scholarly journals “Coronavirus Changed the Rules on Everything”: Parent Perspectives on How the COVID-19 Pandemic Influenced Family Routines, Relationships and Technology Use in Families with Infants

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (23) ◽  
pp. 12865
Author(s):  
Rebecca Hood ◽  
Juliana Zabatiero ◽  
Desiree Silva ◽  
Stephen R. Zubrick ◽  
Leon Straker
Keyword(s):  
Family Relationships ◽  
Parental Stress ◽  
Technology Use ◽  
Family Interactions ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Family Routines ◽  
Family Unit ◽  
The Family ◽  
Future Child ◽  
Device Use

This study explores how the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic influenced family routines, relationships and technology use (smartphones and tablet computers) among families with infants. Infancy is known to be an important period for attachment security and future child development, and a time of being susceptible to changes within and outside of the family unit. A qualitative design using convenience sampling was employed. A total of 30 mothers in Perth, Western Australia participated in semi-structured interviews by audio or video call. All mothers were parents of infants aged 9 to 15 months old. Interviews were audio-recorded and transcribed, and data were analysed using thematic analysis to code and identify themes in an inductive manner. Families described staying home and stopping all external activities. Three themes relating to family interactions and wellbeing were found: enhanced family relationships; prompted reflection on family schedules; and increased parental stress. Two themes related to family device use were found: enabled connections to be maintained; and source of disrupted interactions within the family unit. Overall, participants described more advantages than downsides of device use during COVID-19. Findings will be of value in providing useful information for families, health professionals and government advisors for use during future pandemic-related restrictions.

Examining perceptions of stress, wellbeing and fear among Hungarian adolescents and their parents under lockdown during the COVID-19 pandemic

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gabor Csikos ◽  
Krisztina Dr Törő ◽  
Judit Mokos ◽  
Sandor Rozsa ◽  
Hadházi Éva ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Family Relationships ◽  
Parental Stress ◽  
Significant Negative Correlation ◽  
Post Traumatic Stress ◽  
Natural Catastrophes ◽  
Parents And Children ◽  
Wellbeing Index ◽  
The Family ◽  
Post Traumatic ◽  
Open Question

Intensified anxiety responses and even symptoms of post-traumatic stress are commonly observed under quarantine conditions. In this study, the effects on fear, anxiety and wellbeing of the recent pandemic caused by SARS-CoV-2 were investigated in a sample of otherwise healthy Hungarians. Taking the family as a microsystem, differences in gender, age, family relationships and time spent in isolation were the main focus of this investigation. 346 parent-child dyads were examined; the children were 11-17 years of age. Standard psychological questionnaires (Perceived Stress Scale, WHO Wellbeing Index), and an open question test (the Metamorphosis test) were used, and the results analysed with the aid of basic statistical methods. Stress levels and wellbeing displayed a significant negative correlation with each other in both parents and children. Parental stress and levels of wellbeing had a weak but significant impact on the wellbeing of their children. Among the demographic variables examined, none of them was found to explain the wellbeing or stress level of parents. Natural catastrophes, such as pandemics, create a stressful social environment for parents, and therefore directly impact the psychological wellbeing of all family members.

scholarly journals Family Interactions Regarding Fathers’ Smoking and Cessation in Shanghai, China

2014 ◽  
Vol 11 (4) ◽  
pp. 199-202 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carla J. Berg ◽  
Pinpin Zheng ◽  
Michelle C. Kegler
Keyword(s):  
Smoking Prevalence ◽  
Family Members ◽  
Spousal Support ◽  
Gender Disparities ◽  
Work Culture ◽  
Family Interactions ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Small Children ◽  
Marital Interactions ◽  
The Family

Introduction: Spousal support predicts smoking cessation. China is the world's largest consumer of tobacco, with drastic differences in smoking prevalence among men and women. Thus, understanding marital interactions around husbands’ smoking has implications for cultures with similarly large gender disparities in smoking.Aims: We examined interactions among family members regarding husbands’ smoking in homes with small children in Shanghai.Methods: In Spring 2013, we conducted in-person semi-structured interviews among 13 male smokers and 17 female nonsmokers recruited from an urban and a suburban community in Shanghai.Results/Findings: To encourage husbands’ cessation or reduction, some women reported intervening either directly or indirectly through their children, emphasizing the health consequences for the smoker and the family. Some women reported not conversing about cessation due to concern about conflict, tolerance, or resignation. Women reported that their husbands’ responses to anti-smoking messages from family members included promises to quit in the future or noting the strength of the nicotine addiction and the disadvantages of quitting. Men reported the importance of smoking in work/culture and argued against the research about the harms of smoking.Conclusions: Interventions targeting motivators for cessation among men and to support women in encouraging their husbands’ cessation should be developed.

Experience and impact of the 1-2-3 magic parent programme for children with ADHD on the family unit from the mothers’ perspectives: A narrative analysis

2021 ◽  
pp. 136749352110399
Author(s):  
Stephanie Allen ◽  
Stephen K Bradley ◽  
Eileen Savage
Keyword(s):  
Narrative Analysis ◽  
Family Members ◽  
Study Data ◽  
Unintended Consequences ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Children With Adhd ◽  
Family Unit ◽  
The Family ◽  
Narrative Constructions ◽  
The Impact

Parent programmes are often used in the clinical management of children with ADHD. Research into parent programmes has predominantly been concerned with their effectiveness and much less attention has been paid to the impact that they may be having on the family and the inter-relationships between family members. This study explores the perspectives and experiences of parents of children with ADHD, who participated in a parent programme, including its impact on the family unit. A purposive sample of six mothers of children with ADHD who completed a 1-2-3 Magic parent programme in Ireland was invited to take part in this qualitative study. Data were collected by means of individual in-depth, semi-structured interviews and a narrative inquiry approach further informed analysis of the interview data. Two major narrative constructions of experience: ‘parent programme as positive’ and ‘parent programme as negative’ were identified. Outcomes from this study illustrated some unintended consequences caused by the parent programme (i.e. sibling rivalry and conflict arising between family members). Mothers believed that the parent programme was a beneficial intervention, but it was not without its flaws and they felt it was helpful for their family when used in conjunction with other supports and mediations.

scholarly journals Muslim transplant recipients’ family experiences following organ transplantation

2019 ◽  
Vol 24 (5) ◽  
pp. 291-302
Author(s):  
Zahra Sheikhalipour ◽  
Vahid Zamanzadeh ◽  
Leili Borimnejad ◽  
Sarah E Newton ◽  
Leila Valizadeh
Keyword(s):  
Transplant Recipient ◽  
Organ Transplantation ◽  
Family Relationships ◽  
Organ Transplant ◽  
Phenomenological Approach ◽  
Transplant Recipients ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Family Experience ◽  
Family Experiences ◽  
The Family

Background Despite the importance of family and its relationship to positive transplant outcomes, little is known about family experiences following organ transplantation from the perspective of the transplant recipients. The literature is also devoid of information that describes the family experiences of Muslim transplant recipients. Aims The purpose of this study was to describe Muslim transplant recipients’ family experiences following organ transplantation. Methods A hermeneutical phenomenological approach was employed to determine the emergent themes present in the data. The sample was composed of 12 Muslim organ transplant recipients (heart, kidney and liver) living in Iran. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with each participant. Results The primary constitutive pattern that emerged from the interview data was ‘Altered Family Relationships’ and three themes: fear in relationships, abnormal relationships, and the family at the centre of organ transplant issues. Conclusions There are several important findings in this study, notably that Muslim transplant recipients describe their family experiences following organ transplantation as ‘altered’ and not as they were pre-transplant. More research is needed that focuses on the family experience post-transplant, and how Muslim transplant recipient families are impacted by the transplant experience.

scholarly journals Managing cystic fibrosis alongside children’s schooling: Family, nurse and teacher perspectives

2018 ◽  
Vol 23 (3) ◽  
pp. 425-436 ◽  
Author(s):  
Katie Gathercole
Keyword(s):  
Cystic Fibrosis ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Family Routines ◽  
School Activities ◽  
Treatment Regimens ◽  
Important Family ◽  
Appropriate Treatment ◽  
The Family ◽  
Education Participation ◽  
Children's Schooling

The treatment regimen for children with cystic fibrosis (CF) is vast and is usually undertaken in the family home. Managing CF coincides with other important family routines such as children’s participation in education. There is a dearth of research that considers family routines that may influence, and be influenced by how CF is managed. To address this gap, this patient-led study examined how families manage CF alongside children’s education in England. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 14 participants comprising 5 children and young people with CF, 4 parents, 2 CF nurse specialists and 3 teachers. The results revealed that CF routines were organized to minimize disruption to education, although families experienced challenges in meeting all daily health and education demands. Families chose between children doing their treatments or participating in school activities when doing both were not feasible. Treatments were sometimes a barrier to education participation and children’s learning. Families found treatment routines restrictive upon children’s friendships. Education is a priority for families, which affects how they manage CF. CF clinical teams should consider bidirectional influences between important family routines and families’ management of CF, when planning appropriate treatment regimens.

Assessing Families (Not Just Individuals) for Missionary Service

2016 ◽  
Vol 44 (4) ◽  
pp. 329-347 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fred C. Gingrich
Keyword(s):  
Family Relationships ◽  
Family Assessment ◽  
Family Unit ◽  
The Family ◽  
History Of ◽  
Assessment Techniques ◽  
Missionary Service ◽  
Mission Service ◽  
The One ◽  
The Individual

The assessment of missionaries tends to focus on the adult members of the family unit being approved for service. Yet, the family is the one consistent relational network that missionaries are connected to throughout the pre-field, on the field, and post-field phases of mission service. In addition, throughout the history of missions sending bodies have struggled to balance the needs of the missions context, the ministry gifts that the adult members of the family bring to the field, and the dynamics of their marital and family relationships. While the literature on missionary children has grown significantly, adopting a perspective that prioritizes the family unit as the unit being “sent” may result in helpful information regarding missionary attrition and longevity. Therefore, assessing missionary families, not only the individual members of the family, at the various stages of missionary service is warranted. Using concepts and techniques from systems theory, a model and logistical factors for assessing missionary families are presented, along with suggestions for whom to assess, what to assess, and how to conduct family assessment. Resources and possible assessment techniques are also provided.

Toward Identification of Strategies to Strengthen the Family Unit

1990 ◽  
Vol 15 (4) ◽  
pp. 4-7
Author(s):  
C.L. Schultz ◽  
N.C. Schultz ◽  
A.E. Craddock
Keyword(s):  
Conflict Resolution ◽  
Family Relationships ◽  
Family Unit ◽  
First Marriage ◽  
Two Samples ◽  
The Family ◽  
Remarried Couples

This study compares levels of couple agreement about positive and satisfying features of their relationship as reported by a remarried sample (n = 70) couples and a more general sample of couples largely in their first marriage or committed de facto relationship (n = 100 couples). The ENRICH inventory (Olson et al., 1982) was used with the general sample and the ENRICH-Anew inventory (Schultz & Schultz, 1987) was used for the remarried sample, thereby providing the measures of positive couple agreement, which can in turn serve as indicators for strengthening family relationships. There were no statistically significant differences between the two samples, indicating commonalities in stresses and strengths experienced by the two samples. However, there are suggestions in the data that issues related to children and parenting were subject to lower levels of agreement for the remarried couples. The comparison couples produced lower levels of agreement in the areas of conflict resolution and relating to partner's family and friends.

Promoting Family Involvement through Using Technology

2010 ◽  
pp. 149-161
Author(s):  
Vivian Gunn Morris ◽  
Satomi Izumi-Taylor ◽  
Cheri Lewis Smith ◽  
Denise L. Winsor
Keyword(s):  
Early Childhood ◽  
Family Involvement ◽  
Family Relationships ◽  
Technology Use ◽  
School Communication ◽  
Advantages And Disadvantages ◽  
Use Of Technology ◽  
The Family ◽  
Problems And Solutions

In this chapter the authors have provided an overview of some of the ideas about families and technology use in early childhood programs. The four authors are university faculty and provide their thinking and some experiences with family involvement and teacher training. The chapter is framed with the idea that families are the first teachers of children and play a major role in learning. There is a special introductory section written by Denise Winsor, who piloted the Family Builders and Family Preservation grants in the 1980’s. Winsor provides insight into the role of family in early childhood education. The next section explores technology that is used to facilitate family involvement and building family involvement through technology. The authors briefly discuss some of the issues, problems and solutions to technology within family relationships and the role you might play as a professional. They try to address the advantages and disadvantages of family/school communication approaches to developing technology relationships with caregivers. They have included some real world examples from practitioners and how they help our students conceptualize technology use with families. The last section includes helpful advice for families concerning appropriate use of technology with their child. The authors hope this chapter helps you think about the role of families in your classroom and how technology can work for the development of stronger relationships as well as academic support.

Hadi Çav! Türkiye’den İtalya’ya Göç ve Göçmenlerin Aile İlişkileri

2019 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 73-96
Author(s):  
Gul Ince Beqo
Keyword(s):  
Family Relationships ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Marital Relationships ◽  
Migration Decision ◽  
Women Migrants ◽  
Recent Past ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Traditional Family ◽  
Migration Experience ◽  
The Family

Bu makale, Kuzey İtalya kentlerinde (Novara, Milano, Como ve Lecco) yaşayan 38 Türk ve Kürt göçmenle 2015-2017 yılları arasında gerçekleştirilen yarı yapılandırılmış görüşmeler aracılığıyla elde edilmiş verilere dayanan nitel bir araştırmanın sonuçlarını sunmaktadır. Araştırmanın asıl amacı göçün aile yaşantısı üzerindeki etkilerini anlamak olup göçmenlerin yeni hayatlarında hem ebeveyn hem de eş olarak dahası bu rollerin hepsine bir de göçmenlik sıfatını ekleyerek yaşantılarını nasıl düzenlediklerini irdelemektir. Özelliklere kadınlara kendilerini daha rahat ifade etme imkanı sağlayabilmek adına aile fertleri ile mümkün olduğu müddetçe ayrı ayrı görüşülmüştür. Araştırma sonuçları, Türkiye’den İtalya’ya göçün, ikili anlaşmalar bağlamında gerçekleşen diğer göç dalgalarına nazaran daha geç ortaya çıktığını, göçmenlerin İtalya’ nın belli başlı bazı bölgelerine yerleştiklerini ve buna bağlı olarak bu göç dalgasının kendine has özelliklere sahip olduğunu gösteriyor. Ayrıca, elde edilen sonuçlar kadın ve erkek göçmenlerin göç etmeye nasıl karar verdikleri, yol hikâyeleri, onlar için ailenin ne olduğu ve ne olması gerektiği, bu gerekliliklerin göç ortamında nasıl değiştiğine -değişmemesi gerektiğine- dair konularda toplumsal cinsiyet rollerinin ne kadar belirleyici olduğunu gösteriyor.ABSTRACT IN ENGLISHMigration from Turkey to Italy and Family Relationships among MigrantsThis article presents the results of a qualitative study based on the data obtained from semi-structured interviews with 38 Turkish and Kurdish immigrants living in Northern Italy. The main aim of the study is to understand the effects of migration on marital relationships and to examine how migrants have arranged their family lives through their migration experience. The family members were interviewed separately as long as possible to enable women to express themselves more easily. The results indicate that while in other European countries –where the recruitment of Turkish workers was arranged through bilateral intergovernmental agreements– the Turkish migration is a solid phenomenon, Italy has experienced large–scale Turkish migration in the relatively recent past. Furthermore, the research results indicate that the migration decision is quite rarely a family decision, whereas the traditional family gender relationships shape all migration phases: i.e. decision for when to move; who to move; and how long to stay abroad are often determined by men. However, the migration experience shapes significantly the family experiences of both men and women migrants.

scholarly journals Information and communication technology use in daily life among young adults with mild-to-moderate intellectual disability

2018 ◽  
Vol 24 (3) ◽  
pp. 289-308 ◽  
Author(s):  
Camilla Ramsten ◽  
Lene Martin ◽  
Munir Dag ◽  
Lena Marmstål Hammar
Keyword(s):  
Young Adults ◽  
Intellectual Disability ◽  
Information And Communication Technology ◽  
Communication Technology ◽  
Family Relationships ◽  
Technology Use ◽  
Social Care ◽  
Daily Life ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Information And Communication

Background: Information and communication technology (ICT) increases participation in life activities, and young adults are frequent users. Young adults with intellectual disability (ID) do not use ICT as much as their peers, and little is known about how ICT is used by young adults with ID. This study describes the use of ICT from the perspective of young adults with mild to moderate ID in a municipal social care context. Method: Semi-structured interviews were used to collect information from 11 young adults with mild-to-moderate ID living in residential care and analysed using a content analysis. Results: ICT was used for family relationships, daily support, interactions based on interests and amusement, and as support for offline activities. Family members were important providers of support for ICT use. Conclusion: Young adults with mild-to-moderate ID use ICT in their daily life. The social care context needs to be further investigated due to its influence on the young adults’ access to ICT and need of support.

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