The Attitudes to Child Support Study, conducted by the AIFS early in 2005, was designed to inform the work of the Ministerial Taskforce on Child Support. Data were obtained from a general population sample of 1001 people aged between 18 and 64 years and from a national random sample of 620 separated/divorced parents with at...

This report, a product of the Institute's Australian Temperament Project in partnership with the Royal Automobile Club of Victoria and the Transport Accident Commission of Victoria, provides new information on young adults' own reported driving behaviour and identifies earlier characteristics or circumstances in young drivers' lives that may have influenced their current driving behaviour.

Organisations that promote the rights of children argue that more meaningful social policies will evolve from considering the perspectives of those who are influenced by such policies. But how do we find out about the views and perceptions of children? How do we ensure that children's views are effectively incorporated in the policy-making arena? Madeleine...

Using data from the Children and Family Life study, Sarah Wise and Ben Edwards compare 921 children aged 5-13 years living with either a separated parent in a single-parent family, a separated parent in a step/blended family, or both natural parents, on a measure of psychological adjustment. They also explore the extent to which economic...

Although developmental theory suggests that multiple and changeable child care may not be a most advantageous child care experience, little research has been conducted to examine their effects on child outcomes. Sarah Wise, Ben Edwards, Jennifer Bowes, Ann Sanson, Judy Ungerer, Linda Harrison and Tracey Simpson look at the impact of multiple and changeable child...