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Nonstandard Work Hours and Single Versus Coupled Mothers’ Work-to-Family Conflict

2019

Objective: To compare single and coupled mothers’ experiences of time-based work-to-family conflict (WFC) and work-to-family positive affective spillover (PAS) in the context of maternal nonstandard work hours.Background: Despite having become one of the central topics of work–family research, studies examining the relationship of maternal work schedules and family roles have mainly focused on North American samples or dual-earner families. Although qualitative studies have highlighted the problems faced by European single mothers in relation to the combination of nonstandard work hours and family life, there are no quantitative or cross-national comparative studies on the association.Metho…

The epidemiology of anabolic-androgenic steroids use among secondary students (Valencia-Spain)

2019

The consumption of anabolic-androgenic steroids (AAS) is continuously growing in recent years among young people. The purpose of the current study was to examine the proportion of students who reported AAS use, explore other drug use among them and finally to determine the sociodemographic profile of the AAS consumption amongst a sample of students in the Valencian Region (Spain). Method. Data was taken from a self-administrated survey of a representative sample of 1,1162 Valencian students. A total of 252 schools participated in the study. Results. The findings show that 3.3% of surveyed students reported that they had consumed AAS. Males reported to take anabolic more frequently than fema…

Depression, Somatization, and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder in Children Born of Occupation After World War II in Comparison With a General Population.

2015

At the end of World War II and during the first decade after the war, roughly 200,000 children were fathered in intimate contacts between German women and foreign soldiers. The experiences of these German occupation children (GOC) have been so far described in case reports and from historical perspective only. Research on psychosocial consequences of growing up as a GOC has been missing so far. This study examined traumatic experiences, posttraumatic stress disorder, somatization, and depression in GOC (N = 146) using self-report instruments: Posttraumatic Diagnostic Scale and Patient Health Questionnaire. Findings have then been compared with a representative birth cohort-matched sample fr…

Dona, pobra, mare i fadrina contra l?autoritat moral. El procés inquisitorial d?Àgueda Guimerà (1804)

2020

Resum: En 1804, el Tribunal de la Inquisició vivia els seus darrers moments. Lluny de les grans persecucions inicials contra jueus i moriscos, el Sant Ofici semblava llanguir, però sense dubte, tot i que amb menys força que en temps passats, encara era un instrument formidable de repressió. En aquest context, Àgueda Guimerà, mare soltera, i per això criticada i maltractada, va haver de fer front a una denúncia per calúmnies per part del seu confessor en què en tot moment plana la sospita del delicte de sol·licitació en acte de confessióParaules clau: Inquisició, conducta moral, dona soltera, segle XIX, sol·licitacióAbstract: In 1804, the Court of the Inquisition was living its last moments.…

Displaying morally responsible motherhood : lone mothers accounting for work during non-standard hours

2020

This study examined how lone mothers rationalise their work during non-standard hours (e.g., evenings and weekends), which they perceive as problematic in terms of child wellbeing, and thereby as violating the culturally shared moral order of ‘good’ motherhood. The data comprise interviews with 16 Finnish lone mothers, analysed as accounts, with a special focus on their linguistic features. The mothers displayed morally responsible motherhood through: (1) excusing work during non-standard hours as an external demand; (2) appealing to an inability to act according to good mothering ideals; (3) using adaptive strategies to protect child wellbeing; and (4) challenging the idea of risk. Our fin…

More than a leap of faith: the impact of biological and religious correlates on reproductive behavior.

2004

Using a conceptual model that integrates both social and biomedical factors of causation, this paper tries to delineate the pathways through which the reproductive characteristics of a multidenominational community are characterized. In total, 5513 historical entries from family reconstitution were available. Selection of data was guided by the inclusion of information about religious affiliation. Only married couples with children as well as single mothers with the relevant information were considered. Of these, 1855 entries were of Roman Catholic (C), 1143 of Lutheran/Protestant (L/P2), and 609 of Reformed Calvinist (R) denomination. The analysis documented differential nuptiality and fer…

Life Satisfaction Among Children in Different Family Structures: A Comparative Study of 36 Western Societies

2010

This paper examines differences in life satisfaction among children in different family structures in 36 western, industrialised countries (n = 184 496). Children living with both biological parents reported higher levels of life satisfaction than children living with a single parent or parent–step-parent. Children in joint physical custody reported significantly higher levels of life satisfaction than their counterparts in other types of non-intact families. Controlling perceived family affluence, the difference between joint physical custody families and single mother or mother–stepfather families became non-significant. Difficulties in communicating with parents were strongly associated …

Nonstandard Work Hours and Single Versus Coupled Mothers' Work-to-Family Conflict

2019

God, Faith, and Death: The Impact of Biological and Religious Correlates on Mortality

2004

Marked denominational mortality differentials have been documented for various time periods and geographic locations. From a historical perspective, death rates among Catholics are often found to be higher than those among Protestants or Jews. Using a conceptual model based on the life history approach, biomedical and sociocultural factors of causation are extrapolated. In total, 5513 historical entries from family reconstitution were available. Selection of data was guided by the inclusion of information about religious affiliation. Only married couples with children as well as single mothers were considered. Of these, 1855 entries were of Roman Catholic (C), 1143 of Lutheran/Protestant (L…

Poczucie własnej skuteczności i spostrzegane wsparcie społeczne u matek samotnie wychowujących dzieci, a lęk jako stan

2022

W artykule przedstawiono wyniki badań dotyczących związku pomiędzy poczuciem własnej skuteczności oraz spostrzeganym wsparciem społecznym, a lękiem jako stanem. Osobami badanymi były kobiety w wieku od 19 do 55 lat, samotnie wychowujące dzieci. Wyniki wykazały ujemną korelację między wysokim poczuciem własnej skuteczności oraz spostrzeganym wsparciem społecznym, a poziomem lęku, zarówno jako stanu, jak również jako cechy. Otrzymane w analizie regresji wielokrotnej wyniki wskazują, iż najsilniejszym predyktorem lęku zarówno jako stanu, jak i jako cechy jest poczucie własnej skuteczności. W przeprowadzonych badaniach nie wystąpiły istotne statystycznie współzależności pomiędzy wiekiem matek s…