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Parenting Stress in Low Income Battered and Community Women: Effects on Parenting Behavior.
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Ritchie, Kathy L.; Holden, George W. – Early Education and Development, 1998
Explored ability of parenting stress to predict maternal behaviors among low-income women, about half of whom were residing in a battered women's shelter. Assessed parenting stress, maternal adjustment, marital relationship, and responses to typical child behaviors. Found that parenting stress predicts use of positive behaviors like affection and…
Descriptors: Battered Women, Child Rearing, Coping, Family Violence Shelters
Behavioral and Contextual Manifestations of Parenting Stress in Mother-Child Dyads.
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LaFreniere, Peter J.; Dumas, Jean E. – Early Education and Development, 1995
Examined behavioral and contextual factors that are manifested as parenting stress. Data were collected from mother-child interaction, preschool teacher reports of child behavior problems, maternal reports of child behavior problems, and other risk factors. Results showed maternal behavior was associated more with total parenting stress than with…
Descriptors: Child Rearing, Coping, Fathers, Mothers
Chronic Illness and Preterm Infants: Family Stress and Support Issues.
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Pokorni, Judith L.; And Others – Early Education and Development, 1991
Reviews literature that illustrates concerns about childhood chronic illness and its effects on families. Includes an example of research on preterm infants with low birthweight and complex medical needs. Preliminary analyses of infants' intervention needs during their first 18 months are discussed in relation to the reduction of family stress.…
Descriptors: Birth Weight, Chronic Illness, Coping, Disabilities