Frequently Asked Questions about Child and Family Outcomes in Babies Can't Wait

2013 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Family Outcomes

Be Mindful in Love: Exploring the Interpersonal Effects of Spouse Mindfulness on Employee Work and Family Outcomes

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xiaoming Zheng ◽  
Dan Ni ◽  
Jinlong Zhu ◽  
Lynda Jiwen Song ◽  
Xiao‐Yu Liu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Work And Family ◽  
Family Outcomes ◽  
Interpersonal Effects

Parent/Caregiver Perceptions of Youth Health Outcomes After Participating in the WeCook: Fun With Food and Fitness Program

2020 ◽  
pp. 109019812096937
Author(s):  
Kallie Schlange ◽  
Lisa Franzen-Castle ◽  
Ashley Walther ◽  
Tara Dunker ◽  
Michelle Krehbiel
Keyword(s):  
Health Outcomes ◽  
Demographic Characteristics ◽  
P Value ◽  
Youth Health ◽  
Family Outcomes ◽  
School Time ◽  
Obesity Prevention Programs ◽  
Before School ◽  
Survey Responses ◽  
Youth Activity

Many youth programs focused on improving health outcomes have not examined parent/caregiver perceptions postparticipation even though they may significantly influence youth behaviors. The primary purpose of this study was to examine changes in adult perceptions of youth- and family-related behavior after youth participated in a 12-week out-of-school time food preparation, nutrition, and physical activity program with a treatment only design. A secondary objective was to assess differences in survey responses by demographic characteristics. The program targeted fourth- and fifth-grade youth at two Title I elementary schools while also engaging families. Pre- and postprogram surveys were administered to parent/caregivers ( n = 60) across four cohorts spanning the spring 2016 school semester to fall 2017 school semester. Adult demographic characteristics and perceptions of youth- and family-related outcomes were collected. Results demonstrated a significant increase ( p value <.05) in adults’ perceptions of their youth’s ability to choose healthy snacks and decrease screen time. Additionally, lower income adults reported increased youth sedentary habits, adults using food assistance reported decreased family breakfast frequency, and adults with smaller household sizes reported decreased youth activity before school. Further research is needed on adult and family outcomes from youth cooking programs to better understand the adult and youth health relationship and encourage obesity prevention programs to increase their focus on the family component and associated assessments.

Perceptions of Collective Efficacy Among Single Mothers: Insights for Conceptualization and Measurement

2018 ◽  
Vol 39 (17) ◽  
pp. 4019-4040 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sheila Barnhart ◽  
Michael C. Gearhart ◽  
Kathryn Maguire-Jack
Keyword(s):  
Social Control ◽  
Collective Efficacy ◽  
Factor Structure ◽  
Social Cohesion ◽  
Teen Pregnancy ◽  
Factor Model ◽  
Single Mother ◽  
Informal Social Control ◽  
Family Outcomes ◽  
Study Results

Neighborhoods with higher levels of collective efficacy are associated with more favorable family outcomes such as lower teen pregnancy rates and less antisocial behavior among children. Collective efficacy is traditionally measured by combining the constructs of social cohesion and informal social control, yet these two constructs may have unique influences on family outcomes. While prior studies have examined collective efficacy’s factor structure, there is limited understanding of this construct among single-mother families, who have unique social and economic characteristics. In this exploratory study, we tested a single-factor model and two-factor model separating social cohesion and informal social control to examine the underlying factor structure of collective efficacy with a diverse sample of 2,084 unmarried mothers who participated in the third wave in-home survey of the Fragile Families and Child Wellbeing study. Results support that informal social control and social cohesion were best modeled as two distinct, but related, constructs.

scholarly journals Transgender fathering: Children’s psychological and family outcomes

PLoS ONE ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 15 (11) ◽  
pp. e0241214
Author(s):  
Agnès Condat ◽  
Grégor Mamou ◽  
Chrystelle Lagrange ◽  
Nicolas Mendes ◽  
Joy Wielart ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Cognitive Development ◽  
Gender Identity ◽  
Empirical Data ◽  
Descriptive Analysis ◽  
Family Status ◽  
Donor Sperm ◽  
Family Outcomes ◽  
Transgender Persons ◽  
Significant Difference

Medical advances in assisted reproductive technology have created new ways for transgender persons to become parents outside the context of adoption. The limited empirical data does not support the idea that trans-parenthood negatively impacts children’s development. However, the question has led to lively societal debates making the need for evidence-based studies urgent. We aimed to compare cognitive development, mental health, gender identity, quality of life and family dynamics using standardized instruments and experimental protocols in 32 children who were conceived by donor sperm insemination (DSI) in French couples with a cisgender woman and a transgender man, the transition occurring before conception. We constituted two control groups matched for age, gender and family status. We found no significant difference between groups regarding cognitive development, mental health, and gender identity, meaning that neither the transgender fatherhood nor the use of DSI had any impact on these characteristics. The results of the descriptive analysis showed positive psycho-emotional development. Additionally, when we asked raters to differentiate the family drawings of the group of children of trans-fathers from those who were naturally conceived, no rater was able to differentiate the groups above chance levels, meaning that what children expressed through family drawing did not indicate cues related to trans-fatherhood. However, when we assessed mothers and fathers with the Five-Minute Speech Sample, we found that the emotions expressed by transgender fathers were higher than those of cisgender fathers who conceived by sex or by DSI. We conclude that the first empirical data regarding child development in the context of trans-parenthood are reassuring. We believe that this research will also improve transgender couple care and that of their children in a society where access to care remains difficult in this population. However, further research is needed with adolescents and young adults.

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