scholarly journals The Prospective Impact of Family Functioning and Parenting Practices on Court-Involved Youth’s Substance Use and Delinquent Behavior

2019 ◽  
Vol 49 (1) ◽  
pp. 238-251 ◽  
Author(s):  
Johanna B. Folk ◽  
Larry K. Brown ◽  
Brandon D. L. Marshall ◽  
Lili M. C. Ramos ◽  
Lakshmi Gopalakrishnan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Substance Use ◽  
Family Functioning ◽  
Parenting Practices ◽  
Delinquent Behavior ◽  
Court Involved

scholarly journals Child, parent, and family mental health and functioning in Australia during COVID-19: Comparison to pre-pandemic data

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elizabeth Westrupp ◽  
Clair Bennett ◽  
Tomer S Berkowitz ◽  
George Joseph Youssef ◽  
John Toumbourou ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Substance Use ◽  
Family Functioning ◽  
Parenting Practices ◽  
Emotion Dysregulation ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Mental Health Symptoms ◽  
Higher Alcohol ◽  
Health Symptoms ◽  
Couple Conflict

The COVID-19 pandemic presents significant risks to the mental health and wellbeing of families. This study aimed to examine: (1) patterns of parent and child (0–18 years) mental health, parent substance use, couple conflict, parenting practices, and family functioning during COVID-19 compared to pre-pandemic data; and (2) associations between parent, child, and family outcomes during the pandemic and both pre-existing risk factors and COVID-19 stressors. Participants were Australian mothers (81%) and fathers aged 18 years and over who were parents of a child 0–18 years (N=2,365). Parents completed an online self-report survey assessing mental health, substance use, couple conflict, parenting, and family functioning during ‘stage three’ COVID-19 restrictions in April 2020. Data were compared to pre-pandemic data from four Australian population-based cohorts. Compared to pre-pandemic estimates, during the pandemic period parents reported higher rates of parent mental health symptoms (Cohen’s d=0.26-.81, all p<.001), higher parenting irritability (d=0.17-.46, all p<.001), lower family positive expressiveness (d=-0.18, p<.001), and higher alcohol consumption (22% vs 12% drinking four or more days per week, p<.001). In multivariable analyses, pre-existing financial deprivation and COVID-19 stressors were associated with greater severity in parent and child mental health symptoms, parent emotion dysregulation, parenting irritability, couple conflict and family positive/negative expressiveness. Parents and children with pre-existing mental health conditions had elevated difficulties during the pandemic across most domains. Our data suggest wide-ranging, detrimental family impacts associated with the COVID-19 pandemic; and support policy actions to assist families with financial supports, leave entitlements, and social housing.

scholarly journals The role of family functioning in parenting practices of court-involved youth

2018 ◽  
Vol 63 ◽  
pp. 165-174 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marina Tolou-Shams ◽  
Leah Brogan ◽  
Christianne Esposito-Smythers ◽  
Meredith G. Healy ◽  
Ashley Lowery ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Family Functioning ◽  
Parenting Practices ◽  
Court Involved

The influence of deviant peers on the development of boys' disruptive and delinquent behavior: A temporal analysis

1995 ◽  
Vol 7 (4) ◽  
pp. 715-726 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kate Keenan ◽  
Rolf Loeber ◽  
Quanwu Zhang ◽  
Magda Stouthamer-Loeber ◽  
Welmoet B. van Kammen
Keyword(s):  
Behavior Problems ◽  
Disruptive Behavior ◽  
Peer Influence ◽  
Parenting Practices ◽  
Community Sample ◽  
Delinquent Behavior ◽  
Temporal Analysis ◽  
Peer Influences ◽  
Deviant Peers ◽  
Moderating Effects

AbstractThe concurrent and predictive influence of deviant peers on boys' disruptive and delinquent behavior was examined in a community sample of fourth- and seventh-grade boys, who were followed-up over six data waves. Analyses were conducted separately for three different types of behavior problems: authority conflict, covert, and overt disruptive behavior. Consistent with the existing literature, concurrent relations between peers' and boys' disruptive behavior were expected to be significant. A more informative test, however, was whether exposure to deviant peers resulted in boys' subsequent initiation of disruptive behavior. Although peer influences were expected in the predictive analyses, the relations were hypothesized to differ by type of behavior. The potential moderating effects of hyperactivity and poor parenting practices were also examined to test the hypothesis that boys who are already at risk for behavior problems will be more susceptible to deviant peer influence. Results supported the significant concurrent and predictive relation between exposure to deviant peers and boys' engagement in disruptive and delinquent behavior. There were no significant moderating effects of attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) or parenting practices on peer influence.

scholarly journals Risk versus Resilience in Parents’ Health and Family Functioning Across the Pandemic

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nickola Overall ◽  
Valerie Chang ◽  
Rachel S. T. Low ◽  
Annette M E Henderson ◽  
Caitlin McRae ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Family Functioning ◽  
Physical Health ◽  
Parenting Practices ◽  
Family Cohesion ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Average Risk ◽  
Parent Child Relationship ◽  
Child Relationship ◽  
Family Chaos ◽  
Problem Severity

Are parents and families struggling with the ongoing demands of the pandemic, or are parents resilient and adjusted to the ‘new normal’? Assessing average risk versus resilience requires examining how parents and families have fared across the pandemic, beyond the initial months examined in prior investigations. The current research examines average levels of risk versus resilience in parents’ health and functioning over the first 1.5 years of the pandemic. Parents (N = 272) who had completed general assessments prior to the pandemic completed reassessments of psychological and physical health, couple and family functioning, and parenting within two lockdowns involving mandatory home confinement: at the beginning of the pandemic (26 March–28 April 2020) and 17 months later (18 August–21 September 2021). On average, parents exhibited declines in psychological and physical health (greater depressive symptoms; reduced well-being, energy and physical health) and in couple and family functioning (reduced commitment and family cohesion; greater problem severity and family chaos). By contrast, parent-child relationship quality and parenting practices were resilient with no average differences across the lockdowns. Declines in health and couple/family functioning generally occurred irrespective of pre-existing vulnerabilities (poor health and functioning prior to the pandemic) and external stress (reported impact of the pandemic). Partner support, however, tended to buffer declines in couple/family functioning. The results emphasize that attending to the challenges parents and couples face in the home will be important targets to mitigate the ongoing risks of the pandemic to parents’ and children’s well-being.

scholarly journals Study of parenting styles, family functioning and its relation to coping strategies in children of specific learning disorder

2020 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 230
Author(s):  
Enagandula Rupesh ◽  
Shipra Singh ◽  
Alka A. Subramanyam ◽  
Ravindra M. Kamath
Keyword(s):  
Family Functioning ◽  
Coping Strategies ◽  
Parenting Styles ◽  
Parenting Practices ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Family Assessment Device ◽  
Institutional Ethics ◽  
Support Seeking ◽  
And Coping

Background: Families of children with disabilities otherwise experience higher stress; and relation between parenting styles and coping of children is well known. Parental factors and family functioning may play a role in shaping the child, especially having issues like SLD. The objective is to study was coping strategies of children with SLD, parenting styles of their parents, their family functioning and relation of these with each other.Methods: It is a cross-sectional study undertaken after Institutional Ethics Committee approval, parent’s consent and child’s assent. Participants were 100 consecutive children, diagnosed with SLD, 9-13 years of age. Tools used were: Semi-structured proforma, Parenting Practices Questionnaire, Family Assessment Device and Children’s Coping Strategies Checklist Revision 1.Results: Authoritarian parenting style was significantly was associated with less use of ‘active’ and ‘support seeking’; and increased use of ‘distraction’ and ‘avoidance’ strategies. High scores on Authoritative style was associated with ‘active’ and ‘support seeking’ strategies. Avoidance coping strategy was associated with poor (high scores) and active coping strategies with higher (low scores) on problem solving, communication, and general family functioning.Conclusions: Parenting practices and family functioning can be pivotal in determining child’s attitude and coping. Assessment of this can be routinely included in child evaluation.

A systematic review of the relationships between family functioning, pubertal timing and adolescent substance use

Addiction ◽  
2013 ◽  
Vol 108 (3) ◽  
pp. 487-496 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alegra Hummel ◽  
Katherine H. Shelton ◽  
Jon Heron ◽  
Laurence Moore ◽  
Marianne B. M. van den Bree
Keyword(s):  
Systematic Review ◽  
Substance Use ◽  
Family Functioning ◽  
Pubertal Timing ◽  
Adolescent Substance Use ◽  
Adolescent Substance

scholarly journals Family Functioning, Substance Use and Related Problem Behaviors

2002 ◽  
Vol 1 (4) ◽  
pp. 83-101 ◽  
Author(s):  
Natasha Slesnick ◽  
Christina Vasquez ◽  
Joyce Bittinger
Keyword(s):  
Substance Use ◽  
Family Functioning ◽  
Problem Behaviors ◽  
Related Problem

scholarly journals What should parents do to emphasise their disapproval of adolescents’ substance use?

2019 ◽  
Vol 29 (Supplement_4) ◽  
Author(s):  
M Bacikova-Sleskova ◽  
L Hricová ◽  
O Kalina ◽  
J Benka
Keyword(s):  
Substance Use ◽  
Logistic Regression ◽  
Alcohol Consumption ◽  
Early Adolescence ◽  
Parenting Practices ◽  
Psychological Control ◽  
Risk Behaviour ◽  
Behavioural Control ◽  
Sociodemographic Characteristics ◽  
Dependent Variables

Abstract Background Previous research has shown that one of the strongest predictor of smoking and alcohol consumption in early adolescence is perceived parental approval of such behaviour. The aim of the present study is to explore which parenting practices predict the probability of perceiving parental disapproval of smoking and alcohol consumption in adolescence. Methods A representative sample of 1133 early adolescents (mean age = 12.9, SD 0.77) filled in questionnaires including sociodemographic characteristics (3 items), perceived parental risk behaviour (alcohol consumption at least once a week, drunkenness once a month and daily smoking); substance specific conversations with parents (1 item); both emotional and controlling aspects of parenting (6 items), and perceived parental disapproval of adolescents’ smoking and alcohol consumption as dependent variables. Logistic regression was used to analyse the data. Results The most important predictor of perceived parental disapproval of alcohol use was behavioural control (setting rules) (OR 2.34), followed by parental non-drinking (OR 1.81) and alcohol specific communication (OR 1.28). Regarding smoking disapproval, the significant predictors were parental non-smoking (OR 1.92); behavioural control (OR 1.79); time spent with a child (OR 1.44) and lower psychological control (guild induction, pressuring, manipulation) (OR 0.69). Conclusions Decreasing adolescents’ substance use via increasing their perceived parental disapproval of such behaviour seems to be substance specific. The most salient strategy both for smoking and drinking seems to be the use of behavioural control characterized by clear rules setting and lack of parental own substance use. Key messages Decreasing adolescents’ substance use via increasing their perceived parental disapproval of such behaviour seems to be substance specific. The most salient strategy to increase perceived parental disapproval of smoking and alcohol consumption seems to be the use of behavioural control characterized by clear rules setting.

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