Children's and Adolescents' Response to the Prospect of Nuclear War: A Review

1994 ◽  
Vol 17 (4) ◽  
pp. 697-715 ◽  
Author(s):  
Brenda J. Boyd ◽  
Charlotte Wallinga ◽  
Patsy Skeen ◽  
Ligaya P. Paguio
Keyword(s):  
Young Children ◽  
Children And Adolescents ◽  
Theoretical Approach ◽  
Final Section ◽  
Large Body ◽  
Family Context ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Nuclear War ◽  
The Family

A review of research examining the response of children and adolescents to the potential of nuclear war is presented. The dearth of research studying young children is discussed and the large body of research focusing on adolescents is reviewed, utilising the following major categories: (a) the early studies of the response to nuclear war; (b) knowledge of nuclear developments; (c) effect of knowledge on fear about nuclear war; (d) fears/worries about the threat of nuclear war; and (e) the effect of fear about nuclear war. Finally, the few studies which have examined the response to the threat of nuclear war within the family context are reviewed. In the final section of the paper, a critique of the existing research is presented, and recommendations for future research are offered, including methodological concerns and a theoretical approach to understanding the response to the threat of nuclear war.

scholarly journals Watching TV with family

Comunicar ◽  
2008 ◽  
Vol 16 (31) ◽  
pp. 121-127 ◽  
Author(s):  
Armanda Matos
Keyword(s):  
Children And Adolescents ◽  
Family Context ◽  
Family Mediation ◽  
Mediating Role ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
The Family ◽  
Television Plays ◽  
Watching Tv

Nowadays television plays an important role in the socialization of children and adolescents, by making available a wide range of models of behaviour. However, watching television is an activity that takes place, mainly, in a family context. Therefore, the family has an important mediating role. A study conducted in Coimbra with students from the 4th, 6th and 8th grades, suggests that family mediation should be more intentional and more frequent, in order to promote the development of active and critical TV viewers. La televisión desempeña un papel fundamental en la socialización de la infancia, proporcionando desde muy pronto un amplio repertorio de pautas de conductas. La familia es el primer contexto en el que se genera el contacto con el medio televisivo. En este trebajo se recoge un estudio realizado en la ciudad portuguesa de Coimbra, con alumnos de 4, 6 y 8 años, a través de un cuestionario de hábitos televisivo, cin una muestra de 820 alumnos en el que se concluye que la televisión debería ser un instrumento más rentabilizado en la familia con fines educativos. A televisão desempenha um papel fundamental na socialização das crianças, proporcionando desde cedo um amplo leque de modelos de comportamento. A família é o primeiro contexto em que o contacto com este medium ocorre, pelo que deve constituir-se como mediadora da relação que a criança estabelece com a televisão. Um estudo efectuado em Coimbra, com alunos dos 4º, 6º e 8º anos, sugere que o uso da televisão pela família pode e deve ser mais rentabilizado pa a fins educativos.

scholarly journals Association of Different Forms of Child Maltreatment With Peer Victimization in Mexican Children and Adolescents

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Javier Martín-Babarro ◽  
M. Paz Toldos ◽  
Lorena Paredes-Becerra ◽  
Renzo Abregu-Crespo ◽  
Juan Fernández-Sánchez ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Abuse ◽  
Child Abuse ◽  
Children And Adolescents ◽  
Peer Victimization ◽  
Primary Schools ◽  
Short Form ◽  
Family Context ◽  
Moderator Effect ◽  
The Family ◽  
Physical And Sexual Abuse

Objective: To examine the relationship between exposure to multiple forms of child abuse and neglect within the family context and peer victimization at school, accounting for the moderator effect of sex and educational level.Methods: Two thousand four hundred fifteen children and adolescents, aged 9 to 15 years, attending public schools in Mexico completed the Childhood Trauma Questionnaire-Short Form and a modified version of the Olweus' Bully/Victim Questionnaire. We used linear regression models to assess the association of five different forms of child abuse (emotional, physical, and sexual abuse, and emotional and physical negligence) with three forms of peer victimization (direct, indirect, and cyberbullying).Results: Direct forms of child abuse within the family (i.e., emotional, physical, and sexual abuse), but not neglect, were significantly and positively associated with a risk for peer victimization. In the fully adjusted models, emotional abuse was significantly associated with the three types of peer victimization: [indirect b = 0.48, t = 6.75, p < 0.001, direct (b = 0.47, t = 4.89, p < 0.001), and cyberbullying (b = 0.85, t = 5.45, p < 0. 001)]; while physical abuse was positive and significantly associated with direct victimization (b = 0.29, t = 3.28, p < 0.001). Boys suffering from sexual abuse within the family context showed higher levels of all subtypes of peer victimization. Students attending secondary school who suffered from sexual abuse showed higher levels of indirect victimization than did students attending primary schools.Conclusion: Child abuse within the family context seems to be associated with the risk of peer victimization. Preventive strategies to address bullying and promote resilience should take family factors into account. Interventions for high-risk families might be useful to prevent child multi-victimization.

Young Children's Engagement With Digital Technologies in the Family Context

2018 ◽  
Vol 9 (4) ◽  
pp. 90-101 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vilmantė Liubinienė ◽  
Ramunė Kasperavičienė
Keyword(s):  
Young Children ◽  
Digital Literacy ◽  
Literacy Practices ◽  
Digital Technologies ◽  
Family Context ◽  
Smart Devices ◽  
Online Technologies ◽  
Digital Devices ◽  
The Family

Although more and more children engage in daily online activities with digital technologies, the roles that online technologies play in children's lives are still understudied. This article aims at identifying the role of digital devices as well as practices in which young children are engaged at home. It also strives to explore digital literacy practices and to research how these are embedded into the family context. The case study of Lithuania discussed in this article contributes with new knowledge about the local contexts and may help to understand the main problems to be further worked upon with on a global and European scale. The research of young children and their engagement with digital technology in Lithuania comes as part of the EC JRC project “Young Children (0–8) and Digital Technologies.” The findings reveal that although children perceive online technologies and the use of smart devices as entertainment and relaxation, they are not addicted. Several factors affect young children's uses and skills of digital technologies, including family constitution and parental styles.

scholarly journals Violence against children and adolescents: a challenge in the daily work of the nursing team

2006 ◽  
Vol 14 (4) ◽  
pp. 625-631 ◽  
Author(s):  
Simone Algeri ◽  
Luccas Melo de Souza
Keyword(s):  
Nursing Education ◽  
Violence Prevention ◽  
Children And Adolescents ◽  
Nursing Care ◽  
Family Context ◽  
Daily Work ◽  
Violence Against Children ◽  
The Family ◽  
Nursing Team ◽  
Forms Of Violence

This article aims to reflect on various forms of violence against children and adolescents practiced in the family context, and the importance of professional nursing care in view of this phenomenon. We discuss possibilities of care and violence prevention as well as the problems violence causes to society. Violence is a social and historical problem, constructed in society, and needs to be adequately addressed in academic nursing education.

Prosocial Behavior in Retirement

2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ulrike Fasbender ◽  
Mo Wang ◽  
Yujie Zhan
Keyword(s):  
Prosocial Behavior ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Research Literature ◽  
Family Context ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Retirement Age ◽  
Comprehensive Model ◽  
Theoretical Concepts ◽  
The Family ◽  
Working Age

With the increase of the proportion of the population reaching retirement age in relation to that of working age, extensive research has been conducted to understand the retirement process and to promote older adults’ well-being in retirement. In this chapter, we aim to link the theoretical concepts of retirement to the research literature on prosocial behavior. First, we provide an overview of the current conceptualizations of prosocial behavior and retirement. Second, we introduce three main areas of prosocial behavior engagement in retirement (i.e., prosocial behavior in postretirement employment, in the family context, and in the community). Third, we present a comprehensive model of the antecedents and outcomes of prosocial behavior in retirement, covering factors at the micro, meso, and macro levels. Finally, we offer suggestions to advance future research investigating prosocial behavior in retirement.

The Pediatrician's Role in Setting Standards of Day Care for Children

PEDIATRICS ◽  
1993 ◽  
Vol 91 (1) ◽  
pp. 237-238
Author(s):  
Esther H. Wender
Keyword(s):  
Young Children ◽  
Day Care ◽  
Large Body ◽  
Cognitive Stimulation ◽  
The Body ◽  
Pediatric Care ◽  
Optimal Care ◽  
Traditional Practice ◽  
The Family ◽  
Optimal Health

The goal of pediatric practice is to promote optimal health, growth, and development of infants, children, and adolescents, and pediatric training is aimed at this goal. Thus, pediatrics has long been involved in establishing optimal health practices affecting nutrition, supervision of the environment, preventive health services, and the promotion of practices that optimally enhance social and emotional development. These generic areas of expertise apply in unique ways to children cared for in groups, especially very young children. A large body of research has been produced by pediatricians and other health professionals that addresses the specific health needs of infants and children in group care. Studies have especially addressed the spread and control of infectious disease and the prevention of injury in groupcare settings. Pediatric research, often in collaboration with psychologists, educators, and other professionals, has also addressed issues pertinent to optimal cognitive stimulation and behavioral management of the developing child, as well as the prevention of abusive practices. Thus, much of what constitutes the body of pediatric knowledge is crucial to the optimal care of young children in group settings. In the traditional practice of pediatrics, pediatricians apply their expertise to the care of individual children in the context of the family. The unwritten contract for pediatric care is between the parents and the pediatrician on behalf of the child. However, the school, day-care, or other community-based programs become an extension of the family, and the pediatrician relates to those community programs on behalf of children and their families. What the pediatrician recommends on behalf of the individual child becomes a recommendation to the program as well as to the child's family.

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