Scourfield, Jonathan, Allely, Clare, and Yates, Peter (2014) An independent process evaluation of Mellow Dads. Working with Fathers to Improve Children's Well-Being

Effects of the Dads for Life intervention on interparental conflict and coparenting in the two years after divorce.

The ability of parents to forge harmonious coparenting relationships following divorce is an important predictor of their children's long-term well-being. However, there is no convincing evidence that this relationship can be modified through intervention. A preventive intervention that we developed, Dads for Life (DFL), which targeted noncustodial parents as participants, has previously been s...

Working with fathers to improve children's well-being: Results of a survey exploring service provision and intervention approach in the UK

a r t i c l e i n f o Interventions for fathers are a recent growth area in family services. Although some specific approaches are beginning to be evaluated, there is little known about what kinds of interventions are more generally being used in practice. A web-based survey of practitioners was conducted in the UK, with contact being made via local authority service managers. Two hundred and t...

Maternal Stress and Sleep of Hospitalized Children: The Effects of a Using Video Call Intervention to Improve Family-Centered Care

Introduction: Stress and anxiety in the parents and caregivers can prevent the mother from adapting to the hospital environment and supporting her child. In fact, any disturbance in the behavior of parents, including the mother, can have a negative effect on their child's sleep. The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of using video call intervention on improving family-centered car...

Allely, Clare S. (2014) The association of ADHD symptoms to self-harm behaviours: a systematic PRISMA

When Professionals Become Mothers, Warmth Doesn’t Cut the Ice

Working moms risk being reduced to one of two subtypes: homemakers—viewed as warm but incompetent, or female professionals—characterized as competent but cold. The current study ( N = 122 college students) presents four important findings. First, when working women become mothers, they trade perceived competence for perceived warmth. Second, working men don’t make this trade; when they become f...