Family Functioning, Filial Piety and Adolescent Psycho-Social Competence in Chinese Single-Mother Families Experiencing Economic Disadvantage: Implications for Social Work

2015 ◽  
Vol 46 (6) ◽  
pp. 1809-1827 ◽  
Author(s):  
Janet T. Y. Leung ◽  
Daniel T. L. Shek
Keyword(s):  
Social Work ◽  
Social Competence ◽  
Family Functioning ◽  
Filial Piety ◽  
Single Mother ◽  
Economic Disadvantage ◽  
Single Mother Families

Family Processes and Adolescent Achievement Motivation in Poor Chinese Single-Mother Families

2018 ◽  
Vol 39 (9) ◽  
pp. 2523-2544 ◽  
Author(s):  
Janet T. Y. Leung ◽  
Daniel T. L. Shek
Keyword(s):  
Family Functioning ◽  
Achievement Motivation ◽  
Single Mother ◽  
Moderating Effects ◽  
Moderation Effect ◽  
Adolescent Achievement ◽  
The Face ◽  
Maternal Expectations ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Single Mother Families

This study examined the moderation effect of family functioning on the relationship between maternal expectations of the children’s future and adolescent achievement motivation in a sample of 432 Chinese single-mother families experiencing economic disadvantage in Hong Kong. Results indicated that family functioning moderated the influence of maternal expectations of the children’s future on adolescent achievement motivation. The relationship between maternal expectations and adolescent achievement motivation was significantly positive in single-mother families having higher family functioning, while the relationship was not significant in those families with relatively lower family functioning. The main and moderating effects were found stable between immigrant and nonimmigrant mothers. The present study provides important insight into how single-mother families living in poverty strive to nurture their children in the face of adversity. The theoretical and practical implications of the findings are discussed.

A 6-year longitudinal study of social competence amongst Chinese adolescents in Hong Kong

2016 ◽  
Vol 15 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Daniel T.L. Shek ◽  
Xiang Li ◽  
Lu-Yin Liang
Keyword(s):  
Hong Kong ◽  
Longitudinal Study ◽  
Social Competence ◽  
Family Functioning ◽  
Adolescent Development ◽  
Initial Level ◽  
Chinese Adolescents ◽  
Economic Disadvantage ◽  
Relational Quality ◽  
Intact Families

AbstractIn response to the severe lack of longitudinal data on adolescent development, we conducted a 6-year longitudinal study examining the change and psychosocial correlates of social competence in Chinese adolescents in Hong Kong. During the high school years (Secondary 1 to Secondary 6), participants responded to measures of social competence, socio-demographic characteristics (gender, family intactness and economic disadvantage) and family processes (father-child relational quality, mother-child relational quality and family functioning). Results showed that social competence dropped across the six waves. While gender, father-child subsystem quality, mother-child subsystem quality, and family functioning significantly predicted social competence at the initial level, rate of decrease in social competence was greater for adolescents who came from intact families, had better mother-child subsystem quality, and reported better family functioning. Economic disadvantage was the only factor that did not affect the development of social competence in adolescents.

Child Support, Consumption, and Labor Supply Decisions of Single-Mother Families

2020 ◽  
Vol 41 (3) ◽  
pp. 530-541
Author(s):  
Ilyar Heydari Barardehi ◽  
Patryk Babiarz ◽  
Teresa Mauldin
Keyword(s):  
Labor Supply ◽  
Child Support ◽  
Single Mother ◽  
Single Mother Families

Youth Functioning in the Coparenting Context: A Mixed Methods Study of African American Single Mother Families

2013 ◽  
Vol 24 (2) ◽  
pp. 455-469 ◽  
Author(s):  
Emma M. Sterrett ◽  
Carlye Kincaid ◽  
Erin Ness ◽  
Michelle Gonzalez ◽  
Laura G. McKee ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
African American ◽  
Mixed Methods ◽  
Single Mother ◽  
Mixed Methods Study ◽  
Single Mother Families

Multifamily Group Therapy: Impact on Family Functioning and Child Behavior

1998 ◽  
Vol 79 (1) ◽  
pp. 32-44 ◽  
Author(s):  
William Meezan ◽  
Maura O'Keefe
Keyword(s):  
Family Therapy ◽  
Group Therapy ◽  
Social Competence ◽  
Family Functioning ◽  
Parental Support ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Traditional Family ◽  
End Of Treatment ◽  
The Family ◽  
Treatment Changes

The authors compare the effectiveness of multifamily group therapy (MFGT) with traditional family therapy with abusive and neglectful caregivers and their children. Positive changes in the family functioning of the MFGT group occurred in areas critical to the reduction of child abuse and neglect, whereas changes in the family functioning of those in traditional family therapy occurred only in the area of parental support. The MFGT group children became significantly more assertive and less submissive according to their self-report and, according to their caregivers, showed significantly fewer overall behavior problems and greater social competence at the end of treatment. Changes in the children in the comparison group were not self-reported and did not occur in the area of social competence. These positive findings argue that agencies should consider adopting this modality in the treatment of this population and that it should be included as a treatment option in family-centered child welfare services.

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