Emotion regulation (ER), the regulatory component of temperament, has important implications for emotional, behavioral, and physical health throughout the lifespan. Researchers have examined various factors, such as maternal ER functioning and parenting behaviors, that influence…
Identity development is associated with positive functioning in youth. For Muslim-American adolescents who have to navigate the heated sociopolitical context of the U.S., positive identity development may be particularly important. However, past research has ignored the dynamic …
Previous research has demonstrated a link between PTSD symptomatology (PTSS) and parenting stress in veterans. As the literature on veterans of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan is increasing, there has been a call to identify variables which may contribute to positive outcomes i…
The present investigation is part of a larger research endeavor whose goal is to empirically study a precisely articulated definition of family stability. The “molecular” conceptualization of family stability examined by this research encompasses the patterning of daily life, su…
The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between adult participants' ratings of their mother's and father's parenting styles and participants' levels of nonviolence in adulthood. Utilizing Baumrind's (1971) typology of authoritarian, authoritative and permissive…
The direct and indirect links among parents' marital quality, parenting styles, and their children's adjustment when children's emotional security serve as a moderator were examined across 2 cultures: Israel and the US. 80 Israeli children and 101 American children in kindergart…
BACKGROUND: Children who are exposed to war are at great risk of suffering mental health and developmental problems. The care children receive from parents during and after conflict is highly important, acting as a significant protective factor. The stress and difficulties of wa…
Theory of mind (ToM) refers to a cognitive ability that enables one to attribute mental states (such as desires, emotions, beliefs) to self and others. In recent years researchers have identified cultural variations in the onset of ToM understanding in collectivist and individua…
This thesis focuses on associations between child, parent and family emotional and behavioural adjustment and a variety of challenging experiences. The parenting role has a critical influence on child development and parenting outcomes and its importance is reflected in the cont…
This thesis explores the experience of parenting with severe mental illness, using qualitative methodologies. It is presented in three parts: a literature review, a report of the empirical research, and a critical reflection of the process undertaken. The literature review provi…
This thesis explores the experiences of Working Lone Mothers (WLMs) as they attempt to negotiate the complex articulation of public/private spaces whilst caring for their children and themselves. The focus of the research is set on WLMs “understanding and practice of care within…
Parenting styles have often been associated with delinquency. Parenting styles that include high levels of parent-child communication, modest and complimentary amounts of control and independence (authoritative) have been associated with positive adolescent outcomes. Conversely,…
Attachment theory focuses on mother-child interaction and the notion of providing a secure base for the child. A secure attachment is the product of the mother's quality of response to a series of behaviors manifested by the infant. Today, research studies have raised doubts on …
In the United States in post 9/11 context, American mothers perform a daily struggle to both protect children from indirect experience of the war on terror and other dangers, and prepare children to enter into the social world safely and successfully. How mothers manage this eve…
This study addressed the parenting experiences of adults in Israel who have a vision impairment ranging from partial sight to total blindness. It was framed within the overarching study problem of disability and was grounded in a social model of disability that identifies disabi…
Israel is a country at war. Children in this country are born into a continual life threat and exposed to endless stress. Previous research studies regarding children who had experienced war related trauma reported that many children did not discuss their traumatic symptoms with…
The present research utilized the information-processing model of parenting to examine Turkish mothers' parenting beliefs in response to aggression and social withdrawal. Participants were 84 mothers with preschool-aged children residing in Ankara. Findings indicated that mother…
The war in Afghanistan and subsequent migration had a significant impact on the parenting abilities of Afghan families. The present study focuses on providing a deeper understanding of this impact on parenting with Afghan families living in the United States. The following theme…