scholarly journals Siblings Dealing with Pediatric Cancer: A Family- and Context-oriented Approach

2021 ◽  
pp. 104345422199230
Author(s):  
Marieke Van Schoors ◽  
Laura Sels ◽  
Liesbet Goubert ◽  
Lesley L. Verhofstadt
Keyword(s):  
Family Functioning ◽  
Family Support ◽  
Family Environment ◽  
Pediatric Cancer ◽  
Emotional Reactions ◽  
Network Support ◽  
Non Hodgkin Lymphoma ◽  
Sibling Adjustment ◽  
The Social ◽  
The Family

Background: Pediatric cancer is a severe life-threatening disease that poses significant challenges to the life of the siblings. Based on the social ecology model, the current study is aimed at exploring the association between intrafamilial (family functioning, family support) and contextual (network support) resources, and the individual adjustment of siblings facing cancer in their brother/sister. Methods: Participants were 81 siblings of children with leukemia or non-Hodgkin lymphoma. The mean siblings’ age was 10.32 years. Siblings completed the Family Environment Scale, the Social Support Questionnaire for Children, the Situation-Specific Emotional Reactions Questionnaire, and the Pediatric Quality of Life Inventory. Data were analyzed using a multi-level approach. Results: Family functioning, family support, and network support proved to be related to siblings’ cancer-related emotional reactions post-diagnosis. In addition, the present study suggests taking into account the gender of the ill child and the age of the siblings. Discussion: Our findings led to the conclusion that resources at both the intrafamilial level and the contextual level are important for explaining sibling adjustment post-diagnosis. Interventions targeting the sibling, the family, and the external network are warranted to enhance sibling adjustment.

Social Environment and Creativity

2011 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 46-58
Author(s):  
Jiří Semrád ◽  
Milan Škrabal
Keyword(s):  
High School Students ◽  
Social Environment ◽  
Family Environment ◽  
Social Background ◽  
Family Influence ◽  
Creative Activity ◽  
School Students ◽  
Cultural Legacy ◽  
The Social ◽  
The Family

The paper deals with issues connected with the motivation of high school students to participate in activities aimed at professional creative activity and, in this context, issues of environmental influences, especially from school and the family. It is responding to some of the growing efforts of neoliberalism to over individualize creative expression and activities and completely ignore social influences. It also takes into account the cultural legacy of past generations and the sources of creative power that have taken root in society and from which individuals draw and process their inspiration. Presented within are the results of an empirical probe focused on the influence of the social environment on the creative activity of teenagers. The paper follows the relations to the existing body of knowledge on the relationship between social environment and creativity, with an effort to capture the social conditionality of creative performances—to capture their roots. The results of the probe have confirmed the initial hypothesis that the creative efforts of secondary school students taking part in vocational training is based on the social background of the family and school. However, the family influence on the students’ creativity is not as significant as one would expect. It is the indirect effect of the family environment that has a larger influence.

Social Skills and Family Climate of Behaviorally Disordered Adolescents

1988 ◽  
Vol 13 (4) ◽  
pp. 253-262 ◽  
Author(s):  
Malka Margalit ◽  
Amazia Weisel ◽  
Tali Heiman ◽  
Shmuel Shulman
Keyword(s):  
Social Skills ◽  
Family Environment ◽  
Classroom Behavior ◽  
Family Climate ◽  
Behaviorally Disordered ◽  
Teachers Perceptions ◽  
Male Adolescents ◽  
The Social ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
The Family

The social skills structure of behaviorally disordered adolescents was investigated in relation to their family climate and school competence and adjustment. The sample consisted of 109 male adolescents — 53 behaviorally disordered and 56 nondisabled students. The instruments were the Hebrew adaptations of the Social Skills Checklist, the Family Environment Scale, and the Classroom Behavior Inventory. The comparison between the factorial structure of the behaviorally disordered and the nondisabled responses show that the behaviorally disordered adolescents reported a global social skills concept, whereas their controls revealed a more differential concept. A significant difference was found between the two groups' perceptions of family climate: The behaviorally disordered adolescents viewed their families as more cohesive and organized, more emphasizing of the achievements and independence of the family members, and less enabling the expression of emotions. Teachers' perceptions of their behaviorally disordered students' social skills were also compared with the behaviorally disordered adolescents' self-reports, and significant differences were found. The teachers perceived a differential structure of skills, whereas the adolescents reported a global profile of higher functioning. Aspects of classroom behavior style and family climate were the best predictors of the social skills. Intervention planning should attend to the multivariate nature of social skills.

scholarly journals Family Support as a right of the child

2020 ◽  
Vol 21 (2) ◽  
pp. 8-26 ◽  
Author(s):  
Patrick Dolan ◽  
Nevenca Zegarac ◽  
Jelena Arsic
Keyword(s):  
Family Support ◽  
Family Environment ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Children's Rights ◽  
Theory And Practice ◽  
Children’S Rights ◽  
Legal Standards ◽  
Rights Of The Child ◽  
The Family ◽  
The Relationship

This paper considers Family Support as a fundamental right of the child. It examines the relationship between the well-being of the child as the core concept of contemporary legal and welfare systems and family as a vital institution in society for the protection, development and ensuring the overall well-being of the child. Considering the fact that international legal standards recognise that children’s rights are best met in the family environment, the paper analyses what kind of support is being provided to families by the modern societies in the exercising of children’s rights and with what rhetoric and outcomes. Family Support is also considered as a specific, theoretically grounded and empirically tested practical approach to exercising and protecting the rights of the child. Finally, international legal standards are observed in the context of contemporary theory and practice of Family Support, while the conclusion provides the implications of such an approach.

US Social Welfare Policy: The Reagan Record and Legacy

1998 ◽  
Vol 27 (1) ◽  
pp. 37-61 ◽  
Author(s):  
JOHN O'CONNOR
Keyword(s):  
Family Support ◽  
Bill Clinton ◽  
Social Welfare Policy ◽  
George Bush ◽  
Social Provision ◽  
The Social ◽  
Family Support Act ◽  
The Family ◽  
The Us ◽  
The Right

This paper reviews the Reagan administration's attack on the US welfare system during the 1980s. The paper considers the origins, provisions and impact of Reagan's three major pieces of retrenchment legislation: the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1981, the Social Security Amendments of 1983, and the Family Support Act of 1988. It is argued that Reagan's record in retrenching welfare was limited in budgetary terms, but was successful in making welfare programmes more restrictive. Reagan's welfare legacy is assessed in terms of his attempts at restructuring social provision and shifting the welfare debate to the right. The paper concludes by asserting that Reagan's critique of, and attack on, social provision was accepted by his presidential successors, George Bush and Bill Clinton.

scholarly journals USE OF CRACK AND OTHER DRUGS AMONG CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS AND ITS IMPACT ON THE FAMILY ENVIRONMENT: AN INTEGRATIVE LITERATURE REVIEW

2016 ◽  
Vol 25 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Bruno David Henriques ◽  
Regina Lunardi Rocha ◽  
Amanda Márcia dos Santos Reinaldo
Keyword(s):  
Social Networks ◽  
Children And Adolescents ◽  
Family Environment ◽  
Family Relationships ◽  
Scientific Evidence ◽  
Complex Phenomenon ◽  
Protective Function ◽  
The Social ◽  
The Family ◽  
And Coping

ABSTRACT Drugs abuse is a complex phenomenon with many causes, and it affects children and adolescents. The objective of this research was to seek scientific evidence that contributes to the understanding of the existing relation between the use of crack and other drugs by children and adolescents and the family. The method used was the integrative review. The bases analyzed were: MEDLINE, LILACS, Cochrane, BDENF and IBECS. Descriptors: cocaine, crack, family and family relationships. Three categories were evidenced: Family environment as a protector and/or facilitator for the use of crack and other drugs by children and adolescents; Lack of knowledge and the repercussions of the use of crack and other drugs by children and adolescents in the family environment; Networks to support the family and coping with the use of crack and other drugs. The family environment has a protective function against the use of drugs, but the issue of drugs has to be faced and addressed. It is also necessary to strengthen the social networks and discuss prevention themes.

scholarly journals Assongka Bala: Interpretation of Value Systems in Handling Disease Outbreaks in the Bugis-Makassar Society

2020 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 1-9
Author(s):  
Syamsu Rijal ◽  
Syamsidar Syamsidar ◽  
Muh. Zainuddin Badollahi
Keyword(s):  
Family Environment ◽  
Disease Outbreaks ◽  
Value Systems ◽  
Traditional Values ◽  
Behavior System ◽  
The Social ◽  
The Family ◽  
Modern Knowledge ◽  
Descriptive Approach

This research is motivated by the phenomenon of pandemic disease outbreaks, treatment or prevention patterns carried out by the Bugis-Makassar community, although they have been equipped with modern knowledge about the handling of disease outbreaks, they still do some ritual outbreaks in which each of these rituals is called Assongka Bala led by a person called Sanro. This study uses a qualitative research method with a descriptive approach to describe the role of Sanro in Assongka Bala rituals, data collection techniques used are interviews and observation. This study aims to: Describe the role of Sanro in the ritual handling of outbreaks in the Bugis-Makassar community. The role of Sanro in Sanro's knowledge of ritual prevention and treatment of disease outbreaks in his community as well as knowledge of ritual management performed so that people who believe in needing a Sanro to lead the ritual. The Bugis-Makassar community, in their practice of life, is related to the social, cultural and handling of disease outbreaks, the community has a belief in the rituals of Assongka Bala which then becomes traditional values ​​that affect their knowledge about handling epidemics and also influences their behavior in maintaining health, namely the behavior system is generally divided into two types, namely in the family environment and customary environment.

scholarly journals The effects of situational factors on the choice of the mechanical engineering expertise program in Vocational High Schools

2017 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 180 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dwi Rahdiyanta
Keyword(s):  
High Schools ◽  
Social Environment ◽  
Family Environment ◽  
School Environment ◽  
Mechanical Engineering ◽  
Junior High ◽  
Junior High Schools ◽  
The Social ◽  
The Family ◽  
Vocational High Schools

The objective of this study was to determine the effects of the family environment, the previous school environment, the social environment, and the students’ attitude on the choice of the mechanical engineering expertise program in Vocational High Schools (VHSs) by the graduates of Junior High Schools. This was a correlational study which was ex post facto in nature. The study population totaled 1095 students. The sample, consisting of 300 students, was selected using the proportional random sampling technique by means of the Krejcie and Morgan formula. The data were collected through inventories, observation sheets, and documents. The content validity was assessed through expert judgment. The construct validity was assessed using the factor analysis and the reliability using the Cronbach’s Alpha formula. The data were analyzed using the descriptive analysis, regression analysis, and path analysis at a significance level of 0.05. The results showed that, there were significant effects of the family environment, the previous school environment, the social environment, and attitude in the choice of mechanical engineering expertise program in VHSs by the graduates of Junior High Schools

scholarly journals USO DE INTERNET Y SU RELACIÓN CON EL CLIMA FAMILIAR Y EL BULLYING

2016 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 245
Author(s):  
Mª del Carmen Pichardo Martínez ◽  
María Fernández Cabezas ◽  
Mª Trinidad García Berbén ◽  
Ana Belén García Berbén
Keyword(s):  
Family Environment ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
The Social ◽  
Internet Bullying ◽  
The Family ◽  
Fast Pace ◽  
Nuevas Tecnologías ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
Use Of Internet ◽  
First Contact

Abstract.More and more teens are starting to use the Internet, because of the fast pace with which our society is digitized. Their first contact with this tool are produced mostly in the field schooling due to its forced utilization for learning about new technologies of information and communication. An misfit use can cause the emergence of maladaptive behaviors, such as bullying or cyberbullying. So it is important to research on the social climate in the classroom and the family as direct scenario where children develop a caring atmosphere influencing them different educational styles. Depending on how your education and develop social or antisocial guidelines. These behaviours reflecting itself in both physical and virtual reality. To prevent, it is important to investigate the factors that predispose or warn one unadapted tuning in Internet use.Keywords: Family environment, use of Internet, bullying, victim, aggressor.Resumen.Cada vez son más los adolescentes que comienzan a usar Internet debido al ritmo vertiginoso con que se digitaliza nuestra sociedad. Sus primeros contactos con esta herramienta se producen mayormente en el ámbito escolar debido a su obligada utilización para el aprendizaje en cuanto a nuevas Tecnologías de la Información y Comunicación (TIC) se refiere. Un uso desadaptado puede provocar la aparición de conductas desadaptivas, como bullying, o ciberbullying. Parece necesario investigar sobre el clima social en el aula y la familia, como escenarios directos, donde los hijos se desarrollan en un ambiente afectivo influyendo en ellos las pautas de comportamiento de padres y profesores. Dependiendo de cómo sea su educación así desarrollará unas pautas sociales o antisociales. Para prevenir, es importante investigar sobre los factores que predisponen o advierten una sintomatología en el uso desadaptado de Internet.Palabras claves: clima familiar, uso de Internet, bullying, victima, agresor

scholarly journals CONTENT, FORMS AND METHODS OF THE SOCIAL TEACHER’S ACTIVITIES WITH STUDENTS’ PARENTS

2020 ◽  
pp. 84-91
Author(s):  
Людмила Неїжпапа
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Secondary Education ◽  
Family Environment ◽  
Educational Institution ◽  
Education Institution ◽  
Effective Work ◽  
The Social ◽  
The Family ◽  
Social Pedagogue ◽  
Goals And Objectives

The article reveals the content of the social pedagogue activities in a secondary education institution with students’ parents. It is characterized that performing his functions, the social pedagogue of the educational institution must, first of all, take care to protect the students’ rights and interests. Therefore, only in cooperation with the children's parents can achieve results. The content and forms of socio-pedagogical work with parents are determined by a group of such indicators as the type of family and the problems that exist in the family. For the effective work of a social educator with parents, such characteristics of the family as capacity and activity are important. The capacity of parents can be limited, temporarily limited, unlimited. The activity of parents characterizes their focus on increasing and improving their own resources and is divided into actual activity It is noted that one of the effective tools of interaction between school and family environment is the socio-pedagogical activities of the educational institution, as it contributes to the optimal achievement of goals and objectives for social support and protection of the child and his family members in compliance with all criteria. humanity. It is described that the content and forms of socio-pedagogical work with parents should be aimed at supporting the family, providing it with the necessary assistance, activating its members, members of its immediate environment, motivating parents to solve problems, pedagogizing the family environment. In turn, it will contribute to the effective socialization of the child’s personality.

scholarly journals Family functioning and environmental resources offered by families of children with mental disorders

Salud Mental ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 42 (5) ◽  
pp. 235-242
Author(s):  
Eduarda Souza Dilleggi ◽  
Ana Paula Rosa ◽  
Patricia Leila dos Santos
Keyword(s):  
Mental Disorders ◽  
Family Functioning ◽  
Family Environment ◽  
Family Cohesion ◽  
Autism Spectrum ◽  
Environmental Resources ◽  
Mean Values ◽  
Faces Iv ◽  
The Family ◽  
Spearman Correlation Test

Introduction. The presence of mental disorders in a family may cause various losses in its functioning and characteristics. Objective. To determine which environmental resources are offered to children with mental disorders by their families and how they correlated with the family functioning. Method. The study included a total of 33 persons responsible for children with mental disorders. The subjects responded to two questionnaires to characterize family functioning (FACES IV) and the availability of resources in the family environment (RAF). Data were analyzed in a descriptively and the Spearman correlation test was used to identify associations between variables. Results. Most of the children were male and attended school, and the most frequent psychiatric diagnoses were attention deficit and hyperactivity disorder and autism spectrum disorder. Most families were considered to have good family functioning (87.9%), with only 12.1% being considered dysfunctional. Regarding environmental resources, the highest mean values were assigned to the presence of toys (6.9 ± 2.0) and to family gatherings for routine activities (6.6 ± 2.3). Family cohesion, flexibility, communication, and satisfaction (functional) were positively correlated with the offer of activities and resources and negatively correlated with unbalanced (dysfunctional) subscales. Discussion and conclusion. Children’s mental disorders do not appear to affect family dynamics in a significant manner. However, family functioning interferes with the types of activities and resources it offers to the child and that may have an impact on his/her development.

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