Early parenting and children\u27s relational and physical aggression in the preschool and home contexts

This study investigated early parent- child relationships and how children\u27s use of relational and physical aggression varies with aspects of those relationships during the preschool years. Specifically, parenting styles, parents\u27 use of psychological control, and parents\u27 report of their children\u27s reunion behaviors were assessed. Analyses revealed significant associations between children\u27s use of both relational and physical aggression and parents\u27 reports of their own and their partner\u27s parenting style, psychological control behaviors, and indicators of the attachment relationship. The results highlight the importance of investigating both mothers\u27 and fathers\u27 parenting and the sex of the child in studies of potential links between parenting behaviors and young children’s relational and physical aggression. Findings were considered in the context of each perspective and suggestions for future research and implications for intervention and prevention are discussed

Enfoques de métodos mixtos en la investigación en ciencia de familia

Los complejos fenómenos de interés para los científicos de familia requieren el uso de enfoques cuantitativos y cualitativos. Los investigadores de las ciencias sociales se están cambiando a los diseños de métodos mixtos que combinan estos dos enfoques. La mezcla de métodos de investigación es muy prometedora para abordar los temas de la ciencia de familia, pero sólo si los investigadores entienden las opciones de diseño y los procedimientos que acompañan a esta opción metodológica. Las discusiones sobre los métodos mixtos en la literatura de la ciencia de familia son difíciles de localizar, y poco se ha escrito acerca de cómo los científicos de familia aplican este enfoque en la práctica. Este artículo presenta una visión general de los métodos de investigación mixtos, incluyendo su definición, la terminología y los tipos de diseño, y examina cómo se está utilizando con éxito, y se publica en revistas de investigación de familia. Las autoras revisaron la aplicación de diseños de métodos mixtos en 19 estudios, analizan las características de diseño y los problemas que surgieron durante la ejecución. Ellas concluyen con recomendaciones para los científicos de familia considerando el uso de este enfoque. (1543

Influencing Self-Reported Health Among Rural Low-Income Women Through Health Care and Social Service Utilization: A Structural Equation Model

Article discussing a structural equation model and influencing self-reported health among rural low-income women through health care and social service utilization

Family income, parent education, and perceived constraints as predictors of observed program quality and parent rated program quality

Observed child care quality and parent perceptions of child care quality received by children in poor (below Federal Poverty Line, FPL), low-income (between FPL and 200% of FPL), and non-low-income families were examined. Observations were completed in 359 center- and home-based child care programs in four Midwestern states and surveys were received from 1313 parents whose children were enrolled in these programs. Multilevel structural equation modeling revealed that programs with higher proportions of low-income families tend to have lower observed quality than programs with a higher proportion of non-low-income families. Programs with more educated parents tended to have better observed quality, however, more educated parents tended to have lower perceptions of quality

An Ecological Perspective on Rural, Low-Income Mothers' Health

Article on an ecological perspective on rural, low-income mothers' health