Sentences with phrase «less warm relationship»

They also had a less warm relationship, although here differences between mothers with and without formal support were small (Figure 6.10).

Parents with more authoritarian attitudes were slightly less likely to read or sing with their child, and had a less warm relationship with them.

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• The stepfather - child relationship is substantially more challenging than the biological - father - child relationship: the relationship is not as close; stepfathers are less affectionate and more coercive with stepchildren; and stepchildren tend to be less warm and affectionate with stepfathers — even in long - term fairly successful stepfamilies (for review see Radhakrishna et al, 2001).

But in a sign of Koo's less - than - warm relationship with the organization, he will be staying neutral when the county chairman, Phil Ragusa, seeks re-election Wednesday night.

Previous relationships between city chancellors and state commissioners have been cordial, if slightly less warm, according to education officials under former mayor Michael Bloomberg.

The researchers found that ocean warming would be an overwhelming stressor that made food webs less efficient, neutralised the «fertilising» effect of elevated carbon dioxide and threw the fragile relationship between predators and prey off balance.

Parents Children that have warm relationships with their parents are less likely to become bullies or victims, compared to children that have neglectful or abusive parents.

Lee Pace and Mackenzie Davis have developed such subtle chemistry at this point they're able to make what should on its surface look like a warm moment of two friends and lovers playing together instead appear like the pathetic last gasp of a relationship beyond repair, while both of their backs are turned no less.

As a rare prestige picture centered around a homosexual relationship set during a much less tolerant era, «Carol» stands to generate perhaps an even warmer audience embrace than «Brokeback Mountain» did 10 years earlier, hopefully absent much of the snickering embarrassment that soured the otherwise widespread acclaim for Ang Lee's classic.

While we found that higher expertise was associated with a greater likelihood of viewing global warming as real and harmful, this relationship was less strong than for political ideology and perceived consensus.

When parents are stressed and worried they can have less energy for warm, loving relationships with children.

Parents in families with higher adversity scores were less likely to have a warm relationship with their child, to share joint activities, to have low conflict and avoid smacking and to exercise control over their child's behaviour.

Mothers in poorer health were less likely to visit friends, more likely to let the child watch TV for more than 2 hours daily and less likely to report a warm relationship.

A warm mother - child relationship was slightly less common among mothers with highly authoritarian attitudes, and where there were high levels of home chaos and unrestricted TV.

Parents from disadvantaged families were less likely to have a warm relationship with their child, and to limit TV viewing to under 2 hours daily.

They were also less likely to enjoy a warm relationship with their child, although the differences were small and the vast majority of mothers at all educational levels reported giving their child spontaneous affection (Figure 6.6).

Table 6.2 Multivariate analysis of factors associated with less frequent children's activities and a less warm parent - child relationship: summary of main findings