Year: 2023, 2023
Member of: Trent University Graduate Thesis Collection
Abstract: <p>Transracial adoption places the child with a family of a different ethnicity than their own. In the current study we qualitatively examine concerns associated with transracial adoption and investigate the relation between parent-child relationships and child social-emotional problems. Twenty-two adopted girls from China, 20 nonadopted Caucasian girls, and 23 nonadopted Chinese-Canadian… more Full Text: CHILDREN ADOPTED FROM CHINA: CULTURAL SOCIALIZATION PRACTICES, PARENT-CHILD RELATIONSHIP, AND SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL BEHAVIOUR A Thesis Submitted to the Committee on Graduate Studies in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Master of Science …
Year: 2023, 2023
Member of: Trent University Graduate Thesis Collection
Abstract: <p>Children may be spending less time outdoors in nature than in previous generations, with one potential reason being parents in their role as 'gatekeepers' to the outdoors. This study investigated how families are spending their time during the COVID-19 pandemic, and how parents may influence children's outdoor nature experiences. Parents (N = 121) from across Canada… more Full Text: FAMILY EXPERIENCES IN NATURE: HOW PARENTS MAY INFLUENCE THEIR CHILDREN’S EXPOSURE TO THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT A Thesis Submitted to the Committee of Graduate Studies in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Master of Science in the …