scholarly journals Parent-Child Relationships During the Transition to Adulthood

1995 ◽  
Vol 16 (5) ◽  
pp. 538-564 ◽  
Author(s):  
ARLAND THORNTON ◽  
TERRI L. ORBUCH ◽  
WILLIAM G. AXINN
Keyword(s):  
Transition To Adulthood ◽  
Panel Study ◽  
Strong Support ◽  
Reliability And Validity ◽  
Positive Relationships ◽  
Supportive Relationships ◽  
Parents And Children ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Parent Child Relationships ◽  
Parent Child

This article uses a panel study of children and mothers to examine how parents and children conceptualize, perceive, and report on their relationships with each other during the children's transition to adulthood years. The article provides strong support for the reliability and validity of reports of parent-child relationships. The article documents generally positive and supportive relationships between parents and children, more positive relationships with mothers than with fathers, and an improvement in relationships as children mature from age 18 to 23. Further, parent-child relationships are perceived differently by parents and children in that there is not just one perception of the relationship between child and parent, but a relationship as perceived by the child and a relationship as perceived by the parent.

A Battery for the Assessment of Young Spanish Adults

2012 ◽  
Vol 28 (4) ◽  
pp. 270-282 ◽  
Author(s):  
Clara Valls-Vidal ◽  
Carles Pérez-Testor ◽  
Joan Guàrdia-Olmos ◽  
Raffaella Iafrate
Keyword(s):  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Transition To Adulthood ◽  
Reliability And Validity ◽  
Initial Structure ◽  
Dysfunctional Family ◽  
Family Patterns ◽  
New Instrument ◽  
Confirmatory Factor ◽  
Parent Child Relationships ◽  
Parent Child

In Spanish families, parent-child relationships play a crucial role, but they also present specific risks for the children’s transition to adulthood which may hinder their individuation and foster the creation of dysfunctional family patterns in their family of origin. In Spain there is a lack of instruments to assess parent-child relationships in these terms. The present study examines the psychometric properties of a battery to assess individuation with mother, individuation with father, and the existence of dysfunctional family patterns (DFP) in 535 young Spanish adults (20–31 years). Items from the Munich Individuation Test of Adolescence ( Walper, 1998 ), the Network of Relationships Inventory ( Furman & Buhrmester, 1985 ), the Filial Responsibility Scale ( Jurkovic & Thirkield, 1999 ), and the Feeling Caught Between Parents and Parental Pressure scales ( Walper & Schwarz, 2001 ) have been used. The initial structure obtained through exploratory factor analysis underwent a confirmatory factor analysis. The results hint at a model adjusted to the data which guarantees the construct validity of the proposed structure. Internal consistencies for scales and subscales were acceptable to excellent, with α ranging from .62 to .91. Different indices of concurrent validity were also analyzed. The results generally support the reliability and validity of the new instrument. Limitations are discussed.

CHILD-PARENT RELATIONS AS A FACTOR IN THE FORMATION OF PROFESSIONAL PREFERENCES IN PEDAGOGICAL DYNASTIES

2020 ◽  
Vol 2 (4) ◽  
pp. 126-130
Author(s):  
N. V. SHAMANIN ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Professional Development ◽  
The Family ◽  
The Individual ◽  
Relationship Of ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Parent Child Relationships ◽  
Professional Preferences ◽  
Parent Child

The article raises the issue of the relationship of parent-child relationships and professional preferences in pedagogical dynasties. Particular attention is paid to the role of the family in the professional development of the individual. It has been suggested that there is a relationship between parent-child relationships and professional preferences.

Preliminary Study of the “Separation Anxiety” Phenomenon Through the Eyes of the Method of Positive and Transcultural Psychotherapy

2021 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 22-26
Author(s):  
Elena Drazheva
Keyword(s):  
Separation Anxiety ◽  
Parental Behavior ◽  
Positive Psychotherapy ◽  
Transcultural Psychotherapy ◽  
Preliminary Study ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Parent Child Relationships ◽  
Supportive Intervention ◽  
Parent Child

The article presents the results of a preliminary study which forms part of the preparation of a dissertation titled: “Influence of parental behavior on separation anxiety in children aged 1.5 to 5 years.” This article discusses the relationship between the symptoms and problems of children manifesting separation anxiety when starting to attend kindergarten and the experiences of their parents. The preliminary study included 38 parents and their children manifesting anxiety upon separation. The study used the tools of Positive psychotherapy, which offers the opportunity to diagnose parent-child relationships and supportive intervention.

Commercial Transactions in Children: The Case of Ghana

2017 ◽  
Vol 62 (8) ◽  
pp. 2391-2413 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mensah Adinkrah
Keyword(s):  
Criminal Justice ◽  
Sociodemographic Characteristics ◽  
Child Victim ◽  
Younger Adults ◽  
Current Article ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Parent Child Relationships ◽  
Criminological Analysis ◽  
Parent Child

The current article represents an examination of commercial transactions involving the sale of children in contemporary Ghana. It presents the results of a criminological analysis of 20 cases of commercial transactions in children in Ghana. It describes the sociodemographic characteristics of offenders and victims, victim–offender relationships, offender motivations, public reactions to the phenomenon, as well as the criminal justice system’s responses to the crime. The data were extracted from Ghanaian print and electronic presses. The data show that more boys than girls were sold and that the ages of the victims ranged from 1 month to 19 years, although younger, prepubescent children were more likely to be sold than adolescents and younger adults. The results further show that the relationship between the offender and the child victim was a primary one, with parent–child relationships being dominant, followed by uncle–nephew. Pecuniary reasons were the primary motive for the crime, with offenders invariably expressing the need for money to satisfy pressing financial needs or personal enrichment. The data show that offenders were subject to prompt arrest, prosecution, and incarceration. A summary is provided for each of the 20 cases analyzed in the study.

Delinquency Prevention in the Neighborhood

1964 ◽  
Vol 10 (3) ◽  
pp. 222-230
Author(s):  
Ruth S. Tefferteller
Keyword(s):  
New York ◽  
New York City ◽  
York City ◽  
Supportive Relationships ◽  
Gang Activity ◽  
Potential Source ◽  
Prevention Project ◽  
Parent Child Relationships ◽  
Positive Effect ◽  
Parent Child

At the Henry Street Settlement in New York City, a delin quency prevention project has emphasized the importance of counteracting the contagion of gang activity by detecting and working with groups of eight- to thirteen-year-olds while there is still a good chance of influencing them. Another most im portant step in the corrective process lies in reaching the parents of these children and helping them reassert their own influence and authority. Even the flimsiest of parent-child relationships is a potential source of control, if help is given in time. By bring ing together the parents of budding antisocial groups and by cultivating close, informal supportive relationships with individ ual parents, we have found a means of establishing this control. The children recognize and accept the partnership between home and Settlement which, in most instances, is contributing toward revitalizing parent-child relationships. The approach seems to be having a positive effect on the behavior of the chil dren in these young groups.

scholarly journals Families of Austerity: Welfare Cuts and Family Stress in Britain

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gabriele Mari ◽  
Renske Keizer
Keyword(s):  
Low Income ◽  
Family Stress ◽  
Maternal Mental Health ◽  
Economic Losses ◽  
Income Loss ◽  
Household Finances ◽  
Parents And Children ◽  
Key Factor ◽  
Parent Child Relationships ◽  
Parent Child

Studies have widely documented how families fare when receiving income boosts. Relatively little is known about the intergenerational effects of income losses, especially those resulting from austerity measures pursued after the Great Recession. Income loss can trigger family stress, whereby financial hardship hastens psychological distress and disrupts parenting and parent-child relationships. Such family stress can hinder socio-emotional development in children, a key factor shaping their future life chances.We assess if and how austerity measures can aggravate family stress and its consequences, tackling the case of Britain in the period 2009-2018. Extensive tax-benefit reform is exploited for identification. Based on a large longitudinal sample of parents and their adolescent children (UK Household Longitudinal Study), we show that austerity-induced benefit income loss may impinge on household finances, as signalled by housing arrears, and lead to worsening maternal mental health, strained parent-child relationships and less effective parenting, as well as increased problem behaviour among boys. Although benefit income loss also pushes parents into employment, neither the economic losses nor the stress stemming from welfare cutbacks are found to be offset by labour earnings in low-income households, where parents and children bear the brunt of austerity.

Parent-Child Relationships and Homosexuality

1972 ◽  
Vol 121 (564) ◽  
pp. 525-528 ◽  
Author(s):  
Graham Robertson
Keyword(s):  
The Other ◽  
Controlled Study ◽  
Other Hand ◽  
Child Relationship ◽  
Psychiatric Population ◽  
Mother Child Relationship ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Parent Child Relationships ◽  
Parent Child

A review of some of the literature concerned with the aetiology of homosexuality shows that certain variables, in particular those involving the relationship between the homosexual and his parents, differ between studies involving populations of neurotic homosexuals and those concerned with non-psychiatric populations. Investigators concerned with the former group (Bieber et al., 1962; O'Connor, 1964; West, 1955), have placed emphasis on the importance of the mother-child relationship, having found this to be abnormally intense in the case of many homosexuals. On the other hand, a well controlled study by Bene (1965), involving a non-psychiatric population of homosexuals, revealed no difference between her homosexual and heterosexual groups as regards maternal overprotection. Her findings caused her to place more emphasis on the father-child relationship.

scholarly journals Supporting Positive Parenting and Promoting Healthy Living through Family Cooking Classes

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (9) ◽  
pp. 4709
Author(s):  
Mette Kirstine Tørslev ◽  
Dicte Bjarup Thøgersen ◽  
Ane Høstgaard Bonde ◽  
Paul Bloch ◽  
Annemarie Varming
Keyword(s):  
Child Health ◽  
Positive Parenting ◽  
Local Health ◽  
Parent Child Relationship ◽  
Parenting Support ◽  
Child Relationship ◽  
Parents And Children ◽  
Cooking Classes ◽  
Parent Child Relationships ◽  
Parent Child

Background: The family is an important setting in the promotion of child health. The parent–child relationship affects the social and health development of children, and children’s healthy behaviors are associated with positive parenting strategies. The parent–child relationship is bi-directional and the connection between parenting and child health is complex. However, few parenting interventions work with parents and children together, and more knowledge is needed on how to develop and implement interventions promoting healthy parent–child relationships. Focusing on a family cooking class program, this study addresses how community initiatives engaging parents and children together can contribute to integrating parenting support with local health promotion. Methods: Participant-driven photo-elicited interviews (nine families), focus group evaluations (nine parents/14 children) and observations during cooking classes (10 classes) were applied to analyze the tools and mechanisms that can support positive parenting. Results: The study found that visual, practical and sensory learning techniques, applied in a context-sensitive learning environment that ensured guidance, safety and a friendly social atmosphere, contributed to positive parent–child interaction and bonding. Conclusion: The cooking program facilitated parenting practices that support child involvement and autonomy. Thus, the program constituted an effective intervention to strengthen parent–child relationships and positive parenting.

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