scholarly journals Association between Second-Time Mother’s Prenatal Depression and Firstborn’s Behaviour Problems: The Mediation Role of Parenting Daily Hassles

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (23) ◽  
pp. 12794
Author(s):  
Ran Zhuo ◽  
Gendao Li
Keyword(s):  
Control Policy ◽  
Daily Hassles ◽  
Prenatal Depression ◽  
Behaviour Problems ◽  
Need For Support ◽  
Minor Stressors ◽  
Children’S Behaviour ◽  
Birth Control Policy ◽  
The Impact

Background: With the relaxation of birth control policy in China in recent years, second-time mothers’ mental health has raised concerns. However, the impact of firstborn children’s behaviour problems on second-time mothers’ prenatal depression in families transitioning to siblinghood has received little attention from family psychologists. Aims: This research aims to investigate whether firstborn children’s behaviour problems affect second-time mothers’ prenatal depression and the mediation role of daily parenting hassles, i.e., minor stressors associated with parenting, on this relationship. Methods: Data about second-time mothers’ prenatal depression, parenting daily hassles, and firstborn children’s behaviour problems were collected from 105 families transitioning to two children families using mother-reported questionnaires. Regressions were used to analyze the data. Results: About half of the mothers in the sample have depressive symptoms. Firstborns’ behaviour problems did not have a direct effect on the mother’s prenatal depression, but the problems did have an indirect effect via parenting daily hassles. The mothers’ age was significantly associated with prenatal depression. Conclusions: The mediation role of parenting daily hassles in the association with firstborn’s behaviour problems and mother’s prenatal depression suggests the need for support that reduce the levels of daily parenting hassles from firstborn children.

scholarly journals Being a Former Carer: Impacts on Health and Well-Being

2016 ◽  
Vol 26 (4) ◽  
pp. 330-345 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jacqueline H. Watts ◽  
Joyce Cavaye
Keyword(s):  
United Kingdom ◽  
Qualitative Study ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Small Scale ◽  
Significant Issue ◽  
The United Kingdom ◽  
Need For Support ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Health And Well Being

In the United Kingdom, policy has formalized the role of carers through the introduction of new rights and entitlements to support. However, this support is directed only at current carers with the needs of former carers being unacknowledged. Yet, when caregiving comes to an end, the transition to a life as a “former” carer can be challenging. This article reports findings from a small-scale qualitative study about the experiences of former carers conducted in the United Kingdom. Findings highlight the impact of caregiving on the health and well-being of former carers with feelings of loss and distress associated with the end of caregiving. The need for support in the post-caregiving phase emerges as a significant issue with former carers feeling abandoned, lacking purpose and motivation to move forward in their lives. Findings suggest that the needs of former carers are not being met.

Institutions, capital control, and liquidity creation

2016 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
pp. 396-422 ◽  
Author(s):  
Babu G. Baradwaj ◽  
Yingying Shao ◽  
Michaël Dewally
Keyword(s):  
Banking Sector ◽  
Dynamic Effect ◽  
Control Policy ◽  
Economic Conditions ◽  
Economic Downturn ◽  
Capital Control ◽  
Content Type ◽  
The Creation ◽  
The Impact

Purpose The purpose of this study is to conduct an empirical investigation on how country-specific characteristics such as the quality of the institutional environment and the restrictiveness of capital control policy affect domestic financial sector’s ability to provide liquidity to the economy. Design/methodology/approach This study uses panel regressions on international banking data across 102 countries from Bankscope. Findings The results show that strong institutions and looser capital control in a country enhance the banks’ role as the liquidity provider to the economy. The study also finds that institutional quality and capital control have a dynamic effect that influences the creation of liquidity. Better institutions benefit the creation of liquidity in either under normal economic conditions or during economic downturn. Loosened capital control, as a result of financial openness, facilitates liquidity creation under normal economic conditions. Originality/value This study complements the research on the role of country-level institutions in financial and economic development and suggests a liquidity channel through which a country’s institutions can further economic growth. The study also provides evidence on the impact of a country’s control of capital flows on the role of banking sector in domestic economy.

PSE: Fostering a Sense of Community in a New School

1996 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 146-151
Author(s):  
Patricia Macpherson
Keyword(s):  
Primary School ◽  
Sense Of Community ◽  
Hidden Curriculum ◽  
Curriculum Planning ◽  
Social Education ◽  
New School ◽  
Children’S Behaviour ◽  
Work Done ◽  
The Impact

This paper outlines the measures put in place by the headteacher of a newly established school in order to ensure that all in the school — new pupils, teachers and other staff — began to share a sense of community. The development of the schools's hidden curriculum was at the forefront of the school's whole curriculum planning. To support this, newly appointed teachers were expected to have a grounding in and commitment to the role of personal and social education in the primary school, and one member of staff received a responsibility allowance (and accompanying curriculum budget) for the promotion of Personal and Social Education (PSE) throughout the school. The paper details the work done through circle time and the impact of this strategy on the children's behaviour.

scholarly journals Socioeconomic Disadvantage and Children’s Behaviour Problems: the Role of Early Aspirations

2016 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 144-164 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eirini Flouri ◽  
Emily Midouhas ◽  
Heather Joshi ◽  
Alice Sullivan
Keyword(s):  
Socioeconomic Disadvantage ◽  
Behaviour Problems ◽  
Children’S Behaviour

scholarly journals Impact of halogen chemistry on air quality in coastal and continental Europe: application of CMAQ model and implication for regulation

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Qinyi Li ◽  
Rafael Borge ◽  
Golam Sarwar ◽  
David de la Paz ◽  
Brett Gantt ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Air Quality ◽  
Spatial Scales ◽  
Control Policy ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Coastal Cities ◽  
Halogen Chemistry ◽  
Secondary Air ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Halogen Species

Abstract. Halogen (Cl, Br, and I) chemistry has been reported to influence the formation of secondary air pollutants. Previous studies mostly focused on the impact of chlorine species on air quality over large spatial scales. Very little attention has been paid to the effect of the combined halogen chemistry on air quality over Europe and its implications for control policy. In the present study, we utilize a widely-used regional model, the Community Multiscale Air Quality Modeling System (CMAQ), incorporated with the latest halogen sources and chemistry, to simulate the abundance of halogen species over Europe and to examine the role of halogens in the formation of secondary air pollution. The results suggest that the CMAQ model is able to reproduce the level of O3, NO2, and halogen species over Europe. Chlorine chemistry slightly increases the levels of OH, HO2, NO3, O3, and NO2 and substantially enhances the level of Cl radical. Combined halogen chemistry reduces the HO2/OH ratio by decreasing the level of HO2 and increasing OH, significantly reduces the concentrations of NO3 and O3, and decreases NO2 in the highly polluted regions and increases NO2 in other areas. The maximum effects of halogen chemistry occur over oceanic and coastal regions, but some noticeable impacts also occur over continental Europe. Halogen chemistry affects the number of days exceeding the European Union target threshold for the protection of human being and vegetation from ambient O3. In light of the significant impact of halogen chemistry on air quality, we recommend that halogen chemistry be considered for inclusion in air quality policy assessments, particularly in coastal cities.

Exploring children’s responses to store atmosphere

2016 ◽  
Vol 44 (10) ◽  
pp. 1030-1046 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kafia Ayadi ◽  
Lanlan Cao
Keyword(s):  
Negative Impact ◽  
Theory Approach ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Child Interaction ◽  
Parent Child Interaction ◽  
Children’S Behaviour ◽  
Store Environment ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Parent Child

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to explore children’s responses to store atmosphere, and the role of parent-child interaction in these responses. Design/methodology/approach The authors used a qualitative study within two French stores and employed a grounded-theory approach to analyse data. Data were collected from 41 in-store observations and 20 in-depth interviews with children aged 7-11. Findings This research reveals that the impact of store atmospherics on children’s responses to store environment and on their behaviour in-store is a complex phenomenon. Children passively and actively respond to store atmosphere. They appropriate and re-appropriate store environment for their own goal of play. Store atmospherics may lead to positive outcomes in the form of children’s exploration of the store, desire to stay longer and intention to revisit. However, store atmosphere can also become the source of conflicts between parents and children, and therefore have a negative impact on children’s behaviour in-store. Research limitations/implications The study deepens the understanding of children’s responses to store atmosphere by taking account of parent-child interaction. It extends research on the effects of store atmosphere on children’s behaviour by suggesting the moderating effect of parent-child conflict. Nevertheless, the number of stores selected limits the findings. Practical implications The findings of this study enable retailers to improve the atmosphere of their stores by making it fun and creative in order to attract children to play there. Furthermore, the study provides interesting findings for retailers on how to overcome the challenge of inappropriate store atmosphere creating or aggravating parent-child conflict during shopping trips. Social implications The authors suggest solving conflicts between children and parents through common activities within the store or through interactive technologies that favour communication and enable children to learn through play. Originality/value The originality of this paper lies in its focus on the role of parent-child interaction in children’s responses to store atmosphere. The authors intend to reveal the complicated relationship between store atmosphere, children’s responses and parent-child interaction in-store.

Intergroup Threat and Outgroup Attitudes

2013 ◽  
Vol 44 (5) ◽  
pp. 311-319 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marco Brambilla ◽  
David A. Butz
Keyword(s):  
Gay Men ◽  
Social Group ◽  
Welfare Recipients ◽  
Intergroup Attitudes ◽  
Social Policies ◽  
Intergroup Threat ◽  
Economic Threat ◽  
The Impact ◽  
General Climate

Two studies examined the impact of macrolevel symbolic threat on intergroup attitudes. In Study 1 (N = 71), participants exposed to a macrosymbolic threat (vs. nonsymbolic threat and neutral topic) reported less support toward social policies concerning gay men, an outgroup whose stereotypes implies a threat to values, but not toward welfare recipients, a social group whose stereotypes do not imply a threat to values. Study 2 (N = 78) showed that, whereas macrolevel symbolic threat led to less favorable attitudes toward gay men, macroeconomic threat led to less favorable attitudes toward Asians, an outgroup whose stereotypes imply an economic threat. These findings are discussed in terms of their implications for understanding the role of a general climate of threat in shaping intergroup attitudes.

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