/social wellbeing and enrolment in the Early Head Start program.
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Category:
Parenthood/Childrearing > Parenting Style
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Mens Studies Press
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January 1, 2004
Predictors of Paternal Involvement in Childcare in Dual-Earner Families With Young Children
This study examined fathers in dual-earner households to determine the percentage of time fathers spend as their child's primary caregiver.
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Category:
Parenthood/Childrearing > Parenting Style
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Mens Studies Press
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January 1, 2006
Good Fathering: Father and Son Perceptions of What It Means To Be A Good Father
This study asked fathers and sons to list qualities that good fathers possess.
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Category:
Parenthood/Childrearing > Parenting Style
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Mens Studies Press
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March 22, 2006
Resident Fathers' Perceptions of their Roles and Links to Involvement with Infants
This study analyzed whether fathers' perceptions of the importance of their roles influenced their involvement with infants in five ways: caregiving, warmth, nurturing activities, physical care, and cognitively stimulating activities.
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Category:
Parenthood/Childrearing > Parenting Style
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Mens Studies Press
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September 22, 2006
Men Who Father Children with More Than One Woman: A Contemporary Portrait of Multiple-Partner Fertility
This research brief highlights the prevalence and the problems of multiple-partner fertility.
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Category:
Parenthood/Childrearing > Parenting Style
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Child Trends
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2006
Guidelines for Parental Use of Disciplinary Spanking
This brief outlines the American College of Pediatricians’ guidelines for parental corporal discipline.
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Category:
Parenthood/Childrearing > Parenting Style
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American College of Pediatricians
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2007
Revisiting Men's Role in Father Involvement: The Importance of Personal Expectations
This study examined expectant fathers' and mothers' expectations for paternal involvement to see if expectations for paternal involvement predicted paternal involvement postnatally.
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Category:
Parenthood/Childrearing > Parenting Style
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Mens Studies Press
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March 22, 2005
The Transition to Fatherhood: Identity and Bonding in Early Pregnancy
This study examined the link between father identity and paternal bonding during the first trimester of pregnancy.
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Category:
Parenthood/Childrearing > Parenting Style
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Mens Studies Press
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September 22, 2006
A Role Theory Perspective on Patters of Separated and Divorced African-American Nonresidential Father Involvement with Children
This study investigates the characteristics of African-American fathers that predispose them to be more or less involved in their children's lives following divorce.
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Category:
Parenthood/Childrearing > Parenting Style
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Mens Studies Press
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January 1, 2006
Conditions Affecting the Association Between Father Identity and Father Involvement
This study examined how levels of interparental cooperation and indirect conflict moderate the link between father identity and involvement.
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Category:
Parenthood/Childrearing > Parenting Style
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Mens Studies Press
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January 1, 2005
Learning Competent Fathering: A Longitudinal Analysis of Marital Intimacy and Fathering
This study examined how marital intimacy affects fathers' parenting skills.
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Category:
Parenthood/Childrearing > Parenting Style
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Mens Studies Press
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September 22, 2006
Father Involvement and Adolescent Adjustment: Longitudinal Findings from Add Health
This study examined fathers' involvement in their teens' lives and associated levels of problem behaviors, including depressive symptoms.
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Category:
Parenthood/Childrearing > Parenting Style
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Mens Studies Press
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March 22, 2006
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.
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Category:
Parenthood/Childrearing > Parenting Style
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Institute of Marriage and Family Canada
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September 20, 2007
Supporting Healthy Relationships Between Young Children and Their Parents
This brief explores attachment theory offering definitions, research and guidelines for healthy relationships between parents and children.
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Category:
Parenthood/Childrearing > Parenting Style
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Center for Child and Family Policy Duke University
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Spring 2007
On the Receiving End: Young Adults Describe their Parent’s Use of Physical Punishment and Other Disciplinary Measures During Childhood
This study examines the prevalence, nature and context of physical punishment and other forms of parental discipline experienced during childhood by a study group of adults in New Zealand.
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Category:
Parenthood/Childrearing > Parenting Style
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The New Zealand Medical Journal
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January 27, 2006
Family Relationships and Children’s School Achievement: Data From the National Longitudinal Survey of Children and Youth
This study analyzes how school achievement for children, ages 6 to 11, is affected by family relationship processes and family member characteristics.
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Category:
Parenthood/Childrearing > Parenting Style
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Human Resources Development Canada
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October 01, 1998
Changing Beliefs to Change Policy: the Early Years Study
Using research provided by Ontario's Early Years Study and the National Longitudinal Survey of Children and Youth, this article assesses the level of child development in Ontario and the impact and effectiveness of early education programs.
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Category:
Parenthood/Childrearing > Parenting Style
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ISUMA
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2000
Understanding the Contribution of Multiple Risk Factors on Child Development at Various Ages
This study expands on previous research examining the factors that put a child’s development at risk and, conversely, the contributions that affect positive developmental outcomes, such as parenting practices and social support.
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Category:
Parenthood/Childrearing > Parenting Style
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Human Resources Development Canada
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October 01, 1998
Managing to Parent: Social Support, Social Capital, and Parenting Practices among Welfare-Participating Mothers with Young Children
This paper looks at the associations between social support, personal characteristics, and parenting style for welfare-dependent mothers.
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Category:
Parenthood/Childrearing > Parenting Style
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Institute for Research on Poverty
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May 01, 2003
Preparing for Parenthood: Who's Ready, Who's Not?
This study examines pregnancy intendedness, attendance at parenting classes, access to support from family or friends, and psychological preparedness in order to assess couples' readiness to parent.
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Category:
Parenthood/Childrearing > Parenting Style
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Center for Research on Child Wellbeing
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May 01, 1998
Mothering and Motherhood: A Decade Review
This paper provides an overview of recent research on motherhood, focusing on the development of motherhood theories and the empirical study of the experience of mothering.
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Category:
Parenthood/Childrearing > Parenting Style
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Center for Working Families
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April 01, 1999
Attachment to Parents and Adjustment in Adolescence: Literature Review and Policy Implications
This paper provides an overview of existing research on the effect of the parent-child bond on healthy adolescent social and psychological adjustment.
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Category:
Parenthood/Childrearing > Parenting Style
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Health Canada
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March 31, 2000
Grandmother and Parent Influences on Child Self-esteem
This paper proposes an intergenerational link between a grandmother’s drug use and a grandchild’s low self-esteem.
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Category:
Parenthood/Childrearing > Parenting Style
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American Academy of Pediatrics
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February 2007
The Power of Parenting TV Programmes – Help or Hazard for Today’s Families?
This survey examines the popularity and influence of parenting television shows among parents in Great Britain.
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Category:
Parenthood/Childrearing > Parenting Style
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National Family and Parenting Institute
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October 2006
A New Generation of Canadian Families Raising Young Children: A New Look at Data from National Surveys
This paper provides data and research relating to parenting and child development, such as maternal age and education, single and dual income families, employment, parental separation, marriage, infant mortality, child care, and child behaviour/outcomes.
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