The Child in the Family of a Drug-Using Father: Attachment Styles and Family Characteristics: Ricky Finzi-Dottan, Orna Cohen, Dorota Iwaniec, Yaffa Sapir and Abraham Weizman

2012 ◽  
pp. 105-127
Keyword(s):  
Attachment Styles ◽  
Family Characteristics ◽  
The Family ◽  
Father Attachment

The Child in the Family of a Drug-Using Father: Attachment Styles and Family Characteristics

2006 ◽  
Vol 6 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 89-111 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ricky Finzi-Dottan ◽  
Orna Cohen ◽  
Dorota Iwaniec ◽  
Yaffa Sapir ◽  
Abraham Weizman
Keyword(s):  
Attachment Styles ◽  
Family Characteristics ◽  
The Family ◽  
Father Attachment

scholarly journals The Project TALENT Twin and Sibling Study

2012 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
pp. 437-448 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carol A. Prescott ◽  
Deanna Lyter Achorn ◽  
Ashley Kaiser ◽  
Lindsey Mitchell ◽  
John J. McArdle ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Genetic Research ◽  
Original Data ◽  
Family Characteristics ◽  
Shared Environment ◽  
Occupational Outcomes ◽  
School Based ◽  
The Family ◽  
Specific Factors ◽  
The Impact

Project TALENT is a US national longitudinal study of about 377,000 individuals born in 1942–1946, first assessed in 1960. Students in about 1,200 schools participated in a 2-day battery covering aptitudes, abilities, interests, and individual and family characteristics (Flanagan, 1962; www.projectTALENT.org). Follow-up assessments 1, 5, and 11 years later assessed educational and occupational outcomes. The sample includes approximately 92,000 siblings from 40,000 families, including 2,500 twin pairs and 1,200 other siblings of twins. Until recently, almost no behavior genetic research has been conducted with the sample. In the original data collection information was not collected with the intent to link family members. Recently, we developed algorithms using names, addresses, birthdates, and information about family structure to link siblings and identify twins. We are testing several methods to determine zygosity, including use of yearbook photographs. In this paper, we summarize the design and measures in Project TALENT, describe the Twin and Sibling sample, and present our twin-sib-classmate model. In most twin and family designs, the ‘shared environment’ includes factors specific to the family combined with between-family differences associated with macro-level variables such as socioeconomic status. The school-based sampling design used in Project TALENT provides a unique opportunity to partition the shared environment into variation shared by siblings, specific to twins, and associated with school- and community-level factors. The availability of many measured characteristics on the family, schools, and neighborhoods enhances the ability to study the impact of specific factors on behavioral variation.

The family’s effect on knowledge sharing in family firms

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Isabel C. Botero ◽  
Ascensión Barroso Martínez ◽  
Galván Sanguino ◽  
Juliana Binhote
Keyword(s):  
Knowledge Sharing ◽  
Family Firms ◽  
Family System ◽  
Intergenerational Relationships ◽  
Family Characteristics ◽  
Content Type ◽  
The Family ◽  
Survey Responses ◽  
Family Leadership ◽  
The Relationship

Purpose The purpose of this study was to understand how the family system plays a role in knowledge sharing (KS) within family firms. The authors argue that the family’s influence can occur through two routes. An external route in which the family affects the culture of the organization and through an internal route in which family leadership within the firm affects the practices and behaviors within the business. Design/methodology/approach Data for this project came from the survey responses of 93 Spanish family firms. Findings The findings expand previous understanding about KS in family firms by outlining the two routes through which the family can have positive effect on KS within family firms. Results show that family system characteristics (i.e. next-generation commitment, family trust and intergenerational relationships) affect KS through their impact on the participative culture of a family firm. Additionally, when a family has been in control of the business for more generations, they place higher importance on family legacy and continuity, which is likely to strengthen the relationship between participative culture and KS in family firms. Originality/value Given the important role that the family system plays within the family business, this paper explored how family characteristics can influence KS in family firms. The authors contribute to the literature by highlighting the importance that the owning family can have in creating an environment that can facilitate KS in family firms.

Gezinsprofielen, Voor- en Vroegschoolse Stimulerings-Activiteiten en Schoolsucces

2002 ◽  
Vol 68 ◽  
pp. 65-76
Author(s):  
Roel van Steensel
Keyword(s):  
Early Intervention ◽  
Primary Education ◽  
Family Characteristics ◽  
Intervention Programs ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Research Project ◽  
Educational Achievements ◽  
The Family ◽  
Family Based ◽  
At Home

In order to prepare children from disadvantaged backgrounds for primary education, early intervention programs are used. Generally, a distinction is made between two types of intervention activities: those which are conducted at home (family-based activities) and those which are conducted in, for example, preschools (center-based activities). This research project tries to establish whether there is a relation between participation in early intervention activities and the educational achievements of 119 pupils from the cities of Tilburg and Waalwijk. A comparison is made between four groups of children: a group that took part in the family-based program Opstap Opnieuw, a group that went to preschool, a group that did both, and a control group. The performances of these four groups are followed during the first years of primary education. In addition, an estimate is made of the influence of family characteristics on the effectiveness of both types of intervention activities.

scholarly journals Characteristics and dynamics of the family of talented adolescents

2012 ◽  
Vol 17 (1) ◽  
pp. 15-23 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jane Farias Chagas Ferreira ◽  
Denise de Sousa Fleith
Keyword(s):  
Information Needs ◽  
Leisure Activities ◽  
Gifted Students ◽  
Talent Development ◽  
Family Characteristics ◽  
Use Of Time ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
The Family ◽  
Relevant Role

The purpose of this study was to describe family characteristics and dynamics of talented adolescents. Forty-two adolescents between 12 and 18 years old who attended a program for gifted students and their family participated in the data collection. A family characteristics questionnaire and the Parent Success Indicator Inventory, children's and parents' versions were used as instruments. The results indicated that more than half of the families with talented adolescents had a traditional figure: spouses with children born of their own conjugal union. These families prioritized education and the development of their children's talents. The family dynamics involved a wide range of routine and leisure activities, among which stand out those related to the rest, to school, watching television and movies and visiting relatives. Parents evaluated their parental performance in a more positive way when comparing to the adolescents considering all the categories measured by the PSI: communication, use of time, teaching, frustration, satisfaction, and information needs. The results of this study highlight the relevant role of the family regarding talent development.

Police Response to Domestic Violence: The Influence of Individual and Familial Factors

1990 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 37-49 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sandra M. Stith
Keyword(s):  
Domestic Violence ◽  
Police Officers ◽  
Spouse Abuse ◽  
Sex Role ◽  
Marital Violence ◽  
Family Characteristics ◽  
Path Model ◽  
Police Response ◽  
Police Responses ◽  
The Family

Although police officers are often the first group outside the family to intervene in domestic violence situations, little is known about how individual and family characteristics influence the male police officer’s responsiveness in these situations. This study addressed this issue with data from 72 midwestern male police officers. The officers were asked to respond to vignette scenarios in which husbands had assaulted their wives. Three variables previously related to spouse abuse (sex role egalitarianism, approval of marital violence, and marital stress) and the officer’s use of violence in his own marriage were entered into a path model to predict three different possible police responses (i.e., mediating response, arrest, and antivictim response). The model predicted significant variance in the officer’s hostile response to victims of domestic violence but not to his likelihood of arresting abusers or mediating between the abusive couple. Implications for understanding domestic violence and police response are presented.

Mental Disorder and the Perception of Family Characteristics: An Assessment of the Relationships in Childhood and Adolescence

1992 ◽  
Vol 71 (3_suppl) ◽  
pp. 1163-1169 ◽  
Author(s):  
Matthijs Koopmans
Keyword(s):  
Mental Disorder ◽  
Family Of Origin ◽  
Early Adulthood ◽  
Family Characteristics ◽  
Childhood And Adolescence ◽  
Assessment Instruments ◽  
Family Assessment ◽  
Families Of Origin ◽  
The Family ◽  
Kinship Relations

To assess whether the presence or absence of symptoms of mental disorder in childhood and adolescence is associated with perception of the family of origin in early adulthood, 168 undergraduates completed a questionnaire containing a checklist of symptoms of mental disorder and two family assessment instruments. Respondents who had never experienced symptoms of mental disorder rated their families of origin as more cohesive and reported less confusion of kinship relations. No significant differences were found between the two groups on the perceived adaptability of the family.

Characteristics of Juvenile Offenders Admitting to Sexual Activity with Nonhuman Animals

2002 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 31-45 ◽  
Author(s):  
Brian Jory ◽  
William Fleming ◽  
David Burton
Keyword(s):  
Juvenile Offenders ◽  
Sex Offenders ◽  
Emotional Abuse ◽  
Psychological Intervention ◽  
Family Characteristics ◽  
Sex Offenses ◽  
Important Indicator ◽  
The Family ◽  
Abuse And Neglect ◽  
Nonhuman Animals

AbstractThis study compared the family characteristics, victimization histories, and number of perpetration offenses of juvenile offenders who admitted to having had sex with animals to juvenile offenders who did not. The study found that 96% of the juveniles who had engaged in sex with nonhuman animals also admitted to sex offenses against humans and reported more offenses against humans than other sex offenders their same age and race. Those juveniles who had engaged in sex with animals were similar to other sex offenders in that they also came from families with less affirming and more incendiary communication, lower attachment, less adaptability, and less positive environments. Those juveniles who had engaged in sex with animals reported victimization histories with more emotional abuse and neglect and a higher number of victimization events than other offenders. This would seem to indicate that sex with animals may be an important indicator of potential or co-occurring sex offenses against humans and may be a sign of severe family dysfunction and abuse that should be addressed in the arenas of psychological intervention, juvenile justice programs, and public policy.

scholarly journals Defining the family of a child with disabilities

KANT ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 37 (4) ◽  
pp. 447-451
Author(s):  
Veronika Filippova
Keyword(s):  
Scientific Literature ◽  
Social Institution ◽  
Family Characteristics ◽  
Educational Impact ◽  
The Family ◽  
Rehabilitation Potential ◽  
Developmental Resource ◽  
The One ◽  
Definition Of ◽  
The Impact

The article provides an overview of the scientific literature, concepts of psychologists, teachers, sociologists who define the family as a social institution, small group or system. The forms and types of families are considered depending on social development, educational impact on the child, and the composition of members. The definition of the family of a child with disabilities is given by describing the features of difficult life situations and the phenomenon of family. As a result, it is concluded that the family of a child with disabilities on the one hand meets the totality of family characteristics as a social phenomenon, and on the other has its own characteristics due to the impact on its life activity of having a child with disabilities. For this reason, the family can both become the main developmental resource for the child, and limit its rehabilitation potential.

scholarly journals The families of Dutch terrorist suspects: Risk and protective factors among parents and siblings

2021 ◽  
Vol 104 (3) ◽  
pp. 271-282
Author(s):  
Elanie Rodermond ◽  
Frank Weerman
Keyword(s):  
Protective Factors ◽  
Family Members ◽  
Risk And Protective Factors ◽  
Small Sample ◽  
Family Characteristics ◽  
Individual Risk ◽  
Education Careers ◽  
The Family ◽  
Small Sample Sizes ◽  
Individual Risk Factors

Abstract Newsmedia have regularly reported about acts of terrorism that involved members of the same family, but also about instances where one sibling becomes a terrorist, whereas the other becomes a successful, law-abiding citizen. The question is, then, to what extent family circumstances and individual risk factors impact on pathways towards these shared or divergent outcomes. To date, studies on the family characteristics of terrorist suspects have been hampered by a lack of empirical data, small sample sizes and non-representative samples. Using register data on individuals suspected of a terrorist offense in the Netherlands and their family members, the present study examines the demographic and socio-economic characteristics of the families, as well as criminal, employment and education careers of individual family members (parents and brothers/sisters). We compare these characteristics with those of two control groups: suspects of non-terrorist offenses and a matched sample from the population. We also compared the terrorist suspects with matched siblings who were not suspected of a terrorist offence. We will end with a discussion of both risk and protective factors that are present within these families and that can put members of the same family on different pathways.

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