One of the many issues facing dual-career families today is work family conflict (WFC). WFC is a source of stress due to incompatible roles that conflict with each other in terms of ones time and energy. This study was done to develop a valid reliable measure of career and family responsibility in hopes of adequately determining the source of WFC. The key point was to look at real and ideal selves, in terms of work and family responsibilities.

THESIS TITLE Dealing with a child's illness through family system ABSTRACT The aim of the Master's thesis Dealing with a child's illness through family system is to create a work focusing on the subjective perception of the difficulties of managing a child's illness in a family. The thesis is of theoretical and empirical nature. The theoretical part describes theoretical solutions, opinions of individuals and research conducted regarding the matter of ill children, the psychology of illness, family and the family system. The empirical part consists of qualitative research focused on the family's subjective experience of the situation. The data was collected using the methodology of in-depth semi-structured interviews decoded utilizing open code. The data was analyzed using principles of multiple casestudies and inspired by phenomenological research design.The research output is casuistry describing concrete ways and possibilities of how the family can cope with the difficult situation. The goal of a casuistry is to shed some light onto the issue of having a ill child in the family in order to better understand the situation and empathy needed from the family network and professionals involved. One of the main findings of the thesis is that a mother plays a key role in the process of managing an illness. She...

A figura paterna e suas configurações atuais revelam que o homem, cada vez mais, vem conquistando o seu papel de cuidador dos (as) filhos (as) dentro da família. No entanto, poucos são os estudos sobre pais separados e com guarda dos filhos. Buscando preencher essa lacuna e ampliar a compreensão sobre vínculos pai/filho, o objetivo deste estudo consistiu em analisar como o pai percebe e acompanha o processo de escolha profissional do (a) filho(a) adolescente e como este, por sua vez, percebe a participação paterna nesta etapa da sua vida. A pesquisa utilizou o método de abordagem qualitativa, de característica exploratória. Os participantes foram escolhidos de forma intencional e do tipo amostragem por bola-de-neve. Foram quatro pais separados e não recasados, com a guarda de filhos (as) em fase de escolha profissional e cinco adolescentes, de ambos os sexos, cursando o Ensino Médio ou iniciando um curso de graduação, que moram com o pai. O instrumento utilizado foi constituído por duas entrevistas semiestruturadas conduzidas de forma semidirigida, uma com questões próprias para o pai e outra para o adolescente. Elas foram transcritas e analisadas com base na técnica de Análise de Tema: trabalhou-se com o recorte do texto em unidades de registro. A coleta de informações foi numa instituição de Ensino Médio e particular da cidade do Recife. Os resultados mostraram pais com expectativas em relação ao futuro profissional do filho. Dentre elas: desejo que perpetue ou repita a sua carreira profissional; respeito à escolha que o filho fizer o apoiando no que ele decidir; desejo que o (a) filho (a) tenha sucesso e realização; orientação nas dúvidas sobre a escolha e sobre as profissões; acompanhamento e orientação sobre a realidade das profissões, mercado de trabalho, salário e carreira profissional. Além disso, os pais pesquisados demonstraram influência, disponibilidade para compartilhar, orientar, apoiar e acompanhar tudo que se relacionar com a escolha profissional e projeto de vida futuro dos filhos. Da mesma forma, o (a) filho(a) teve a percepção de que o pai tanto se preocupa e cuida, quanto influencia na decisão dele. Como conclusão, pode-se dizer que o relacionamento entre pai separado e com a guarda dos filhos e seus filhos (as) é permeado por afeto, tranquilidade, compreensão, diálogo e carinho. De uma maneira geral, a figura paterna se preocupa e cuida do filho (a) na sua vida como um todo, incluindo sua vida profissional futura / The father character and its actual configuration reveals that men are, more and more, conquering the role of the childrens keepers in the family. However, there are very few studies about divorced fathers responsible for bringing up their children alone. Looking for filling this gap and maximizing the comprehension on the links between fathers and their sons/daughters, the object of this study consisted on analyzing how fathers perceive and follow their sons and daughters professional choice process and how this father , himself, sees his participation in this process.The research used the method of qualitative exploratory study. The participants were chosen intentionally. There were four divorced fathers that opted for not getting married again, with children who were choosing their professions and five adolescents, both genres, in secondary schools or starting a graduation course. All of them live with their fathers. The tool used in this research were two semi-structured interviews carried out in a semi-directed way. One of the interviews was directed to the father and the other to his son(s)/daughter(s). The questions were transcribed and analyzed based on the theme analysis technique. The collection of information was done in a Private Secondary School located in Recife. The results revealed fathers with great expectations regarding their son/ daughters professional future. Among them, the desire that their son and daughters repeat their professions; the respect to their choices, the desire that their sons and daughters are successful; the guidance regarding the doubts they may have about the choice and professions; the readiness in advising about the reality regarding the professions, jobs market, salaries and professional career. In addition, the researched fathers demonstrated that they may influence, they are disposed to share, advise, support e be close to their sons in relation to their professional choices and future life projects. In the same way, the sons and daughters had the perception that their fathers are worried, take care and influence them on their decisions. To conclude, we can say that the relationship between divorced fathers and their sons and daughters is full of affection, comprehension, dialogue and love. Generally speaking, the fathers are worried but mainly they take care of their children as a whole, including their future career plan

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There were four divorced fathers that opted for not getting married again, with children who were choosing their professions and five adolescents, both genres, in secondary schools or starting a graduation course. All of them live with their fathers. The tool used in this research were two semi-structured interviews carried out in a semi-directed way. One of the interviews was directed to the father and the other to his son(s)/daughter(s). The questions were transcribed and analyzed based on the theme analysis technique. The collection of information was done in a Private Secondary School located in Recife. The results revealed fathers with great expectations regarding their son/ daughters´ professional future. Among them, the desire that their son and daughters repeat their professions; the respect to their choices, the desire that their sons and daughters are successful; the guidance regarding the doubts they may have about the choice and professions; the readiness in advising about the reality regarding the professions, jobs market, salaries and professional career. In addition, the researched fathers demonstrated that they may influence, they are disposed to share, advise, support e be close to their sons in relation to their professional choices and future life projects. In the same way, the sons and daughters had the perception that their fathers are worried, take care and influence them on their decisions. To conclude, we can say that the relationship between divorced fathers and their sons and daughters is full of affection, comprehension, dialogue and love. Generally speaking, the fathers are worried but mainly they take care of their children as a whole, including their future career plan / A figura paterna e suas configurações atuais revelam que o homem, cada vez mais, vem conquistando o seu papel de cuidador dos (as) filhos (as) dentro da família. No entanto, poucos são os estudos sobre pais separados e com guarda dos filhos. Buscando preencher essa lacuna e ampliar a compreensão sobre vínculos pai/filho, o objetivo deste estudo consistiu em analisar como o pai percebe e acompanha o processo de escolha profissional do (a) filho(a) adolescente e como este, por sua vez, percebe a participação paterna nesta etapa da sua vida. A pesquisa utilizou o método de abordagem qualitativa, de característica exploratória. Os participantes foram escolhidos de forma intencional e do tipo amostragem por bola-de-neve. Foram quatro pais separados e não recasados, com a guarda de filhos (as) em fase de escolha profissional e cinco adolescentes, de ambos os sexos, cursando o Ensino Médio ou iniciando um curso de graduação, que moram com o pai. O instrumento utilizado foi constituído por duas entrevistas semiestruturadas conduzidas de forma semidirigida, uma com questões próprias para o pai e outra para o adolescente. Elas foram transcritas e analisadas com base na técnica de Análise de Tema: trabalhou-se com o recorte do texto em unidades de registro. A coleta de informações foi numa instituição de Ensino Médio e particular da cidade do Recife. Os resultados mostraram pais com expectativas em relação ao futuro profissional do filho. Dentre elas: desejo que perpetue ou repita a sua carreira profissional; respeito à escolha que o filho fizer o apoiando no que ele decidir; desejo que o (a) filho (a) tenha sucesso e realização; orientação nas dúvidas sobre a escolha e sobre as profissões; acompanhamento e orientação sobre a realidade das profissões, mercado de trabalho, salário e carreira profissional. Além disso, os pais pesquisados demonstraram influência, disponibilidade para compartilhar, orientar, apoiar e acompanhar tudo que se relacionar com a escolha profissional e projeto de vida futuro dos filhos. Da mesma forma, o (a) filho(a) teve a percepção de que o pai tanto se preocupa e cuida, quanto influencia na decisão dele. Como conclusão, pode-se dizer que o relacionamento entre pai separado e com a guarda dos filhos e seus filhos (as) é permeado por afeto, tranquilidade, compreensão, diálogo e carinho. De uma maneira geral, a figura paterna se preocupa e cuida do filho (a) na sua vida como um todo, incluindo sua vida profissional futura

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No. of bitstreams: 2 maria_tresa_barros_falcao_coelho.pdf: 5933211 bytes, checksum: e9960ca825a101a6392fb87a3c4a2fc6 (MD5) license_rdf: 0 bytes, checksum: d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e (MD5) Previous issue date: 2018-02-01 / Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior - CAPES# / #2075167498588264571# / #600 / The present study is based on the Bioecological Theory of Human Development and aims to investigate the relationship between guardian grandparents, grandchildren and school in this day and age, when several social changes affect the roles assumed by grandparents in raising their grandchildren, as well as the relationship they establish with one another and other development contexts. The thesis is structured in three interdependent studies. The first study, already published, corresponds to a systematic review of literature on grandparents raising grandchildren within a period of ten years (2004/2014). The results showed that, although the number of studies on the relationship between grandparents and grandchildren has increased in recent decades, researches regarding guardian grandparents are recent and still scarce, especially when investigating the relationship of grandparents with other development contexts, such as the school of their grandchildren. In order to accomplish the ensuing empirical studies, Ecological Insertion was used as the methodological strategy. Participants were selected intentionally, over an approach to a primary school of the state public school network in the city of Recife/Pernambuco. Diversified instruments were used over a period of eight months, total time of insertion of the researcher in the field. The first five months corresponded to the period of attachment of the researcher to the context, in which naturalistic observations were initiated. In the last three months sociodemographic questionnaires were applied and semi-structured interviews were conducted with the participants. The second study analyzes the relationship between guardian grandparents and their grandchildren from a bioecological perspective. Six guardian grandparents and eight grandchildren who answered sociodemographic questionnaires and semi-structured interviews were included in the study. From the Thematic Content Analysis, the following themes were discussed: grandparents’ parenting; joint activities that involve grandparents and grandchildren. The results showed that grandparents’ parenting is a relational process that is developed over time and involves individual and contextual dimensions. On the other hand, the analysis of joint activities revealed that guardian grandparents and grandchildren are primary dyads that influence and learn from each other in sports, leisure and cultural activities, corroborating with studies that affirm that such activities favor the creation and maintenance of the bond between grandparents and grandchildren. The importance of the intergenerational approach was discussed through intergenerational programs aimed at favoring coeducational processes that benefit grandparents and grandchildren. The third study analyzes the family and school mesosystem from the perspective of guardian grandparents, grandchildren and teachers. Six grandparents, eight grandchildren and eight teachers participated in this study. Semi-guided interviews (with a script for each group), field diary and sociodemographic questionnaire were used as instruments. In the analysis of the results, the sociodemographic data and the records of the observations were articulated to the contents brought by the participants in the interviews. All interviews were transcribed in full and analyzed according to the steps in Thematic Content Analysis. The following themes were discussed: the relationship between guardian grandparents and school; the ease and difficulties in that relationship; the information and communication between the family and the school contexts; and the joint activities involving family and school. In all these dimensions the obstacles and the possibilities for the expansion of the potential for development of the family and school mesosystem were analyzed. It was evidenced that important aspects to expand the potential for development of the family and school contexts were put into action with the presence of guardian grandparents in the school context by establishing a direct communication with the teachers, expecting the collaboration of the school in the development of their grandchildren, and suggesting actions and interventions. These results confirmed the growing importance of grandparents for family, school, and society as they play the role of guardians of their grandchildren. / O presente estudo fundamenta-se na Teoria Bioecológica do Desenvolvimento Humano para investigar a relação entre avós guardiões, netos e escola no cenário atual, em que várias mudanças sociais repercutem nos papéis assumidos por avós ao criarem os netos, assim como no relacionamento que estabelecem entre si e com outros contextos de desenvolvimento. A tese está estruturada em três estudos interdependentes. O primeiro estudo, já publicado, corresponde a uma revisão sistemática da literatura sobre os avós que criam netos considerando o período de dez anos (2004/2014). Os resultados obtidos demonstraram que, embora os estudos sobre o relacionamento entre avós e netos tenham aumentado nas últimas décadas, as pesquisas sobre os avós guardiões são recentes e ainda escassas, sobretudo quando se investigou a relação desses avós com outros contextos de desenvolvimento, como a escola dos netos. Para realização dos estudos empíricos subsequentes, utilizou-se a Inserção ecológica como estratégia metodológica. Os participantes foram selecionados de forma intencional, a partir de abordagem a uma escola de ensino fundamental da rede pública estadual, na cidade do Recife/Pernambuco. Foram utilizados instrumentos diversificados ao longo de oito meses, tempo total de inserção da pesquisadora no campo. Os cinco primeiros meses corresponderam ao período de vinculação da pesquisadora ao contexto, no qual foram iniciadas observações naturalísticas. Nos três últimos meses foram aplicados questionários sociodemográficos e realizadas as entrevistas semidirigidas com os participantes. O segundo estudo analisa o relacionamento entre avós guardiões e seus netos, numa perspectiva bioecológica. Foram participantes seis avós guardiões e oito netos que responderam a questionários sociodemográficos e entrevistas semidirigidas. A partir da Análise de Conteúdo Temática foram discutidos os temas: Parentalização dos avós; Atividades conjuntas entre avós e netos. Como resultados, obteve-se que a parentalização dos avós trata-se de um processo relacional, que ocorre ao longo do tempo e envolve dimensões individuais e contextuais. Por sua vez, a análise das atividades conjuntas, revelou que avós guardiões e netos constituem díades primárias que se influenciam mutuamente e se coeducam em atividades esportivas, de lazer e culturais, corroborando com os estudos que afirmam que tais atividades favorecem a construção e manutenção de laços afetivos estáveis entre avós e netos. Discutiu-se sobre a importância da aproximação entre as gerações através de programas intergeracionais que visam favorecer processos coeducativos que beneficiam avós e netos. O terceiro estudo analisa o mesossistema família e escola na perspectiva dos avós guardiões, netos e professores. Participaram desta pesquisa seis avós, oito netos e oito professores. Foram utilizados como instrumentos: entrevistas semidirigidas (com um roteiro próprio para cada grupo), diário de campo e questionário sociodemográfico. Na análise dos resultados os dados sociodemográficos e os registros das observações foram articulados aos temas desenvolvidos pelos participantes nas entrevistas. Todas as entrevistas foram transcritas na íntegra e analisadas de acordo com as etapas da Análise de Conteúdo Temática. Foram discutidos os seguintes temas: Relacionamento entre os avós guardiões e a escola; Facilidades e dificuldades encontradas nessa relação; Avaliação das informações e da comunicação trocadas entre os contextos familiar e escolar; assim como as Atividades conjuntas realizadas entre família e escola. Em todas essas dimensões analisaram-se os entraves e as possibilidades para a ampliação do potencial desenvolvimental do mesossistema família e escola. Evidenciou-se que aspectos importantes para ampliar o potencial desenvolvimental dos contextos familiar e escolar foram postos em ação com a presença dos avós guardiões no contexto escolar, estabelecendo uma comunicação direta com os professores, com expectativas de contar com a colaboração da escola em prol do desenvolvimento dos netos, sugerindo ações e intervenções em diversos formatos. Tais resultados confirmaram a importância crescente dos avós para a família, para a escola e para a sociedade, ao assumirem o papel de guardiões de seus netos.

Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI) / The present study sought to examine the impact of technology in permeating the boundaries between individuals’ work and family domains, testing and extending the current theoretical model of boundary management. The first goal, to explore predictors of the boundary management styles (BMS) people use with respect to communication technology (CT), was accomplished by demonstrating that three factors predicted BMS for CT use: preferences for integration, identity centrality, and work/family norms. The second goal, to examine outcomes that could result from varying CT use boundary management styles, was also supported in that BMS for CT use was a predictor of work-family conflict and enrichment. However, one key component of the model was not supported in that perceived control over BMS did not moderate the relationship between BMS and outcomes. Theoretical and practical implications of these findings are discussed, as well as suggestions for future research on boundary theory and CT use. By exploring tangible boundary management behaviors, the present study offers interesting implications that could ultimately assist organizations in developing policies regarding CT use both at home and at work.