Mothers play a valuable role in a supportive social network of Gender and Sexual Diverse (GSD) individuals (Bouris & Hill 2017; Reyes et al 2015; Marks 2014). However, not all mothers feel equipped to face the unique challenges that this often marginalized identity may bring for…
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This thesis examines childbearing and first birth in Scotland. A description of empirical patterns and trends in childbearing and first birth in Scotland is given. Unique and appropriate analyses of data sources are presented. This includes analysis of the Scottish Longitudinal …
U.S. household structures have changed dramatically since the pinnacle of the post-World War II baby boom, around 1960 (US Census 2018), when single parents housed about 9% of children. Single parent homes now house 23% of U.S. children (Kramer 2019), the highest rate in the wor…
The relationship between families and schools, and the importance of parents and families to a child’s academic success is well documented internationally. However, the development of frameworks, theories, policies, and programs has not resulted in an increase in parent or famil…
Research has suggested that family functioning is a critical proximal outcome in family-based interventions and mediates the long-term outcomes of youth. However, it is rarely studied and not fully understood as a proximal treatment outcome. Based on the clear need to further un…