The present study examined the predictive value of filial piety and parental involvement with respect to students’ academic behavior — orientation of achievement motivation and amotivation. Parental involvement was defined as the parents’ expectation, value on education and feedback perceived by the students. This study was conducted in Hong Kong by gathering data from a questionnaire survey at...

Parental care is essential for the survival and well-being of offspring in many species. Understanding the mechanisms underlying parental involvement can lend insight into general and conserved principles governing the neural basis of a major life history stage, parenthood. While many animal models of parental behavior display maternal care, studying male involvement is challenging. Male parent...

Parental involvement is a crucial thing that can improve children's early literacy skills. The purpose of this research to analyze the parents in Malang, Indonesia. This study used descriptive quantitative method with survey involving 122 (mean age 37.5 years) who had kindergarten children aged 4-6 years. uses measuring tool developed by PIRLS-2011 Involvement from parent's perspective. results...

OBJECTIVE Specific parental behaviors and cognitions are associated with child anxiety. Studies informing us of the directionality of the associations are lacking. We investigated the effect of parental involvement in children's anxiety treatment on parental behaviors and cognitions. METHOD Children (N=54, 7-12 years) and parents were randomly allocated to different treatment groups (involved...

Parental investment decisions depend on multiple factors, including the extent that parental care benefits offspring. Humans should show reduced parental effort in environments where parenting cannot improve offspring survival. Data from the standard cross-cultural sample are used to test this prediction. The results show that maternal care was inversely associated with famine and warfare, and ...

Engaged students tend to show school-committed behaviors (e.g., attend classes, get involved with the learning process), high achievement, and sense of belonging. However, students with disabilities are prone to show a lack of engagement with school due to the specific difficulties they have to handle. In fact, children with disabilities are likely to show poor participation in school when comp...

BACKGROUND African American female adolescents living in low-income urban areas are at increased risk for sexually transmitted diseases. OBJECTIVE To determine if high levels of perceived parental supervision and communication were associated with reduced gonorrhea (GC) and chlamydia (CT) incidence in low-income, African American, sexually experienced female adolescents, aged 14 to 19 years, ...

A WARM WATCHFUL EYE: PARENTAL EMOTIONAL SUPPORT ANDMONITORING IN MULTISYSTEM THERAPY FOR YOUTH WITH DIABETESbyDANA MAYAUGUST 2012Advisor:Dr. Annmarie CanoMajor:Clinical PsychologyDegree:Master of ArtsThe purpose of this study was to examine the extent to which changes inparenting behaviors, in particular monitoring diabetes care completion and...

How match-making methods a¤ect marriage outcomes is an understudied topic. Using a survey of Chinese couples in 1991, this paper examines whether parental involvement in match-making a¤ects a couple’s marriage harmony and joint income. We …nd that, compared with those married through self search, couples relying on parental help in match-making have on average less harmony and less income in ru...

The purpose of this study was to reveal the involvement parents in shaping character values early childhood through a management development approach at Ar-Rahman Kindergarten, STM Hilir District. method used is qualitative approach, so that data collection subjects and informants carried out comprehensive holistic manner which an interpretative analysis observed phenomena. This then reflected ...