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Bartko, Walter Todd 1960. "DEPRESSION AND DYSFUNCTIONAL ATTITUDES OF PARENTS AND THEIR CHILDREN." Thesis, The University of Arizona, 1987. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/276403.
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Dorn, Rita F. "Psychological Influence of Dysfunctional Parents on Adult Children, Sibling Groups, and Romantic Partners in Three Woody Allen Films: Interiors, Hannah and Her Sisters, and Alice." FIU Digital Commons, 2009. http://digitalcommons.fiu.edu/etd/666.
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The purpose of the research of this thesis was to determine how and toward what goals Woody Allen shows the influence of dysfunctional parents and families on their adult children, sibling groups of those children, and those children's romantic choices in Interiors, Hannah and Her Sisters, and Alice. Methodology includes the ideas of noted psychological pioneers as well as the results of current scientific studies. Relationships in these films mirror findings which reveal that dysfunctional parents produce both well-adjusted and troubled children and that offspring are more likely than parents to overcome emotional challenges. It is useful to realize that sibling groups are often the strongest family relationships, in part, because they are typically the ones that last the longest.
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Kufskie, Kathy L. "Family functioning and parental divorce as predictors of attachment styles and sexual attitudes in college students." Diss., St. Louis, Mo. : University of Missouri--St. Louis, 2009. http://etd.umsl.edu/r4602.
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Göransson, Jessica, and Sara Sundberg. "Barnen som inte fanns : En kvalitativ studie baserad på självbiografier med fokus på individers upplevelse av omsorgssvikt." Thesis, Linnéuniversitetet, Institutionen för socialt arbete (SA), 2015. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:lnu:diva-43921.
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The aim of this study was to describe and understand how individuals in adulthood experienced a childhood with neglect, and how they handled neglect. In order to reach the perspective of the individuals who grew up with neglect, we chose to use autobiographical books as our empirical material. The criteria the autobiographies had to meet in order to fall within the scope of this study was that the biographies had to display the experience of neglect during childhood, and thereto the books had to be written by individuals who themselves experienced neglect. Based on the aim of this study we sought answers to three questions: How do the individuals describe their upbringing with a mentally or socially disabled parent? How have the individuals coped with the neglect they’ve been exposed to? What consequences have the neglect supposedly led to? The findings of this study show that the extent to which the individuals experienced neglect were profound and comprising. Most prominent in the material was physical and mental abuse. For survival the individuals used different strategies to master the different situations they were subjected to. The strategies the individuals described were most often used to provide food, confirmation and to keep emotions in check. Furthermore the individuals described that the neglect and abuse led to various consequences, some that were prominent during childhood others not until the individuals reached adulthood.
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Jonsson, Marianne. "En förlorad barndom : En kvalitativ studie baserad på självbiografier med fokus på individers upplevelse av trauma och dess konsekvenser." Thesis, Linnéuniversitetet, Institutionen för socialt arbete (SA), 2017. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:lnu:diva-68566.
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The aim of the study was to describe and analyse self-biographical narratives through a retroperspective, how three exposed individuals formulated the appearance and management of trauma during their childhood. The aim was further to describe the impact the trauma had in their childhood, due to the fact that they grew up with a disabled parent. To do so I had to get information from the individuals and chose to use autobiographies as empirical material. In order to implement the study I sought answers to four questions: The first question was how adults described experienced trauma and its origin during their childhood, that their parents had caused by them, depending whether the parents having a mental or social disable? The second question was how the adults handled their experience of trauma which occurred during their childhood? The third question for the study was which consequences the trauma had on the adults as children? The last question was which different factors of protection the individuals described during their childhood and how they related to these? The study showed that risk of the individuals suffering from trauma increased the longer the individual were exposed to violence and neglect. The severity of violence and neglect contributed to the origin and duration of trauma and caused problems that persisted in the children. The results also showed that children who experienced trauma, caused by their parents, depending their parents having a mental or social disable, had multiple consequences. The parents of the children often used physical or mental abuse against the children or neglected their basic needs of food and clothes. The children showed signs of distrust of others, problems with sleeping and often felt scared and ashamed of their parent’s behaviour, when the parents were sick. Furthermore the result of the study showed that the children tried to stop the violence from their parents by all means by trying to change their own behaviour. They did so because they thought they were to blame for the violence.
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Mattson, Susan Renee. "Talking about drugs: Examining self-disclosure and trust in adult children from substance abusive families." CSUSB ScholarWorks, 2005. https://scholarworks.lib.csusb.edu/etd-project/2734.
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The main purpose of this study is to examine the relationships between drugs of choice that family members abused and the non-addicted family member's levels of self-disclosure, self-disclosure avoidance, and trust.
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Hellenthal, Rebecca L. "Utilizing an Empirically-Supported Parenting Intervention in Rural Community Settings: an Investigation of Effectiveness, Mediators of Change, and Dropout." Ohio : Ohio University, 2009. http://www.ohiolink.edu/etd/view.cgi?ohiou1258073725.
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Lilley, Rhonda J. "Distress learning in premature infants : early antecedents of dysfunctional parent-infant relationships /." The Ohio State University, 1990. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1487676847118147.
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Connolly, Nicola. "Towards a more comprehensive view of parenting : an investigation of parental cognitions." Thesis, University of Southampton, 2000. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.326575.
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Chan-Tan, Lily M. F. "Parental issues in nurturing children's faith." Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN), 1997. http://www.tren.com.
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Rooney, Damian. "Using Video Interaction Guidance (VIG) to improve parent-child interactions and child behaviour outcomes and to reduce parental dysfunctional discipline and stress : an embedded case study." Thesis, Queen's University Belfast, 2016. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.709874.
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This study aims to explore whether a video-feedback intervention, namely Video Interaction Guidance, can improve both parent-child relationships and child behaviour outcomes and reduce parental stress. Three mother-child dyads were involved in this study, each receiving an individualised intervention using Video Interaction Guidance. The mothers involved in this intervention had previously completed the Incredible Years BASIC Parent Programme, however they continued to report difficulties at home in supporting their children’s social, emotional and behavioural development. Video Interaction Guidance was delivered to three mother-child dyads on an individual basis, across three cycles. Pre-, post-intervention and 6 months follow-up measures were administered. Parents also participated in semi-structured interviews prior to the intervention. Findings indicated each of the mothers showed positive changes in relation to parent stress and dysfunctional discipline. Two of the parents showed statistically and clinically significant changes in relation to parent stress. Each of the children showed positive changes in relation to the child behaviour outcomes, and two of the children showed statistically and clinically significant changes across a variety of domains on the behavioural outcome measure. Meaningful successes were documented when using VIG as an intervention for these parents. This study highlights the usefulness of incorporating a video feedback intervention for parents and children who did not see desired outcomes on completion of a parent-training programme alone.
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Gutierrez, Salome. "A Comparison of Two Parent Education Programs on the Reduction of Parent-Child Stress in Mother-Child Relationships of Hispanic Migrant Farmworkers." Diss., The University of Arizona, 2006. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/195946.
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The present study examined the efficacy of two parent training programs in reducing perceived parental stress in a sample of Spanish speaking migrant farmworkers of Hispanic origin. Sixty-eight Spanish-speaking mothers, referred for parenting classes because one of their children was experiencing behavioral or emotional difficulties, were randomly assigned to one of four treatment conditions: (1) 1-2-3 Magic, a behaviorally-based program; (2) Systematic Training for Effective Parenting (STEP), an Adlerian-based program; (3) attention-placebo condition; and, (4) wait-list control group. All treatment conditions were presented in Spanish, and offered at convenient times and locations for participants. Parental stress was measured with the Spanish version of the Parenting Stress Index-Short Form (PSI-SF), using the Total Stress Score, and the three subscale scores: Parental Distress Score, Parent-Child Dysfunctional Interaction Score, and Difficult Child Score. Assessments were completed at pretest, posttest, and at a three-month follow-up. A repeated-measures multivariate analysis of variance on the dependent measures revealed significant differences for groups across the three assessment periods. Subsequent analyses indicated that the behaviorally-based program produced significantly greater reductions on the Total Stress Score and Parental Distress Score at posttest and follow-up than the Adlerian program, the attention-placebo group, and the wait-list group. The behaviorally-based program was also more effective in reducing parent-child dysfunctional interaction than the attention-placebo group at posttest and follow-up, and the wait-list control group at follow-up, but not in comparison to the Adlerian program. These results lend support for behaviorally-based parent training in reducing perceived parental stress in this migrant farmworker population. To ensure treatment integrity, a parent trainer validity check was used in which expert parent educators rated randomly selected videotaped segments of each parent training session on five criteria. Statistical analysis of treatment validity revealed no significant differences in mean scores of expert raters across parenting groups, suggesting that the parent trainer behaved consistently on the criteria across all treatment conditions. The results are also discussed in relation to the literature on parent training. In addition, the limitations of the present study, as well as future directions for research are discussed.
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Smith, Emma. "Exploring the risk factors for eating disturbances in young people with insulin dependent diabetes mellitus : Dysfunctional perfectionism, parental eating disturbances and parental criticism." Thesis, University of East Anglia, 2009. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.522249.
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Hindman, Jason M. "Parent Psychopathology, Marital Adjustment, and Child Psychological Dysfunction: The Mediating Role of Attachment and Sibling Relationship." Thesis, University of North Texas, 2010. https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc31534/.
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This study is part of a larger research project examining family attachment processes. The current study tests a family process model that postulates the mediating role of parent-child attachment and sibling relationship quality in the associations of parent psychopathology or marital adjustment to children's psychological dysfunction. A community sample of 86 families with at least one school-aged (8-12 years) child was recruited from area schools and organizations. Families came to the UNT Family Attachment Lab, where they participated in research tasks, including interviews, self-report instruments, and videotaped interaction tasks. Specific questionnaires used in this study included the Sibling Relationship Questionnaire, the Security Scale, the Behavior Assessment System for Children, the Symptom Assessment-45 Questionnaire, and the Dyadic Adjustment Scale. Using a single indicator for each variable, path analyses tested three paternal models, three maternal models, and three systemic models using different informants' (i.e., father, mother, child) reports of child functioning as the outcome variable. Results of this study highlight the positive relationship between parent marital adjustment and parent-child attachment security, as well as the inverse relationship between maternal psychopathology and mother-child attachment security. In addition, the inverse relationship between parent-child attachment security and child psychological dysfunction was significant across nearly all paternal and maternal models. Particularly noteworthy was the consistent mediating influence of attachment security in the association between marital adjustment and child psychological dysfunction across paternal and maternal models.
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Ng, Lai-ping. "The study of mother's parental behavior and child's behavior as affected by father's affair." Hong Kong : University of Hong Kong, 1996. http://sunzi.lib.hku.hk/hkuto/record.jsp?B19471002.
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Ng, Lai-ping, and 伍麗萍. "The study of mother's parental behavior and child's behavior as affected by father's affair." Thesis, The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong), 1996. http://hub.hku.hk/bib/B43893739.
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Turner, Tameika Shenay. "DIFFERENCES IN DIMENSIONS OF CHILDHOOD FUNCTIONING IN CHILDREN OF PRETERM VERSUS FULL TERM BIRTH STATUS." UKnowledge, 2006. http://uknowledge.uky.edu/gradschool_diss/406.
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As medical advances are made in the area of neonatology, more and more premature babies are surviving at younger gestational ages and lower birth weights. Growth in the survival rates of preterm infants leads to questions regarding the long term developmental trajectory of these children. The current study sought to expand on research regarding dimensions of childhood functioning and to apply it to the problem of prematurity by (a) utilizing a new instrument: the Merrill Palmer Revised edition, (b) including children of preterm and full term birth statuses from as young as 2 months of age, and (c) collecting data from parental and clinician reports. In addition to attempts to clarify the relationship between birth status and childhood dysfunction, this study also sought to augment existing literature by exploring the correlation between parental report and clinician observation of childhood dysfunction. The results of this study did not support the hypothesis that children of preterm birth will demonstrate more problems in functioning when compared to full term peers. Although there were more significant differences between preterm and full term children in the older cohort group, those differences did not consistently reflect dysfunction by the preterm children. Additionally, this study considered dimensions of dysfunction as measured by parental report and clinician observations. Notably, a lack of agreement between parent and clinician observations emerged for the young age cohort group. However, the high level of agreement for the older children suggests that parental and clinician perspectives converge with older children. Contrary to the hypothesis, birth status, gender, ethnicity, and SES did not collectively form a specific risk index for dysfunction. However, these factors did interact with each other to predict functioning on several scales. In fact, there were no significant main effects. Instead, predictors of dysfunction were interactions of variables such as birth status, age, gender, and ethnicity. This general finding illustrates the importance of taking into consideration all aspects of the childs situation when making an assessment of functioning.
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Cecchi, Alana. "Analysis of Parental Perception of Swallowing and Voice in Infants and Children with Pompe Disease." University of Cincinnati / OhioLINK, 2011. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1307125630.
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Davidson, Daryl Malarry. "Joey Connor Larry Darrell: A Television/Streaming Series a Clef." Ohio University / OhioLINK, 2020. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1578318342890128.
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Shaw, Fortune, and 蕭富聰. "The Effects of the Experience in First Offense, Dysfunctional Parents, and Delinquent Peers on Juvenile Offenders Who Recidivate." Thesis, 2001. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/77679783265458902406.
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The Effects of the Experience in First Offense, Dysfunctional Parents, and Delinquent Peers on Juvenile Offenders Who Recidivate Abstract This study was designed to examine the effects of the experience in first offense, dysfunctional parents, and delinquent peers on juvenile offenders who recidivate and the interactions among them. The study adopted qualitative research method. There were 6 male and 2 female students of Chang-hwa Juvenile Correction School interviewed. The findings of this study showed that dysfunctional parents promoted juvenility’s elopement and deviant behavior, which further fostered the juvenility''''''''s affiliation with delinquent peers. Such friendships directly encouraged their engagement in illegal activities under the influence of economic strain, group pressure and growing delinquent skills, and also indirectly led to increases in delinquency potential through nourishing depraved thoughts and weakening the bonds with parents, schools and non-delinquent peers. Once the first offense resulted in the negative treatment by parents and the social exclusion by teachers and peers, the resentment and distress aroused would lead the juvenile to self-abandon. Finally, discussions of findings are made and suggestions for teachers, counselors, and advanced studies are supplied.
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White, Laura Morgan. "Parents Served by Assertive Community Treatment: A Needs Based Assessment." Thesis, 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/1805/3487.
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Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI)Assertive Community Treatment (ACT) represents an effective treatment for individuals with severe mental illness. Though studies estimate that as many as half of all people with severe mental illness are parents, little is known about consumers receiving ACT services who are parents. Thus, the purpose of the present study was to 1) estimate the prevalence of parent ACT consumers, 2) identify current ACT team policies and practices for treating parent consumers, and 3) examine the perspective of parent consumers served by ACT teams. Quantitative and qualitative data were collected and analyzed via two separate studies. In study 1, eighty-two ACT providers from 76 teams across the United States and Canada were surveyed to determine the prevalence of parent ACT consumers, ACT team policies for identifying the parental status of consumers, treatment services available for parent consumers, and provider attitudes about parent consumers. Providers estimated roughly 21.6% of ACT consumers were parents. Less than half of providers (46.3%) reported formally asking about parental status during intake and only 20.7% providers belonged to ACT teams that provide special programs/services designed for parent consumers. The majority of providers (75.6%) reported negative or mixed attitudes about parents with severe mental illness. In study 2, seventeen parents with severe mental illness being served by ACT teams were interviewed about parenting, the relationship between parenting and severe mental illness, parenting needs, and suggestions for improved treatment services for parents. All parents were able to identify at least one positive aspect of parenting and most parents (76.5%) also identified negative aspects of parenting. Loss of custody emerged as a significant parenting problem, with the majority of parents (88.2%) experiencing loss of custody at least once. Given the difficulties of being a parent and having to manage a severe mental illness, parents expressed interest in several parent-focused treatment services, including family therapy, parenting skills, communication skills training, resources/finances for children, and social support groups with peers. When asked about overall satisfaction with ACT services, most participants with adult children (87.5%) reported having no unmet parent-related needs and high satisfaction (4.63 out of 5) with ACT services, whereas parents with young children (77.8%) reported having numerous unmet parenting needs and low satisfaction (3.78 out of 5) with ACT services. Thus, the age of participants’ children was a significant factor, indicating that the ACT treatment model may not be adequately serving parents of young, dependent children. Overall, findings suggest the need for more attention and focus on parent consumers, including formal identification of consumers’ parental status and improved parent-related treatment services and support
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Andrew, Daniel Nicolaas. "An investigation into how school governing bodies can assist with the performance of underperforming and dysfunctional schools in less advantaged urban communities in the Western Cape." Thesis, 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/11394/3829.
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Magister Artium - MAAfter 15 years in the democratic dispensation of South Africa, having access, equity and redress in educational provision have not yet been achieved. Instead, the reality speaks of underperformance (schools with a less than 60% national matric pass rate) as well as dysfunctional schools (with a less than 20% pass rate) continue in the Western Cape amidst a 7% increase in the Matric pass rate nationally.The intention of the Western Cape Education Department (hereafter referred to as the WCED) to reduce the number of dysfunctional schools from 85 to 55 resulted in a decrease to 78 schools. The overall increase of the 2010 matric pass rate in the Western Cape from 75.7% to 76.8% does not reflect an increase of quality educational provision to children from less advantaged urban areas. The aim of this study is to determine how and why some formerly identified dysfunctional and underperforming schools in less advantaged urban areas improved their performance while others did not. Also looking at, the role played by the School Governing Body in improving performance as a stakeholder, especially the role of the parental entity. It is clear that there are particular challenges facing parents from disadvantaged communities that directly influence their involvement and contribution to the improvement of performance in dysfunctional and underperforming schools. This research project focuses entirely on education but it is done within the field of development studies, trying to address certain developmental issues that impact educational provision and performance The theory of Structuration is used in the theoretical framework to understand the relationship between the agent (learners, parents, educators) and the structure (education system, society). It is useful to understand and address the challenges that prevent/delay improvement in the performance and function of schools in certain less advantaged urban communities. The Humanistic paradigm is used as a theory to emphasise the importance of a grassroots/ bottom up approach to development and to bring better understanding of parental involvement in educational provision. The mixed method approach (using both qualitative and quantitative research methods) that is widely acceptable in the field of educational research and in the development milieu is applied to address the question at hand. The use of a literature study, semi-structured interviews with focus groups and questionnaires to participating schools provide useful data for the research. The findings from this research will benefit the participating schools, the WCED and the education system.
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Geyser, Elsje. "The agreement found between the sensory profiles of children 3-10 years and their parents." Thesis, 2009. http://hdl.handle.net/10539/7361.
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M.Sc.(Occupational Therapy), Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, 2009Title: The agreement found between the sensory profiles of children 3-10 years and their parents Author: Elsje Geyser Promoter: Denise Franszen School: Therapeutic Sciences Faculty: Health Sciences Degree: MSc.OT Key Concepts: Sensory modulation dysfunction, sensory processing disorder, high threshold, low threshold, sensory profile, low registration behaviour, sensory seeking behaviour, sensory sensitive behaviour, sensation avoiding behaviour. In order to treat a child with sensory modulation disorder (SMD), the impact of SMD on the child’s occupational sphere should be taken into account. This includes the effect of SMD in the parent on the child’s development and behaviour. This study determined the probability of agreement between the parent and child’s sensory profiles. A quantitative, cross sectional study design established the sensory profiles of 81 children and their parents. Results indicated a moderate probability that a child with SMD may have a parent with SMD. A moderate to high probability existed for a parent with SMD to have a child with SMD. This supports the supposition that there is a hereditary component to SMD, with learned sedentary behavioural patterns. The treatment implications include considering the parent’s reaction to their own sensory thresholds and the influence this has on the child’s treatment and learnt behaviour.
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"Family dysfunction, antisocial behavior, and poor self-concept as predictors of depressed mood in adolescents." Chinese University of Hong Kong, 1994. http://library.cuhk.edu.hk/record=b5888239.
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by So Yuk Chi, Cheryl.Includes questionaire in Chinese.
Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 1994.
Includes bibliographical references (leaves 53-67).
Chapter I. --- INTRODUCTION --- p.1
Depression in Children and Adolescents --- p.3
Family Characteristics and Adolescent Depressive Symptomatology --- p.5
Self-concept and Adolescent Depressive Symptomatology --- p.7
Relationship between Antisocial Behavior and Depressive Symptoms during Childhood and Adolescence --- p.9
Purpose of the Study --- p.16
Chapter II. --- METHODS --- p.19
Participants --- p.19
Measures --- p.19
Procedure --- p.25
Data Analyses --- p.26
Chapter III. --- RESULTS --- p.28
Preliminary Analyses --- p.28
Primary Research Analyses --- p.34
Chapter IV. --- DISCUSSION --- p.43
Alternatives Explanations for the Relationship between Antisocial Behavior and Depressive Symptoms --- p.43
Self-Concept and Antisocial Behavior --- p.47
Study Limitation --- p.49
Conclusion --- p.51
REFERENCES --- p.53
APPENDIX --- p.68
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Noorzada, Omarwalid. "Adverse Childhood Experiences and the Association with Childhood Obesity: A Cross-Sectional Study of the U.S. National Survey of Children’s Health (NSCH), 2011-2012." 2016. http://scholarworks.gsu.edu/iph_theses/477.
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INTRODUCTION: Studies on the topic of adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) and childhood obesity collectively indicate an association, but there is a lack of replication in nationally representative sample of children aged 10-17 years. This study aims to expand on the definition of ACEs to include: socio-economic hardship, racial discrimination, witness or victim of neighborhood violence, and bereavement, and to examine their individual and joint association with BMI levels, especially childhood obesity (primary outcome).
METHODS: The 2011-2012 National of Children’s Health (NSCH) was used for this study (N=45,309). One child interview weight was produced; hence, the estimates are generalized to all non-institutionalized children 10-17 years of age in the US and each state. Statistical methods used included descriptive statistics and multivariable multinomial logistic regression models.
ACEs examined included: (1) Socioeconomic hardship, (2) Parental divorce or separation, (3) Bereavement, (4) Incarcerated family member, (5) Witness to domestic violence, (6) Victim/witness of neighborhood violence, (7) Household mental illness, (8) Household substance abuse, (9) Racial discrimination.
BMI for the same sex and age (10-17 years) percentile relative measurement, using growth charts recommended by CDC, among children and teens were used as indicators of BMI. BMI-95th percentile or greater was considered obese.
RESULTS: The prevalence of childhood obesity and ACE exposure was higher for boys compared to girls. Controlling for gender, among those who were obese, White-non-Hispanic children had the highest prevalence of obesity compared to other races for both genders. Southern States constituted 80% and 60 % of top 10 states with the highest prevalence of childhood obesity and ACE, respectively.
Approximately 25.4 million (89.5%) children aged 10-17 years had experienced 3 or less ACE. The most prevalent ACE category of nine asked about for child was-living with parents who were either divorced or separated after his/her birth (26.77%) and the least prevalent was living with a parent who died (4.84 %). ACEs were not mutually exclusive, and all nine categories of ACEs were interrelated.
The adjusted odds ratio of covariates to their reference groups that were only statistically significant for childhood obesity relative to healthy weight encompassed: a) Place of residence in metropolitan statistical area, b) two or more chronic health conditions of 18 asked about, c) Watching TV, videos, or playing video games across categories >1 to≥4 hours, d) family members in the household eat a meal together 7 days of the week, e) and computer, cell phone or electronic device use ≤1 hour.
Moreover, the explanatory variables, namely, age, sex, the physical health status of parents, and physical activity, were strongly related to childhood obesity (associated both with higher odds and lower odds of outcome) compared to overweight and underweight BMI categories.
CONCLUSIONS: This is the first study to explore the co-occurrence, individual and joint association of ACEs with childhood obesity using nationally representative sample of children aged10-17 years in the U.S. Having childhood obesity, BMI-95th percentile or above was strongly related to ACE dichotomy, ACE score ≥2 and two ACE types (socioeconomic hardship and bereavement) than the probability of overweight, BMI-85th to 94th percentile. Underweight-BMI less than 5th percentile had only statistically significant association with socioeconomic hardship ACE category. Sociodemographic, parental, and childhood related factors were also independently associated with childhood obesity.
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Silva, Joana de Almeida. "O Impacto do Suporte Parental e da satisfação das necessidades psicológicas básicas no bem-estar subjetivo e ajustamento psicossocial em adolescentes institucionalizados." Master's thesis, 2017. http://hdl.handle.net/10316/84113.
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Dissertação de Mestrado Integrado em Psicologia apresentada à Faculdade de Psicologia e de Ciências da EducaçãoO Impacto do Suporte Parental e da satisfação das necessidades psicológicas básicas no bem-estar subjetivo e ajustamento psicossocial em adolescentes institucionalizadosA adolescência é considerada como um período onde ocorre a passagem da infância para a vida adulta. Esta transição provoca, no ser humano, algumas mudanças, desde alterações cognitivas, biológicas, emocionais e sociais. Tanto as pressões sociais como psicológicas são destacadas nesta fase, pois terão maior influência no comportamento do sujeito. Ou seja, se tais mudanças não forem bem aceites pelo sujeito, estas poderão proporcionar o desenvolvimento de comportamentos agressivos e conflitos face à autoridade (Pais, 2012).Utilizando o quadro concetual da meta-teoria da autodeterminação, mais especificamente a mini-teoria relativa às necessidades psicológicas básicas, no presente estudo pretendeu-se analisar o impacto do suporte parental percebido e da perceção da satisfação vs frustração dessas necessidades no bem-estar subjetivo e ajustamento psicossocial, de que modo isso poderá levar ao desenvolvimento do bem-estar ou de sintomatologia clínica, numa amostra de 50 adolescentes, com idades compreendidas entre os 14 e os 19 anos, que se encontram a cumprir medida de internamento, em Centros Educativos. Globalmente, os resultados mostram que existem relações significativas entre o suporte parental e o bem-estar subjetivo. Assim como, entre a frustração parental e o desenvolvimento de sintomatologia clínica e de esquemas mal-adaptativos medeia o impacto do suporte parental nos indicadores de mal-estar. A perceção subjetiva de satisfação das necessidades psicológicas básicas medeia o impacto do suporte parental nos indicadores de bem-estar, enquanto que a perceção de frustração parental tem influência no desenvolvimento de esquemas mal-adaptativos.
The Impact of Parental Support and the satisfaction of basic psychological needs on subjective well-being and psychosocial adjustment in institutionalized adolescentsAdolescence is considered the period where the passage from childhood to adulthood occurs. This transition causes some changes in the human being, from cognitive to biological, emotional and social. Both social and psychological pressures are highlighted at this stage, as they will have a greater influence on the subject's behavior. That is, if such changes are not well accepted by the subject, they may lead to the development of aggressive behaviors and conflicts with authority (Pais, 2012).Using the conceptual framework of the meta-theory of self-determination, more specifically the mini-theory related to basic psychological needs, the present study aimed to analyze the impact of perceived parental support and perceived satisfaction versus frustration of these needs on in a subjective perception of the well-being connected with the psychosocial adjustment and in what way this may lead to the development of well-being or clinical symptomatology. The basis of the research were 50 samples of adolescents, aged between 14 and 19, who are complying with hospitalization measures in Educational Centers. Overall, the results show that there is a significant relation between parental support and subjective well-being. Furthermore, there is also a link between parental frustration and the development of clinical symptomatology and maladaptive schemes, therefore the impact of parental support on malaise indicators is also analyzed. The subjective perception of satisfaction of basic psychological needs mediates the impact of parental support on the indicators of well-being, whereas the perception of parental frustration has influence in the development of maladaptive schemes.
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Muchiri, Beatrice Wamuyu. "Family management, relations risk and protective factors for adolescent substance abuse in South Africa." Diss., 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/10500/20094.
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Text in EnglishAn increasingly recognised prevention approach for substance use entails reduction in risk factors and enhancement of promotive or protective factors in individuals and the environment surrounding them during their growth and development. However, in order to enhance the effectiveness of this approach, continuous study of risk aspects targeting different cultures, social groups and mixture of society has been recommended. This study evaluated the impact of potential risk and protective factors associated with family management and relations on adolescent substance abuse in South Africa. Exploratory analysis and cumulative odds ordinal logistic regression modelling was performed on the data while controlling for demographic and socio-economic characteristics on adolescent substance use. The most intensely used substances were tobacco, cannabis, cocaine, heroin and alcohol in decreasing order of use intensity. The specific protective or risk impact of family management or relations factors varied from substance to substance. Risk factors associated with demographic and socio-economic factors included being male, younger age, being in lower education grades, coloured ethnicity, adolescents from divorced parents and unemployed or fully employed mothers. Significant family relations risk and protective factors against substance use were classified as either family functioning and conflict or family bonding and support. Several family management factors, categorised as parental monitoring, discipline, behavioural control and rewards, demonstrated either risk or protective effect on adolescent substance use. Some factors had either interactive risk or protective impact on substance use or lost significance when analysed jointly with other factors such as controlled variables. Interaction amongst risk or protective factors as well as the type of substance should be considered when further considering interventions based on these risk or protective factors. Studies in other geographical regions, institutions and with better gender balance are recommended to improve upon the representativeness of the results. Several other considerations to be made when formulating interventions, the shortcomings of this study and possible improvements as well as future studies are also suggested.
Psychology
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Buschtová, Gabriela. "Sociální znevýhodnění dětí a mládeže na dětském psychiatrickém oddělení." Master's thesis, 2020. http://www.nusl.cz/ntk/nusl-436364.
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This diploma thesis focuses on clients of the Department of child and adolescent psychiatry who are hospitalized because of their behaviour and adaptation disorder. A significant sign of these children is their problematic behaviour and maladaptation resulting from their social handicap which has several forms. The environment of psychiatry centre adjusts different social measures and educational patterns and needs. The theoretic part describes the term of a socially disadvantaged child, moreover, it states the function of a family, relations and educational styles as a base of primal socialisation, as a headstone of their activity in society. The practical part of the thesis describes seven case studies about individual clients of the centre and their activity in this specific environment. The main goal of the investigation was to prove that the psyche of the school aged children is influenced by their social handicap which results in their bad self- control mechanisms, low self-evaluation, and also in their behaviour disorders. Another goal of the work was to discover whether the children are influenced also by their different social environment. Powered by TCPDF (www.tcpdf.org)
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Gasa, Velisiwe Goldencia. "The impact of disrupted family life and school climate on the self-concept of the adolescent." 2001. http://hdl.handle.net/10500/16830.
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This study was undertaken to determine whether a disrupted family life and school climate has an impact on the self-concept of the adolescent. This problem was tackled and investigated from different angles : factors
within the home, factors outside the home, intrapsychic factors, interpersonal factors and school factors. An analysis of the above factors and their impact on the self-concept of the adolescent was done by means of measuring instruments in the form of a questionnaire. The results of the empirical research indicated that the more positive the family and school climate, the more positive the academic, social and emotional self-concept of the adolescent. The educational implications of the findings of the literature and the empirical study are discussed to assist teachers and parents to identify and eliminate factors that cause adolescents from disrupted families to underachieve and have negative self-concepts.M.Ed. (Socio Education)
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McLean, Suzanne Claire. "Factors which could influence the development of adolescent depression." Diss., 2003. http://hdl.handle.net/10500/1611.
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An investigation into the prevalence and causative factors of adolescent depression in the greater Johannesburg area was undertaken. Present-day South African socio-economic pressures together with the normal demands and difficulties of adolescence, led to an investigation into which factors were having a bearing on adolescent depression and whether more male than female adolescents were depressed.
A literature study was done and major factors, which could potentially influence the development of depression, were identified.
The results of the empirical investigation indicated that negative family relations and negative peer relations play a significant role in the development of adolescent depression. Other identified factors did not appear to have a statistically significant bearing on adolescent depression. No significant statistical difference was found between the prevalence or severity of male and female adolescent depression.
Educational implications of the findings are discussed and guidelines are given to teachers and parents.Teacher Education
M.Ed. (Guidance and Counselling)