Type of Document	Dissertation
Author	Stuart, Troy D.
URN	etd-04042005-154619
Title	Associations Among Mothers' Reports of Family Daily Hassles and Family Resources and Children's Cognitive Ability: An Exploratory Study
Degree	Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)
Department	Human Ecology
Advisory Committee	Advisor Name Title M. E. Betsy Garrison Committee Chair Bonnie D. Belleau Committee Member Loren D. Marks Committee Member Pamela A. Monroe Committee Member Robert C. Mathews Dean's Representative
Keywords	family structure cognitive ability cohesion adaptability hardiness daily hassles
Date of Defense	2005-03-30
Availability	unrestricted
Abstract The purpose of this study was to examine the relationships among daily hassles, family resources, and children’s cognitive ability. Particular emphasis was placed on examining the relationships among the variables by family structure. A total of 205 children in first-grade and third-grade and their mothers participated in the study. There were 120 children from intact families and 85 children from single mother families in the study. All mothers completed assessments on family level variables and all children completed the BIA test of cognitive ability. Multiple regression analyses were utilized to examine the relationships among the variables. Daily hassles and cohesion were related to the cognitive ability scores of children living in intact families. Family hardiness was related to the cognitive ability scores of children living in single mother families. The findings indicated the existence of potentially important relationships among daily hassles, family resources, and children’s cognitive ability. The findings also indicated that the relationships among the variables differed by family structure.
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