scholarly journals Family functioning and satisfaction: A comparative study between hookah users and non-users

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Nicolette Roman ◽  
Edna Rich ◽  
Charl Davids ◽  
Fatiema Benjamin ◽  
Matthew Taylor
Keyword(s):  
Family Functioning ◽  
Age Of Onset ◽  
Economic Status ◽  
Family Satisfaction ◽  
Global Scale ◽  
Intervention Strategies ◽  
Family Context ◽  
The Family ◽  
Resilient Communities ◽  
Addiction Risk

Background: Although there has been an exponential growth in hookah use on a global scale, research within the context of South Africa is very limited. While hookah use is known internationally to be a health and addiction risk, the focus is on university students and not on families.Aim: This study aims to compare the family functioning and family satisfaction among hookah users and non-users.Setting: This study was conducted in low or middle-high class socio-economic status areas of Cape Town, South Africa.Methods: A quantitative method was employed to test for significant differences with a sample of 1193 participants, in which each participant represented a family. An independent t-test was used to test for significant differences between hookah users and non-users.Results: One-third (34%) of the participants indicated that they smoked hookah pipe, with the general age of onset being 16.5 years. In trying to understand the family context, it was found that 28% of hookah users indicated that the hookah pipe was used as a means of socialising with others in the family, and 24% of parents indicated that they were more accepting of family members smoking the hookah pipe. Findings also suggest that families of hookah users have less cohesion, expressiveness and family satisfaction, and more conflict and permissiveness than families of non-users.Conclusion: This study provides and extends knowledge regarding the family in hookah pipe use. This information could assist in reducing hookah pipe use, and building healthier and more resilient communities by formulating prevention and intervention strategies to reduce hookah use.

Adolescent-parent discrepancies in perceptions of family functioning and early adolescent self-competence

2000 ◽  
Vol 24 (3) ◽  
pp. 362-372 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christine McCauley Ohannessian ◽  
Jacqueline V. Lerner ◽  
Richard M. Lerner ◽  
Alexander von Eye
Keyword(s):  
Gender Differences ◽  
Family Functioning ◽  
Family Context ◽  
Adolescent Mother ◽  
Early Adolescent ◽  
The Family ◽  
Adolescent Parent ◽  
The Individual ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Adolescent Father

The relationship between discrepancies in adolescents’ and their parents’ perceptions of family functioning and adolescent self-competence was examined in a sample of 74 sixth and seventh grade students and their parents. This relationship was examined by the gender of the adolescent and the gender of the parent. Results indicated that discrepancies in adolescent-mother and adolescent-father perceptions of family functioning were related to lower levels of adolescent self-competence for girls. For boys, discrepancies in adolescent-mother perceptions of family functioning were also related to lower levels of adolescent self-competence, however, discrepancies in adolescent-father perceptions of family functioning were related to higher levels of adolescent self-competence. Explanations for these gender differences are provided. For both girls and boys, discrepancies in perceptions of family functioning predicted lower levels of self-competence and lower levels of self-competence predicted discrepancies in perceptions of family functioning. Consistent with current models of human development, these results emphasise the importance of examining both directions of influence when relationships between characteristics of the individual and the family context are explored.

Adult Self-Esteem and Family Relationships

2018 ◽  
Vol 77 (3) ◽  
pp. 99-115 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nahema El Ghaziri ◽  
Joëlle Darwiche
Keyword(s):  
Family Functioning ◽  
Family Relationships ◽  
Child Neglect ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
Family Context ◽  
Positive Interactions ◽  
Parent Child Relationship ◽  
Child Relationship ◽  
The Family ◽  
Parent Child

Abstract. We conducted a literature review to examine the effects of self-esteem in the family context, selecting 40 studies exploring the associations between self-esteem, coparental relationship, parent-child relationship, and global family functioning. The research focused primarily on self-esteem and the parent-child relationship. The evidence indicates that parents with high self-esteem experience enhanced satisfaction with their children and exhibit more positive interactions with them. It was also found that parents’ high self-esteem is associated with less physical abuse and child neglect. Studies focusing on coparenting and family functioning are still rare, and more evidence is needed to establish robust conclusions.

Non-Normative Events and Family Functioning: The Role of the Family Psychologist

1993 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michele Harway ◽  
◽  
Nancy Boyd-Franklin ◽  
Robert Geffner ◽  
Marsali Hansen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Family Functioning ◽  
The Family

Identifying the Family Context Surrounding HIV+ Women in Recovery

2007 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christina E. Ow ◽  
Victoria B. Mitrani ◽  
Daniel J. Feaster ◽  
Myron J. Burns ◽  
Samantha Ross
Keyword(s):  
Family Context ◽  
The Family ◽  
Hiv Women

The family context as a foundation for romantic relationships: A person-centered multi-informant longitudinal study.

2020 ◽  
Vol 34 (1) ◽  
pp. 46-56 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hana Hadiwijaya ◽  
Theo A. Klimstra ◽  
Nancy Darling ◽  
Jeroen K. Vermunt ◽  
Susan Branje ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Longitudinal Study ◽  
Romantic Relationships ◽  
Family Context ◽  
The Family

Recent Advances in Treatment of Childhood Obesity

2020 ◽  
Vol 21 (14) ◽  
pp. 1072-1078
Author(s):  
Walter Milano ◽  
Paola Ambrosio ◽  
Francesca Carizzone ◽  
Walter Di Munzio ◽  
Valeria De Biasio ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Physical Activity ◽  
Bariatric Surgery ◽  
Childhood Obesity ◽  
Treatment Strategies ◽  
Lifestyle Changes ◽  
Family Context ◽  
Review Of The Literature ◽  
Biological Factors ◽  
The Family

: Childhood obesity has assumed epidemic proportions and is currently one of the most widespread public health problems. Many are the factors involved in the pathogenesis of excess weight with interactions between genetic, environmental and biological factors and therefore, also the therapeutic approach must be multidisciplinary and multidimensional. In this review of the literature, we report the contiguity of childhood obesity with eating disorders and the importance of involving the family context in order to induce stable lifestyle changes, both in relation to dietary and nutritional habits, but also in increasing physical activity. Finally, among the therapeutic options, although for selected cases, pharmacotherapy and bariatric surgery can be used as treatment strategies.

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