Social Support and Externalizing Symptoms in Children from Alcoholic Families

2014 ◽  
Vol 12 (4) ◽  
pp. 9-28
Author(s):  
Iwona Grzegorzewska ◽  
Lidia Cierpiałkowska
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Middle Childhood ◽  
Behavioral Problems ◽  
Age Groups ◽  
Children Of Alcoholics ◽  
Externalizing Symptoms ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Alcoholic Families ◽  
Social Support Scale ◽  
Different Sources

Abstract This study examines whether social support perceived from different sources can significantly predict behavioral problems in children from alcoholic families. Participants are composed of 540 children in three age groups. We use the Child and Adolescent Social Support Scale and Youth Self Report/YSR 11-18. Our finding was that children of alcoholics have a greater risk of externalizing symptoms in comparison to children of non-alcoholics. Social support significantly predicts behaviour problems in the different life periods. In alcoholic families it was observed that mother, teacher and peer support negatively correlated with externalizing problems in the different developmental periods. Regression Analysis showed that the important predictors for externalizing such problems are low levels of support from teachers (in middle childhood and late adolescence), peers (in middle childhood) and mothers (in early adolescence). Our concluding remark is that social support perceived by children of alcoholics differs from the support perceived by children from control groups. This is important for prevention and therapy.

scholarly journals Three pathways from anger dysregulation to lower social status among chinese boys

2019 ◽  
Vol 13 (2) ◽  
pp. 187-204
Author(s):  
Hui Zhang ◽  
Charles Matthew Stapleton ◽  
Yeh Hsueh ◽  
Robert Cohen
Keyword(s):  
Social Status ◽  
Middle Childhood ◽  
Behavioral Problems ◽  
Social Withdrawal ◽  
Urban China ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Overt Aggression ◽  
Social And Emotional ◽  
Social Challenge ◽  
Peer Nominations

During middle childhood, Chinese boys are particularly at risk to develop both externalizing (e.g., overt aggression) and internalizing behavioral problems (e.g., social withdrawal). A possible contributor to these problems is that boys cannot regulate their anger very well. Inability to manage anger may cause a particular social challenge for Chinese boys. Open expression of anger may be prohibited by prevailing Chinese cultural norms, because it emphasizes individuality over harmony. But anger is a socially disengaging emotion which works against social harmony. This situation requires Chinese boys to manage and express anger appropriately in social interactions. Based on the hierarchical model of social relationships and the three trends of human interactions, this study examined three pathways—aggression, social withdrawal, and sociability-leadership—that lead from Chinese boys’ anger dysregulation to their lower social status among peers at school. Participants of this study were 267 boys in Grades 3-6 from an elementary school in urban China. A self-report questionnaire of anger dysregulation was used to evaluate how often Chinese boys express their anger in dysregulated ways (e.g., attacking things or people). Peer nominations were used to measure children’s overt aggression (moving against peers), social withdrawal (moving away from peers), and sociability-leadership (moving toward peers). Social status was assessed by a sociometric measure which evaluates the degree to which children were liked by their classmates. Results showed that boys’ anger dysregulation was negatively associated with their social status. Moreover, aggression, social withdrawal, and social skills fully mediated this association. This study enriches our understanding of the mechanisms linking anger dysregulation to lower social status and provides practical implications to help Chinese boys improve social and emotional functioning in middle childhood.

CROSS-CULTURAL VALIDITY OF A MODEL OF SELF-WORTH: APPLICATION TO FINNISH CHILDREN

2000 ◽  
Vol 28 (2) ◽  
pp. 105-118 ◽  
Author(s):  
Heta-Maria Miller
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Cross Cultural ◽  
Self Report ◽  
School Students ◽  
Cultural Validity ◽  
Research And Practice ◽  
The Social ◽  
Self Worth ◽  
Social Support Scale ◽  
Theory Research

This study investigated the cross-cultural validity of Harter's (1985, 1986a, 1986b, 1987b, 1987c) measures and model of self-worth in Finnish children. A total of 306 Finnish elementary school students participated in the study. Principal components analyses supported the original factor structures of Harter's (1985, 1986a) self-report questionnaires, the Self-Perception Profile for Children and the Social Support Scale for Children. Consistent with Harter's (1986b, 1987b, 1987c) model of the determinants of self-worth, multiple regression analysis indicated that both the competence-importance discrepancy and perceived social support explained the variability in self-worth. Implications of these findings for theory, research, and practice are discussed.

Comprehensive Assessment of the Elderly Cancer Patient: The Feasibility of Self-Report Methodology

2002 ◽  
Vol 20 (3) ◽  
pp. 770-775 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sally S. Ingram ◽  
Pearl H. Seo ◽  
Robert E. Martell ◽  
Elizabeth C. Clipp ◽  
Martha E. Doyle ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Social Support ◽  
Cancer Patients ◽  
Daily Living ◽  
Older Patients ◽  
Age Groups ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Younger Patients

PURPOSE: Comprehensive geriatric assessment (CGA) has aided the medical community greatly in understanding the quality-of-life issues and functional needs of older patients. With its professional team assessment approach, however, CGA may be time consuming and costly. The goal of the present study was to assess the ability of cancer patients to complete a self-administered CGA and then to characterize cancer patients across multiple domains and age groups. PATIENTS AND METHODS: Two hundred sixty-six male outpatient oncology patients at the Durham Veterans Affairs Medical Center were asked to fill out a survey assessing 10 domains (demographics, comorbid conditions, activities of daily living, functional status, pain, financial well being, social support, emotional state, spiritual well-being, and quality of life). RESULTS: Seventy-six percent of the patients who received their surveys and kept their appointments returned the assessment tool. Older oncology patients had significantly less education (P < .0001), income (P = .05), frequent exercise (P = .01), and chance of being disease free (P = .003) than younger patients. Other findings in older patients were a higher rate of marriage (P = .02), more difficulty in taking medications (P = .05), and less cigarette (P = .03) and alcohol (P = .03) use. Members of all age cohorts reported a sense of social support, with younger patients deriving this more from family and friends than older patients, and older patients deriving social support more from membership in religious communities than younger patients. No differences were found across age groups for number and impact of comorbid illnesses, number of medications, basic and instrumental activities of daily living, pain, overall health rating, financial adequacy, anxiety, depression, and quality of life. CONCLUSION: CGA can be conducted in an outpatient cancer community using a self-report format. Despite the fact that this population varied demographically across age groups and is limited to veterans, this study demonstrated remarkable similarities between younger and older cancer patients in terms of functional status, health states, and quality of life.

Social Support Mediating between Coping by Emotional Expression and Depression

2008 ◽  
Vol 102 (1) ◽  
pp. 144-152 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kanako Uchida ◽  
Katsuyuki Yamasaki
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Emotional Expression ◽  
Depression Scale ◽  
Epidemiologic Studies ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Mediation Effects ◽  
Social Support Scale ◽  
Situational Coping ◽  
Expression Of Emotions

The present purpose was to investigate the effects of social support on the relationship between coping by expressing emotions and depression in women. Japanese undergraduate students ( N = 218) completed four self-report questionnaires: the dispositional and situational versions of the Emotional Coping Questionnaire which measures the mode of expression as being either to self as in a diary or to others as in telling a friend, the Social Support Scale to evaluate received support, and the Center for Epidemiologic Studies–Depression Scale. Analysis showed that expression of emotions to self in both dispositional and situational coping had significant positive correlations with depression, especially for women who scored high on depression, and expression of emotions to others in both dispositional and situational coping were significantly positively correlated with social support. However, no significant mediation effects of social support in emotional expression and depression were found. Limitations and topics for research are discussed.

The Forensic Symptoms Inventory—Revised (FSI-R Adults): Measurement and Structural Invariance Across Gender and Age Groups

2017 ◽  
Vol 121 (3) ◽  
pp. 566-594 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joan E. van Horn
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Self Regulation ◽  
Age Groups ◽  
Specific Treatment ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Confirmatory Factor Analyses ◽  
Problematic Substance Use ◽  
Gender And Age ◽  
Problematic Substance ◽  
Structural Invariance

This article investigates the measurement and structural invariance of a newly developed self-report questionnaire, the Forensic Symptoms Inventory-Revised, aimed at measuring eight cognitive, emotional, and behavioral deficits (aggression, lack of social support, problematic substance use, lack of concentration, anger, poor self-regulation, impulsivity, and sexual problems) among adult forensic outpatients. The sample consisted of 716 outpatients (603 males, 113 females) with a mean age of 38.19 (SD = 12.47). Multi-Group Confirmatory Factor Analyses supported the measurement and structural invariance with respect to gender and age groups (18–23 years and ≥24 years). Between-group comparisons revealed that, compared to females, male outpatients reported more substance related problems, as well as incapacities to control verbal and/or physical aggression. Compared to adults, young adults displayed more inadequate self-regulation skills and reported more social support. These findings may promote the formulation of gender- and age-specific treatment goals.

The effect of psychological state and social support on nail-biting in adolescents: An exploratory study

2017 ◽  
Vol 38 (3) ◽  
pp. 304-318 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fatma Nevin Sisman ◽  
Ozlem Tok ◽  
Ayse Ergun
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Behavioral Problems ◽  
Personal Information ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Brief Symptom Inventory ◽  
Psychological State ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Nail Biting ◽  
Social Support Scale

Nail-biting is one of the most common behavioral problems in children. This study aimed to examine factors affecting nail-biting among adolescents and the effects of psychological state and social support on nail-biting. This cross-sectional study was conducted between January and May of 2014 in seven schools in Istanbul ( N = 724). Data were collected using the Personal Information Form, Brief Symptom Inventory, and Child and Adolescent Social Support Scale. This study found that 48.2% of adolescents in the 11- to 17-years-old age group had a habit of nail-biting. Anxiety, depression, negative self image, somatization, hostility, and three global index scores of adolescents who bit their nails were significantly higher than in those who did not. Social support scores of those who bit their nails were significantly lower than in those who did not in the ‘mother’ and ‘classmates’ subscales and total scores. Psychological state and social support were factors affecting nail-biting among adolescents.

scholarly journals PAAUGLIŲ EMOCINIŲ IR ELGESIO SUNKUMŲ SĄSAJOS IR POKYČIAI PER TREJUS METUS: AMŽIAUS IR LYTIES YPATUMAI

Psichologija ◽  
2007 ◽  
Vol 35 ◽  
pp. 19-31
Author(s):  
Oksana Malinauskienė ◽  
Rita Žukauskienė
Keyword(s):  
Behavioral Problems ◽  
Longitudinal Design ◽  
Community Sample ◽  
Age Groups ◽  
Behavioral Problem ◽  
Somatic Complaints ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Emotional And Behavioral Problems ◽  
Increased Risk ◽  
Anxiety Depression

Naudojant tęstinio tyrimo duomenis straipsnyje analizuojama, kaip susiję tarpusavyje skirtingų amžiaus grupių paauglių emociniai ir elgesio sunkumai, kaip šie sunkumai kinta per trejus metus ir kaip šios raidos tendencijos susijusios su paauglio lytimi. Tęstiniame tyrime dalyvavo 14–16 metų paaugliai (N = 317). Emociniams ir elgesio sunkumams nustatyti buvo naudojamas YSR 11/18 (Achenbach, 1991) klausimynas. Rezultatai rodo, kad paauglių emociniai ir elgesio sunkumai yra tarpusavyje susiję. Aptiktos visų trijų amžiaus grupių paauglių nerimastingumo / depresiškumo, somatinių skundų, užsisklendimo bei agresyvaus elgesio ir delinkventinio elgesio įverčių sąsajos. Paaiškėjo, kad emociniai ir elgesio sunkumai, išskyrus užsisklendimą ir delinkventinį elgesį, bėgant laikui nesikeičia, tik jų stiprumas kinta. Taip pat nustatyta, kad visų amžiaus grupių merginos pasižymi aukštesniais nerimastingumo / depresiškumo bei somatinių skundų įverčiais nei vaikinai, o vaikinai pasižymi aukštesniais delinkventinio elgesio įverčiais nei merginos. Tačiau nei merginoms, nei vaikinams šie sunkumai per trejus metus nekinta. Pagrindiniai žodžiai: paaugliai, emociniai ir elgesio sunkumai, YSR.THE COHERENCE OF ADOLESCENT’S EMOTIONAL AND BEHAVIORAL PROBLEMS AND CHANGES OVER THREE YEARS: AGE AND GENDER DIFFERENCESOksana Malinauskienė, Rita ŽukauskienėSummaryAdolescent emotional and behavioral problems probably eventuate through a variety of developmental pathways and exposure to several risk factors. Several salient influences and concomitants associated with an increased risk of adolescent emotional and behavioral problems have been previously documented, including being female or male, low parental support, and substance use. The research focuses on adolescence as an important developmental period for understanding its emotional and behavioral problems and their correlations.To date, there have been few longitudinal studies on the possible structural relationships among emotional and behavioral problems in adolescent samples. The purpose of the present study was to gain a more comprehensive understanding of the longitudinal relationships among these factors and to demonstrate how they differ by sex. This study expands upon previous studies and upon the current body of literature by utilizing a longitudinal design and considering the stability and change of emotional and behavioral problems during adolescence. The longitudinal analyses contribute through clarifying ambiguities in previous findings about concurrent relations and longitudinal trends of emotional and behavioral problems. Finally, this investigation focused on a community sample, to enable a better generalization of the results to other community samples of troubled youth.Using a longitudinal sample, this study aims to analyze (1) how emotional and behavioral problems are associated with each other in adolescence, in different age groups, (2) how emotional and behavioral problems change over a three-year period, and (3) how these developmental tendencies are related to child’s gender.The sample consisted of 317 adolescents: 174 girls (55%) and 143 boys (45%). Emotional and behavioral problems were assessed at ages 14, 15 and 16 by the Youth Self Report (YSR) completed by the children.The study found that emotional and behavioral problems are associated: in all age groups, a coherence among anxiety / depression, somatic complaints, withdrawal, aggression and delinquency was apparent. Evidence suggests that emotional and behavioral problems, except withdrawal and delinquency, are relatively stable, however, the intensity of problems changes over time. Gender differences were apparent: in all age groups, girls scored higher than boys on anxiety / depression and somatic complaints, while boys scored higher than girls on the delinquency scale. The interactions between gender*age for anxiety / depression, somatic complaints, withdrawal, aggression and delinquency were not significant, implying that for both boys and girls these problems over a three-year period remained on the same level.Key words: adolescence, emotional and behavioral problem, 45R.

scholarly journals Development and Psychometric Properties of a New Self-Report Questionnaire Measuring Attachment in School-Age Children: The Attachment in Middle Childhood Questionnaire (AMCQ)

Assessment ◽  
2020 ◽  
pp. 107319112097881
Author(s):  
Tatiana Marci ◽  
Ughetta Moscardino ◽  
Alessandra Santona ◽  
Francesca Lionetti ◽  
Massimiliano Pastore ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Psychometric Properties ◽  
Middle Childhood ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Age Groups ◽  
Two Dimensions ◽  
Self Report ◽  
School Age Children ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Attachment Representations ◽  
Italian Children

Although conscious aspects of attachment representations can be effectively assessed in middle childhood, the few available self-reports are based on different operationalizations of attachment and do not always show adequate psychometric properties. The current study aimed to develop and evaluate the psychometric properties of the Attachment in Middle Childhood Questionnaire (AMCQ). Using three independent samples of Italian children ( Mage = 10 years, 52% = girls), in three interrelated studies we (1) selected a pool of items from existing questionnaires, adapted them to the same response format, and subjected them to exploratory factor analysis; (2) performed confirmatory factor analyses on the retained items; and (3) used structural equation modeling to assess the factor structure, external validity, and invariance across gender and age groups. The final 15-item questionnaire comprised two dimensions (anxiety and avoidance) and a supplementary scale (security). Overall, results supported the reliability and validity of the AMCQ for Italian children.

scholarly journals Alcoholic family marital heterogeneity aggregates different child behavior problems both pre- and postseparation

2018 ◽  
Vol 31 (02) ◽  
pp. 771-788
Author(s):  
Ka I Ip ◽  
Jennifer M. Jester ◽  
Leon I. Puttler ◽  
Robert A. Zucker
Keyword(s):  
Behavioral Problems ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Externalizing Symptoms ◽  
Preschool Age ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Behavioral Risk ◽  
Family Structures ◽  
Alcoholic Families ◽  
Internalizing And Externalizing ◽  
Internalizing And Externalizing Symptoms

AbstractChildren of alcoholics (COAs) are at risk for elevated internalizing and externalizing symptoms. Yet, little is known about the familial and behavioral adjustments of COAs following parental separation. Using an ecological–transactional framework, we examined how multiple risk factors contributed to the formation of different alcoholic family structures and how living in heterogeneous family structures affected COAs’ behavioral problems. The Michigan Longitudinal Study, a multiwave study on initially intact alcoholic and control families with preschool-age children (n= 503), was used to evaluate outcomes of offspring, when families either remained intact or were separated when the child was aged 12–14. Alcoholic families who later transitioned into stepfamilies were characterized with higher paternal antisociality, marital aggression, and serious family crises than alcoholic families that remained intact. COAs in stepfamilies (but not in single-parent families) exhibited higher levels of internalizing and externalizing symptoms in preadolescence compared with those in alcoholic intact families, in part because of elevated behavioral risk at age 3. Structural equation modeling indicated that the aggregated risk of stepfamily residence directly related to COAs’ internalizing and indirectly related to COAs’ externalizing problems, partially mediated by family stressors. Findings suggest targeting COAs in separated families for early intervention.

Age, social support and health among older Kuwaitis

2014 ◽  
Vol 15 (3) ◽  
pp. 171-184 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yagoub Y. Al-Kandari ◽  
Douglas E. Crews
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Health Status ◽  
Age Groups ◽  
Well Being ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Number Of Children ◽  
Glucose Levels ◽  
Frequency Of Contact ◽  
Social Support Scale

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to report data on social support elements and health status differences across three age groups of Kuwaiti elderly. Design/methodology/approach – Examined for this study were 1,427 adults. Social support elements considered include total social support scale, frequency of contact (FOC) with relatives and friends, strength of these contacts, religiosity, number of children and number of children living with the elderly. This study evaluates health status in terms of systolic and diastolic blood pressure, glucose levels and self-reported somatic symptoms, satisfaction with current health and health over the last year. Findings – The data show that there are important social support elements in all of the age groups. Social support, FOC, strength of relationships, number of children living with the elderly and religiosity are shown to influence the health and well-being of elders. Social support elements are shown to be higher in the oldest age group. Originality/value – Elderly studies in Kuwait are rare. This is one of first studies done in Kuwait which show that there are differences in social support, FOC and strength of relation among all of the age groups.

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