Little research has explored same-sex parents' school engagement, although there is some evidence that same-sex parents' perceptions of openness versus exclusion in the school setting -as well as other interrelated contexts - may have implications for their relationships with and perceptions of their children's schools. The current cross-sectional study used multilevel modeling to examine the r...

Abstract: Introduction: Premature birth is highly stressful for parents. Nursing support is crucial for premature infants. Parental satisfaction is a vital indicator of the quality of care provided by nurses. Therefore, determining the factors related to parental satisfaction is important in nursing care. Objective: This study aims to investigate the relationship between social support and p...

AIM The aim was to analyse contacts network and satisfaction with contacts among children of parents with post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). SUBJECT AND METHODS The sample consisted of 100 pupils (age 10 to 15) from two randomly chosen schools. Children were selected from general population, lived with both parents who have had war traumatic experiences. They agreed to participate in psyc...

AIM To investigate the health service experiences and needs of parents in the period around diagnosis of ophthalmic disorders in their children. METHODS Parents of children newly diagnosed with visual impairment and/or ophthalmic disorders at a tertiary level hospital in London participated in a questionnaire survey, using standard instruments, followed by in-depth individual interviews, to e...

BACKGROUND Chaplain services are available in 68% of hospitals, but hospital chaplains are not yet incorporated into routine patient care. OBJECTIVES To describe how families of hospitalized children view and utilize hospital chaplains. DESIGN Telephone survey with 40 questions: Likert, yes/no, and short-answer responses. SUBJECTS Parents visited by a hospital chaplain during their child'...

This paper presents an analysis employing the quantitative research method to study Vietnamese adult children’s obligation to parents. Using primary data gathered from 95 Vietnamese American adults, this study examines the relationship between obligation to parents and life satisfaction of Vietnamese American adults. The findings indicate that obligations to parents have been adapted among the ...

This study assessed lesbian couples' division of labor, their satisfaction with division of labor and with their relationships, and their children's psychosocial adjustment. The 26 participating families were headed by lesbian couples, each of whom had at least 1 child between 4 and 9 years of age. Parents' relationship satisfaction was generally high but was unrelated to measures of parental d...