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Maternal psychological distress and appraisal of parenting experience predict social-emotional development of Kenyan infants
(Routledge, 2018-08-03)This study investigated whether higher maternal psychological distress, lower provision of psychosocial stimulation and a negative appraisal of parenting experience were associated with lower cognitive, motor, social-emotional ... -
Measurement invariance of discipline in different cultural contexts
(Taylor & Francis, 2011-06-01)The measurement invariance of mother-reported use of 18 discipline strategies was examined in samples from 13 different ethnic/cultural groups in nine countries (China, Colombia, Italy, Jordan, Kenya, the Philippines, ... -
‘Mixed blessings’: parental religiousness, parenting, and child adjustment in global perspective
(John Wiley & Sons Ltd, 2017-08)Most studies of the effects of parental religiousness on parenting and child development focus on a particular religion or cultural group, which limits generalizations that can be made about the effects of parental religiousness ... -
‘Mixed Blessings’: Parental Religiousness, Parenting, and Child Adjustment in Global Perspective
(Routledge, 2022)Background: Most studies of the effects of parental religiousness on parenting and child development focus on a particular religion or cultural group, which limits generalizations that can be made about the effects of ... -
Moderating effects of age gender and orphan hood on Social Exclusion and Sexual risk-taking Behaviors associated with HIV/AIDS among youth in Bondo District, Kenya
(Elixir, 2010-10-30)Numerous studies on adolescents have explored factors associated with sexual risk-taking behaviors among youth. However, few studies have examined the link between social exclusion of youth in social and sexual matters ... -
MODERATING ROLE OF AGE ON THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN CAREER READINESS AND CAREER INDECISION.
(2015-06)The purpose of this study was to determine the moderating role of age in the association between career readiness and career indecision. A sample of 369 secondary school students was surveyed on career indecision and ... -
Mother and father socially desirable responding in nine countries: Two kinds of agreement and relations to parenting self‐reports
(John Wiley & Sons, Ltd, 2015-06)We assessed 2 forms of agreement between mothers’ and fathers’ socially desirable responding in China, Colombia, Italy, Jordan, Kenya, the Philippines, Sweden, Thailand and the United States (N =1110 families). Mothers ... -
Mothers', fathers' and children's perceptions of parents' expectations about children's family obligations in nine countries
(John Wiley & Sons, Ltd, 2016-10-01)Children's family obligations involve assistance and respect that children are expected to provide to immediate and extended family members and reflect beliefs related to family life that may differ across cultural ... -
Motivational factors influencing teachers job performance in pre-school centres in Kenya
(International journal of innovative research & development, 2016)Pre-school teacher’s performance has become an important issue in the contemporary society given their responsibility of imparting knowledge and skills to learners by moulding them towards realizing their potentials in ... -
Neighborhood danger, parental monitoring, harsh parenting, and child aggression in nine countries
(Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute, 2014-03)Exposure to neighborhood danger during childhood has negative effects that permeate multiple dimensions of childhood. The current study examined whether mothers’, fathers’, and children’s perceptions of neighborhood danger ... -
Opportunities and Peer Support for Aggression and Delinquency During Adolescence in Nine Countries
(New directions for child and adolescent development, 2020)This study tested culture-general and culture-specific aspects of adolescent developmental processes by focusing on opportunities and peer support for aggressive and delinquent behavior, which could help account for cultural ... -
Organizational cultural factors hindering women ascending to top management positions in public universities in Kenya: a case of Moi University
(IISTE, 2011)It is observed that the major setback to economic development in Kenya is stagnation in industrial development. To overcome these, Kenya plans to be a middle level income nation by the year 2030. These plans are to ... -
Parental Acceptance-Rejection and Child Prosocial Behavior: Developmental Transactions across the Transition to Adolescence in Nine Countries, Mothers and Fathers, and Girls and Boys
(Child and Family Research, 2018-10)Promoting children’s prosocial behavior is a goal for parents, healthcare professionals, and nations. Does positive parenting promote later child prosocial behavior, or do children who are more prosocial elicit more positive ... -
Parental Acceptance-Rejection and Child Prosocial Behavior: Developmental Transactions across the Transition to Adolescence in Nine Countries, Mothers and Fathers, and Girls and Boys
(American Psychological Association, 2018)Promoting children’s prosocial behavior is a goal for parents, healthcare professionals, and nations. Does positive parenting promote later child prosocial behavior, or do children who are more prosocial elicit more ... -
Parental and special education teachers’ influence on psychological adjustment of pupils with learning disabilities in inclusive primary schools in Kenya
(Academic JournalsAcademic Journals, 2021)Learning disabilities (LDs) encompass a very extensive range of academic problems which can give rise to social and psychological problems. Apart from experiencing academic problems, pupils with LDs experience strong ... -
Parental strategies enhancing level of involvement among pre-school learners in Nandi Central Sub-County, Kenya.
(International Journal of Education and Research, 2016)The study established the Parental strategies enhancing level of involvement among pre-school learners in Nandi Central Sub-County, Kenya. The study adopted descriptive design. The target population was 3566 which was ... -
Parenting and Positive Adjustment for Adolescents in Nine Countries
(Springer, Cham, 2017)This chapter describes the theoretical background, methodology, and select empirical findings from the Parenting Across Cultures project, a longitudinal study of mothers, fathers, and youth in nine countries (China, Colombia, ... -
Parenting stress and self-reported discipline strategies of Kenyan caregiving grandmothers
(Psychology Press Ltd, 2003-11-01)The present study examined the discipline methods used and personal and social determinants of power assertive strategies amongst 113 part-time and 128 full-time adoptive grandmothers of Kenyan children aged 1–10 years. ... -
Parenting, Adolescent Sensation Seeking, and Subsequent Substance Use: Moderation by Adolescent Temperament
(Springer US, 2023-03-24)Although previous research has identified links between parenting and adolescent substance use, little is known about the role of adolescent individual processes, such as sensation seeking, and temperamental tendencies for ... -
Parenting, culture, and the development of externalizing behaviors from age 7 to 14 in nine countries
(Cambridge University Press, 2018-12)Using multilevel models, we examined mother-, father-, and child-reported (N = 1,336 families) externalizing behavior problem trajectories from age 7 to 14 in nine countries (China, Colombia, Italy, Jordan, Kenya, the ...
