In this study, the concept of social capital is applied to an exploration of Guanxi (social networking to create good relationships) among working lone mothers of adults with intellectual disabilities (ID) in Taiwan. Using in-depth interviews, this study explores the role of social capital, here referred to as 'care capital', in making it possible for working lone mothers to combine their roles...

BACKGROUND Provision of mother's breast milk to infants within one hour of birth is referred to as Early Initiation of Breast Feeding (EIBF) which is an important strategy to reduce perinatal and infant morbidities and mortality. This study aimed to use recent nationally representative survey data to identify individual, household and community level factors associated with EIBF and to update o...

Abstract Despite the important implications for families, limited research has examined how workplace environments influence parenting behavior. Situated within Work–Home Resources Model, purpose of this study was to investigate (a) whether flexibility, a contextual resource, predicts positive behavior, home outcome, and (b) work–family guilt mediates relationship. A sample working mothers with...