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Beliefs and ideologies linked with approval of corporal punishment: a content analysis of online comments
(2016)
This study employs a novel strategy for identifying points of resistance to education efforts aimed at reducing rates of child physical abuse and use of corporal punishment (CP). We analyzed online comments (n¼581) generated ...
Paternal and household characteristics associated with child neglect and Child Protective Services involvement
(2013)
This study examined the association of paternal and household characteristics with household-level measures of child neglect and Child Protective Services (CPS) involvement, measured when the index child was 5 years of ...
Low-income fathers’ barriers to participation in family and parenting programs
(2011)
There is considerable evidence that fathers and father surrogates are overrepresented as the perpetrators of child maltreatment. National child welfare data indicate that fathers were identified as a perpetrator in half ...
Toward complete inclusion: Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender military service members after Don’t-Ask-Don’t-Tell repeal
(2016)
The 2010 repeal of Don't Ask, Don't Tell (DADT) is one example of how U.S. public policy has shifted toward greater inclusion of lesbian, gay, and bisexual (LGB) individuals. The repeal of DADT reversed the practice of ...
Dynamics and Economic Aspects of Climate Change
(2012-09)
Climate change is the alteration of climate directly or indirectly caused by human activities that modify the composition of
the atmosphere. Greenhouse gases (GHG), particularly CO2, are accumulating in the atmosphere, ...
Hispanic fathers and risk for maltreatment in father-involved families of young children
(2011)
The Hispanic population is the fastest growing segment of U.S. population. However, risks for child maltreatment in the foreign-born and native-born Hispanic populations are largely understudied. To address this knowledge ...
Paternal depression and child neglect in father-involved families of young children
(2012)
Objective: To examine the association of paternal depression with risk for parental neglect
of young children.
Study design: The sample was derived from a birth cohort study of 1,089 families in which
both biological ...
Father early engagement behaviors and infant low birth weight
(2018)
Objective To examine the association of father early engagement behaviors and infant low birth weight (LBW) among
unmarried, urban couples. Methods Participants were from the Fragile Families and Child Wellbeing Study, a ...
Economists, Recessions, and Profits
(2010-03)
Mainstream economists were puzzled by the global depression (the so-called Great Recession) that started late in 2007. In the Unites States, after an almost unanimous consensus of the economic profession and the Republican ...