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Helen E Fisher - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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romantic and dating behaviors among Single Parents in the united states
Personal Relationships, 2016Co-Authors: Peter B Gray, Justin R Garcia, Carol Y Franco, Amanda N Gesselman, Helen E FisherAbstract:Little research has focused on the dating attitudes and behaviors of Singles with dependent-age children. Using data collected from a nationally representative U.S. probability sample of Single adults, we provide findings on dating attitudes and behaviors among 747 Single Parents in the United States, aged 21 years and older, who had one or more children under the age of 18 years. Findings show gender differences between Single men and Single women concerning how they balance being a Single parent and make time for dating. Both Single fathers and Single mothers considered their child's opinion about their dating life, and most Parents involved their child(ren) once they knew they wanted or had established a committed romantic relationship with a new partner.
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dating and sexual behavior among Single Parents of young children in the united states
Journal of Sex Research, 2015Co-Authors: Peter B Gray, Justin R Garcia, Benjamin S Crosier, Helen E FisherAbstract:Theory and research on partnered Parents suggests trade-offs between parenting and sexuality, with those trade-offs most pronounced among mothers of young children. However, little research has focused on how a growing demographic of Single Parents negotiates dating and sexual activity. The current study drew upon a 2012 nationally representative sample of 5,481 Single Americans 21 years of age and older, of whom 4.3% were Parents of a child age five or younger. Dependent variables were sexual thoughts, frequency of sexual activity, number of sexual partners in the past year, dates during the previous three months, and whether one was actively seeking a relationship partner. Covariates included parental age, sex/gender, sexual orientation, education, and income. Using the entire sample of Singles, we found no main effects of number (0, 1, 2+) of children aged five years and younger or number of children aged two years and younger on dating and sexual behavior variables. Next, using analyses restricted to Single Parents (n = 2,121), we found that Single Parents with a child aged five years or younger, adjusting for covariates, reported greater frequency of sexual activity and first dates but no differences in other outcomes compared with Single Parents of older children.
Andrea Salvatori - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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can t work or won t work quasi experimental evidence on work search requirements for Single Parents
Labour Economics, 2016Co-Authors: Silvia Avram, Mike Brewer, Andrea SalvatoriAbstract:Increasing the labour market participation of Single Parents, whether to boost incomes or reduce welfare spending, is a major policy objective in a number of countries. This paper presents causal evidence on the impact of work search requirements on Single Parents’ transitions into work and onto other benefits. We use rich administrative data on all Single parent welfare recipients, and apply a difference-in-differences approach that exploits the staggered roll-out of a reform in the UK that gradually decreased the age of the youngest child at which Single Parents lose the right to an unconditional cash benefit. Consistent with the predictions of a simple search model, the work search requirements have heterogeneous impacts, leading some Single Parents to move into work, but leading some (especially those with weak previous labour market attachments) to move onto disability benefits (with no search conditionalities) or non-claimant unemployment.
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can t work or won t work quasi experimental evidence on work search requirements for Single Parents
2016Co-Authors: Silvia Avram, Mike Brewer, Andrea SalvatoriAbstract:Increasing the labour market participation of Single Parents, whether to boost incomes or reduce welfare spending, is a major policy objectives in a number of countries. This paper presents causal evidence on the impact of work search requirements on Single Parents' transitions into work and onto other benefits. We use rich administrative data on all Single parent welfare recipients, and apply a difference-in-differences approach that exploits the staggered roll-out of a reform in the UK that gradually decreased the age of the youngest child at which Single Parents lose the right to an unconditional cash benefit. Consistent with the predictions of a simple search model, the work search requirements have heterogeneous impacts, leading some Single Parents to move into work (especially those with strong previous labour market attachments), but leading some (especially those with weak previous labour market attachments) to move onto disability benefits (with no search conditionalities) or non-claimant unemployment.
Fran C. Dickson - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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Children's expectations of their Single Parents’ dating behaviors: A preliminary investigation of emergent themes relevant to Single parent dating
Journal of Applied Communication Research, 1995Co-Authors: Sherilyn Marrow Ferguson, Fran C. DicksonAbstract:Abstract This study examines Single Parents’ dating behavior from their children's perspective. Ten children between the ages of 8 and 18 were asked to respond to questions surrounding their feelings and expectations of their Single Parents’ dating behavior. Data analysis from this qualitative study yielded six themes relevant to the children's expectations of their Single Parents’ dating. The themes that emerged were: connectedness, informational certainty, openness, interpersonal acceptance, emotional security, and boundaries. Findings from this preliminary study provide family communication scholars with a framework for developing successful strategies for Parents and children during this time of transition.
Kay Cook - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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social support in Single Parents transition from welfare to work analysis of qualitative findings
International Journal of Social Welfare, 2012Co-Authors: Kay CookAbstract:Cook KE. Social support in Single Parents' transition from welfare to work: Analysis of qualitative findings Since 1995, Single Parents have been required to participate in welfare-to-work activities. While quantitative meta-analyses have consolidated the social and economic impacts of such transitions, no attempt has yet been made to synthesise the qualitative evidence. In this article, I offer an analysis of 16 qualitative articles that explore the role of social support in the lives of Single mothers making the transition from welfare to work. By focusing on the functions and reciprocal nature of social support, this study examined how welfare-to-work programmes shift women's dependence from the state onto family and friends, many of whom are in similarly impoverished situations and/or are unable to provide adequate support. Furthermore, women are often required to reciprocate the support they receive, which creates additional barriers to a successful welfare-to-work transition.
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Single Parents subjective wellbeing over the welfare to work transition
Social Policy and Society, 2012Co-Authors: Kay CookAbstract:The Australian government purports that employment will improve welfare recipients' wellbeing. However, longitudinal analysis of the subjective wellbeing (SWB) of 135 Single Parents who were compelled to make the transition from welfare to work revealed that as work hours increased, subjective wellbeing did not improve, and in some cases worsened. Participants who were employed at baseline increased their work hours by an average of 4.75 hours per week; however no change was detected in their SWB. Conversely, participants who moved from not working at baseline to working at follow-up increased their work hours by an average of 15.84 hours per week. For these participants, the change in work hours negatively predicted 20-34 per cent of the variance in SWB. From these data, it is concluded that those Parents who were already working were those who faced fewer barriers to employment compared to those who were compelled to work. Those who were previously unemployed may not have the material, social and psychological resources to make a successful work transition.
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neoliberalism welfare policy and health a qualitative meta synthesis of Single Parents experience of the transition from welfare to work
Health, 2012Co-Authors: Kay CookAbstract:Following the United States’ lead, the emergence of neoliberal welfare policy across the western world has resulted in employment programmes for Single Parents, who are predominantly Single mothers...
Peter B Gray - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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romantic and dating behaviors among Single Parents in the united states
Personal Relationships, 2016Co-Authors: Peter B Gray, Justin R Garcia, Carol Y Franco, Amanda N Gesselman, Helen E FisherAbstract:Little research has focused on the dating attitudes and behaviors of Singles with dependent-age children. Using data collected from a nationally representative U.S. probability sample of Single adults, we provide findings on dating attitudes and behaviors among 747 Single Parents in the United States, aged 21 years and older, who had one or more children under the age of 18 years. Findings show gender differences between Single men and Single women concerning how they balance being a Single parent and make time for dating. Both Single fathers and Single mothers considered their child's opinion about their dating life, and most Parents involved their child(ren) once they knew they wanted or had established a committed romantic relationship with a new partner.
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dating and sexual behavior among Single Parents of young children in the united states
Journal of Sex Research, 2015Co-Authors: Peter B Gray, Justin R Garcia, Benjamin S Crosier, Helen E FisherAbstract:Theory and research on partnered Parents suggests trade-offs between parenting and sexuality, with those trade-offs most pronounced among mothers of young children. However, little research has focused on how a growing demographic of Single Parents negotiates dating and sexual activity. The current study drew upon a 2012 nationally representative sample of 5,481 Single Americans 21 years of age and older, of whom 4.3% were Parents of a child age five or younger. Dependent variables were sexual thoughts, frequency of sexual activity, number of sexual partners in the past year, dates during the previous three months, and whether one was actively seeking a relationship partner. Covariates included parental age, sex/gender, sexual orientation, education, and income. Using the entire sample of Singles, we found no main effects of number (0, 1, 2+) of children aged five years and younger or number of children aged two years and younger on dating and sexual behavior variables. Next, using analyses restricted to Single Parents (n = 2,121), we found that Single Parents with a child aged five years or younger, adjusting for covariates, reported greater frequency of sexual activity and first dates but no differences in other outcomes compared with Single Parents of older children.
