Parents with Children in Care--I. Current Circumstances and Parenting.

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Title: Parents with Children in Care--I. Current Circumstances and Parenting.
Language: English
Authors: Quinton, D., Rutter, M.
Source: Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry. Apr 1984 25(2):211-229.
Peer Reviewed: Y
Page Count: 19
Publication Date: 1984
Intended Audience: Researchers
Document Type: Journal Articles
Reports - Research
Descriptors: Child Rearing, Children, Comparative Analysis, Disadvantaged, Family Problems, Foreign Countries, Institutionalized Persons, Parenting Skills, Social Influences
Geographic Terms: United Kingdom (London)
Abstract: Interview data on families with children multiply admitted to residential care were contrasted with data from a disadvantaged comparison sample. Members of the in-care group were twice as likely as those in the comparison group to have parenting problems and were distinguished as much by other kinds of family difficulties as by parenting problems per se. (RH)
Entry Date: 1984
Accession Number: EJ304650
Database: ERIC
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Abstract:Interview data on families with children multiply admitted to residential care were contrasted with data from a disadvantaged comparison sample. Members of the in-care group were twice as likely as those in the comparison group to have parenting problems and were distinguished as much by other kinds of family difficulties as by parenting problems per se. (RH)