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The origins of self-criticism were investigated with 507 participants. A questionnaire assessed parental behaviours, attachment, peer victimization, and self-compassion. Multiple linear regression analyses were employed to assess parental attachment’s association with self-criticism, parental criticism’s mediating effects, and moderating effects of self-compassion, peer victimization, gender, parental substance abuse, and parental divorce. Low parental attachment predicted self-criticism; maternal criticism mediated maternal attachment’s effects on self-criticism; peer victimization moderated paternal attachment’s effects on self-criticism; and maternal substance abuse moderated maternal attachment’s effects on self-criticism. Self-compassion, parental divorce, and gender did not moderate any relationships. Secure attachment to parents decreased participants’ likelihood of developing self-criticism; protective factors of paternal attachment appear vulnerable to peer victimization; and maternal influences on the development of self-criticism may reflect that mothers being more influential than fathers in molding how their children view themselves and others. Results may reflect qualitative or quantitative differences in mothers’ relationships with their children. / October 2016

Thesis advisor: Judith Vessey / The objective of this study was to describe the parental perspective of caring for a child with intractable epilepsy. The purpose of this study was twofold: (1) to describe the caregiver transitions from caring for a healthy child to caring for a child with intractable epilepsy, and (2) to study families that provide caregiving, to identify the challenges, and learn how they address the intricacies and nuances of caring for a child with intractable epilepsy. The specific research questions that guide this study were: (1) What do parents of children with epilepsy find helpful or challenging during transitions from caring for a healthy child to a child with intractable epilepsy? (3) What factors enable parents to transition from caring for a healthy child to a child with intractable epilepsy? The research design used qualitative descriptive design and was based on naturalistic inquiry. This methodology was used to describe parental experiences using their own words and not interpret these experiences. Research participants were recruited from a Level 4 National Association of Epilepsy Center at a Children's Hospital in the Northeast. A purposive sample of twelve parental caregivers participated. Themes that emerged from the interviews included (1) Journey to Diagnosis, Connecting the Dots, (2) Drunken Sailor, Medication Management, (3)Negotiating and Advocacy for Education (4) Provider Challenges, Communication and Parenting and (5) It Takes a Village: Sibling, Family Members and Friends. Nurses play a significant role in education, advocating, and guiding families through the initial diagnosis to dealing with activities of daily living and future planning. This research study serves as a foundation for future intervention studies regarding how best to support parents of children with intractable epilepsy. / Thesis (PhD) — Boston College, 2013. / Submitted to: Boston College. Connell School of Nursing. / Discipline: Nursing.

Made available in DSpace on 2019-03-29T23:39:55Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 0 Previous issue date: 2013-02-25 / The Parental alienation law (law 12318/2010) defines the behavior of parents and tutors who try to destroy the children¿s bond with one of their genitors. In order to diagnose the act of PAS, the legal device determines the carry-out of expertise bio psychosocial exams by a professional with certified qualification. In this meaning, the following study has the objective of investigating judicial experts¿ conceptions and practices that composes the jurisdiction support center of Forum Clóvis Beviláqua in the city of Fortaleza, Ceará, about the parental Alienation Syndrome Law. For that, a qualitative study was performed and three specialized psychologists were interviewed on the cited center. The analysis of the interviews contents had evidenced as main results: the banalization and generalization of the concept of PA; The growing number of requests for expert exams; the utilization of the law as a new trend market for attorneys and as an ¿instrument¿ of revenge punishment in service of the alienating part; the welcoming attitude of the expert psychologists, as well as systemic perspective mediator and therapeutic of their interventions; the absence of training courses about the PA on the judicial institution; the family dynamics of examined ones, marked by intense suffering, dysfunctions and transgenerationality by PA, and , lastly, the great sensibility of the experts towards the suffering of the families and children served. It is concluded that the expert psychologists realized that the law, instead of fulfilling its purpose, is serving as a tool to foster more litigation. Nevertheless, these professionals strive to promote in their evaluations the protagonism between the parties, opening space for the parenting couples be able to reflect and review their position in the conflict, in order to build a shared solution that benefits everyone and offer the child the assurance of maintaining affective bonds with both parents. Keywords: Parental Alienation, Parental Alienation Syndrome, Parental Alienation law, forensic psychology, family. / A Lei da Alienação Parental (Lei n. 12.318, 2010) define o comportamento de pais e responsáveis que procuram destruir o vínculo da criança com um dos genitores, como atos de Alienação Parental (AP) e estabelece sanções para coibir esse comportamento. A fim de diagnosticar os atos de AP, o dispositivo legal determina a realização de perícia biopsicossocial por profissional com habilitação comprovada. Nesse sentido, o presente estudo tem como objetivo investigar as concepções e práticas de peritos judiciais que compõe o Núcleo de Apoio à Jurisdição do Fórum Clóvis Beviláqua, na cidade de Fortaleza, Ceará, acerca da Lei da Alienação Parental. Para tanto, realizou-se um estudo qualitativo, entrevistando-se três psicólogas peritas do referido Núcleo. A análise de conteúdo das entrevistas evidenciou como principais resultados: a banalização e generalização do conceito de AP; o aumento de solicitação de perícias; a utilização da lei como um novo nicho de mercado para advogados e como um ¿instrumento¿ de vingança/punição a serviço da parte alienadora; a postura acolhedora das psicólogas peritas, bem como a perspectiva sistêmica, mediadora e terapêutica de suas intervenções; a ausência de cursos de capacitação acerca de AP na instituição judiciária; a dinâmica da família dos periciados, marcadas por intenso sofrimento/disfuncionalidades e pela transgeracionalidade da AP; e, por fim, a grande sensibilidade das peritas para com o sofrimento das famílias e crianças atendidas. Conclui-se que as psicólogas peritas perceberam que a lei, ao invés de cumprir sua finalidade, está servindo como mais um instrumento para fomentar o litígio. Apesar disso, essas profissionais procuram em suas avaliações promover o protagonismo entre as partes, abrindo espaço para que os pares parentais possam refletir e rever sua posição no conflito, a fim de construir uma solução compartilhada que beneficie a todos e ofereça à criança a garantia da manutenção dos vínculos afetivos com ambos os pais. Palavras-chave: Alienação Parental, Síndrome da Alienação Parental, Lei da Alienação Parental, Psicologia Jurídica, Família.

Texte remanié de: Th. doct.--Sciences humaines--Université de Montréal, 2003. Titre de soutenance : Pratiques de soins et négligence infantile, approches narratologique et écologique des récits de parents d'enfants de 0 à 5 ans d'un village bas-laurentien. / Bibliogr., webliogr. p. 269-297.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Wisconsin--Madison, 2000. / Includes bibliographical references (p. 123-137). Also available on the Internet.

The research contained in this thesis was concerned with the parental care afforded to children and the effect of that parenting on the child's self-concept in relation to the aetiology of major depressive disorder (MDD). It was based upon psychoanalytic and cognitive theories of depression, which implicate negative relationships with significant others in childhood as of aetiological importance in MDD. Both schools also argue that this link is mediated by negative self-beliefs which a child develops as a consequence of such relationships. An attempt was made to identify, firstly, which aspects of parenting style are associated with such depression and, secondly, whether low self-esteem acts as a vulnerability factor for MDD. A measure of 'self-concept' was also created to test whether the way in which an individual thinks about themselves occupies a distinct role in the aetiology of MDD. A measure of neuroticism was taken in order to examine the role that this personality characteristic plays in relation to parenting and self-esteem. The main finding was that lack of maternal care was indirectly associated with MDD via 'selfconcept' and self-esteem, with the former preceding the latter in a hypothesised temporal order. A further indirect link was found between high levels of paternal overprotection and depression; this link being mediated, firstly, by self-esteem and, secondly, by neuroticism. It is suggested that there may be two separate routes to MDD and that these routes may be based upon 'sociotropic' and 'autonomy' schemas. The main suggestion, however, is that low levels of maternal care lead to the development of a sociotropic depressogenic schema and that this schema represents a vulnerability to depression. It is suggested that this schema will only lead to depression, however, if an individual experiences a schema relevant negative life-event which lowers self-esteem and sets up a cyclical process culminating in major depressive disorder.

The purpose of this study was to investigate parents' involvement in secondary student education. In addition, the relationship between school leaders use of selective educational leadership theories to enhance parental involvement were explored. The participants consisted of 200 parents of freshmen students at two different high schools in Southern Arizona. The participants completed a survey instrument.Pearson Product Correlations were used to investigate the effects of gender of the student, grades of the student, and educational level of the parent on the parent perception of the school, parental involvement at home, and parental involvement at school. The results were disaggregated by ethnicity.There was significance found with the parents of Hispanic students. These parents were significantly more involved with their sons at the school and the higher educated the parents were, the more significantly they were involved at the school. Data from the open-ended question section of the survey instrument revealed the need for communication between parents and school.The overall findings from this study suggest the importance of building partnerships between parents and school and the manner in which education leaders can employ various educational theories to support the implementation of successful home/school partnerships.

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