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Consolidation in the U.S. banking industry has led to larger banks. I find that low-income households face reduced access to credit when local banks are large. This result appears to stem from large banks' comparative disadvantage using soft information, which is particularly important for lending to low-income households. In contrast, the size of local banks has little or no effect on high-income households. Consistent with low-income parents' credit constraints limiting investment in their children's human capital, areas with larger banks exhibit a greater sensitivity of educational attainment to parental income, and less intergenerational economic mobility. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Objective: Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a chronic autoimmune disease that affects multiple organs, notably the skin, joints, and kidneys. The primary goal in managing SLE is to enhance patients' quality of life (QoL). Illness perception can influence QoL in patients with chronic disease. We assessed illness perception in juvenile SLE (jSLE) patients and its effect on patient's and parental QoL. Method: Patients diagnosed with jSLE according to the SLICC 2012 criteria between January and November 2023 were included. Patients' illness perceptions were gaged using the brief illness perception questionnaire (B-IPQ), while patient's and parental QoL were evaluated using PedsQL and WHOQOL- BREF, respectively. Results: The study comprised 32 patients and 32 parents, predominantly female (78.1%). Musculoskeletal involvement was the most common (65.6%), followed by mucocutaneous (59.4%), renal, and hematological involvement (50% each). Neuropsychiatric involvement was absent. The median SLEDAI-2K score at the last outpatient clinic visit, which was documented in the patient's file was 2 (0–18) and was not correlated with the B-IPQ score (r = 0.121, p =.51). A significant negative correlation was found between B-IPQ and patient QoL, indicating poorer QoL in patients with negative illness perceptions (r = −0.576, p <.001). No correlation was observed between parental QoL and B-IPQ (p =>.05). Of note, 56.3% of patients had poor QoL, scoring below the PedsQL cut-off, while 43.8% of parents had poor QoL for general health, scoring below the WHOQOL-BREF cut-off for general health. Conclusion: Although disease perception did not correlate with disease activation in jSLE, it significantly impacted patient QoL. Enhancing patients' perceptions of jSLE may improve their overall QoL. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article discusses the rise of "kidfluencers," children who have become popular on social media platforms, often through endorsements and sponsored content. The phenomenon has raised concerns about child labor laws and the protection of children's well-being. While some see kidfluencing as an opportunity for children and parents, others highlight the risks involved. The article calls for a broader perspective on the topic and emphasizes the need to listen to children's voices and consider the broader context in which kidfluencers operate. [Extracted from the article]

Objective Background Method Results Conclusion Implications This study sought to understand the prospective relationship between parents' jobs, parenting, and adolescents' subsequent school performance.Recent research shows that parents' poor job quality and work–family conflict (WFC) are adversely associated with young people's mental health and socioemotional well‐being, with much less known about impacts on adolescents' academic outcomes.We used data from a nationally representative Australian cohort study to test a longitudinal model linking parents' job characteristics, WFC, and parenting warmth and irritability in early high school, and adolescents' academic achievement in middle high school. Separate models were run for mothers (N = 2,676) and fathers (N = 2,615), and additional multigroup models examined differences between low‐income and middle‐ and high‐income parents.Findings suggest that parents' WFC increases parenting irritability, which in turn is adversely associated with academic outcomes, particularly for low‐income mothers. Findings also showed that low‐income fathers' WFC was directly associated with poorer academic outcomes.Parents' WFC in early high school may affect adolescents' achievement in middle high school, with some risks compounded for low‐income households.This study is among the first to establish a relationship between parents' WFC and adolescents' academic performance and highlights the importance of parents' job resources in supporting adolescent academic outcomes. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Since the era of chattel slavery, the state has used institutionalized abuse and violence as a tool for reproductive control. Today, public institutions and social services have been established by the state to police and surveil the behavior of poor communities and parents to maintain the reproductive violence and oppression that began centuries ago. This paper uses a reproductive justice framework to explore how the history of criminalizing pregnancy, surveilling Black and Indigenous communities, and denying reproductive autonomy are connected to and maintained by the present-day family policing system. In doing so, this paper expands on existing literature to create a stronger link and build solidarity between the movements against family policing and reproductive oppression. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Objectives: Latinx immigrant families may face stressful experiences premigration, en route to the host country, and once they arrive in the host country (postmigration). The present study examines the impact of premigration stress and postmigration stress (together defined as immigrant-related stress) on the mental health of Mexican-origin parents and their children using both cross-sectional and longitudinal methodology. Method: Data collection across four timepoints occurred from 2013 to 2018. At Time 1, 104 families were enrolled in the study and met the following criteria: (1) At least one Mexican-origin immigrant parent; (2) One child between the ages of 6–10 years; and (3) Family income at or below 150% of the federal poverty line. Results: Hierarchical multiple regression and hierarchical linear modeling (HLM) were used to analyze the cross-sectional and longitudinal data, respectively. HLM models revealed that higher postmigration stress over time (2013–2018) was related to higher mental health problems among parents and children. Higher premigration stress was associated with higher parent-reported child mental health problems, while postmigration stress was associated with higher parent mental health problems. Specifically, discrimination emerged as a salient factor of poor parent mental health. Immigrant-related stress was related to higher total parent and child mental health problems. Conclusion: This study demonstrates the strong impact of postmigration stress on mental health over the span of several years and during a time of heightened stress for many Mexican immigrant communities. The results inform the need for family-wide interventions that address the complexities of immigrant-related stress as well as comprehensive policy changes. Public Significance Statement: Latinx immigrant families may experience stress before migration (poverty, violence) and after migration (fear of deportation, discrimination), which can accumulate over time and impact mental health. This calls for family-wide interventions centered on empowerment and championing comprehensive immigration reform. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

• Studied a sample of 152 low-income Latino parents and their kindergarten children. • Examined unique relations between food practices and children's academic skills. • Food sharing practices positively related to children's literacy skills. • Food practices are part of the constellation of Latino home learning activities. Latino parents support children's academic skills through their involvement in daily living activities. Prior work has focused on conventional literacy (e.g., book reading) and numeracy activities (e.g., teaching numbers). Less-visible home activities that are high-priority, high-value cultural practices in Latino communities are food sharing (e.g., eating together) and food-related household chores (e.g., grocery shopping together). This study examined whether food sharing and food-related household chores contributed to children's academic skills beyond conventional literacy and numeracy activities, in a sample of 152 Latino parents from low-income households and their kindergarten children (M age = 67.24 months; 51.32% female). At the beginning of kindergarten, parents completed a home learning activities questionnaire and children's literacy and math skills were assessed. We found that food sharing, but not food-related household chores, positively related to children's literacy skills (vocabulary), beyond conventional literacy and numeracy activities. Food sharing and food-related household chores did not relate to children's math skills. Findings suggest the need to consider food sharing and food-related household chores as part of the constellation of Latino home learning activities that are likely to support children's academic skills. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Socioeconomic differences among low-income and racially minoritized students may be consequential for understanding the dynamics of school choice—especially in high-poverty and racially segregated urban contexts that are often targeted by school choice policies. Yet school choice research largely focuses on differences between groups and relies on measures that broadly categorize students as low-income or not. Drawing on parent interviews in Detroit, this study describes socioeconomic differences among low-income and racially minoritized families and examines how those differences relate to their engagement in the school choice process. While families faced a similar landscape of choice, relied on similar types of resources, and did not have drastically different preferences, relative socioeconomic disadvantages translated to more constrained access and engagement in school choice. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Introduction: Individuals with psychiatric disorders tend to report having poorer bonds with their parents during their early years. These individuals often experience lower quality of life as well. This study investigated the associations between aspects of parental bonding and health-related quality of life (HRQOL) in a clinical sample of youths. It was hypothesised that high parental care and low parental overprotectiveness would be associated with higher levels of HRQOL. Methods: Data were obtained from a larger cross-sectional study. The sample consisted of 400 psychiatric outpatients: 191 patients aged 14-21 (mean ± standard deviation 18.1 ± 2.22) years and 209 patients aged 22-35 (28.0 ± 4.33) years. The Parental Bonding Instrument was used to measure parental care and overprotectiveness. Short Form-12 measured physical health (physical component summary [PCS]) and mental health (mental component summary [MCS]) components of HRQOL, and the 8-item Patient Health Questionnaire assessed depressive symptoms. These scales and a sociodemographic form were self-administered. Multivariable linear regression was used for analysis. Results: About half of the sample reported affectionless control for mothers (46.6%) and fathers (45.9%). After controlling for sociodemographic variables, no significant relationship was found between aspects of parental bonding and PCS scores. Maternal care was associated with MCS scores (β = 0.32, P < 0.01) and PHQ-8 scores (β = -0.12, P < 0.05). Conclusion: Our results suggest that youths who experienced quality care from their mothers exhibit better mental health functioning despite their clinical diagnoses, which suggests that early maternal care exerts an overall long-term protective effect. Early parental education that promotes positive parenting practices could improve the overall HRQOL of individuals in adulthood despite their clinical diagnoses. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article discusses the challenges faced by high-profile education reform efforts in big-city school districts, focusing on Houston's recent takeover by the Texas Education Agency and the implementation of a new education system by Superintendent Mike Miles. The article highlights the resistance and criticism faced by Miles and his agenda, as well as the financial and operational challenges within the district. It also explores the changing landscape of education reform, with a shift towards alternative education models and declining support for traditional big-city reform efforts. [Extracted from the article]

Increasingly, parents of young children need postsecondary credentials to compete in the labor market and meet basic family needs. This study uses a quasi-experimental design to examine the effects of CareerAdvance, a two-generation education intervention that offers postsecondary career training in healthcare for parents paired with Head Start for children. Overall, we find that CareerAdvance promotes low-income parents' educational advancement during the first three years after program entry, with weaker evidence of benefits to career progress and psychological wellbeing, and no evidence of economic gains. The two-generation program promotes greater educational and career advancement among parents without postsecondary credentials at baseline, than for parents who began the program with postsecondary credentials. In contrast, exploratory analyses suggest that parents entering the program with postsecondary credentials experienced benefits to some individual markers of economic and psychological wellbeing within three years. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

We argue that economists, as well as other social scientists, have increasingly focused on parenting as a means of building children's human capital and reducing poverty. This is reflected, in part, in the use of the concept of 'parental investment' to study parenting, which has gained prominence over the past thirty years. This intellectual program is also evident in interventions targeting low-income parents to change parenting behavior to reflect the 'parental investment' model. Our study first documents the rise of the use of 'parental investment' in economics, psychology, and sociology, using a SCOPUS-generated corpus of academic documents. Through a critical analysis of two highly influential articles, we uncover the key assumptions of the economic approach to the study of parenting. We then show how this approach informs parenting programs that directly affect parenting behavior. Finally, we offer preliminary reflections on the consequences of the economization of parenting. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Introduction: Adolescent mental health has been an issue of global concern, and the mental health of adolescents in economically disadvantaged areas may require additional research. The research delves into factors associated with economically disadvantaged areas' adolescent mental health, employing family systems theory, self-determination theory, and psychological reactance theory. Specifically, the present study which was done in Jingzhou country, an economically disadvantaged area of Hunan Province, China, aimed to examine the link between parental psychological control and adolescent mental health, as well as the mediating roles of psychological reactance and problematic smartphone use in this relationship. Methods: A sample of 1300 Chinese middle school students (620 girls, mean age = 14.22 ± 1.29) completed self-reported measures of parental psychological control, psychological reactance, problematic smartphone use, and adolescent mental health. Results: Results showed that parental psychological control was negatively associated with adolescent mental health. Psychological reactance and problematic smartphone use mediated the association between parental psychological control and adolescent mental health, separately and serially. Discussion: The findings of the present study enrich the literature on parenting styles and adolescent mental health in economically disadvantaged areas, and this provides an intervention perspective to reduce the negative impact of poor parenting on adolescent mental health in economically disadvantaged areas. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This article discusses the views of Jonathan Swift, a writer and satirist, on population and poverty in the early eighteenth century. Swift observed the prevailing mercantilist doctrine that emphasized a large but low-wage labor force and positive trade balance for a country's wealth. He criticized this system, particularly in Ireland where he witnessed widespread poverty. Swift's works, including "The History of the Four Last Years of the Queen," an essay from 1724, and "A Modest Proposal," satirize the issues of population growth, unemployment, and poverty. These writings challenge conventional thinking and propose alternative solutions, such as selective immigration and the export of people. [Extracted from the article]

This article discusses the deposit since the 1950s of the Church of England's local and national records, with particular reference to the eighteenth century, in Lambeth Palace Library and elsewhere, especially local authority archive offices. These records illustrate the established Church's engagement during the "long‐eighteenth century," nationally, regionally and locally, with all levels of English society. The cataloguing and accessibility of these archives significantly contributed to the post‐1960s burgeoning of English social and economic history, particularly research about poverty, literacy and education. Frequently such research has neglected the religious‐faith base of the creators of these archives. However, parallel research about religion in the lives of laypeople and of English society generally in the "long‐eighteenth century" has led to questioning the long‐standing hypothesis of English society's secularisation following the seventeenth century Civil Wars. The article therefore provides a case study illustrating parochial and diocesan archives' evidence of religion permeating people's lives. Large numbers of better‐off laypeople lived out their religious faith by establishing and sustaining voluntary elementary education for poor children in the 3Rs and the practice of Christian faith and subsequently securing apprenticeships or service for them. Evidence also suggests large numbers of poor parents took up these opportunities. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article discusses the critical importance of the first years of a child's life for brain development, emphasizing that healthy relationships and early learning experiences significantly influence lifelong health and learning. Topics include the impact of parental education on brain development, the role of public libraries in supporting families, and the disparities faced by underserved communities in accessing resources for early childhood development.

We investigate natural selection on polygenic scores in the contemporary US, using the Health and Retirement Study. Across three generations, scores which correlate negatively (positively) with education are selected for (against). However, results only partially support the economic theory of fertility as an explanation for natural selection. The theory predicts that selection coefficients should be stronger among low-income, less educated, unmarried and younger parents, but these predictions are only half borne out: coefficients are larger only among low-income parents and unmarried parents. We also estimate effect sizes corrected for noise in the polygenic scores. Selection for some health traits is similar in magnitude to that for cognitive traits. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Those who become parents at a young age are more likely to have disadvantaged backgrounds such as growing up in low income families or to have experiences of being in care, which means they are more likely to face challenges as they become adults and parents. Despite the disadvantages many young parents face, they are neglected in UK policy, especially in relation to their experiences of the social security system where they receive lower levels of financial support from the state compared with older parents. This article draws on in-depth interview data at two points in time with nine young parents under the age of 25 claiming Universal Credit (drawn from a large sample of couples receiving Universal Credit). The findings show they faced extreme financial disadvantage, housing difficulties and problematic interactions with Department of Work and Pensions (DWP) staff and social services which impacted on their awareness and access to benefits. This article also explores the role of policy, poverty and power in influencing age related experiences of social security. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Children with a parent who suffers from depression are more likely to develop internalizing problems themselves. Moreover, poverty is an additional risk factor for child internalizing problems. According to models of intergenerational transmission of depression, various environmental mechanisms may account for this transmission. However, very few studies have included multiple mediators, as well as both parents in low-income samples. In this study of low-income families, we measured parental depressive symptoms, child internalizing problems, and examined three potential mediators: parent-child interaction quality, spouse's depressive symptoms, and coparenting conflict. Results indicated that the transmission of paternal depressive symptoms to child internalizing problems was entirely accounted for by these three mediators. The transmission of maternal depressive symptoms to child internalizing problems was mediated partially by coparenting conflict, but this link remained largely direct. These results underscore the need to consider both parents and coparenting conflict in clinical interventions targeting internalizing problems among preschoolers. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Purpose: To assess the effect of anti-allergic therapy on sleep quality of children with allergic conjunctivitis (AC) and their parents. Methods: This prospective single-arm intervention study included 54 AC child-parent dyads. Chinese versions of the Children's Sleep Habits Questionnaire (CSHQ) and Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) were used to assess the sleep quality of children and their parents, respectively. Results: CSHQ and PSQI total scores were significantly decreased after treatment, with fewer children and parents reporting poor sleep quality. Part impaired sleep behaviors of children and parents can recover to the normal levels. Sleep quality improved greater in children with a severe type of AC, those with worse baseline signs, and without other allergic diseases. For both children and parents, greater improvements in sleep quality were associated with longer treatment duration and with worse baseline sleep quality. Conclusion: Successful management of AC improves sleep quality for both children and their parents. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This study seeks to explore career choices, challenges and prospects amongst SSIII students in Comprehensive Secondary School Ntoedino, Methodist Secondary School Ntodang and FIDA Secondary School, Ntonguno, all in Obot Akara Local Government Area. Survey research design was adopted for the study. The study population comprised of students from the above named school. A sample size of 150 students was gotten through simple random sampling technique, and data were analysed using simple percentage. Findings from the study revealed that, right career choice is influenced by role models like teachers, parents, educators and guardians as 86% of the study respondents attested to this. It was also deduced that, the child alone, without the adult's guidance/counseling cannot make the right career choice. On the effect of resources/finances on right career choice, 90% being majority agreed to the assertion that most of the poor parents who send their children to public schools, have no proper orientation and are unable to educate their children properly on right career choice; and so, majority accepted the fact that, poverty affects right career choice/course of study. From the analysis it was concluded that, there were a lot of lapses with regards to proper choice of career/course of study by students in senior classes in public schools. However, the study recommended that, proper orientation/sensitization must be done by families, teachers, educators, role models, exposed friends, counselors, parents and relatives. Even at that, children should be given free hands to make their choices based on innate potentialities and not imposing courses of study/career on them. Moreover, to help students from poor background, examination like NECO, WAEC, JAMB should be made free to students in public schools. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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Subjective well-being is essential for both quality of life and a healthy society. Studies have shown that satisfied people have better relationships, are more productive, and have a longer life expectancy. General life satisfaction is being discussed as an alternative measure of prosperity beyond GDP. Thus, findings on this topic are relevant for both the scientific community as well as policymakers. This Weekly Report investigates the income, work, and health satisfaction of the German population from 2004 to 2021. Using data from the Socio-Economic Panel, we investigate if there are differences in satisfaction between genders, regions (east/west), age groups, parental status, and income groups. The analysis shows that general life satisfaction as well as income, work, and health satisfaction have either increased or remained constant since 2004. However, differences between groups, some quite significant, still remain, especially in terms of health satisfaction. Comparatively, low-income earners and parents are dissatisfied. To counter this, policy measures to unburden parents and improve the childcare system are needed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Issue Addressed: To understand barriers to uptake of subsidised swimming lessons by children aged 3–6 years old ('preschool aged children'), including from priority populations, in New South Wales (NSW). Methods: A thematic analysis of 4191 qualitative responses from parents/carers of preschool aged children describing barriers that resulted in their child's non‐participation in subsidised swimming lessons in the past 12 months was conducted. Data, including parent/carer sociodemographic variables, were collected through registrations for the NSW Government's First Lap voucher program. Results: Seven overarching barriers to participation were identified: (1) child's disability or health needs; (2) swimming lesson affordability; (3) family or personal circumstances; (4) lack of or poor availability of swimming lessons; (5) parent/carer availability, including to fulfil participation requirements; (6) COVID‐19 and (7) deprioritisation of formal swimming lessons due to parent/carer perceptions relating to its importance. These may limit the uptake of swimming lessons in preschool aged children, particularly those who are Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, living with a disability, from low socioeconomic families and living in regional and remote areas. Conclusion: Structural barriers must be addressed to increase uptake of swimming lessons in preschool aged children, particularly in priority populations, to reduce drowning risk. So What?: Evidence‐based policy initiatives, with robust evaluation, should seek to address the availability and flexibility of swimming lessons, including for priority populations; complexities associated with supervision requirements; poor awareness of parents/carers of the importance of swimming for preschool aged children and the lack of continuity of swimming for children in out of home care. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Parent mental health challenges in the postpartum and early parenthood have profound implications for parent, child, and family well‐being. Little research has focused on postpartum mental health challenges and barriers to help‐seeking among queer birthing people, including members of this community who may be particularly vulnerable to mental health difficulties, such as queer cis women partnered with men, trans/nonbinary parents, and queer parents who are young, low‐income, and/or of color. This mixed‐methods study of queer parents (n = 99), all of whom were assigned female at birth (AFAB) and gave birth to a child within the past several years, explores parents' postpartum mental health difficulties and perceived barriers to seeking help. Using a structural stigma framework, this study found that participants reported high rates of postpartum mental health difficulties (89%) and reported various barriers to seeking support including fears of discrimination and being deemed “unfit” by providers, which might lead to child welfare system involvement. Young parents and low‐income parents were particularly fearful of child welfare system contact and potential child removal. Factors that encouraged help‐seeking (e.g., desire to be a good parent; partner pressure to seek help) and implications for family practitioners are discussed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Background/Context: The Holistic Oasis for Parents' Education (HOPE) Program is an on-campus summer program designed to serve the whole student with a three-dimensional support model. Low-income, Black, and Hispanic parents experienced some of the most egregious effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, which reflects the demographics of one in three Hostos Community College students. This five-year National Science Foundation grant–funded research program provides crucial support and research on an underserved and understudied group in higher education: pregnant and parenting students. Purpose of Study: The purpose of this paper is to describe the history and context of parenting students at Hostos Community College, to describe the HOPE three-dimensional (3D) model, to provide some preliminary findings on belonging from our first two cohorts, and to share challenges and future directions. Research Design: This study utilizes a mixed methods approach that includes qualitative and quantitative research with each HOPE cohort of parenting students and quantitative research with a quasi-control group of parenting students. Conclusion/Recommendations: The research on belonging from the first two years of the HOPE Program demonstrates a positive sense of belonging to the program and to their peers in the program. The HOPE 3D model stands as an example of effective holistic programming for pregnant and parenting students but could be adopted or adapted for other groups of underrepresented students. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The widespread expansion of school choice policies has bolstered the consumer-education paradigm where parents compete for what they perceive to be a limited number of high quality schools. In this comparative case study, we examine advantaged White parents' perceptions of meritocracy in the context of a competitive elementary and high school choice system in New York City. We find that parents' critique the choice policies and the unfair burdens they place on low-income and immigrant families while engaging in opportunity hoarding to ensure their children's privileged access to the most competitive schools, all while dismissing claims that school choice is meritocratic. Ultimately, advantaged parents' suggest returning to neighborhood zoning which would preserve their access to exclusive, high performing schools and avoid the stress and inequities of school choice policies. This study offers further examples of the powerful influence of contradictory White discourse in the context of education policy and reform. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

With the rise of neoliberalism, community leisure practitioners have access to fewer resources, which requires adopting the business-like practices of private sector organizations. To ensure access for low-income families, practitioners incorporate economic-based access policies. Despite these efforts, many low-income families are still unable to access community-based leisure provisions. Drawing on data from a case study of a nonprofit organization that supports low-income families' access to leisure activities, we found that community leisure provisions had rigid program structures, subsidy programs, registration processes, and volunteer obligations that hindered rather than helped parents' ability to enroll, facilitate, and maintain their children's leisure participation. Our findings indicate that top-down programming resulted in not meeting families' needs due to program options, despite being designed for low-income families, the leisure access provisions prevented rather than cultivated participation in leisure activities. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

How genes and parenting determine maternal social support availability, an important preventive factor of postpartum depression, has been little studied. Our study aimed to examine the interaction effects of maternal sociality-related gene and parenting on maternal social support. We analyzed data of 115 triads of Japanese grandmothers, mothers, and their infants. An interaction between parenting and cumulative genetic risk, calculated on the sociality-related genes (OXTR rs53576, rs2254298, rs1042778; COMT rs4680), was found. Mothers with high genetic risk received less social support if received poorer parenting (B = − 0.02, 95%CI = − 0.04 to − 0.01), while no association among low-risk mothers. Poorer social support was associated with severer depression in high-risk mothers (B = − 0.88, 95%CI = − 1.45 to -0.30). Our results suggest that mothers carrying risk alleles of sociality-related genes are particularly sensitive to childhood parenting, underscoring the importance of childhood parenting and genetic risk to understand maternal help-seeking behavior. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

In the wake of the global shift to home-based learning during the COVID-19 pandemic, the significance of parental involvement (PI) in public education became increasingly evident. This study investigates PI in the Philippines, a developing country that experienced the longest period of school closure. Employing an ecological perspective on PI, this research analyzes responses from parents nationwide, as captured in a survey conducted by the Movement for Safe, Equitable, Quality, and Relevant Education at the end of 2020. The findings underscore the impact of the country's disadvantaged PI at the exosystem and macrosystem levels and the fragility of family-school connections at the mesosystem level. Despite the lack of adequate preparation and resources, parents strained to make do with whatever they had. While acknowledging the myriad difficulties, Filipino parents expressed confidence and hope that their children would make it. Notably, no widespread school dropouts were reported throughout the period of the pandemic. This study supports the relevance of employing an ecological framework for understanding PI in a developing country where the primary emphasis is ensuring fundamental access to education rather than solely narrowing the achievement gap (PI framework for developed countries). This article recommends the development of appropriate policies and programs that build on the Filipino hopeful kind of PI and strengthen collective effort at the mesolevel. Additionally, it emphasizes the need to integrate PI topics into teacher education curricula, recognizing parents' potential to fill gaps in the absence of strong government support and limited resources. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This article explores the connections between Ovid's "Daphne and Apollo" and Basile's "The Myrtle" in terms of their texts and performance. Basile's story draws inspiration from Ovid's tale, using inversions and reversals to create a playful and witty variation. The article highlights the influence of Ovid's work on Basile's composition and emphasizes the importance of classical knowledge in understanding these stories. The text discusses Giambattista Basile's tale "The Myrtle" and its connections to classical literature. Basile's story includes elements of performance, exaggeration, and humor, and incorporates references to Ovid's "Daphne and Apollo." Recent research has shed light on the relationship between Latin literature and modern European fairy tales, including Basile's work. The article discusses the research of three scholars, Ruth B. Bottigheimer, Stijn Praet, and Armando Maggi, on the influence of ancient literature on Basile's fairy tales, with a focus on Ovid's contribution. The article concludes by highlighting ongoing research in this field. The given text contains various references and translations from Basile's "Tale of the Tales," discussing specific scenes and imagery in the fairy tale, as well as other literary works that may have influenced Basile's storytelling. It also references scholars and their interpretations of Basile's work. [Extracted from the article]

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The research explores Financial Literacy (FL) among undergraduate students. The study aims to evaluate the FL of a specific group of undergraduate students. It investigates how different demographic and socioeconomic factors influence these students' FL and analyzes various demographic and socioeconomic factors to determine if they are better predictors of FL among students. The demographic and socioeconomic factors analysis shows that FL among university students is generally low. Male students studying business and coming from higher-income families have improved FL, while students in their early twenties typically have lower levels of FL. Educators should help low-income parents and women with FL, promoting financial inclusion. Helping women improve their financial understanding brings numerous benefits and positively influences the financial attitudes of their children, encouraging them to foster strong financial skills and knowledge from an early ages. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The Child Support Enforcement (CSE) system is important in providing resources to children who live apart from one of their parents, particularly in poor households. The current system reduces child poverty, promotes parental responsibility, and is a convenience for many families. However, there are ongoing debates and areas of disagreement regarding the system. Some key issues include determining child support order amounts, especially for low-income nonresident parents, and addressing challenges in cases where nonresident parents are marginally employed. There is also debate about whether child support should be used for cost recovery or solely to benefit children, as well as whether cooperation with the CSE system should be mandatory or voluntary. It is important for policymakers to consider these issues and make reforms that are feasible and beneficial for families. [Extracted from the article]

The present study explored the association between adolescents' perceived parental relationship and their depressive symptoms, as well as the mediating effect of self-compassion and the moderating effect of school connectedness. The present cross-sectional study draws upon data procured from a sample of 6,801 adolescents in junior high schools located in Shenzhen, China. The data were collected in December 2021, marking a year since the outbreak of the pandemic. The parents' marital relationship, adolescents' depressive symptoms, self-compassion and school connectedness were measured by adolescents' self-reported questionnaires. The mediating and moderated mediating models were computed using Mplus 8.0 with bootstrapping method. The results revealed that, after controlling age and gender, (1) marital relationship negatively predicted adolescents' depressive symptoms; (2) adolescents' self-compassion partially mediated the association between parental relationship and depressive symptoms; (3) school connectedness moderated the link between marital relationship and self-compassion as well as the link between the marital relationship and depressive symptoms; and (4) parents' marital relationship has a stronger affect on self-compassion for girls than boys, and girls' self-compassion exerts a slightly stronger influence on depressive symptoms than boys. The findings illuminated that it is of great importance to cultivate adolescent self-compassion and school connectedness, which may block or buffer the effect of poor martial relationship on adolescent depressive symptoms. Moreover, a good sense of school connection may be particularly important in protecting mental health of adolescents whose parents have poor marital relationships. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

School choice policies can, by design or in implementation, give schools and districts discretion over enrollment. In this study, I examine the effect of local discretion over inter-district open enrollment on non-resident enrollment. I use longitudinal data on open enrollment patterns and policies in the metropolitan Detroit area. I find that when districts set more restrictive open enrollment policies, they enroll fewer new non-resident students overall, due to a decrease in new Black, Hispanic, and low-income non-resident students specifically. When districts allow inter-district open enrollment, racial and socioeconomic segregation within those districts do not change, and racial isolation slightly increases. My findings suggest that regulating enrollment policies to reduce discretionary exclusion can increase access to inter-district choice for some low-income and racially minoritized students, but that these kinds of policy changes are unlikely to reduce racial segregation and socioeconomic stratification more broadly. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article examines the impact of children's contexts on their development, emphasizing the significance of relationships within Bronfenbrenner's ecological systems, particularly the microsystem. Topics include variety of early care and education options available to families, the importance of collaborative partnerships between public school districts and community early childhood providers, and strategies for implementing a holistic approach to enhance access and quality in early education.

This study explored the developmental trajectories of hyperactive behavior in children from low-income families through four follow-up tests, and further explored the specific effects of coping styles and social support on hyperactive behavior development. The study enrolled 400 children from low-income families in Hunan Province, China. Participants (145 boys and 255 girls) ranged in age from 8 to 17 years old, with a mean age of 11.80 ± 1.70 years. The unconditional potential development model revealed that children from low-income families showed a first-fast and then-slow developmental trend in hyperactive behavior, with significant individual differences in onset level and developmental rate. The conditional potential development model revealed that positive coping styles and social support could significantly reduce the level of hyperactivity among children from low-income families, while negative coping styles positively predicted the development of hyperactivity among children from low-income families. This study highlights the nonlinear developmental trend of hyperactive behavior in children from low-income families and provides some insight into the healthy development of economically disadvantaged children. Parents and teachers should be conscious of hyperactive behavior in children from low-income families and foster positive coping strategies to solve problems while providing the children with the guidance or interventions as necessary. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Background: Many parents of children with advanced cancer report curative goals and continue intensive therapies that can compound symptoms and suffering. Factors that influence parents to choose palliation as the primary treatment goal are not well understood. The objective of this study was to examine experiences impacting parents' report of palliative goals adjusted for time. The authors hypothesized that awareness of poor prognosis, recall of oncologists' prognostic disclosure, intensive treatments, and burdensome symptoms and suffering would influence palliative goal‐setting. Methods: The authors collected prospective, longitudinal surveys from parents of children with relapsed/refractory neuroblastoma at nine pediatric cancer centers across the United States, beginning at relapse and continuing every 3 months for 18 months or until death. Hypothesized covariates were examined for possible associations with parental report of palliative goals. Generalized linear mixed models were used to evaluate factors associated with parents' report of palliative goals at different time points. Results: A total of 96 parents completed surveys. Parents were more likely to report a primary goal of palliation when they recalled communication about prognosis by their child's oncologist (odds ratio [OR], 52.48; p =.010). Treatment intensity and previous ineffective therapeutic regimens were not associated with parents' report of palliative goals adjusted for time. A parent who reported new suffering for their child was less likely to report palliative goals (OR, 0.13; p =.008). Conclusions: Parents of children with poor prognosis cancer may not report palliative goals spontaneously in the setting of treatment‐related suffering. Prognostic communication, however, does influence palliative goal‐setting. Evidence‐based interventions are needed to encourage timely, person‐centered prognostic disclosure in the setting of advanced pediatric cancer. Plain Language Summary: Many parents of children with poor‐prognosis cancer continue to pursue curative treatments that may worsen symptoms and suffering.Little is known about which factors influence parents to choose palliative care as their child's main treatment goal.To explore this question, we asked parents of children with advanced neuroblastoma across the United States to complete multiple surveys over time.We found that the intensity of treatment, number of treatments, and suffering from treatment did not influence parents to choose palliative goals.However, when parents remembered their child's oncologist talking about prognosis, they were more likely to choose palliative goals of care. The authors collected prospective, longitudinal surveys from parents of children with relapsed and/or refractory neuroblastoma at nine pediatric cancer centers across the United States to identify variables associated with parents' report of palliative goals across advancing illness. They found that parents of children with poor prognosis cancer may not report palliative goals spontaneously in the setting of treatment‐related suffering, but prognostic communication does influence palliative goal‐setting. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article focuses on analyzing the intersection of social class inequality and education policy post-pandemic, specifically examining the discord between federal policy and its implementation at state regarding the use of funds to mitigate the impact of COVID-19. It explores critical policy analysis methodologies to uncover inconsistencies between policy intentions and outcomes, emphasizing the importance of equitable collaborations and stakeholder engagement in decision-making processes.

The article presents the first insights of an explorative research aimed at analyzing poverty from the perspective of the sociology of emotions. It hypothesizes that emotions can represent a useful instrument to combat poverty at an individual and social level. Poverty as well as the policies and measures settled against it, are the result of complex processes of social construction in which cultural, symbolic and relational dimensions intertwined have a great influence. Among these there are also emotions, as confirmed by a cospicuous literature focused in particular on shame. The research presented was aimed at extending the analysis by recognizing what emotions poor people feel, which dynamics trigger them and what role they have in entering and exiting from poverty. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The current study is part of a community engaged planning phase and aimed to identify perceptions related to the prevalence of violent crime, crime contributors, the relationship between the community and law enforcement, and potential interventions and solutions. In March 2021, semistructured interviews were conducted with individuals from five groups who resided or worked in Bessemer, Alabama: (1) Law Enforcement, (2) Residents, (3) Civic Leaders, (4) Community Leaders, and (5) Victims of Crime. Interviews lasted approximately 60 min and were audio recorded, transcribed, and analyzed according to the guidelines of thematic analysis using NVivo 12. Emerging themes were examined in accordance with the CDC Social‐Ecological Model: A Framework for Prevention. Participants (N = 18) were 50.0% female and 77.8% African American with an age range of 25–59 (mean = 43.4 years). Themes that emerged related to crime were: (1) impact, (2) contributors, and (3) solutions. Results indicate that impacts of violent crime at the individual level focused on fear, which led to widespread mental health issues. Relationship level impacts included a lack of trust of law enforcement and neighbors, and community level impacts were decreased neighborhood social cohesion as well as decreased safety. At the societal level, the poor reputation of the city was consistently highlighted. For contributors of crime, being a youth under age 30, drugs, and money were discussed as factors at the individual level. At the relationship level, participants mentioned poor parenting and gangs as crime contributing factors to violent crime. Furthermore, contributing issues related to underresourced schools as well as a poor relationship with law enforcement were brought up at the community level. Similarly, poverty was the overarching contributing issue at the societal level. Solutions that emerged included: education and training in life skills, focusing on young people, family/parenting, conflict resolution programs, programs within schools, improved relationships with law enforcement, and inclusive economic opportunities. Intervention plans are discussed that can merge these stakeholder findings with other data sources. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Growing attention has been placed on examining the family environment as antecedent of attachment, including the coparenting relationship. Parents' satisfaction with the coparenting relationship may be particularly of interest when parents are at heightened risk for depression, as depression has been consistently linked to negative coparenting, poor quality of parenting, and insecure infant attachment. However, no study has examined the effects of parents' satisfaction with the coparenting relationship on attachment. The present study examined mothers' satisfaction with division of childrearing responsibilities, a component of coparenting, and its longitudinal and cross-sectional links with infant disorganized attachment, examining the quality of mothering as a mediator, in a sample of infants and mothers at elevated risk for depression (N = 234). We assessed maternal depressive symptoms at 3, 6, and 12 months of infant age, mothers' satisfaction with the division of parental responsibilities at 3 and 12 months, the quality of mothering at 6 and 12 months, and infant disorganized attachment at 12 months. Mediation analyses revealed that at 12 months, mothers who were unsatisfied with fathers' childrearing responsibilities had poorer quality of mothering, which in turn was linked to disorganized attachment in their infants. However, the longitudinal indirect association between satisfaction with childrearing responsibilities at 3 months and disorganization at 12 months mediated by maternal parenting at 6 months was not significant. Findings emphasize the importance of partner support in childrearing for mothers at risk for depression in shaping a healthy relationship between mothers and their infants, particularly as infants get older. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Purpose: E-cigarettes are the most commonly used tobacco product among youth in the United States. Yet evidence-based prevention programming is limited due to the rapid onset of this threat. Community-based efforts to address vaping largely target youth in school settings. Although parents can play an important role in youth tobacco control efforts, messages about the dangers of vaping, use among adolescents, and strategies for intervening have not reached many Spanish-speaking parents in low-income Latinx communities. Our community-academic team developed e-cigarette prevention programming for use by promotor/as de salud to address this unmet need. Methods: During the 1-year project, the team worked closely with a Project Advisory Committee to: review existing evidence-informed materials; conduct focus groups with parents, youth and promotor/as to guide program development; develop a curriculum to prepare promotor/as to educate low-literacy, Spanish-speaking parents about vaping; craft Spanish language resources for promotor/as to use in community education sessions; train 61 promotor/as to deliver the program; and support program delivery to 657 community members. Results: Focus groups with promotor/as and community members, key-informant interviews, and brief surveys informed program development and assessment. Community member feedback was essential to development of appropriate materials. Promotor/as demonstrated significant pre- to post- training increases in e-cigarette knowledge and confidence in delivering vaping prevention education. Community members demonstrated a mastery of basic e-cigarette concepts and expressed intention to discuss vaping with their children. Conclusions: Promotor/a-led programming for parents represents a promising approach to vaping prevention and control in the Latinx community. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]