Amy R. Murrell, J. Geddes, E. Yancey, Karen M. O’Brien, F. Terrell
{"title":"Daycare Experiences and Long-Term Behavioral Outcomes: A RetrospectiveSelf-Report","authors":"Amy R. Murrell, J. Geddes, E. Yancey, Karen M. O’Brien, F. Terrell","doi":"10.2174/1874922400902010040","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2174/1874922400902010040","url":null,"abstract":"The current study examined existing data to determine whether family SES, age of entry into daycare, time spent in daycare per week, and child personality variables predicted behavioral outcomes. Our analyses indicated that, for this sample, the best predictor of problem behavior was personality. Specifically, individuals low in agreeableness re- ported more problem behavior than did individuals high in agreeableness. Family SES, age of entry into daycare, and amount of time spent in daycare were not significantly related to problem behavior. Although daycare quality was signifi- cantly correlated with problem behavior, it only accounted for 2% of the variance. Such findings indicate that future re- searchers should examine mediating or moderating effects of personality on the relationship between daycare and behav- ior.","PeriodicalId":75160,"journal":{"name":"The open family studies journal","volume":"35 1","pages":"40-45"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2009-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"85627004","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Birth Order, Traits and Emotions in the Sibling System as Predictive Factors of Couple Relationships","authors":"Hadas Doron","doi":"10.2174/1874922400902010023","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2174/1874922400902010023","url":null,"abstract":"The objective of this study is to examine the connection between an individual's traits, emotional functioning and role division - which are influenced by birth order in the family of origin - and traits, emotional functioning and role division in the later spousal-couple context. 69 subjects which are either first-borns, middle or youngest children in their family of origin, were administered questionnaires measuring traits and emotions in both their past sibling and present couple system. Additionally, a role division questionnaire measured role division in their couple system. According to study's hypothesis, a correlation was found between the emotions expressed in the sibling system and in the couple sys- tem; traits were found to be correlated between the sibling and the couple systems only for first-borns and middle chil- dren. Contrary to research's hypothesis, no effect was found of birth order, on role division in the couple system. The find- ings' practical and methodological implications are discussed.","PeriodicalId":75160,"journal":{"name":"The open family studies journal","volume":"59 1","pages":"23-30"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2009-03-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"87014008","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
C. Hasui, Hiromi Igarashi, N. Shikai, M. Shono, Toshiaki Nagata, T. Kitamura
{"title":"The Resilience Scale: A Duplication Study in Japan","authors":"C. Hasui, Hiromi Igarashi, N. Shikai, M. Shono, Toshiaki Nagata, T. Kitamura","doi":"10.2174/1874922400902010015","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2174/1874922400902010015","url":null,"abstract":"To examine the factor structure, construct, and predictive validity of the Resilience Scale (RS), Japanese uni- versity students (N = 504 to 547) were examined. The RS has a good internal consistency and a single factor structure. Students high in resilience were less likely to be depressed or suicidal; more likely to adopt task-oriented coping but less likely to adopt emotion-oriented coping; more likely to have secure attachment with an opposite-sex partner; less likely to have shame feeling but more likely to have pride feeling; more likely to show healthy narcissistic personality traits but less likely to show identity diffusion; more likely to report their parents as high in care and low in overprotection; and more likely to report receiving punishment as a child. The RS is shown to be a significant predictor of the depressive se- verity two weeks later after controlling for demographic variables, baseline depression, and negative life events, which occurred during the previous week. Thus, the RS is a valid measure in a Japanese student population.","PeriodicalId":75160,"journal":{"name":"The open family studies journal","volume":"3 1","pages":"15-22"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2009-02-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"82010214","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The Effects of Using Direct Instruction Curricula in the Home to Teach Reading Comprehension to a 12-Year-Old Student with Cerebral Palsy","authors":"A. Owens, A. Violette, K. Weber, T. Mclaughlin","doi":"10.2174/1874922400902010009","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2174/1874922400902010009","url":null,"abstract":"The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effects of Direct Instruction curricula for teaching reading com- prehension skills in the home. The participant was a 12-year-old girl who was enrolled in the seventh grade at a public middle school in the Pacific Northwest. She had been unable to pass her Washington Assessment of Student Learning (WASL) in the sixth grade. Two undergraduate students served as instructors. Each session began by asking 12 systemati- cally random comprehension questions from the lessons of Corrective Reading Comprehension Skills Book B1. These comprehension questions served as the major dependent variable. The results indicated an increase number of correct reading comprehensions when Direct Instruction materials and procedures were employed. The use of Direct Instruction was cost effective, required little training to correctly implement, and was time efficient. The participant enjoyed the pro- cedures and was proud of her improvements in reading. Reading comprehension may be considered one of the most vital skills for successful academic performance in our schools and later in society (1). Reading is required in most academic subjects and plays an indispensable role in success in school (2). High levels of achievement in literacy are im- portant for learning across the curriculum, for independence in engaging with print, for personal satisfaction, and reading sets the occasion for success in an increasingly information- based economy (3). Comprehension skills also play a critical role in mastering text. This takes place both inside and out-","PeriodicalId":75160,"journal":{"name":"The open family studies journal","volume":"1 1","pages":"9-14"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2009-02-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"89202552","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Chinese Family Influence on Adolescent Volunteerism Scale: Scale Construction and Some Pioneering Findings in Hong Kong","authors":"B. Law, D. Shek","doi":"10.2174/1874922400902010001","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2174/1874922400902010001","url":null,"abstract":"The development of an instrument that measures family influence to adolescent volunteerism is reported. The Chinese Family Influence on Adolescent Volunteerism Scale (C-FIAV) was constructed. Content validity, cultural rele- vance, and reading level of the measure were reviewed by adolescents and a panel of experts. The scale was then adminis- tered to a sample of 5,946 junior and senior high school students. Exploratory factor analyses revealed a 2-factor structure, namely positive family influence and extrinsic family influence. Reliability analyses showed that the related measures were internally consistent. The sub-scale scores for volunteers and non-volunteers were different, indicating criterion- related validity. The score was also associated with another measurement on self-ranked importance of family, indicating construct validity. Generally speaking, grade effect was more significant than gender effect for the C-FIAV and sub-scale scores. Implications and limitations are discussed.","PeriodicalId":75160,"journal":{"name":"The open family studies journal","volume":"93 1","pages":"1-8"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2009-01-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"84193841","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Role Strains and Mood in Husbands of Women with Fibromyalgia Syndrome: A Test of the Stress Process Model","authors":"S. Bigatti, Jennifer R. Lydon","doi":"10.2174/1874922400801010066","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2174/1874922400801010066","url":null,"abstract":"Spouses of patients experience role strains as a result of informal caregiving, which has been associated with mood in numerous research studies. However, most research is on female caregivers, and little is known about the experi- ence of male spouses, or of the caregiving provided to fibromyalgia patients. The Stress Process Model was used to exam- ine mediators and moderators of the relation between role strain and mood among 135 husbands of women with fibromy- algia. Results indicated that the more activities of daily living and instrumental activities of daily living performed by the husband, the greater the role strain. Role strain was associated with worse mood. A test of the Stress Process Model sup- ported a partial mediation model, where social support and emotion-focused coping partially mediated the relation be- tween role strain and mood. No evidence was found for a moderation model or for problem-focused coping as a mediator. Our research suggests significant impairment and caregiving needs among this patient population, which in turn relates to the mood of the husband who is also an informal caregiver. Our findings also support the Stress Process Model in explain- ing the complexity of caregiving effects. The results of the study suggest avenues for intervention for individuals strained by their partners' illness.","PeriodicalId":75160,"journal":{"name":"The open family studies journal","volume":"19 1","pages":"66-75"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2008-12-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"79984538","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
N. Shikai, M. Uji, M. Shono, Toshiaki Nagata, T. Kitamura
{"title":"Dispositional Coping Styles and Childhood Abuse History Among Japanese Undergraduate Students","authors":"N. Shikai, M. Uji, M. Shono, Toshiaki Nagata, T. Kitamura","doi":"10.2174/1874922400801010076","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2174/1874922400801010076","url":null,"abstract":"Dispositional coping styles in adulthood may be influenced by one's experiences as a child. Japanese university students were examined in terms of their coping styles and child abuse history. Regression analyses revealed that an emo- tion-oriented coping style was predicted by neglect and emotional abuse during childhood.","PeriodicalId":75160,"journal":{"name":"The open family studies journal","volume":"166 1","pages":"76-80"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2008-12-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"75515114","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
E. Hill, R. Whyte, J. Jacob, V. Blanchard, S. F. Duncan, D. Dollahite, L. Wadsworth
{"title":"Fathers' Religious and Family Involvement at Home: Work and Family Outcomes","authors":"E. Hill, R. Whyte, J. Jacob, V. Blanchard, S. F. Duncan, D. Dollahite, L. Wadsworth","doi":"10.2174/1874922400801010056","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2174/1874922400801010056","url":null,"abstract":"This study investigates the impact of fathers' religious and family involvement on work-family conflict, work- family fit, job satisfaction, and marital satisfaction. The sample consists of employed, married fathers and their spouses from the 2001 Marriott School of Management Alumni Work and Family Survey (n = 210). Fathers' family involvement was related to less work-life conflict, greater work-family fit, and greater self- and spouse-reports of marital satisfaction. Fathers' family and religious involvement was related to greater self- and spouse-reports of marital satisfaction. These findings suggest the importance of fathers' religious and family involvement to valued family and work outcomes.","PeriodicalId":75160,"journal":{"name":"The open family studies journal","volume":"21 1","pages":"56-65"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2008-10-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"84472565","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Hopelessness, Family Functioning and Suicidal Ideation Among Chinese Adolescents in Hong Kong","authors":"S. Kwok, D. Shek","doi":"10.2174/1874922400801010049","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2174/1874922400801010049","url":null,"abstract":"Based on the responses of 5,557 Chinese secondary students in Hong Kong, the relationship among hopeless- ness, perceived family functioning and suicidal ideation was examined in this study. Results showed that while hopeless- ness had a positive relationship with suicidal ideation, perceived global family functioning had a negative relationship with Chinese adolescent suicidal ideation. Different dimensions of family functioning were differentially related to suici- dal ideation, with conflict and harmony, parental concern and parental control showing stronger prediction of adolescent suicidal ideation than did mutuality and communication. It was further found that family functioning moderated the rela- tionship between hopelessness and adolescent suicidal ideation. The present study underscores the importance of family functioning in the psychological well-being of Chinese adolescents. The theoretical and practical implications of the find- ings are discussed. Previous research has shown that hopelessness was re- lated to adolescent suicidal ideation. Several studies found that there was a significant relationship between hopeless- ness and suicidality (1-3) and hopelessness was found to be the strongest of cognitive variables in concurrent association with suicidal ideation (4). Researchers also reported that hopelessness was the best predictor of suicidal ideation in students and adolescents experiencing bipolar disorder (5-7). However, the existing studies are predominantly Western studies and there are no related systematic studies in the Chinese contexts.","PeriodicalId":75160,"journal":{"name":"The open family studies journal","volume":"53 1","pages":"49-55"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2008-09-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"89642936","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Family Matters: Exploring the Complexities of Families of Immigrant Adolescents and Achievement in Four G8 Countries","authors":"Martha J. Strickland, L. Shumow","doi":"10.2174/1874922400801010039","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2174/1874922400801010039","url":null,"abstract":"This study analyzes the PISA 2003 data to describe the family demographic and educational process character- istics of immigrant adolescents in Canada, France, Germany and the United States of America (USA) and investigates the relationship between family circumstances and the adolescents' educational success. The four countries are among those that receive the most immigrants, have the highest percentage of foreign born among the total population, and where the discrepancy between the immigrant and native students varies dramatically between countries. Adolescent immigrant stu- dents within each country were diverse but different patterns were seen in the family characteristics between Canada, the USA and the European countries. Family demographic and educational process characteristics were related to educational achievement of adolescent immigrant students but the associations varied somewhat between countries. Results are dis- cussed in terms of relevance for educational policy, practice, and future research.","PeriodicalId":75160,"journal":{"name":"The open family studies journal","volume":"10 1","pages":"39-48"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2008-07-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"72761447","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}