An intervention to increase father involvement and skills with infants during the transition to parenthood

Article Abstract:

A study investigates whether a group educational intervention during the transition to parenthood for first-time parents improves the quality of father-child interaction and increases father involvement with their children. It is concluded that a relatively brief intervention during transition to parenthood improves men's fathering skills with their infants and in their time involvement during work days, even as reasons for differential effects on various areas of parenting are examined.

Fatherhood

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Spiritual disclosure between older adolescents and their mothers

Article Abstract:

A study to examine whether spiritual disclosure contributes unique variance to parent-adolescent relationship dynamics after taking into account the level of disclosure of a variety of sensitive topic like general disclosure is conducted. Results suggest that spiritual disclosure is an indicator of relationship quality tied to better relationship functioning and that merits more attention in studies of family dynamics.

Religion, Mother and child, Mother-child relations, Spirituality, Religious beliefs

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The influence of parent education and family income on child achievement: The indirect role of parental expectations and the home environment

Article Abstract:

The process of how socioeconomic status, specifically parents' education and income, indirectly relates to children's academic achievement through parents' beliefs and behaviors is examined. The findings indicate that socioeconomic factors, including parents' years of schooling are related indirectly to children's academic achievement through parents' beliefs and behaviors.

Analysis, Influence, Academic achievement, Personal income

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