Family Relationships and the Psychosocial Adjustment of School-Aged Children in Intact Families

Hakvoort, Esther M.; Bos, Henny; Balen, Frank van; Hermanns, J.M.A.

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“…The results of our study are in line with studies that have shown how elevated levels of conflicted interactions and poor-quality family relations (degree of trust, warmth, fun, and togetherness) contribute to the development of depressive symptoms (35-38). The significance of both the relation with parents and family conflict resolution may be explained through the family system theory according to which different family subsystems (marital, parent-child, and sibling relationships) mutually influence each other (39). Emotions or behavior in a specific family subsystem may influence other subsystems within the family.…”

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Sex differences in patterns of relations between family interactions and depressive symptoms in adolescents

Smojver‐Ažić¹,

Bezinović²

2011

Croat Med J

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AimTo gain insight into the relations between protective/risk family interactions and depressive symptoms in adolescent boys and girls.MethodA self-reported cross-sectional survey was conducted on a representative sample of 1191 secondary school students (617 girls and 574 boys) aged from 14 to 19 years, with a median of 16, from all secondary schools in the Primorsko-goranska County, Croatia in January and February 2010. Students reported their depressive symptoms, perceptions about the relationship with their mother and father, family activities, and parents’ conflict resolution strategies. Data were analyzed by hierarchical multiple regression to calculate the effects of family supportive and harmful interactions on depressive symptoms in girls and boys.ResultsDepressive symptoms were reported often and very often by 19.1% of girls and 15.8% of boys. Girls’ assessment of the family relations was significantly more positive than boys’, including the assessment of family activities, constructive family conflict resolution, or father’s and mother’s warmth and affection. Multiple correlation analysis revealed that the examined family variables accounted for 16.3% of the variance of depressive symptoms in boys and for 17.2% in girls. Hierarchical multiple regression analysis showed a difference in the relation of family variables and depressive symptoms between boys and girls. Depressive symptoms in girls were more linked to the lack of protective family factors (9.9% of the explained variance in girls vs 5.5% in boys), while depressive symptoms in boys were more linked to the existence of harmful family factors (10.8% of the explained variance in boys vs 7.3% in girls).ConclusionFamily activities and the father's warmth and affection have a higher significance for girls than for boys, while destructive parental conflict and the mother's aggression and hostility are equally significant for both girls and boys. These results indicate the targets for family-based preventive and intervention programs for depression in adolescents.

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Sex differences in patterns of relations between family interactions and depressive symptoms in adolescents

Smojver‐Ažić¹,

Bezinović²

2011

Croat Med J

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“…Among the few studies that have examined father-adolescent hostility and conflict, some studies have shown that father-adolescent hostility is uniquely associated with indicators of adolescent maladjustment, including internalizing and externalizing problems (El-Sheikh & Elmore-Staton, 2004), problem behaviors (Hakvoort, Bos, Van Balen, & Hermanns, 2010), and depressive symptoms (Pasch et al, 2006). Thus, these results suggest that father-adolescent hostility is important for adolescent well-being.…”

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“…Studies have shown that the correlation between mother- and father adolescent hostility is high (i.e., r > .50) (e.g., Hakvoort et al, 2010). However, research also has shown that mother- and father-adolescent hostility are uniquely associated with some indicators of adolescent well-being (Adams & Laursen, 2007).…”

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Adolescent and Parental Contributions to Parent–Adolescent Hostility Across Early Adolescence

Weymouth

Buehler

2015

J Youth Adolescence

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Early adolescence is characterized by increases in parent-adolescent hostility, yet little is known about what predicts these changes. Utilizing a fairly large sample (N = 416, 51% girls, 91% European American), this study examined the conjoint and unique influences of adolescent social anxiety symptoms and parental intrusiveness on changes in parent-adolescent hostility across early adolescence. Higher mother and father intrusiveness were associated with increased mother- and father-adolescent hostility. An examination of reciprocal effects revealed that mother- and father-adolescent hostility predicted increased mother and father intrusiveness. Significant associations were not substantiated for adolescent social anxiety symptoms. These findings suggest that intrusive parenting has important implications for subsequent parent-adolescent interactions and that similar patterns may characterize some aspects of mother- and father-adolescent relationships.

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“…Thus, all the subsystems in a family are connected and interlinked in such a way that any change in one produces changes elsewhere. This is evident in the available literature which advocates a strong link between the quality of family relationships and psychosocial adjustment of children [22][23][24]. Parent child relationship quality and connectedness affects psychosocial adjustment of children which in turn influences substance use in a child or an adolescent [25][26][27][28].…”

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The Role of Single Parent Families in Adolescent Substance Addiction: Indian Perspective

Khandelwal¹,

Khandelwal²,

Jhalani³

et al. 2017

IJMH

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Introduction: Among the many epidemic problems which India is fighting today, two very important social epidemics worth exploration are the issues of Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) (in reference to parent-child relationship, divorce & single parenting) & substance use among adolescents. Worldwide there is an enormous amount of literature on these issues and their shared interactions, but in Indian context we find ourselves far behind with just sparse amount of literature on the same. Methodology: A qualitative exploratory model is used for retrospective study of clinical cases of alcohol/ substance use in children/ adolescents of single parent family who visited a Deaddiction-Rehabilitation-Counselling Center in Andhra Pradesh for treatment during the period from January 2014 till July 2016. The cases are identified and studied considering review literature on the topic. Conclusion: This article reminds us about the importance of long preserved Indian culture where people had immense respect for the sacrosanct union & sanctity of marriage. We need to return back to our sacred ancestral ideologies so as to preserve a world where our kids are not drug driven but have actually moral base to their decisions in life. We can dream of a world without drug abuse only if our family environment is healthy with immense social support for our next generation.

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Family Relationships and the Psychosocial Adjustment of School-Aged Children in Intact Families

Cited by 39 publications

References 53 publications

Sex differences in patterns of relations between family interactions and depressive symptoms in adolescents

Sex differences in patterns of relations between family interactions and depressive symptoms in adolescents

Adolescent and Parental Contributions to Parent–Adolescent Hostility Across Early Adolescence

The Role of Single Parent Families in Adolescent Substance Addiction: Indian Perspective

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