Aggressive behaviour and family structure among Nigerian adolescents by Yusuf, M. T., Khan, A.

“…It can therefore be concluded that it is not polygamy itself that is detrimental to child outcome, but the absence of the biological parents in the family.…”

Correlates of emotional violence against children in Rwanda: Findings from a cross-sectional national survey. by Alypio Nyandwi, Cyprien Munyanshongore, Laetitia Nyirazinyoye, Prata Ndola, Gisela Perren-Klingler

“…Factors associated with risk for EV were not attending school (OR = 1.80, 95% CI [1.10-2.92]), living with father only (OR = 2.96, 95% CI [1.21-7.85]), not feeling close to biological parents (OR = 7.18, 95% CI [2.12-24.37]), living in a larger household (OR = 1.81, 95% CI [1.03-3.19]), not having a friend (OR = 2.08, 95% CI [1.02-4.11]), and not feeling safe in the community (OR = 2.56, 95% CI [1.03-6.38]).…”
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Consequences of Overweight and Obesity in Adolescence against the Risk of Hypertension in Adulthood by Demsa Simbolon, Epti Yorita, Ruzita ABD Talib

“…Sample of 1,697 adolescent who randomly IFLS  2007 with the inclusion criteria: biological children and a single birth, children living with biological parents, children remain alive until adulthood on 2014. …”
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Schizophrenic Psychosis Symptoms in a Background of Mild-To-Moderate Carnitine Palmitoyltransferase II Deficiency: A Case Report by Rochelle N. Wickramasekara, Pashayar P. Lookian, Jeannie Ngo, Annemarie Shibata, Holly A. F. Stessman

“…To identify germline genetic variation that may contribute to the phenotypes observed, we performed whole-exome sequencing on DNA from the proband, unaffected fraternal twin, and biological parents. The proband was identified to be homozygous for the p.Val368Ile and heterozygous for the p.Met647Val variant in <i>CPT2</i>. …”
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Family Structure Stability and Transitions, Parental Involvement, and Educational Outcomes by Shana L. Pribesh, Jane Smith Carson, Mikaela J. Dufur, Yuanyuan Yue, Kathy Morgan

“…Researchers studying family structure have found that children who live with two married, opposite-sex, biological parents, on average, have better educational outcomes than children living in alternate family structures, perhaps due to higher resources, lower stressors, or different selectivity patterns. …”
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Norm Localization and Contestation: The Politics of Foster Children in Turkey by Burcu Akan Ellis

“…However, this creative utilization of the foster system has come at the cost of the rights of biological parents and a permanency that has decoupled the Turkish foster care system from its counterparts around the world.…”
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Prevalence and predictors of sex under the influence of psychoactive substances among young people in informal settlements in Kampala, Uganda by Tonny Ssekamatte, Aisha Nalugya, Richard K. Mugambe, Brenda Wagaba, Doreen Nakalembe, Aloysius Mutebi, Richard Asaba Bagonza, Arnold Tigaiza, Winnifred K. Kansiime, Richard Ssempala, Solomon T. Wafula, John Bosco Isunju, Esther Buregyeya

“…The study also identified several factors associated with sex under the influence of psychoactive substances, including being female, being aged 20–24 years, being married or divorced or separated, not living with biological parents or guardians, and using alcohol, marijuana, or khat in the past 30 days. …”
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Analyses of Criminal Judgments about Domestic Child Abuse Cases in Taiwan by Hsiu-Chih Su, Yi-Hxuan Lin

“…The results indicated that younger children were more likely to be victims of physical abuse, and the majority of death cases were committed by biological parents and cohabiting partners. The perpetrators tended to be young males with lower education. …”
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Case report: A novel compound heterozygous variant in the TNXB gene causes single kidney agenesis and vesicoureteral reflux by Lei Liang, Haotian Wu, Haixia Meng, Lin Fu, Jianrong Zhao

“…In this current investigation, we conducted whole-exome sequencing on a child exhibiting single kidney, devoid of any familial VUR background, along with both biological parents. Two missense variants (NM_019105.8: exon11: c.4111G&gt;A and NM_019105.8: exon2: c.31A&gt;T) in the TNXB gene were identified through whole-exome sequencing of the child. …”
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A case of KAT6A syndrome with a newly discovered mutation in the KAT6A gene, mainly manifested as bone marrow failure syndrome by Qi Ai, Lihua Jiang, Yun Chen, Xiuyun Yao, Jing Yin, Sen Chen

“…Methods: Blood samples and clinical information were collected separately from the proband and their biological parents. The pathogenic variant was verified using next-generation sequencing technology screening, and the candidate variable sites were confirmed by using Sanger sequencing among all members of the family. …”
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Minority report: can minor parents refuse treatment for their child? by Turnham, H, Binik, A, Wilkinson, D

“…Who should be the decision-maker when an infant’s biological parents are also minors? In this paper, we analyse a case in which the biological mother is a child. …”

Perceived parental warmth and depression in early adolescents: path analysis on the role of self-esteem as a mediator by Lim, Hui Jun, Baharudin, Rozumah, Tan, Jo Pei

“…A total of 1394 adolescents aged 13 to 15 years, who reported living with both married and biological parents, provided complete self-report data on the measures (Conger's subscale for parental warmth, Rosenberg Self-esteem Scale, Beck Depression Inventory for Malays) for the three observed variables (namely, perceived parental warmth, self-esteem and depression). …”
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L’enfantalité en situation familiale complexe : regarder la famille du point de vue des enfants by Claire Ganne

“…Due to their specific pathways, they have gone through a range of family situations: some live with their two biological parents, others in a single-parent family, in a blended family, in the extended family, in a foster family… Their remarks underline the issues linked to the fact of belonging to more than one family and to the naming of the various players (the child, parents, step-parents, grandparents, foster parents…), and allow us to outline a model of infanthood. …”
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The evolution of parental care in stochastic environments by Bonsall, M, Klug, H

Children’s perspectives on life and well-being after parental intimate partner homicide by Eva Alisic, Arend Groot, Hanneke Snetselaar, Tielke Stroeken, Lieve Hehenkamp, Elise van de Putte

“…Most importantly, children’s self-image, their perspectives on their biological parents, and their views on their broader (family) environment varied considerably from participant to participant, and also between siblings. …”
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Haplotype-resolved assemblies and variant benchmark of a Chinese Quartet by Peng Jia, Lianhua Dong, Xiaofei Yang, Bo Wang, Stephen J. Bush, Tingjie Wang, Jiadong Lin, Songbo Wang, Xixi Zhao, Tun Xu, Yizhuo Che, Ningxin Dang, Luyao Ren, Yujing Zhang, Xia Wang, Fan Liang, Yang Wang, Jue Ruan, Han Xia, Yuanting Zheng, Leming Shi, Yi Lv, Jing Wang, Kai Ye

“…Herein, we sequence a Chinese Quartet, comprising two monozygotic twin daughters and their biological parents, using four short and long sequencing platforms (Illumina, BGI, PacBio, and Oxford Nanopore Technology). …”
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The Effect of Secondary Care Intensity and Parental-Stress Toward Children Social-Emotional Development by Muhammad Azka Maulana, Benedikta Yunita, Aip Syarifudin

“…This study aims to determine the effect of the intensity of secondary caregiver and parental stress on the socio-emotional development of early childhood secondary care intensity is the frequency of care where the other party cares more often than the biological parents. Here in after, parental stress is a condition where the primary care, in this case, the father or mother, experiences exhaustion in parenting. …”
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PSYCHOLOGICAL GROWTH ANAK ADOPSI SEBUAH KAJIAN PSIKO-FENOMENOLOGI by , Dea Chinantya Sutisna, , Dr. MG. Adiyanti, MS.

“…The results showed that coping strategy, spirituality and also social support have a significant role in helping participant achieving their psychological growth condition along with role of their adopted parents and biological parents.…”

The dopamine transporter gene, a spectrum of most common risky behaviors, and the legal status of the behaviors. by Guang Guo, Tianji Cai, Rui Guo, Hongyu Wang, Kathleen Mullan Harris

“…We also compared individuals with the protective genotype and individuals without it in terms of age, physical maturity, verbal IQ, GPA, received popularity, sent popularity, church attendance, two biological parents, and parental education. These comparisons indicate that the protective effect of DAT1*9R/9R cannot be explained away by these background characteristics. …”
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Exposure to potentially traumatic events in young Swiss men: associations with socio-demographics and mental health outcomes (alcohol use disorder, major depression and suicide att... by Natalia Estévez-Lamorte, Raffaela Pitzurra, Simon Foster, Gerhard Gmel, Meichun Mohler-Kuo, Ulrich Schnyder

“…Low education level of participants, high maternal education, family affluence below average, and not living with biological parents were associated with a higher risk of having experienced one or more PTEs in one’s lifetime. …”
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