Maladaptive perfectionism has the potential to undermine physical and psychological health (Enns, Cox, Sareen, & Freeman, 2001). The current investigation focused on the characteristics that put individuals atrisk of maladaptive perfectionism. We investigated the relation of parenting (autonomy granting, warmth, and supervision) and personality (BIS/BAS) to maladaptive perfectionism among colle...

OBJECTIVES To determine the risk factors for pregnancy among unmarried adolescents and young adults. METHODS Case-control study was done over a period of 2 years. Data collected from 181 unmarried abortion seekers and 181 unmarried non-pregnant controls (≤24 years) attending three Medical Colleges of Kerala. RESULTS Logistic regression analysis showed a strong association between unmarried ...

OBJECTIVE   This study aimed to identify the pathways through which a preventive intervention targeting young low-SES disruptive boys could result in lower crime involvement during adulthood. METHOD   The preventive intervention was implemented when the children were between 7 and 9 years and included three components (i.e. social skills, parental practices, teacher support). Participants (N ...

OBJECTIVE To examine the effects of parent viewing of their child's actual risk behavior on home safety practices. METHODS Sixty-one 4-to 7-year-old children and their caregivers participated in a three session project. Parents were exposed to one of three videos: (a) their own child with simulated home hazards, (b) a pilot child with hazards, or (c) a control child development video. Observa...

This article aims to provide an analysis of flipped learning in fostering student independence through self-regulation and parental supervision. The aspects studied are: method used this is a literature review, where readings are carried out on various scientific journals that discuss learning. results the study show application can lead students achieve independent learning, but must be suppor...

BACKGROUND Conduction of thesis by the students is one of their major academic activities. Thesis quality and acquired experiences are highly dependent on the supervision. Our study is aimed at identifing the challenges in thesis supervision from both students and faculty members point of view. METHODS This study was conducted using individual in-depth interviews and Focus Group Discussions (...

There is currently considerable concern about the attractiveness of hospital medicine as a career and experiences in core medical training (CMT) are a key determinant of whether trainees continue in the medical specialties. Little is understood about the quality and impact of the current CMT programme and this survey was designed to assess this. Three key themes emerged. Firstly, the demands of...

Parental Leave – A Policy Evaluation of the Swedish “Daddy-Month” Reform Many countries are trying to incentivize fathers to increase their share in parental leave and in household work to improve female labor market opportunities. Our unique data set stems from a natural experiment in Sweden. The data comprises all children born before (control group) and after the reform (treatment group) in ...

The present study challenges the popular notion that overly controlling or restrictive parenting is the primary pathway to academic achievement for Chinese Americans. Although traditional Chinese values require parents to make good choices for their children by supervising and asserting strict limits using guǎn (safeguarding) and jiào xun (demandingness of excellence), such parental duties do n...

While the role of parenting style as a determinant of adolescent outcomes has a long history in developmental psychology and sociology, determining causality remains a challenge. In this study we estimate the impact of parental discipline and parental monitoring on a variety of risky behaviors. We use information on random assignment to parental training programs to identify the impact of alter...