Absence of the biological father in early childhood has been linked to depressive symptoms in mid-adolescent girls. Earlier studies have linked father absence to early timing of menarche, and early menarche is a risk factor for increased depressive symptoms in adolescence. No studies, however, have examined whether the association between father absence and depressive symptoms may be explained ...

PURPOSE Numerous studies show associations between father absence and girls' early puberty. However, most research has been retrospective, focused on menarche, and failed to consider body mass index (BMI), ethnicity, and income in the analyses. This study resolves these scientific gaps. METHODS This was a prospective study of 444 girls aged 6-8 years and their caregivers (96% mothers). Data w...

Father absence is consistently associated with children's reproductive outcomes in industrialized countries. It has been suggested that father absence acts as a cue to particular environmental conditions that influence life history strategies. Much less is known, however, about the effects of father absence on such outcomes in lower-income countries. Using data from the 1988 Malaysian Family Li...

Minat mahasiswa merupakan kecenderungan dalam bekerja di perbankan syariah sesuai dengan minat itu sendiri. Bank suatu lembaga keuangan yang menerapkan prinsip sehingga terhindar dari riba, qharar, maysir haram dan zalim. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui pada sektor syariah. dilakuakan Universiatas Islam Negeri Sayyid Ali Rahmatullah Tulungagung. Jenis penelitian digunakan adalah metod...

BACKGROUND Father absence has negative consequences for children's behaviour. Yet research has not examined how father absence and child behaviour may influence each other. This study models the cross-lagged relationship between father absence (non-residence) and child problem behaviour in the early years. METHODS We used data from the UK's Millennium Cohort Study, at children's ages 3, 5 and...

While research has shown the important role fathers play in young children's lives, fathers are often not involved in Early Intervention services. This literature review will examine father involvement in early childhood programs in the United States, father involvement in early childhood programs in other countries, and staff perceptions of father involvement in early childhood programs. Findi...

In this paper we introduce a novel feature of the DALI language: a DALI agent is now able to activate child agents and to feed them either with a goal to be reached or a result to be obtained. Each child agent is independent and can communicate with its father or with other agents. When the child finally reaches the given goal, it notifies the father. At any point, the latter may possibly decid...