Effects of family connection and family individuation

Bell, Linda; Bell, David C.

doi:10.1080/14616730903132263

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“…In dealing with the functional decline that accompanies aging, the sense of obligation that people feel to help others protected against declining levels of personal growth and self-acceptance [85]. Family connections and family rituals have been linked to well-being, both in adolescence and midlife [86, 87]. …”

Section: Scientific Advances On Psychological Well-beingmentioning

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Psychological Well-Being Revisited: Advances in the Science and Practice of Eudaimonia

Ryff

2013

Psychother Psychosom

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This article reviews research and interventions that have grown up around a model of psychological well-being generated more than two decades ago to address neglected aspects of positive functioning such as purposeful engagement in life, realization of personal talents and capacities, and enlightened self-knowledge. The conceptual origins of this formulation are revisited and scientific products emerging from 6 thematic areas are examined: (1) how well-being changes across adult development and later life; (2) what are the personality correlates of well-being; (3) how well-being is linked with experiences in family life; (4) how well-being relates to work and other community activities; (5) what are the connections between well-being and health, including biological risk factors, and (6) via clinical and intervention studies, how psychological well-being can be promoted for ever-greater segments of society. Together, these topics illustrate flourishing interest across diverse scientific disciplines in understanding adults as striving, meaning-making, proactive organisms who are actively negotiating the challenges of life. A take-home message is that increasing evidence supports the health protective features of psychological well-being in reducing risk for disease and promoting length of life. A recurrent and increasingly important theme is resilience - the capacity to maintain or regain well-being in the face of adversity. Implications for future research and practice are considered.

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Section: Scientific Advances On Psychological Well-beingmentioning

confidence: 99%

Psychological Well-Being Revisited: Advances in the Science and Practice of Eudaimonia

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2013

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“…[43][44][45] Amae means dependency and has a positive connotation. 52 Figure 1 gives a summary of our conception of the connection and individuation processes. An English equivalent meaning can be found in the phrase "I can depend on you."…”

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Positive Relationships That Support Elder Health and Well-Being Are Grounded in Midlife/Adolescent Family

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2012

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Family is potentially a major support system for people of all ages. It can become particularly important for elders. On the basis of a 25-year longitudinal study, this article explores the contributions of family system functioning at parents' midlife to elderly parents' physical and mental health. Findings support the significant influence of the quality of the midlife/adolescent family life cycle stage on later life relationships between elderly parents and their adult children. Positive relationships with their adult children were important for both elderly parents' well-being. Frequency of contact with children was important for fathers-both for their well-being and for their physical health.

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“…Lastly, the current study only investigates cognitive (i.e., time attitude) and affective (i.e., positive and negative evaluation) aspects of time perspective. Future studies investigating balanced time perspective could benefit from taking behavioral aspects of time into account, such as family connections (Bell & Bell, 2009), leisure time use (Bittman & Wajcman, 2000), and planning behaviors (Lynch, Netemeyer, Spiller, & Zammit, 2010).…”

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Investigating Balanced Time Perspective in Adults across the Life Span

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The current study investigated balanced time perspective (BTP) in adults across the life span (N = 400, 43.3% males). Boniwell and Zimbardo (2004) defined BTP as the flow and flexibility of connecting to the past, living in the present, and looking forward to the future and argued that is an optimal time perspective associated with happiness and well-being. Using Time Attitude Scale (Mello & Worrell, 2012), younger (M = 26.09 years), middle-aged (M = 46.72 years), and older (M = 64.25 years) adults subjective ratings of their positive and negative attitudes towards the past, present, and future were used to identify individuals who had a BTP.

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Effects of family connection and family individuation

Cited by 20 publications

References 74 publications

Psychological Well-Being Revisited: Advances in the Science and Practice of Eudaimonia

Psychological Well-Being Revisited: Advances in the Science and Practice of Eudaimonia

Positive Relationships That Support Elder Health and Well-Being Are Grounded in Midlife/Adolescent Family

Investigating Balanced Time Perspective in Adults across the Life Span

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