Parents' socioemotional investment in children

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A study examined the reliability and validity of the 24-item questionnaire Parental Investment in Children (PIC), which measures the socioemotional investment of parents in their children. Its four scales are Acceptance of the Parenting Role, Delight, Knowledge/Sensitivity and Separation Anxiety. Findings revealed internal consistency among the four scales, moderate to high test-retest reliability, and construct validity.

Evaluation, Parenting, Parent and child, Parent-child relations

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An examination of cross-racial comparability of mother-child interaction among African American and Anglo American families

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Research presented concerns how to analyze parenting methods across racial populations, focusing on the influence of cultural differences on family behavior and parent-child interaction. A study of African American and Anglo American mother-child interaction attempts to reveal if these parenting measures are equivalent between these groups.

Social aspects, Statistical Data Included, Mother and child, Mother-child relations, Ethnology, Ethnological methods

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Finding new paths to scholarship: a response to James White and Sheila Marshall

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The author responds to criticism by James White and Sheila Marshall in this issue, focusing on the different theoretical methodologies in family studies. The author argues for a conscious and inclusive family theory, that acknowledges the subjectivity of the researcher while respecting the experiences of the families being researched.

Criticism and interpretation, Social sciences, Social science methods, Positivism

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