scholarly journals Goodness-of-fit in family context: Infant temperament, marital quality, and early coparenting behavior

2007 ◽  
Vol 30 (1) ◽  
pp. 82-96 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sarah J. Schoppe-Sullivan ◽  
Sarah C. Mangelsdorf ◽  
Geoffrey L. Brown ◽  
Margaret Szewczyk Sokolowski
Keyword(s):  
Marital Quality ◽  
Goodness Of Fit ◽  
Family Context ◽  
Infant Temperament

scholarly journals Parental beliefs, infant temperament, and marital quality: Associations with infant–mother and infant–father attachment.

2009 ◽  
Vol 23 (6) ◽  
pp. 828-838 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maria S. Wong ◽  
Sarah C. Mangelsdorf ◽  
Geoffrey L. Brown ◽  
Cynthia Neff ◽  
Sarah J. Schoppe-Sullivan
Keyword(s):  
Marital Quality ◽  
Parental Beliefs ◽  
Infant Temperament ◽  
Father Attachment

Early Infant Temperament and Maternal Expectations Related to Maternal Adaptation

1990 ◽  
Vol 13 (2) ◽  
pp. 199-214 ◽  
Author(s):  
Berit Hagekull ◽  
Gunilla Bohlin
Keyword(s):  
Goodness Of Fit ◽  
Stress And Coping ◽  
Interactive Effects ◽  
Infant Temperament ◽  
Role Satisfaction ◽  
Early Infant ◽  
Maternal Adaptation ◽  
And Coping ◽  
Maternal Expectations ◽  
First Time

The contribution to an explanation of early maternal adaptation by mothers' expectations for child behaviour as compared to their descriptions of infant temperament was investigated within the framework of a goodness of fit model (Lerner & Lerner, 1983). Analyses were made separately for primiparas (n = 45) and multiparas (n = 74). Expectations and temperament were measured for the dimensions of regularity, approach-withdrawal and manageability with questionnaires completed at infant age 6 weeks (expectations) and 4 months (temperament). Data on maternal adaptation (role satisfaction, irritability, stress, and coping) were obtained in interviews shortly after the temperament questionnaire was completed and at infant age 10 months (role satisfaction). The results showed that descriptions of actual temperament were more predictive of adaptational experiences than were mothers' expectations. Infant temperament, especially the dimensions of manageability and regularity, was more important for multiparous mothers than for first-time mothers. The interactive effects predicted from the good-ness of fit model were not found. The results were discussed from the perspective of the different situations prevailing for first-time and multiparous mothers.

Mothers’ appraisal of goodness of fit and children’s social development

2014 ◽  
Vol 38 (1) ◽  
pp. 86-97 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ronald Seifer ◽  
Susan Dickstein ◽  
Stephanie Parade ◽  
Lisa C. Hayden ◽  
Karin Dodge Magee ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Family Functioning ◽  
Maternal Depression ◽  
Goodness Of Fit ◽  
Child Temperament ◽  
Family Context ◽  
Secure Attachment ◽  
Relationship Formation ◽  
Attachment Relationship ◽  
Interview Method ◽  
Parenting Quality

Goodness of fit has been a key theoretical construct for understanding caregiver–child relationships. We developed an interview method to assess goodness of fit as a relationship construct, and employed this method in a longitudinal study of child temperament, family context, and attachment relationship formation. Goodness of fit at 4 and 8 months of age predicted secure attachment at 15 months, after accounting for variance associated with SES, maternal depression, child temperament, parenting quality, and family functioning. Structural models indicated that prediction of security by goodness of fit and parenting quality was relatively independent. The goodness-of-fit pathway was most associated with maternal depression, whereas the parenting sensitivity pathway was most associated with child temperament, family functioning, and SES.

scholarly journals Religious Affiliation, Daily Spirituals, and Private Religious Factors Promote Marital Commitment Among Married Couples: Does Religiosity Help People Amid the COVID-19 Crisis?

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jaffar Aman ◽  
Jaffar Abbas ◽  
Umi Lela ◽  
Guoqing Shi
Keyword(s):  
Conceptual Model ◽  
Marital Quality ◽  
Social Life ◽  
Goodness Of Fit ◽  
Social Dynamics ◽  
Religious Affiliation ◽  
Married Couples ◽  
Human Society ◽  
Marital Commitment ◽  
Study Results

Religious studies are a vital branch of social science that seeks to explain the beliefs of human society and deals with the practices and beliefs of individuals. This distinctive study focuses on such influential aspects of a healthy life, which could play a vital role in the marital quality and matrimonial commitment of individuals. The study principally focused on inspecting the role of religiosity in healthy marital commitment among individuals. It is a distinctive and central value in regulating a healthy social life. This research designed a conceptual model for assessing marital commitment, and the study model comprised two primary variables. The study received datasets through a survey questionnaire based on participants from five private and public sectors. The research study conducted an empirical analysis to test the proposed conceptual framework. The findings exhibited that the value of the R2 model was 0.484, meaning the level of religiosity had a substantial impression on healthy and lasting marital commitment. According to the final outline of the model factors associated with building religious support factors (β = 0.491), the marital commitment had a better and healthier impact. The goodness-of-fit of the measurement of the conceptual model showed a value of 0.51, which indicated that the theoretical model had sufficient consistency and rationality, and accurately fitted the data. Such an advanced statistical model is missing from the previous literature. The study results provide helpful insight to elucidate the social dynamics of marital commitment. The findings designate that religious practices strengthen and promote nuptial commitment. The study is novel in the context of religiosity impact on martial commitment with a cultural background of Pakistan. The generalizability of the study does not apply to the entire population or other regions. Future studies can investigate other religious variables to explore further research findings. The findings are helpful for decision-makers and policymakers to concentrate on marital issues and challenges confronted by couples worldwide.

scholarly journals Family Context Moderates the Association of Maternal Postpartum Depression and Stability of Infant Temperament

2017 ◽  
Vol 89 (6) ◽  
pp. 2118-2135 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stephanie H. Parade ◽  
Laura M. Armstrong ◽  
Susan Dickstein ◽  
Ronald Seifer
Keyword(s):  
Postpartum Depression ◽  
Family Context ◽  
Infant Temperament ◽  
Maternal Postpartum Depression

Dysregulated infant temperament and caregiver warmth in Jordanian orphanages: The importance of considering goodness-of-fit

2017 ◽  
Vol 82 ◽  
pp. 400-406
Author(s):  
Michael J. MacKenzie ◽  
Craig Schwalbe ◽  
Robin E. Gearing ◽  
Rawan W. Ibrahim ◽  
Anne Conway ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Goodness Of Fit ◽  
Infant Temperament

Applying the Anderson-Darling Test to Suicide Clusters

Crisis ◽  
2013 ◽  
Vol 34 (6) ◽  
pp. 434-437 ◽  
Author(s):  
Donald W. MacKenzie
Keyword(s):  
Poisson Process ◽  
Goodness Of Fit ◽  
Small Samples ◽  
Massachusetts Institute Of Technology ◽  
Homogeneous Poisson Process ◽  
Cornell University ◽  
The Difference ◽  
Suicide Clusters ◽  
Institute Of Technology ◽  
Anderson Darling

Background: Suicide clusters at Cornell University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) prompted popular and expert speculation of suicide contagion. However, some clustering is to be expected in any random process. Aim: This work tested whether suicide clusters at these two universities differed significantly from those expected under a homogeneous Poisson process, in which suicides occur randomly and independently of one another. Method: Suicide dates were collected for MIT and Cornell for 1990–2012. The Anderson-Darling statistic was used to test the goodness-of-fit of the intervals between suicides to distribution expected under the Poisson process. Results: Suicides at MIT were consistent with the homogeneous Poisson process, while those at Cornell showed clustering inconsistent with such a process (p = .05). Conclusions: The Anderson-Darling test provides a statistically powerful means to identify suicide clustering in small samples. Practitioners can use this method to test for clustering in relevant communities. The difference in clustering behavior between the two institutions suggests that more institutions should be studied to determine the prevalence of suicide clustering in universities and its causes.

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