This study investigated the impact of prosocial classroom and
home learning programs on children's prosocial behavior. More
specifically, it determined the influences of adult modeling and
encouragement in these programs on children's cooperating, sharing,
and helping behaviors immediately following the six-week intervention
programs, and six weeks after the programs' termination....
This exploratory study examined whether temperament, home environment, and family stress impact the amount of prosocial behavior displayed by pre-school age low-income children and examined how much of an impact each factor has. Each factor was explored in depth along sub-scale dimensions including, (1) self-regulatory temperament, negative reactive temperament, and...
The study examined dimensions of the family context associated
with variations in parent involvement and parent perceptions of children's
school achievement using data from 1,085 male and 2,239 female
respondents with a child between the ages of 5 and 18 years collected in the
1987-88 National Survey of Families and...
The purpose of this study was to explore the relationships between
the similarity of food preferences among parents and children,
and parent attitudes.
Thirty-five children of preschool ages and their parents served
as subjects for this study. All children were enrolled in preschool
programs established by the = Family Life...
The present study examined fathers' and mothers' attitudes
toward fathering and fathers' involvement with their infant sons
and daughters. Subjects included 42 pairs of parents with infants
from upper and middle socioeconomic class families. All subjects
were of the Caucasian race. The Attitudes Toward Fathering Scale
and the Father Behavioral...
Effective teacher training programs have been a concern for many
years. While most teacher training programs have been evaluated by
follow-up studies valuable information can be gained by assessing
the needs and concerns of teacher trainees as they progress through
their teacher training experiences. The primary purpose of this
study...
Contributions of selected personal and social perceptual factors to the
teaching performance of 67 female, undergraduate, Caucasian students, enrolled as
student teachers in a multicultural preschool setting associated with a teacher
preparation program, were examined. The multicultural preschool setting enrolled
children from both International and U.S. cultures. Student teachers were...
Ninety-six couples were studied during the transition to parenthood in order to assess a) relative contributions of equity and traditionality in sex role attitudes to marital satisfaction prior to parenthood, b) changes in marital satisfaction and equity after the birth of the infant and c) contributions of traditionality, equity, father...