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  • The Global ETD Search service is a free service for researchers to find electronic theses and dissertations. This service is provided by the Networked Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations.
    Our metadata is collected from universities around the world. If you manage a university/consortium/country archive and want to be added, details can be found on the NDLTD website.
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Family Processes as Moderators of the Impact of Peer, School, and Neighborhood Influences on Adolescent Aggression

Kramer-Kuhn, Alison 06 December 2013 (has links)
Despite theoretical support for the role of the family in providing a foundation to protect youth against risks for aggression, there is little published literature examining a protective influence. This study examined family functioning and perceived parental messages about fighting and nonviolence as moderators of the relation between risk factors and adolescent aggression. The specific risk factors included affiliating with a delinquent group of peers, attending a school with norms that support aggression, and witnessing violence within the community. Secondary analyses were conducted on data collected from a high-risk sample of 537 adolescents in 2 cohorts from 18 schools. Adolescents completed measures of peer delinquent behavior and community violence exposure at the beginning and end of the sixth grade and at the end of the following two school years. An aggregated school-level measure of norms supporting aggression was constructed from a random sample of students in each cohort and school. Family variables included adolescent reports of parental messages supporting fighting and nonviolence, and family functioning classes created through a latent profile analysis of adolescent and parent reports of family cohesion, family problem-solving, parental involvement, and positive parenting. Aggression was assessed by a composite of ratings from parents, teachers, and adolescents. Longitudinal analyses indicated that delinquent peer associations and witnessing violence were each related to changes in aggression over time. School norms supporting aggression was not significantly related to aggression. Parental messages supporting nonviolence and not supporting fighting, and good family functioning at the start of the sixth grade were each related to lower subsequent levels of aggression. Few protective effects of family processes were found. High family functioning reduced the risk associated with delinquent peer associations. Lower levels of parental support for fighting buffered the risk associated with witnessing violence, but not at higher levels of witnessing violence. Thus, whereas a foundation of positive parental messages and good family functioning was associated with lower aggression overall, these family factors generally did not serve to protect adolescents that experienced higher levels of risk. These findings suggest a need for further study of protective factors for adolescents in the face of peer, school, and community risk.
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ADJUSTMENT PROFILES AMONG YOUTH IN DIVERSE CULTURAL CONTEXTS: INDIVIDUAL, FAMILY, AND CONTEXTUAL INFLUENCES

Borre, Alicia 01 January 2016 (has links)
Recent literature has noted that not all youth who experience adverse circumstances (e.g. poverty, exposure to violence, maltreatment) end up displaying expected unfavorable outcomes (e.g. academic failure, depression, drug dependence); in fact, some youth display “resilience,” broadly understood as adaptive functioning in the face of adversity (Luthar, Cicchetti, & Becker, 2000). Overall, research on resilience has offered a new approach to the study of at-risk populations, emphasizing the study of strengths, processes, and mechanisms among individuals and communities that may favor positive adaptation, rather than emphasizing deficits among those experiencing adversity (Schoon, 2012). Although resilience research has come a long way, the importance of cultural processes in resilience only recently has been considered, there is still a dearth of studies among diverse contexts and cultural groups (Betancourt et al., 2011), and there is a lack of prospective analyses examining the stability of resilience over time (O’Dougherty et al., 2015). The present study examined the existence of profiles of adjustment among youth who had experienced some kind of adversity in three contexts: (1) Medellin, Colombia (n = 967); (2) Guatemala (n = 2.470); and (3) Chicago, USA (n=491), as well as protective factors associated with profile classification. Furthermore, the continuity of profiles over time was examined in the Chicago sample. Results showed that for each context, diverse profiles of adjustment emerge in the presence of adversity. For all contexts some youth were classified as either resilient (defined as scoring 1 SD above or below the mean on selected indicators) or as holding steady (scoring above the mean but less than 1 SD). Profiles exhibiting high levels of internalizing symptoms, externalizing problems, or problems across domains also were identified across contexts. Protective factors at the individual (e.g. sex, intelligence, prosocial behavior) and at the contextual (e.g. family cohesion, prosocial peers, positive relationship with teacher) levels proved relevant for profile classification, with some factors being relevant in one context but not in another. Prospective analyses revealed both continuity and discontinuity in profile classification among youth in Chicago, with some youth remaining classified in the same group across time points, whereas others transitioned between groups. These results highlight the importance of studying resilience in context, given that what constitutes a salient protective factor for some youth may not be relevant for others. Moreover, these results show that as youth negotiate developmental tasks within their ecologies, there is potential for both continuity and discontinuity in resilience processes. The results can inform prevention and intervention efforts aiming to work from a strength based approach.
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Reflexe zkušeností se školou u chlapců z diagnostického ústavu pro mládež / Reflection of experience with school of boys from Diagnostic Institute for Youth

Mašková, Anna January 2016 (has links)
The diploma thesis makes use of qualitative analytical methods of the Grounded Theory to explore the theme of "reflection of experience with school of boys from Diagnostic Institute for Youth". It sets a goal to understand the context of subjective meanings of adolescent boys. The result of the analysis is a description of the dynamic metamorphosis in relation to the school, using the description of internal and external factors affecting this phenomenon. Among the main discovered themes belong the role of the authority of educator and the usage of supervisory tools and the evaluation of their effectiveness by their addressee. Furthermore, the thesis devotes to description of the transformation of internal motivational dispositions of the individual (needs, interests, attitudes and values). The two main themes synthesize to the concept of transformation of the relationship to school. The thesis is a qualitative probe into the inner world of the adolescent subjects who, at the threshold of adulthood, are teetering on the edge of a risky behavior and a socially acceptable experimentation which naturally belongs to this developmental period. The thesis flows into a formulation of theory, which is valid for this very specific context. Research data were obtained via interviews led in accordance with...
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Funcionamento familiar e recursos ambientais oferecidos pelas famílias de crianças com transtornos mentais / Family functioning and environmental resources offered by families of children with mental disorders

Dilleggi, Eduarda Souza 02 August 2018 (has links)
Embora exista um corpo de pesquisa dedicado a investigar as relações entre família e adoecimento psíquico, ainda faltam muitas informações sobre como se dão estas interações. Os transtornos mentais apresentam um impacto significativo sobre as famílias e, ao mesmo tempo, podem ser afetados por características da mesma. Além disto, a depender dessas características, a família pode apresentar-se como fator de proteção (suporte, apoio) ou risco ao desenvolvimento do portador de transtorno mental, em especial na infância. Neste contexto, o objetivo deste estudo foi caracterizar as famílias de crianças com transtorno mental em relação ao funcionamento familiar e os recursos ambientais que estas famílias oferecem para suas crianças, buscando identificar associações entre o funcionamento familiar, a disponibilização de recursos no ambiente familiar e as variáveis sociodemográficas. Responsáveis por 33 pacientes de um serviço de Psiquiatria foram entrevistados para o preenchimento de um questionário sociodemográfico, o Questionário de Capacidades e Dificuldades - SDQ, o Inventário de Recursos do Ambiente Familiar - RAF, e a Escala de Avaliação da Coesão e Adaptabilidade Familiar - FACES IV. Foram realizadas análises descritivas e aplicados o teste de correlação de Spearman para verificar associações entre as dimensões de funcionamento familiar e os recursos do ambiente familiar; as variáveis sociodemográficas foram categorizadas e submetidas a análises comparativas, utilizando o teste de Mann Whitney (variáveis dicotômicas) e teste de Kruskal Wallis (variáveis com três categorias). A maioria dos pacientes investigados eram do sexo masculino (69,7%) e frequentavam escola (78,8%). Os diagnósticos mais frequentes foram Transtorno do Déficit de Atenção e Hiperatividade (39,4%) e Transtorno do Espectro Autista (39,4%). Apenas 12,1% das famílias foram consideradas disfuncionais. Os recursos mais presentes no ambiente foram brinquedos (6,9 ±2,0), a família estar reunida para atividades de rotina (6,6 ±2,3), realização de atividades conjuntas com os pais em casa (6,0 ±2,1) e organização dos horários/rotina (5,9 ±2,5). Variáveis sociodemográficas como frequência à escola, o responsável exercer atividade profissional, percepção familiar sobre a gravidade das dificuldades da criança, escolaridade do responsável e classe social mostraram influência sobre funcionamento familiar. Frequência da criança à escola, responsável trabalhar fora, presença de comorbidades, escolaridade do responsável e classe socioeconômica também influenciaram a oferta de recursos pela família. A subescala emaranhada (disfuncional) de funcionamento familiar mostrou associação positiva com sintomas emocionais (r= 0,376; p<0,01) e a subescala satisfação familiar correlacionou-se negativamente com os mesmos sintomas (r=-0,365; p<0,05). As subescalas desequilibradas (desengajada, emaranhada e caótica) apresentaram correlações negativas fracas ou moderadas com os recursos ambientais (variando de r=-0,348 a r=-0,484). As subescalas equilibradas (coesão, flexibilidade, comunicação e satisfação familiar) correlacionaram-se positivamente (variando de r=0,348 a r=0,515) com a maioria dos recursos investigados pelo RAF. A presença de sintomas de hiperatividade e de sintomas emocionais mostrou-se negativamente correlacionada com os recursos investigados. De modo geral, as famílias investigadas apresentam um bom funcionamento, entretanto, há indicadores de disfuncionalidade presentes. Os resultados evidenciam que crianças com transtorno mental têm poucos recursos disponíveis no ambiente familiar que possam promover seu desenvolvimento afetivo, cognitivo e social. Além disto, os achados sugerem que quanto mais dificuldades a criança apresenta, menor é seu acesso a estes recursos. Apesar das dificuldades, recursos pessoais e familiares estão presentes / Although there is a body of research dedicated to investigate the relationship between family and mental illness, still lack a lot of information about these interactions. Mental disorders have a significant impact on families and, at the same time, may be affected by family characteristics. In addition, depending on these characteristics, the family can present itself as a protective or risk factor to the development of the bearer of mental disorder, especially in childhood. In this context, the objective of this study was to characterize the families of children with mental disorder in relation to family functioning and the environmental resources that these families provide for their children, seeking to identify associations between family functioning, the availability of resources in the family environment and sociodemographic variables. Parents of 33 patients from a Psychiatry service were interviewed to complete a sociodemographic questionnaire, the Capacities and Difficulties Questionnaire - SDQ, the Family Environment Resource Inventory - RAF, and the Family Adaptability and Cohesion Evaluation Scale IV (FACES IV). Descriptive analyzes were performed and the Spearman correlation test was applied to verify associations between the dimensions of family functioning and the resources of the family environment; the sociodemographic variables were categorized and submitted to comparative analysis using the Mann Whitney test (dichotomous variables) and Kruskal Wallis test (variables with three categories). The majority of the patients investigated were males (69.7%) and attended school (78.8%). The most frequent diagnoses were Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (39.4%) and Autism Spectrum Disorder (39.4%). Only 12.1% of the families considered were dysfunctional. The resources more present in the environment were toys (6.9 ±2.0), the family be gathered for routine activities (6.6 ±2.3), carrying out joint activities with parents at home (6.0 ±2.1) and the organization of schedules /routine (5.9 ±2.5). Sociodemographic variables such as attendance at school, the respondent engage in professional activity, family perception about the severity of the child\'s difficulties, schooling of the respondent and social class showed influence on family functioning. Frequency of the child to school, respondent work outside, presence of comorbidities, schooling of the respondent and socioeconomic class also influenced the supply of resources by the family. The enmeshed subscale (unbalanced) showed a positive association with emotional symptoms (r = 0.376, p <0.01) and the family satisfaction subscale correlated negatively with the same symptoms (r = -0.365, p <0.05). Unbalanced subscales (disengaged, enmeshed and chaotic) showed weak or moderate negative correlations with environmental resources (ranging from r = 0.348 to r = -0.484). The balanced subscales (cohesion, flexibility, communication and family satisfaction) correlated positively (ranging from r = 0.348 to r = 0.515) with the majority of the resources investigated by the RAF. The presence of hyperactivity and emotional symptoms were negatively correlated with the investigated resources. In general, families investigated have a good functioning; however, indicators of dysfunction are present. The results show that children with mental disorders have few resources available in the family environment that can promote their affective, cognitive and social development. In addition, the findings suggest that the more difficulties the child presents, the less is the access to these resources. Despite difficulties, personal and family resources are present
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A Series of Studies of Risk and Protective Factors for Suicidal Behavior in Rural Primary Care: An Eye Toward Intervention Design

Hirsch, Jameson K., Walker, K. L., Nsamenang, S. A., Rowe, Catherine A., Cukrowicz, Kelly C. 26 September 2013 (has links)
No description available.
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Hope and Fatigue in Chronic Illness: The Role of Perceived Stress

Hirsch, Jameson K., Sirois, Fuschia M. 01 April 2016 (has links)
Fatigue is a debilitating symptom of chronic illness that is deleteriously affected by perceived stress, a process particularly relevant to inflammatory disease. Hopefulness, a goal-based motivational construct, may beneficially influence stress and fatigue, yet little research has examined these associations. We assessed the relation between hope and fatigue, and the mediating effect of stress, in individuals with fibromyalgia, arthritis, and inflammatory bowel disease. Covarying age, sex, and pain, stress partially mediated the association between hope and fatigue; those with greater hope reported less stress and consequent fatigue. Therapeutically, bolstering hope may allow proactive management of stressors, resulting in less fatigue.
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PROTECTIVE FACTORS OF ACADEMIC RESILIENCY

Valdivia, Guadalupe 01 June 2019 (has links)
Numerous studies had explored wide-ranging effects of childhood adversity. Yet, there is no known study that explores the impact of non-parental relationships (NPR) formed during the participation in out-of-school youth activities (OSYA), and future orientation (FO) on academic resiliency (AR) among people with adverse childhood experiences (ACEs). This study moved away from the deficit perspective and focused on the strengths of individuals rather than weaknesses. The study examined the impact of protective factors of OSYA, NPR, and FO using the Michael Ungar’s (2011) Socio-Ecological Model of Resiliency to better understand their role on AR among university students with ACEs. A quantitative approach, quasi-experimental design explored the research questions using only a single subject group, one-time post-test paper/web-based questionnaire (Creswell & Creswell, 2014). The following four hypotheses were conducted: Student-Staff Relationships formed in Out of School Youth Activities (NPR-OSYA) will positively correlate with FO; NPR-OSYA will differ between the No ACEs and Yes ACEs groups; FO will differ between No ACEs and Yes ACEs groups; NPR-OSYP and FO will predict higher AR among the Yes ACEs group. Results illustrated the complexity of the role of protective factors on AR among university students with ACEs. In conclusion, understanding the narratives of NPR-OSYP can help educators and counselor implement strategies to improve interaction and foster resilience among students who are struggling academically.
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Resilience and Healthy Adult Relationships Post-Childhood Maltreatment

Jackson, Nicole Sharie 01 January 2019 (has links)
The purpose of this study was to understand the role of resilience and protective factors (PFs) in the life of women who have experienced childhood maltreatment (CHM). A further purpose was to understand how women who faced CHM develop resilience, and how the proper use or misuse of PFs later affected their adult relationships, whether intimate, social, or familial. Resiliency theory was the theoretical foundation that informed the study. A qualitative methodology with an interpretative phenomenological analysis design was used in this study. Participants included 7 women who were recruited through social media support groups for adult survivors of child abuse. Participants were interviewed via telephone and Skype. Data from these interviews were analyzed and coded according to the interpretative, phenomenological method. Five main themes emerged, providing awareness as to the development of resilience and PFs as well as the role of resilience and the impact PFs have on relationships survivors entered as adults. The themes included: trauma results in resilience and healing through helping others; time and interventions heal perception of abuse; guarding trust to avoid hurt as the effects of CHM lasts a lifetime; support is key then and now; and the effects of CHM and protective factors affect healthy adolescent and adult relationships. The findings were compared with existing literature to recommend ways therapeutic practitioners and social service workers can provide early interventions for those exposed to CHM and help them move past the starting point of unpacking the trauma to the ending of point of sustaining healthy adult relationships.
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The association between perceived parenting styles and adolescent substance use

Roxanne Henry January 2010 (has links)
<p>Using the literature on Baumrind&rsquo / s theory of Parenting Styles and how perceptions of these are associated to adolescent at-risk behaviour, this study set out to examine whether any parenting style increased or decreased adolescent substance use. The central aim of this study was to examine the association between perceived parenting styles and adolescent substance use. To further this, 239 grade 10 and 11 adolescent participants were drawn from 3 schools in Mitchell&rsquo / s Plain, a suburb in the Western Cape (with permission granted from the Education Department). This particular suburb was chosen due to the high rates of substance use and substance related crime within the area. A quantitative research design was implemented within this study. The participants were required to complete the Drug Use Disorders Identification Test (DUDIT), a questionnaire aimed at measuring drug use, and the Parental Authority Questionnaire (PAQ), aimed at measuring perceived parenting styles and a Biographical Questionnaire to provide additional information. Informed consent was obtained and the confidentiality of the schools and participants were protected. Data analysis was conducted using SPSS, a data analysis programme available at the University of the Western Cape. Results show that substance use reduction was significantly related to a perceived authoritative parenting style. However, no significant relationships could be found between perceived permissive and authoritarian parenting style. Significant difference was found in the results obtained for male and female adolescents, with males generally appearing to use more substances. It can be concluded that perceived authoritative parenting styles have an important role to play in the prevention of adolescent substance abuse</p>
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An investigation into the relationship between gender, socioeconomic status, exposure to violence and resilience in a sample of students at the University of the Western Cape

Mokoena, Emily Matshedisa January 2010 (has links)
<p>This study, located within the systems theory framework, recognises that resilience is multidimensional and multi determined and can be understood as the product of connections with, and between multiple systemic levels over time, and further understands that risks factors are seen as influences that occur at the individual, family, community and societal level. The quantitative study used a secondary analysis survey of data and utilised a sample of 281 students from UWC - 90 male and 190 female. In drawing from the literature the study examined the relationship between gender, Socioeconomic status (SES) and exposure to violence and resilience. Results of the factorial MANOVA indicate a statistically significant association between low SES and exposure to violence (p &lt / 0.05 = 0.036). There were no statistically significant results for the associations between gender and exposure to violence and resilience, as well as the association between SES and resilience. These results were contrary to what was predicted. The results of the present study suggest that in the South African context, both males and females have managed to find ways of coping when faced with adversity as well as being able to draw from their protective influences. It is also possible that the selected variables (gender and SES) may only be significant in relation to other variables. The limitations of the study were also discussed, and recommendations for future research were put forward.</p>

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