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The Brazilian-Portuguese Version of the Parental Burnout Assessment: Transcultural Adaptation and Initial Validity Evidence
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Matias, Marisa; Aguiar, Joyce; César, Filipa; Braz, Ana Carolina; Barham, Elizabeth Joan; Leme, Vanessa; Elias, Luciana; Gaspar, Maria Filomena; Mikolajczak, Moïra; Roskam, Isabelle; Fontaine, Anne Marie – New Directions for Child and Adolescent Development, 2020
This study aimed to examine the validity of the Brazilian-Portuguese version of the Parental Burnout Assessment (PBA), the current gold-standard measure of parental burnout (PB). We surveyed parents in Portugal (N = 407) and Brazil (N = 301). We (a) compared the factor structure of the Brazilian-Portuguese version with the original structure of…
Descriptors: Parent Attitudes, Burnout, Attitude Measures, Test Validity
The Many Faces of Parenting
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Turiel, Elliot – New Directions for Child and Adolescent Development, 2005
Understanding parental influences and parent-adolescent relationships is difficult because individuals are involved in many activities and have varied goals. The chapters in this volume help address the complexities by focusing on variations in parental practices and domains of activities.
Descriptors: Parent Child Relationship, Parenting Styles, Adolescents, Child Rearing
Daily Reality on the Streets of Campinas, Brazil.
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Diversi, Marcelo; Moraes filho, Ney; Morelli, Margareth – New Directions for Child and Adolescent Development, 1999
Notes that Brazilian street children are socially branded as criminals, limiting their opportunities to improve themselves and believe they can change their lives for the better. Draws on interviews with street children to provide a true picture of daily struggles and demonstrates ability and creativity in many situations. (LBT)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Child Development, Child Labor, Children
Methodological and Ethical Issues in Research with Street Children.
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Hutz, Claudio S.; Koller, Silvia H. – New Directions for Child and Adolescent Development, 1999
Draws on research with Brazilian street children to present methodological and ethical challenges inherent in research with street children; provides suggestions for overcoming these challenges. Issues of concern include the following: definition and sampling, and lack of clarity in these areas; measurement aspects, including surveys,…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Child Development, Children, Definitions