Family Environment as a Predictor of the Quality of College Students' Friendships

2007 ◽  
Vol 29 (6) ◽  
pp. 828-848 ◽  
Author(s):  
Richard A. Wise ◽  
Alan R. King
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Family Environment ◽  
Friendship Quality ◽  
Cultural Dimensions ◽  
Female College Students ◽  
The Family ◽  
Best Friendships ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Description Form

Family environment appears to be an important determinant of friendship quality. Despite this apparent link, few studies have explored how family environment relates to friendship, especially among college students. The present study examined the relationship between family environment and best friendships, by administering the Family Environment Scale (FES) and the Acquaintance Description Form—Revised (ADF-F2) to 408 college students. Family environment was a better predictor of friendship quality for female college students than for male college students. For the women, a total of 13% of the FES and ADF-F2 correlations were significant at the p < .01 level. The best predictors of friendship quality for the women were the FES active recreational and intellectual—cultural dimensions. Gender differences were also evident in students' perceptions of their families' environments and their views of the quality of their best friendships. Implications of the present study for college adjustment and retention are discussed.

Chronic Pain and Depression: Is Social Support Relevant?

1995 ◽  
Vol 76 (1) ◽  
pp. 227-236 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paula M. Trief ◽  
C. L. M. Carnrike ◽  
Owen Drudge
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Family Environment ◽  
Chronic Back Pain ◽  
Perceived Social Support ◽  
Rehabilitation Program ◽  
Functional Restoration ◽  
The Family ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Psychological Questionnaires

This study examined the relationship between social support and depression for 70 patients with chronic back pain. We also explored whether the family environments of these patients related to depression and whether the patients' depression predicted outcome subsequent to involvement in a functional restoration program. The patients completed a battery of psychological questionnaires to assess depression, social support, and family environment. Outcome of a rehabilitation program was measured in terms of physical gains, vocational gains, and progress made toward program goals. Analysis indicated that the 25 depressed and 23 nondepressed patients differed as to perceived social support and quality of family environment; however, no association was found between depression and rehabilitation outcome. Implications for family interventions are discussed.

scholarly journals The person-environment relationship in the process of finitude

2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (1) ◽  
pp. 131-148
Author(s):  
Myrlanne Alves da Costa ◽  
Renata Bezerra de Holanda ◽  
Cynthia De Freitas Melo ◽  
Karla Patrícia Martins Ferreira ◽  
Ana Cristina Eberhardt Lins
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Family Environment ◽  
Support Network ◽  
Death With Dignity ◽  
Descriptive Research ◽  
Curative Care ◽  
Narrative Interview ◽  
The Family ◽  
The Relationship

Objective: To understand the relationship between caregivers and patients who are undergoing the process of finitude with the environment where they are during this process. Method: This is a qualitative, exploratory and descriptive research. According to the saturation criterion, there were 19 participants: 10 patients (5 in palliative care at home and 5 in curative care in Intensive Care Units - ICU) and 9 relatives of the respective patients. They responded to a narrative interview, which is characterized as an instrument that makes it possible to understand how the participant perceives and experiences the environment around her/him. For the analysis of the material, the interview was interpreted through textual analysis using the Iramuteq software. Results: The results indicated great adversities in the process of finitude in both environments: ICU and home; however, the family environment is seen as promoting quality of life and of death with dignity by patients, due to the support network offered by family and friends. Conclusion: the person-environment relationship in the process of finitude is characterized by affections and meanings, and needs to be taken into account as a facilitator of quality of life.

Some Relationships among Affection, Aggression and Alcohol Abuse in the Family Setting

1998 ◽  
Vol 86 (3) ◽  
pp. 1051-1060 ◽  
Author(s):  
Richard J. Shuntich ◽  
Diana Loh ◽  
David Katz
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Alcohol Abuse ◽  
Family Environment ◽  
The Family ◽  
Parental Affection ◽  
Parental Aggression ◽  
Questionnaire Studies ◽  
Family Setting ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Parental Alcohol

Three questionnaire studies involving 101, 270, and 144 college students examined the relationship between affectionate behaviors and aggressive behaviors in the family environment as rated by the college students. Measures of affection and aggression were significantly negatively associated in nearly all analyses. Participants' ratings of parental alcohol abuse were positively associated with measures of parental aggression and negatively correlated with measures of parental affection.

Relationship between Perception of Family Social Climate and Behavior in the Home Setting

1985 ◽  
Vol 56 (3) ◽  
pp. 979-983
Author(s):  
Robert W. Hiltonsmith
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Family Environment ◽  
Social Climate ◽  
Behavioral Correlates ◽  
Home Setting ◽  
The Family ◽  
Family Types ◽  
And Behavior ◽  
And Control ◽  
The Relationship

The relationship between perception of family social climate and typologies of home use was investigated. 105 college students completed the Family Environment Scale and a shortened version of a home use questionnaire developed by Altman, Nelson, and Lett. The latter was used to isolate empirically two styles of home use identified by Altman, et al. Two of three hypotheses regarding differences in subscale scores for these two family types were supported. Members of families who were most open, sharing, and interactive had lower scores on the Independence and Control subscales. The findings show that perceptions of family social climate have behavioral correlates in the way home settings are used by family members.

scholarly journals FAKTOR-FAKTOR YANG BERHUBUNGAN DENGAN PROSES BELAJAR DAN TINGKAT KECAKAPAN HIDUP REMAJA (Kasus Pengrajin Sandal Desa Cikaret Kecamatan Bogor Selatan)

2006 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Miskat Ramdhani ◽  
Sumardjo Sumardjo
Keyword(s):  
Family Environment ◽  
Learning Process ◽  
Life Skills ◽  
Rank Correlation ◽  
Family Role ◽  
Experimental Learning ◽  
The Family ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Conditions Of Learning

The objectives of this research were: (1) to study the relationship between learning process, adolescence characteristics, family roles, and environment, (2) to study the relationship between the youths’ life skill level and their learning process. The research took place at Cikaret Village, South Bogor Sub-District. Sixty 60 respondents were involved. Data was gathered on September-November 2005, by interview and observation. Quantitative data were analyzed by Spearman-Rank correlation procedure. In this research, the youth’s life skills were correlated to their characteristic, to their family role, to their environment and learning process. Some important results of this research are: ( 1) the life skills were correlated with the learning process within the conditions of learning and the experimental learning, ( 2) the learning process of the adolescence were related to the family role, the environment role and the adolescence’s characteristics, and ( 3) improvement of the quality of the adolescence’s life skills were needed together with effort to increase their quality of life, including their family, environment and learning process.

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