An Exploration of Family Communication Environment, Everyday Talk, and Family Satisfaction

2011 ◽  
Vol 62 (2) ◽  
pp. 171-185 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael E. Burns ◽  
Judy C. Pearson
Keyword(s):  
Family Communication ◽  
Family Satisfaction ◽  
Communication Environment ◽  
Everyday Talk ◽  
Family Communication Environment

How adolescents with anorexia nervosa and their parents perceive family functioning?

2016 ◽  
Vol 22 (2) ◽  
pp. 197-207 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fiorenzo Laghi ◽  
Sara Pompili ◽  
Valeria Zanna ◽  
Maria Chiara Castiglioni ◽  
Michela Criscuolo ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Anorexia Nervosa ◽  
Family Functioning ◽  
Adolescent Girls ◽  
Family Communication ◽  
Family Environment ◽  
Family Satisfaction ◽  
Healthy Controls ◽  
Family Adaptability

This study aims at examining whether adolescent girls diagnosed with anorexia nervosa and their parents differ in perceiving the different aspects of family functioning. Moreover, the discrepancy between adolescent girls and healthy controls on Family Adaptability and Cohesion Evaluation Scales dimensions, family communication, and family satisfaction is investigated. The study includes 36 female anorexia patients and their parents and 36 healthy controls. The results showed a different view between mothers and their daughters with regard to the dimension of rigidity. In addition, girls with anorexia nervosa were less satisfied about family environment and rated their families as less communicative, flexible, cohesive, and more disengaged, compared to controls.

scholarly journals Positive Youth Development in Croatia: School and Family Factors Associated With Mental Health of Croatian Adolescents

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 ◽  
Author(s):  
Miranda Novak ◽  
Nicholas J. Parr ◽  
Martina Ferić ◽  
Josipa Mihić ◽  
Valentina Kranželić
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Youth Development ◽  
Family Communication ◽  
Family Satisfaction ◽  
Family Factors ◽  
Female Adolescents ◽  
School Factors ◽  
School Attachment ◽  
Male Adolescents ◽  
School Commitment

IntroductionA framework for understanding the interrelationship of individual and environmental factors that influence adolescent health and well-being, as well as opportunities for policy-level interventions, is known as Positive Youth Development (PYD). The current study represents one of the largest studies of Croatian adolescents to date, and aimed to examine associations between school and family factors linked to PYD, and mental health outcomes experienced by Croatian youth.MethodsA multi-site survey study was conducted among adolescents (N = 9,655) residing in the five most populous cities in Croatia, with the aim of examining cross-sectional associations of family and school factors with adolescent mental health. The mean age of participants was 16.3 years (SD = 1.2), and 52.5% of participants were female. School and family factors included school attachment, school commitment, family communication, and family satisfaction. Depression, anxiety, and stress were assessed as outcomes. Multigroup structural equation modeling (SEM) was used to examine relations of interest among female and male adolescents.ResultsAmong school factors, increased school attachment was found to be significantly associated with reduced depression, anxiety, and stress for female adolescents, and with decreased depression and stress for male adolescents. Increased school commitment was significantly associated with decreased depression and anxiety for female adolescents; conversely, an increase in school commitment was associated with an increase in anxiety and stress for male adolescents. Increases in family communication were significantly associated with reduced depression, anxiety, and stress only for male adolescents, while increased family satisfaction was significantly associated with reduced depression, anxiety, and stress for female adolescents and with decreased depression and stress for male adolescents.ConclusionFindings suggest that interventions for mental health promotion and prevention of internalizing problems should address both school and family contexts, and may be more effective when accounting for differing developmental experiences of female and male adolescents.

scholarly journals FAMILY RELATIONS FROM THE PERSPECTIVES OF FEMALE YOUTHS WITH SUICIDAL BEHAVIOR: A QUALITATIVE STUDY

2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
pp. 9-34
Author(s):  
Tience Debora Valentina ◽  
Noor R. Hadjam ◽  
Tina Afiatin ◽  
Byron J. Good
Keyword(s):  
Communication Skills ◽  
Family Communication ◽  
Suicidal Behavior ◽  
Family Conflict ◽  
Family Relations ◽  
Family Satisfaction ◽  
Sibling Relationship ◽  
Emotional Closeness ◽  
Faces Iv ◽  
The Family

Research on youth's suicidal behavior often focuses on individuals rather than families. This exploratory research is related to family relations in female youths with suicidal behavior. This study's respondents were ten suicidal female youths (aged 15 to 24) divided into two groups: ' attempt' and 'no-attempt'. The FACES IV, family communication scale, and family satisfaction scale were given at the beginning of the study, which was continued with in-depth interviews to explore the flexibility, cohesion, and communication of their family relations. In the attempt group, FACES IV resulted in low balanced cohesion (35.8 respectively), low balanced flexibility (41.2 respectively), and low family communication (15.4 respectively). Surprisingly, all participants of both groups rated their family satisfaction levels low, meaning that all participants were dissatisfied with the family functioning. The interview resulted in eight main themes: lack of emotional closeness, family conflict, sibling relationship, leadership in the family, obedience, autonomy, and control, and mendhem rasa (buried emotion, in Javanese culture), and weak communication skills. In conclusion, the family's hierarchical relationships, family conflict, and emotional distance become the risk factors for adolescent suicidal behavior. The perspectives found in this study with suicidal female youths suggest that family-based prevention and intervention of suicidal behavior in youths need to understand family cultural values while encouraging to build emotional closeness and communication skills in the family.

Families that play together stay together: Investigating family bonding through video games

2018 ◽  
Vol 20 (11) ◽  
pp. 4074-4094 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bingqing Wang ◽  
Laramie Taylor ◽  
Qiusi Sun
Keyword(s):  
Video Games ◽  
Family Communication ◽  
Video Game ◽  
Family Relationships ◽  
Family Members ◽  
Family Satisfaction ◽  
Game Features ◽  
Family Closeness ◽  
Family Bonding ◽  
The Relationship

Video games have been a major form of people’s entertainment, and they have entered people’s family life. However, what we know about the effects of video games on family relationships is still rare. This study investigated the effects of video game co-playing among family members on family satisfaction and family closeness. In total, 361 parents recruited from Amazon Turk completed online questionnaires. The results showed that the more frequently family members play video games together, the better family satisfaction and family closeness they have. Families with poor family communication benefit more from co-playing than those with effective family communication. Family satisfaction mediated the relationship between video game co-playing and family closeness. Game features that facilitate family relationships were discovered through open-ended questions. Participants typically enjoyed playing video games with family members, and social benefits are the most salient in family settings.

The Effects of Family Communication Patterns on Family Satisfaction in Family Business

2020 ◽  
pp. 196-230 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mehmet Akif Çini
Keyword(s):  
Family Member ◽  
Structural Equation Model ◽  
Family Communication ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Family Satisfaction ◽  
Equation Model ◽  
Family Businesses ◽  
Communication Patterns ◽  
Family Communication Patterns ◽  
Conformity Orientation

The main goal of the study is to investigate the effects family communication patterns (the orientation of communication and conformity) of family member employees that work in family businesses have on family satisfaction. The population of the study was determined as the employees of 260 family businesses with head offices in the Konya province of Turkey, which operate for at least 25 years, and which have annual returns of over 5,000,000 Turkish Liras (TL). The data were analyzed with structural equation model (SEM) by using AMOS 24. The research results show there is a relationship between family communication patterns (communication and conformity orientation) and family satisfaction.

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