Trajectories of Family Management Practices and Early Adolescent Behavioral Outcomes

AbstractClinical studies indicate that depression and conduct disorder frequently co-occur in children. Research on the correlates of depression in children has frequently failed to control for this co-occurrence, and little is known about the family background and characteristics of children displaying both problem behaviors. An at-risk community sample of 203 early adolescent boys in the Oregon Youth Study was divided into the following groups: (a) those showing elevated conduct problems and depressed mood, (b) those showing elevated conduct problems only, (c) those showing elevated depressed mood only, and (d) those with neither problem. Multimethod, multiagent assessments were conducted at Grade 6. The four groups were compared using multivariate analyses of variance. Demographic variables, parental characteristics, family-management practices, and boys' adjustment show some deficits in all three risk groups, and the patterns of deficits vary between groups. As hypothesized, the boys with conduct problems and depressed mood show the poorest adjustment. Results are consistent with a failure model, which hypothesizes that boys with conduct problems are at risk for failing to develop competence in areas such as academic skill and peer relations. In addition, their noxious behavior leads to poor relationships with parents and peers. These problems result in failures and rejection, which make them vulnerable to depressed mood.

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The importance of family management, closeness with father and family structure in early adolescent alcohol use

Addiction ◽

10.1111/j.1360-0443.2010.03021.x ◽

2010 ◽

Vol 105 (10) ◽

pp. 1750-1758 ◽

Cited By ~ 33

Author(s):

Cherine Habib ◽

Joseph Santoro ◽

Peter Kremer ◽

John Toumbourou ◽

Eva Leslie ◽

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Keyword(s):

Alcohol Use ◽

Family Structure ◽

Early Adolescent ◽

Family Management ◽

Adolescent Alcohol Use ◽

Adolescent Alcohol

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An Ecological, Family-Centered Approach to Preventing Substance Use: Using the Family Check-Up to Target Youth Problem Behaviors and Enhance Family Management Practices

Estudos sobre as Dependências: Contributos para a Prática ◽

10.17990/axi/2018_9789726973027_125 ◽

2018 ◽

pp. 125-150

Author(s):

Kathryn L. Margolis ◽

Elizabeth A. Stormshak

Keyword(s):

Substance Use ◽

Problem Behaviors ◽

Management Practices ◽

Family Management ◽

The Family ◽

Family Centered ◽

Youth Problem Behaviors

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Conclusion and Recommendations

The Terrorist's Dilemma ◽

10.23943/princeton/9780691157214.003.0009 ◽

2013 ◽

Author(s):

Jacob N. Shapiro

Keyword(s):

Agency Theory ◽

Management Practices ◽

Behavioral Outcomes ◽

Organizational Outcomes ◽

Organizational Analysis ◽

Policy Recommendations ◽

Policy Makers ◽

Terrorist Organizations ◽

Organizational Challenges ◽

Counterterrorism Policy

This concluding chapter reviews the evidence, comments on U.S. government counterterrorism policies in light of the agency theory perspective on terrorist organizations, and offers a series of policy recommendations that flow directly from the organizational analysis. One potential criticism of this analysis is that it focuses too heavily on organizational outcomes while ignoring the kinds of behavioral outcomes of greatest interest to policy makers: who gets attacked, when, and by which method. The policy recommendations show this concern to be misplaced by demonstrating how systematically taking terrorists' organizational challenges into account can yield better counterterrorism policy. In particular, there are subtle ways to push groups into adopting security-reducing management practices that will work against some groups, but not all.

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Improving post-assignment behavioral outcomes of expatriates

Journal of Global Mobility The Home of Expatriate Management Research ◽

10.1108/jgm-01-2014-0002 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 2 (3) ◽

pp. 298-316 ◽

Cited By ~ 6

Author(s):

Padmini Jayasekara ◽

Yoshi Takahashi

Keyword(s):

Organizational Commitment ◽

Management Practices ◽

Behavioral Outcomes ◽

Hierarchical Regression ◽

Sri Lankan ◽

Content Type ◽

Training Performance ◽

Human Resource Management Practices ◽

Questionnaire Method ◽

The Relationship

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to explore the relationship between pre-departure human resource management practices (HRMPs) and post-assignment behavioral outcomes (PABOs) among Sri Lankan expatriates. Design/methodology/approach – The study focuses on three research questions, namely, first, whether individual HRMPs reinforce desirable PABO consequences, second, whether this relationship would be strengthened when HRMPs are bundled together, and third, whether the purpose of an expatriate’s international assignment would affect the strength of the relationship between HRMPs and PABOs. A questionnaire method was employed to survey Sri Lankan repatriates, and 155 responses were analyzed using a hierarchical regression analysis. Findings – The authors found that two HRMP types, namely, preparation and selection, significantly influenced job commitment, organizational commitment, and retention, both individually and when bundled. Practices such as recruitment, training, performance evaluation, and compensation, bundled with others, improved job and organizational commitment but not retention. Further, the specific task assigned to the expatriate affected the interaction between the HRMPs and their PABOs except retention. Practical implications – As bundled HRMPs influence job and organizational commitment, organizations should attempt to combine several HRMPs. However, there may be a need to customize HRMPs to improving retention and address the development-driven purpose of assignments. Originality/value – This study is amongst the first in the Sri Lankan context to emphasize the necessity of proactively managing expatriates’ PABOs before they relocate, using system and contingency approaches.

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Gender Differences in Youth Exposure to Community Violence: A Partial Test of Power-Control Theory

Feminist Criminology ◽

10.1177/1557085119877248 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 15 (2) ◽

pp. 123-146

Author(s):

Maria João Lobo Antunes ◽

Eileen M. Ahlin ◽

Amanda D. Emmert ◽

Michelle Manasse

Keyword(s):

Gender Differences ◽

Control Theory ◽

Power Control ◽

Community Violence ◽

Parenting Practices ◽

Management Strategies ◽

Behavioral Outcomes ◽

Family Management ◽

Exposure To Community Violence ◽

Using Data

Youths’ exposure to community violence increases their risk for harmful emotional and behavioral outcomes. Several family management strategies protect youth against exposure though there is scant literature exploring whether their application is gendered. Using data from the Project on Human Development in Chicago Neighborhoods, we draw from power-control theory to assess gender differences in family management strategies and the extent to which this accounts for boys’ greater exposure to neighborhood violence. Controlling for neighborhood contextual factors and youth covariates of exposure to violence, findings suggest that parents adopt gendered parenting practices, which in turn helps clarify why boys are more likely to report exposure to community violence.

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Levels of Guardianship in Protecting Youth Against Exposure to Violence in the Community

Youth Violence and Juvenile Justice ◽

10.1177/1541204015590000 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 15 (1) ◽

pp. 62-83 ◽

Cited By ~ 10

Author(s):

Eileen M. Ahlin ◽

Maria João Lobo Antunes

Keyword(s):

Collective Efficacy ◽

Community Violence ◽

Management Practices ◽

Exposure To Violence ◽

Individual Characteristics ◽

Family Management ◽

Linear Modeling ◽

Internal Locus Of Control ◽

Neighborhood Collective Efficacy ◽

Different Types

Using hierarchical generalized linear modeling and the Project on Human Development in Chicago Neighborhoods data, the authors examine whether different types of guardianship protect youth against exposure to violence in the neighborhood while controlling for situations where exposure is most likely to occur. Protective family management practices and internal locus of control significantly reduce exposure to community violence. Contrary to expectations, however, neighborhood collective efficacy exerted no effect. The findings emphasize the importance of considering family management practices and individual characteristics as protective factors against harmful environments. Further, guardianship is not restricted to external informal agents of control.

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The Correlation of Family Management Practices and Delinquency

Child Development ◽

10.2307/1129999 ◽

1984 ◽

Vol 55 (4) ◽

pp. 1299 ◽

Cited By ~ 594

Author(s):

Gerald R. Patterson ◽

Magda Stouthamer-Loeber

Keyword(s):

Management Practices ◽

Family Management

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Understanding financial elder abuse in families: the potential of routine activities theory

Ageing and Society ◽

10.1017/s0144686x07006009 ◽

2007 ◽

Vol 27 (4) ◽

pp. 599-614 ◽

Cited By ~ 30

Author(s):

DEBORAH SETTERLUND ◽

CHERYL TILSE ◽

JILL WILSON ◽

ANNE-LOUISE MCCAWLEY ◽

LINDA ROSENMAN

Keyword(s):

Older People ◽

Asset Management ◽

Management Practices ◽

Elder Abuse ◽

Research Programme ◽

Routine Activities ◽

Routine Activities Theory ◽

Family Management ◽

Associated Risk Factors ◽

Financial Elder Abuse

ABSTRACTThe aim of this paper is to stimulate theoretical thought about financial elder abuse within families, by exploring the potential of ‘routine activities theory’ for raising our understanding of, and response to, its occurrences. Research into financial elder abuse, defined as the illegal or improper use of a person's finances or property by another person, has tended to emphasise the abusive event and the associated risk factors. ‘Routine activities theory’, in contrast, directs attention more to developing prevention strategies that focus on everyday activities and hence seek to reduce the opportunities for illegal activity. The authors' research programme on the broad topic of money management and older people in Australia has conceptualised financial elder abuse as one possible outcome of the family management of older people's assets. This paper reports an application of routine activities theory to in-depth data of the asset-management practices and experiences of 81 family members who were assisting 86 older people. The paper concludes that the theory contributes to our understanding of how and why financial abuse occurs in families. It makes clear the distorting influence of a sense of entitlement and the preventive importance of both capable guardians, to oversee family-asset management and be alert to mismanagement, and the need for improved financial awareness, skills and probity in the community in connection with this common task of assisting older people to manage their financial assets.

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