Drawing on the background of positive psychology, there has only recently been a focus on adolescents' life satisfaction (LS) in the context of education. Studies examining the relationship between adolescents' academic achievement and LS have shown conflicting results and the reasons are not fully understood. The present study investigated the role of parents' education as a potential moderato...

OBJECTIVE To examine the relationship between maternal intelligence-mental health and neuropsychological development at age 14 months in a normal population, taking into account maternal occupational social class and education. METHODS We prospectively studied a population-based birth cohort, which forms part of the INMA (Environment and Childhood) Project. Cognitive and psychomotor developme...

OBJECTIVE The ideal nourishment for newborns with low birth-weight is breast milk. The purpose of the study was to determine the effect of natural-feeding education given to mothers of low-birth-weight infants, on the mothers' breast-feeding self-efficacy level, breast-feeding success, and the growth of the infants. METHODS The study was conducted in a quasi-experimental way. The study group ...

This study examines the beliefs and understandings concerning diarrhoea among 2 groups of Zimbabwean women. Mothers with formal education are compared to those with less formal education. Differences and commonalities of beliefs are examined. The findings show that traditional explanations of an illness such as diarrhoea can inhibit health education campaigns against this disease which kills ma...

BACKGROUND International research has demonstrated that rural residency is a risk factor for childhood adiposity. The main aim of this study was to investigate the urban-rural gradient in overweight and obesity and whether the association differed by maternal education. METHODS Height, weight and waist circumference (WC) were measured in a nationally representative sample of 3166 Norwegian ei...

is article presents initial findings from a study that examined how African American mothers from a low-income neighborhood conceptualized their roles in their children’s mathematics learning. Based on interviews and observations focusing on ten mothers’ involvement in their children’s education, we offer a framework that expands typical characterizations of parent involvement. is framework p...