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Relational requirements of attachment and the well-being of adolescents in the familyVan Niekerk, Monica Deirdré January 2017 (has links)
Family attachment is viewed as the bonds between children, adolescents (in the case of this study) and significant others in their household with whom they form close emotional bonds in the process of growing up. This mixed method study explores to what extent the quality of attachment relationships can contribute to the kinds of relationship in families that would promote attachment. Such attachment is regarded as being associated with greater adolescent well-being. The experience of family attachment from the perspective of adolescents and how their perception of their attachment to their families impacts on their sense of well-being is thus explored in this study. The theoretical framework I chose to investigate the qualities of family relationships is that of Neufeld who describes family relationships in terms of six dimensions, namely (1) proximity, (2) sameness, (3) belonging, (4) significance, (5) feeling loved and (6) being known. These qualities (Neufeld and Maté, 2006) of attachment ascend from the simple to the more complex and were used to develop a new instrument for measuring the extent to which adolescents report specific qualities to be present in their family relationships. Attachment is a developmental process and knowledge about these six dimensions increases our understanding of healthy family attachment relationships. The participants consisted of urban South African Grade 11 and 12 students between the ages of 16 and 18 who attend the two participating government schools in Pretoria. Convenient multi-stage random sampling was used and permission was obtained from the Gauteng Department of Education, as well as informed consent from the parents and participants. Participation was voluntary and the participants could withdraw from the research at any point. An exploratory sequential design was used in which the qualitative findings in the first phase built towards the quantitative phase, which included the development of a new scale in the second phase (Creswell, 2009). The first qualitative phase of the study was exploratory in nature and data were collected from two participants through semi-structured interviews. The purpose of these interviews was to explore the participants’ experience of the quality of their family relationships. The analysis of the qualitative data entailed the organisation of the data according to themes that identify a specific dimension of Neufeld’s attachment model (Neufeld and Maté, 2006). The information gained in the first phase assisted in designing and implementing the second quantitative phase. The aim of the second quantitative phase was to create an initial item pool, first with a small pilot study (n=26) and then with a larger sample (n=208) in the main study. The initial item pool was subjected to revision by a panel of experts and 72 items were piloted. Internal consistency of the items was established by using Cronbach’s alpha coefficient, and construct-related validity was investigated by using convergent validity of the scale. Principal Component Analysis (PCA) with promax rotation was applied in the main study for data reduction and for refining the constructs (DeVellis, 2012; Fabrigar and Wegener, 2012; Jolliffe, 2002; Pallant, 2011). To determine the number of factors that should be retained, multiple extraction criteria were used before making the decision. First, the Kaiser criterion (eigenvalue >1 rule), which suggested retaining factors that were above the eigenvalue of 1, was considered. Another criterion was Cattell’s criterion (scree plot) in conjunction with the eigenvalues where the scree plot indicated which factors accounted for most of the variances and thus a larger eigenvalue. A five-factor model seemed to fit the data and was subsequently regarded as the final Family Attachment Scale (FAS). Labelling of the factors followed and reflected the theoretical and conceptual intention of the present study (Fabrigar et al., 2012; Pallant, 2011). A General Linear Model Procedure was followed to examine the extent to which the dependent variable Trait Well-Being Total Score (TWBTS) could determine subjective well-being (DeVellis, 2012; Kaplan et al., 2009). The Trait Well Being Inventory (TWBI) (Dalbert, 1992) was used for validation purposes as it measures ‘well-being’. In this way construct-related evidence was obtained for the validity of the FAS since family attachment is theoretically associated with greater well-being. The findings of the FAS indicated that only Love and Knowledge displayed significant correlational patterns with subjective well-being, as originally expected. Although the quality of family relationships changes with adolescence, the relationship between family members remains of the utmost importance. It was interesting that Belonging did not emerge as a significant factor; this may be because adolescence is a period of development in which young people underestimate their sense of belonging as they seek autonomy. Adolescents seek to develop their own identity and ‘belonging’ to a family may not necessarily be a priority. I wish to emphasise that the results drawn from the study do not represent the broader population and are relevant only to adolescents in urban South Africa with intact families. The present study contributes to the existing body of literature on the theory of attachment by providing empirical support for Neufeld’s attachment theory (Neufeld et al., 2006), which is described in popular literature. A valid and reliable Family Attachment Scale (FAS) was also developed. Practical contributions of the present study include a better understanding of adolescents’ attachment relationships which could aid professionals such as Educational Psychologists, Social Workers and Counsellors when working with adolescents. / Thesis (PhD)--University of Pretoria, 2017. / Educational Psychology / PhD / Unrestricted
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Structural and functional family characteristics : a comparison of pregnant or parenting adolescents and their non-pregnat and non-parenting peers /Huddleston, Pamela S. January 2002 (has links)
Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Missouri-Columbia, 2002. / Typescript. Vita. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 77-83). Also available on the Internet.
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Structural and functional family characteristics a comparison of pregnant or parenting adolescents and their non-pregnat and non-parenting peers /Huddleston, Pamela S. January 2002 (has links)
Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Missouri-Columbia, 2002. / Typescript. Vita. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 77-83). Also available on the Internet.
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Minority Stress and Substance Use in Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Queer, and Questioning Adults: An Exploration of Outness and Family AttachmentRay, Justine Michelle 30 November 2016 (has links)
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Die bepaling van die psigometriese eienskappe van die Gesinskoherensie-vraelys en die Gesinsfunksioneringsvraelys vir gebruik onder Noord-SothosBouwer, Andre 12 1900 (has links)
Thesis (MA)- University of Stellenbosch, 2004. / ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The aim of the present study was to investigate the psychometric properties of
the Family Sense of Coherence Questionnaire (FSoC) for use among Northern
Sothos. Antonovsky and Sourani developed the FSoC-questionnaire to measure
the sense of coherence of families. The family sense of coherence is based on
the individual sense of coherence construct, which was developed by
Antonovsky. According to Antonovsky, families with a strong sense of coherence
will function better than families with a weak sense of coherence. Therefore
family functioning was used as criteria to validate the external validity of the
FSoC-questionnaire.
Olson, Russell and Sprenkle developed the Family Attachment and
Changeability Index (FACI-8) to measure family functioning according to the
Circumplex model. For the purpose of this study the two questionnaires were
translated to Sepedi (the language of the Northern Sotho). The reliability of the
two questionnaires was assessed by means of Cronbach-alpha coefficients. The
construct validity of the two questionnaires was assessed by means of
JOreskog's Goodness of Fit Index (GFI). The statistical analysis was done with
Statistica 6 software.
The results drawn from the present study indicates that the FSoC-questionnaire
is not a reliable and valid instrument to measure families' sense of coherence
among Northern Sothos. Significant high correlations with the FACI-8 however,
indicated that the FSoC might be considered for use among Northern Sothos, if
only the total scores are taken into consideration.
The FACI-8 however, proved to be a reliable and valid instrument to measure
family functioning according to the Circumplex model among Northern Sothos.
The conclusions drawn from the present study are that the FACI-8 is a suitable
instrument for use among the Northern Sothos, whereas the FSoC-questionnaire
is not. / AFRIKAANSE OPSOMMING: Die doel van die huidige ondersoek was om die psigometriese eienskappe van
die Gesinskoherensie-vraelys (FSoC) wat deur Antonovsky en Sourani ontwikkel
was, vir gebruik onder Noord-Sothos te bepaal. Om hierdie doeleindes te bereik,
was die Gesinsfunksioneringsvraelys (FACI-8) wat deur McCubbin, Thompson
en Elver ontwikkel was, as 'n kriterium gebruik om die eksterne geldigheid van
die FSoC-vraelys te valideer. Die FACI-8 meet gesinsfunksionering volgens die
Kontekstuele-model van gesinsfunksionering, wat deur Olson, Russell en
Sprenkle ontwikkel was.
Volgens Antonovsky sal gesinne wat oor 'n sterk ontwikkelde koherensiesin
beskik, beter funksioneer as gesinne wat oor 'n swak ontwikkelde koherensiesin
beskik. Gevolglik was gesinsfunksionering as 'n maatstaf van gesinskoherensie
gebruik.
Die vraelyste moes eers na Sepedi (die taal van die Noorcl-Sotho) vertaal word,
alvorens die vraelyste afgeneem kon word. Die betroubaarheid van die vraelyste
was deur middel van Cronbach-alfa koêffisiênte bereken. Die konstrukgeldigheid
van die vraelyste was deur middel van JOreskog se Passingstoets bepaal. Die
statistiese verwerkings was deur middel van die Statistica 6 rekenaarprogram
behartig.
Die resultate van die huidige ondersoek dui daarop dat die FSoC-vraelys met
omsigtigheid benader moet word vir gebruik onder Noord-Sothos. Die FSoCvraelys
het nie bevredigende betroubaarheids- en geldigheidsindekse gelewer
nie. Die FSoC-vraelys het wel eksterne geldigheid getoon, wanneer dit met die
FACI-8 gevalideer was.
Die FACI-8 het betroubare en geldige metings van gesinsfunksionering volgens
die Kontekstuele-model onder Noord-Sothos in die huidige ondersoek gelewer.
Die gevolgtrekkings wat op grond van die huidige ondersoek gemaak word, is dat
die FSoC-vraelys nie bruikbaar is onder Noorcl-Sothos nie, terwyl die FACI-8 wel
gebruik kan word om gesinsfunksionering onder Noord-Sothos te meet.
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StillenHerrmann, Jeremia 30 October 2018 (has links)
Als Stillen werden Tätigkeiten bezeichnet, bei denen der Säugling, in der Regel an der Brust der biologischen Mutter, ernährt wird. Sowohl der Einsatz als auch die Bedeutung des Stillens unterliegen historischen Konjunkturen. Aktuell stehen die Gesundheit von Säugling und stillendem Elternteil sowie die Beschreibung des Stillens als natürliche Ernährungsform einerseits und die Thematisierung des Stillens als Praxis der Re-Traditionalisierung von Elternschaft andererseits im Mittelpunkt der Auseinandersetzungen.
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