Expressed emotion and parental attitudes toward children of alcoholics

IntroductionIndividuals who grow up in alcoholic families seem to have a family environment and climate different from those who grow up in non alcoholic families.ObjectivesData on expressed emotion and parental attitudes in alcoholic family are lacking.AimsStudy the level of expressed emotion and the parental attitudes in children of alcoholics (COAs) compared with children of non alcoholics (non COAs).MethodsThe Level of Expressed Emotion Scale (LEES) and the Parental Attitudes Scale (PAD) were used to measure respectively the expressed emotion and the family climate. The LEES was filled by the COAs or by the non COAs; the PAD was filled by their significant parent. COAs and non COAs were matched for age and gender.ResultsCOAs perceived a statistically lower level of intrusiveness from their parents and a significantly higher emotional response and attitudes toward illness from their parents than non COAs. According to the PAD, there was no difference in the family climate between the two groups. When correlations between LEES and PAD were evaluated, among COAs high level of expressed tolerance (LEES tolerance/expectation subscale) was significantly correlated with a low dominance in the children (PAD Dominance/Submissiveness); among controls, high level of expressed emotion (LEES total score) was significantly correlated with lower pleasure in the children (PAD Pleasure/Displeasure subscale).ConclusionsCOAs and non COAs seem to perceive the emotion expressed in their family environment differently and correlate it with their parental attitudes according to a different pattern.

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Academic Achievement of Female Students at College Level In Relation to Their Family Environment And Locale

MIER Journal of Educational Studies Trends and Practices ◽

10.52634/mier/2017/v7/i1/1447 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 51-65

Author(s):

Nishta Rana ◽

Shivani Kapoor

Keyword(s):

Academic Achievement ◽

Academic Success ◽

Family Environment ◽

Sampling Technique ◽

Female Students ◽

College Level ◽

Family Environment Scale ◽

Environment Scale ◽

The Family ◽

High Level

Academic achievement is often considered as a key criterion to judge one's total potentialities and capabilities. Academic achievement has become a prime interest for the teachers, educationists, psychologists and parents to predict children's academic success which is considered to be an outcome of the learning environment and the family. The present study aimed at seeking the level of academic achievement of female students at the college level with respect to their family environment and locale. Random Sampling Technique was applied to draw the sample of 200 female students studying in the five-degree colleges of Jammu City (J&K) in the year 2015. Family Environment Scale (FES-BC) by Bhatia and Chadha (2012) was used for data collection. This tool has eight dimensions-Cohesion, Expressiveness, Conflict, Acceptance and Caring, Independence, Active-Recreational Orientation, Organisation and Control. The findings revealed that most of the female students were having an average level of academic achievement. Very few female students were found to have a high level of academic achievement. No significant differences in the level of academic achievement were found among female students in relation to their residential background, whereas significant differences were found in the family environment of female students with respect to the locality at the sub-scale “Acceptance and Caring” and “Active Recreational Orientation”. The value of the coefficient of correlation was found to be low, positive but significant at the 0.01 level of significance at the sub-scale “Cohesion” of Family Environment Scale. It shows that academic achievement and cohesion in the family are positively related with each other, however, the correlation is low.

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Social Skills and Family Climate of Behaviorally Disordered Adolescents

Behavioral Disorders ◽

10.1177/019874298801300404 ◽

1988 ◽

Vol 13 (4) ◽

pp. 253-262 ◽

Cited By ~ 7

Author(s):

Malka Margalit ◽

Amazia Weisel ◽

Tali Heiman ◽

Shmuel Shulman

Keyword(s):

Social Skills ◽

Family Environment ◽

Classroom Behavior ◽

Family Climate ◽

Behaviorally Disordered ◽

Teachers Perceptions ◽

Male Adolescents ◽

The Social ◽

Significant Difference ◽

The Family

The social skills structure of behaviorally disordered adolescents was investigated in relation to their family climate and school competence and adjustment. The sample consisted of 109 male adolescents — 53 behaviorally disordered and 56 nondisabled students. The instruments were the Hebrew adaptations of the Social Skills Checklist, the Family Environment Scale, and the Classroom Behavior Inventory. The comparison between the factorial structure of the behaviorally disordered and the nondisabled responses show that the behaviorally disordered adolescents reported a global social skills concept, whereas their controls revealed a more differential concept. A significant difference was found between the two groups' perceptions of family climate: The behaviorally disordered adolescents viewed their families as more cohesive and organized, more emphasizing of the achievements and independence of the family members, and less enabling the expression of emotions. Teachers' perceptions of their behaviorally disordered students' social skills were also compared with the behaviorally disordered adolescents' self-reports, and significant differences were found. The teachers perceived a differential structure of skills, whereas the adolescents reported a global profile of higher functioning. Aspects of classroom behavior style and family climate were the best predictors of the social skills. Intervention planning should attend to the multivariate nature of social skills.

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Hygiene and Eating Healthy Habits and Practices in Spanish Families with Children Aged 6 to 14

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health ◽

10.3390/ijerph17228671 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 17 (22) ◽

pp. 8671

Author(s):

Petra María Pérez Alonso-Geta ◽

M. Carmen Bellver Moreno

Keyword(s):

Family Environment ◽

Fast Food ◽

Feeding Habits ◽

National Sample ◽

Family Type ◽

Balanced Diet ◽

The Family ◽

And Gender ◽

Families With Children ◽

Eating Fast

During childhood and pre-adolescence, the family environment is key to initiating and consolidating healthy styles in children through a balanced diet and basic hygiene habits. This study analyses hygiene, nutrition and health practices in Spanish families with children between 6 and 14 years of age according to the type of family (nuclear, single-parent or reconstituted) and the quantity, age and gender of the children. A representative Spanish national sample of 1103 Spanish parents, 270 fathers and 833 mothers, with children aged 6 to 14, is analysed. The study is descriptive, using statistical techniques with classic indicators (means, percentages). The results show that nuclear families manifest healthier habits, in general, and consider the consumption of pastries, ultra-processed food and excessive amounts of salt to be harmful. Furthermore, this family typology develops healthy and hygienic habits, such as brushing teeth daily, sleeping at least 8 h a day, drinking a glass of milk a day, eating fish more than once a week and eating fast food sporadically. They are also concerned about their children’s annual medical check-ups (paediatrician and dentist). It is concluded that the family type is related to the hygiene and feeding habits of the children.

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Cohabitation, Marriage and Delinquency: The Significance Family Environment

Australian & New Zealand Journal of Criminology ◽

10.1177/000486589703000205 ◽

1997 ◽

Vol 30 (2) ◽

pp. 187-199 ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

Sotirios Sarantakos

Keyword(s):

Family Environment ◽

Parental Attitudes ◽

Married Couples ◽

The Other ◽

The Family ◽

Cohabiting Couples ◽

Occurrence Type ◽

The One ◽

Parental Conflicts ◽

The Relationship

This paper uses Australian data to examine the relationship between parental lifestyles and family environments on the one hand, and occurrence, type and frequency of delinquency on the other. These data, collected by means of interviewing, relate to a part of a longitudinal study including 512 children; 233 were children of cohabiting couples and 279 of married couples. The findings presented in this paper show that (a) there are proportionally more offenders coming from families of cohabiting than of married couples; (b) there are proportionately more offenders who become recidivists coming from families of cohabiting than of married couples; and that (c) the family environments of the majority of offenders are marked by instability, low integration, hostile parental attitudes, domestic violence, parental conflicts and parental indifference.

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Compare “family atmosphere” in informal caregivers of patients with psychotic symptoms compared to their inclusion or not in self-help associations

European Psychiatry ◽

10.1016/j.eurpsy.2017.02.411 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 41 (S1) ◽

pp. S381-S381

Author(s):

M. Mentis ◽

M. Gouva ◽

E. Kotrsotsiou ◽

N.V. Angelopoulos ◽

E. Dardiotis

Keyword(s):

Family Environment ◽

Expressed Emotion ◽

Informal Caregivers ◽

Psychotic Symptoms ◽

Family Environment Scale ◽

Self Help ◽

Environment Scale ◽

The Family ◽

Competing Interest ◽

Self Help Groups

IntroductionThe participation of informal caregivers in the café of patients with psychotic symptoms in coordination with self-help groups have been found to reduce the expressed emotion in combination with psychoeducations interventions help create a supportive environment.ObjectivesThis study investigates the differences in the family atmosphere of informal caregivers of patients with psychotic symptoms.AimsTo compare whether or not the participation of informal caregivers of patients with psychotic symptoms in self-organized associations helps to foster a supportive family environment, hence reducing the risk of relapse.MethodsSnowballing sampling consisting of 510 informal caregivers of patients with psychotic symptoms was used in the current study. The Family Environment Scale of Moos and Moos and socio-demographic questions were implemented to collect the data. Control Cronbach's Alpha reliability of scale gave value a = 0.795.ResultsThe comparison showed that informal caregivers of patients with psychotic symptoms irrespective of their participation or not in self-help associations do not show significant differences in Family Environment Scale. Significant statistical difference between the two groups (P < 0.05) only occurred in the subcategory “organization”, as the first group (m = 4.68, df = ± 2.233) were found to have lower values compared to the other group (m = 5.21, df = ± 2.233).DiscussionsThe study demonstrated that informal caregivers of patients with psychotic symptoms involved in self-help groups do not show to have a particular difference in the family atmosphere than families who do not participate in self-help associations.Disclosure of interestThe authors have not supplied their declaration of competing interest.

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Propiedades psicométricas de la Escala de Comunicación Familiar en estudiantes universitarios / Psychometric Properties of the Family Communication Scale in College Students

Revista Costarricense de Psicología ◽

10.22544/rcps.v35i01.03 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 35 (1) ◽

pp. 31

Author(s):

Anthony John Erik Copez-Lonzoy ◽

David Villarreal-Zegarra ◽

Ángel Paz-Jesús

Keyword(s):

Factor Analysis ◽

Psychometric Properties ◽

Family Communication ◽

Assessment Tool ◽

Model Errors ◽

Gender Invariance ◽

The Family ◽

And Gender ◽

High Level ◽

Communication Scale

El objetivo del presente trabajo es analizar las propiedades psicométricas de la Escala de Comunicación Familiar (FCS) en una muestra de 491 estudiantes de una universidad privada en Lima Metropolitana, cuyas edades oscilan entre 16 y 28 años (M = 20.31, DE = 3.08). La muestra se dividió en dos grupos proporcionales. En el primero se realizó un análisis factorial exploratorio, χ² (45) = 966.8, p < .001, n = 246, para comparar los índices de bondad de ajuste en modelos de uno, dos y tres factores y encontrar un mejor ajuste en una solución unifactorial GFI = .99, RMCR = .06. Posteriormente, en el segundo grupo, se llevó a cabo el análisis factorial confirmatorio al comparar soluciones de uno, dos y tres factores. Se evidenció un mejor ajuste en un modelo de una dimensión χ² = 80.31; χ²/gl = 2.36; CFI = 1.00; GFI = .995; AGFI = .992; RMSEA = .000; RMR = .050 (n = 245). Se analizaron los errores del modelo y la invarianza por sexo y, finalmente, se estableció la confiabilidad con diferentes estimadores del alfa. Se obtuvo un alto nivel de consistencia interna. Se concluye que la FCS presenta adecuadas propiedades psicométricas, que apoyan su uso como instrumento de evaluación de la comunicación familiar en universitarios. Abstract:The aim of this paper is to analyze the psychometric properties of the Family Communication Scale (FCS) in a sample of 491 students at a private university in Lima, Peru, aged between 16 and 28 years (χ. = 20.31, SD = 3.08). The sample was divided into two proportional groups. In the first, an exploratory factor analysis was made: χ. (45) = 966.8, p < .000, n = 246; extracting one dimension by the parallel analysis method, GFI = .99, RMCR = .06. Later, in the second group, a confirmatory factor analysis was conducted: χ. = 80.31; χ./d.f. = 2.36; CFI = 1.00; GFI = .995; AGFI = .992; RMSEA = .000; RMR = .050 (n = 245), suitably adjusted to a single dimension. Model errors and gender invariance were analyzed and finally a reliability alpha was established with different estimators, obtaining a high level of internal consistency. We conclude that the FCS presents adequate psychometric properties that support its use as an assessment tool for family communication in college.

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COMPARATIVE STUDY OF THE EFFECTS OF FAMILY CLIMATE ON THE ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENTS OF GOVERNMENT AND PRIVATE SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS

International Journal of Research -GRANTHAALAYAH ◽

10.29121/granthaalayah.v3.i6.2015.3007 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 3 (6) ◽

pp. 118-127

Author(s):

Nikhat Yasmin Shafeeq ◽

Aliya Tazeen

Keyword(s):

Academic Achievement ◽

Secondary School ◽

Family Environment ◽

Parental Support ◽

Secondary School Students ◽

Family Climate ◽

School Students ◽

Academic Achievements ◽

The Family ◽

The Impact

This study investigated the impact of family climate on the academic achievement of government and private secondary school students. Three hundred (Boys =150; Girls =150) secondary school students were randomly chosen as the sample of the study from 8 schools (4 government and 4 private) of Aligarh. Family Climate Scale by Dr. Beena Shah (1990) was used to study respondent’s family climate, while their IX class examination results were used as the measure of academic achievement. The hypotheses were tested using the product moment coefficient of correlation to find out the relationship between the family climate and academic achievement, and for measuring the effect of the type of family climate (favorable and unfavorable) on the academic achievement of the students the investigator applied t-test. The results showed that the academic achievements of students are independent of the family environment and parental support provided to them. The study also revealed that private students have good academic records in comparison of government students.

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852 – Family climate, expressed emotion, and parental attitudes in families of alcoholics

European Psychiatry ◽

10.1016/s0924-9338(13)76024-3 ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 28 ◽

pp. 1

Author(s):

F. Cosci ◽

G. Bertoli ◽

C. Berrocal ◽

I. Londi ◽

V. Patussi ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Expressed Emotion ◽

Parental Attitudes ◽

Family Climate

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Stigma and expressed emotion: a study of people with schizophrenia and their family members in China

The British Journal of Psychiatry ◽

10.1192/bjp.181.6.488 ◽

2002 ◽

Vol 181 (6) ◽

pp. 488-493 ◽

Cited By ~ 138

Author(s):

Michael R. Phillips ◽

Veronica Pearson ◽

Feifei Li ◽

Minjie Xu ◽

Lawrence Yang

Keyword(s):

Expressed Emotion ◽

Family Members ◽

Cognitive Responses ◽

Highly Educated ◽

Standard Work ◽

Severe Effect ◽

The Family ◽

Family Interview ◽

High Level ◽

Work Up

BackgroundThe most damaging effect of stigma is the internalisation of others' negative valuations.AimsTo explore the factors that mediate patients' emotional and cognitive responses to stigma.MethodBased on responses to 10 open-ended questions about stigma appended to the Chinese version of the Camberwell Family Interview, trained coders rated the effect of stigma on both patients and family members in 1491 interviews conducted with 952 family members of 608 patients with schizophrenia at 5 sites around China from 1990 to 2000.ResultsFamily members reported that stigma had had a moderate to severe effect on the lives of patients over the previous 3 months in 60% of the interviews, and on the lives of other family members in 26% of the interviews. The effect of stigma on patients and family members was significantly greater if the respondent had a high level of expressed emotion, if the patient had more severe positive symptoms, if the respondent was highly educated and if the family lived in a highly urbanised area.ConclusionsClinicians should assess the effect of stigma as part of the standard work-up for patients with mental illness, and help patients and family members reduce the effect of stigma on their lives.

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Parenting Stress and Daily Hassles in Mothers of Young and Preschool Children

Counseling Psychology and Psychotherapy ◽

10.17759/cpp.2021290403 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 29 (4) ◽

pp. 27-48

Author(s):

V.E. Vasilenko ◽

S.S. Savenysheva ◽

O.O. Zapletina

Keyword(s):

Preschool Children ◽

Parenting Stress ◽

Life Stress ◽

Daily Hassles ◽

Number Of Children ◽

The Family ◽

And Gender ◽

High Level ◽

Relationship Of ◽

The Relationship

The article is devoted to the analysis of parenting stress, daily hassles and the relationship of their parameters in mothers of young and preschool children. Sample: 112 mothers from Saint Petersburg, children aged from 4 months up to 7 years. Methods: Parenting Sress Index (PSI-4) by R. Abidin, questionnaire of daily hassles by M.D. Petrash, O.Y. Strizhitskaya, L.A. Golovey, S.S. Savenysheva, STAI by C.D. Spielberger adapted by Y.L. Khanin, socio-biographical questionnaire. Results: A high level of parenting stress was revealed, especially in the domain, associated with the characteristics of the parent himself and his feelings about how he copes with the parental role. The level of daily hassles corresponds to the standards, with the most pronounced stressors in the family domain. Close relationships between parenting stress and daily hassles were found, with the exception of the field of work, while no relationship with life stress was identified. Depression, relationship problems and incompetence are most closely related to daily hassles. Parenting stress is positively correlated with state and trait anxiety. Parenting stress is not related to the age of the mother, the age and gender of the child, family experience and the number of children. However, it is less pronounced with more employment at work.

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