Family Facts: Social Science Research on Family, Society & Religion
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children’s behavioral problems may be linked to their mothers’ social
and psychological wellbeing, a 2002 National Institute of Child Health
and Human Development study found. Mothers who exhibited fewer symptoms of depression, scored higher on tests of maternal personality, had more social support and less parenting stress, and reported a higher quality of marriage were less likely to report that their children had behavioral problems at ages two and three. The association between these social characteristics and mothers’ reports of their children’s behavior was stronger at age three than at age two. Read this finding The Heritage Foundation's familyfacts.org catalogs social science findings on the family, society and religion gleaned from peer-reviewed journals, books and government surveys. Serving policymakers, journalists, scholars and the general public, familyfacts.org makes social science research easily accessible to the non-specialist. |
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Findings on factors associated with child behavioral problems:
 Adolescents whose fathers were more involved in their lives tended to exhibit fewer behavioral problems...(more) Children whose parents attended religious services were less likely to exhibit behavioral problems in school...(more) Family Research Experts:
Pat Fagan William H. G. FitzGerald Research Fellow in Family and Cultural Issues Christine Kim Policy Analyst, Domestic Policy Studies Jennifer Marshall Director, Domestic Policy Studies For Interviews call Media Relations at (202) 675-1761 |
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Events:Religious Practice and Civic Life: What the Research Says October 4, 2007 |