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The transition of single mothers on public assistance to economic self-sufficiency : an analysis of human capital, family resource, employment and psychosocial factors

Creator:: Parker, Louise Anne
Abstract:: The study explored a model that integrates human capital, family resource, employment and psychosocial factors to explain variation in economic self-sufficiency (ESS) among single mothers. A sample of 851 single mothers on Aid to Families with Dependent Children was selected from the Washington State Family Income Study data base. Data...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: The transition of single mothers on public assistance to

Marital status, gender, and determinants of subjective well-being in unmarried older adults

Creator:: Bratten, John Michael
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: the School Psychology Program at the University of Oregon for their constant encouragement and good

Informal social support and attrition among nonpartnered, rurally-located, poor mothers

Creator:: Amity, Frederica A.
Abstract:: This qualitative study used interview transcripts to find clues to attrition from a longitudinal study among nonpartnered, rurally-located, poor mothers, a generally vulnerable population with characteristics commonly associated with attrition (low-income, low levels of educational attainment, and rural location). Drawing on Rural Families Speak data, the author used the number...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: with rural, low-income, single mother households: childcare, family issues, economic stress

Mother's Choices

Creator:: Dietz, Amy L.
Abstract:: A memoir is variously defined as an abbreviated autobiography; a record of events based on the writer's personal observation or knowledge; and the written story of one's own life. I set out to do those things. But when I sat back to read the first of many drafts, I discovered...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: sensed, but now know: the innate power of a mother to shape the soul of her child. © Copyright by Amy

Preschoolers' hostile attribution, aggressive behavior and relationships with their mothers' attributional style, parenting behavior and affect

Creator:: Katsurada, Emiko
Abstract:: The purposes of this study were to find out about the associations between hostile attributional bias and aggressive behaviors among preschool-aged children and to identify possible sources of their hostile attributional bias. Seventy-two preschoolers with an average age of 4.76 and their mothers acted as participants. Children's hostile attributional bias...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: regression coefficients of children's hostile attribution and their mothers' parenting behaviors on mother

The effect of social support on the well-being of single-mothers enrolled in a rural community college

Creator:: Stenson, Julie Ann
Abstract:: The primary purpose of this research was to examine the effects of informal social support on the psychological sense of well-being of single-parent mothers who are enrolled in a rural Oregon community college. A secondary purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of selected demographic indices upon the...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Maternal Play Behaviors and Stress Response within a State-Based Parenting Education Program

Creator:: Ebadirad, Staci W.
Abstract:: The quality of parenting, in particular mother-child interactions, is important for children’s development. Sensitive and responsive interactions between the mother and child are linked to children’s language, emotion and behavioral regulation, brain development, and activity in the stress response system (NSCDC, 2007; Mintz et al., 2011, Gunnar & Quevedo, 2007)....
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: The quality of parenting, in particular mother-child interactions, is important for children’s

Does the relationship with the baby's father predict breastfeeding for low-income mothers?

Creator:: Schiedel, Esther R.
Abstract:: The study hypotheses, based on sociobiology, were that the more committed and positive the parental relationship, the greater the likelihood of breastfeeding and of later weaning. Data from the Fragile Families and Child Wellbeing Study was used; sample size was 3635, and over half were African- 2merican. In a logistic...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

The relationship of child temperament and maternal behavior to the child's self-esteem

Creator:: Sorte, Joanne Godard
Abstract:: High levels of self-esteem (the individual's assessment of self-worth) have been associated with a variety of positive child outcomes, while low levels of self-esteem have been related to problems in child growth and development. The purpose of this study was to explore the relationship between specific child temperament and parenting...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: or her mother and peers (Harter & Pike, 1984). 8 Literature Review Historically the roles of

"As a family we are going to be here" : Mexican immigrant mothers' experiences with parenting in distinct community contexts

Creator:: Feeney, Sarah L.
Abstract:: Recent demographic studies have revealed a greater diversity in settlement patterns among Mexican immigrant families resulting in rapidly climbing populations of immigrants in new areas of the country, particularly in rural areas, while growth in established destinations has slowed. Host communities play an important role in families' acculturation processes and...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis

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The transition of single mothers on public assistance to economic self-sufficiency : an analysis of human capital, family resource, employment and psychosocial factors

Marital status, gender, and determinants of subjective well-being in unmarried older adults

Informal social support and attrition among nonpartnered, rurally-located, poor mothers

Mother's Choices

Preschoolers' hostile attribution, aggressive behavior and relationships with their mothers' attributional style, parenting behavior and affect

The effect of social support on the well-being of single-mothers enrolled in a rural community college

Maternal Play Behaviors and Stress Response within a State-Based Parenting Education Program

Does the relationship with the baby's father predict breastfeeding for low-income mothers?

The relationship of child temperament and maternal behavior to the child's self-esteem

"As a family we are going to be here" : Mexican immigrant mothers' experiences with parenting in distinct community contexts

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