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Future Parents: Associations Between Social Media Use, Parenting Styles, And Parenthood Desires, Kennedy Evins
Future Parents: Associations Between Social Media Use, Parenting Styles, And Parenthood Desires, Kennedy Evins
Honors Theses
Research suggests that college students without children have opinions about parenting styles and practices, which may influence future parenting intentions and behaviors. In addition, research indicates that media exposure affects fertility desires in women. The present study explored how pre-parent college students view parenthood by examining the impact of social media use on perceptions of parenting, parenthood intentions, and anticipated parenting styles. One hundred nineteen (N = 119) college students completed measures that assessed social media use, perceptions of parenting, parenthood intentions, and anticipated parenting styles. Demographic variables such as parental status, race, age, and gender were also collected. …
The Effects Of Parenting On The Behavior Of Children With Autism: A Meta-Analysis, Allison Martin
The Effects Of Parenting On The Behavior Of Children With Autism: A Meta-Analysis, Allison Martin
Honors Theses
Parenting impacts a child’s behavior, mental health, social relationships, cognitive development, and more. However, research has shown that parents of children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) express more negative behaviors such as being overly controlling, hostile towards the child, and having poor communication with the child when compared to parents of typically developing children (Ku et al., 2019). The current study examines the effects of positive and negative parenting behaviors on the internalizing behaviors, externalizing behaviors, and social skills of children with ASD. A meta-analysis was done to analyze the effects of parenting behaviors on children with ASD. Twenty-one studies …