Journal•ISSN: 1322-9400
Journal of Family Studies
Taylor & Francis
About: Journal of Family Studies is an academic journal published by Taylor & Francis. The journal publishes majorly in the area(s): Mental health & Family law. It has an ISSN identifier of 1322-9400. Over the lifetime, 853 publications have been published receiving 10302 citations.
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TL;DR: In this paper, a longitudinal association among marital conflict, parentchild relationship quality, and youth maladjustment was examined using data from the National Survey of Families and Households using data based on 551 married families with a child age 5 to 11 years at Wave 1.
Abstract: Contemporaneous and longitudinal associations among marital conflict, parentchild relationship quality, and youth maladjustment were examined using data from the National Survey of Families and Households.Analyses were based on 551 married families with a child age 5 to 11 years at Wave 1. The concurrent association between marital conflict and youth externalizing problems at both waves was mediated completely at Wave 1 and partially at Wave 2 by harsh discipline and parent-youth conflict. The concurrent association between marital conflict and internalizing problems at both waves was mediated partially through parent-youth conflict. Longitudinal mediating effects were detected through stable marital conflict over 5 years and through its connection with parent-youth conflict. Findings delineate areas of specificity and stability in marital conflict processes as children transition from middle childhood through adolescence.
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TL;DR: In this article, a review of emerging research on the impact of conflict resolution on children's development and adjustment to separation is presented, with a focus on known impacts of entrenched parental conflict on children.
Abstract: There are established research truths about parental conflict and its impact on children which are increasingly respected in practice: divorce does not have to be harmful; parental conflict is a more potent predictor of child adjustment than is divorce; conflict resolution is important to children’s coping with divorce. This synopsis of recent research moves beyond these truths, to a review of emerging “news” from the literature, with a focus on known impacts of entrenched parental conflict on children’s development and capacity to adjust to separation. The findings are illustrated by the case of two siblings, Jack and Rachel1, seen in short-term therapy by the author, in the period following their parents’ highly conflictive separation. From a practitioner’s chair, the news is more than noteworthy. It provides compelling arguments for a move beyond truisms about parental conflict and children’s adjustment, beyond wishful myths of resilience, to look at the process of impact on development, within the con...
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TL;DR: This article explored whether fathers' parental leave is related to the later division of childcare and housework in Sweden, using a panel survey and two materials: a survey conducted by the Swedish government and a survey from the Swedish National Archives.
Abstract: Sweden is well known for its family policy and this study explores whether fathers' parental leave is related to later division of childcare and housework. Two materials were used; a panel survey ( ...
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TL;DR: Clough and Nutbrown as mentioned in this paper presented a student's guide to methodology, A Student's Guide to Methodology, Sage, London, 2002, xii + 212pp., $49.95.
Abstract: Review(s) of: Peter Clough and Cathy Nutbrown, A Student's Guide to Methodology, Sage, London, 2002, xii + 212pp., $49.95.
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TL;DR: The Comprehensive Child Maltreatment Scale (CCMS) as discussed by the authors assesses five separate types of maltreatment experienced during childhood (sexual abuse, physical abuse, psychological maltreatment, neglect and witnessing family violence) and the existence of multi-type maltreatment.
Abstract: In this paper, data are presented from four studies that describe and evaluate the psychometric properties of the Comprehensive Child Maltreatment Scale (CCMS). This is a new measure that assesses five separate types of maltreatment experienced during childhood (sexual abuse, physical abuse, psychological maltreatment, neglect and witnessing family violence) and the existence of multi-type maltreatment. This scale is the only paper-and-pencil research scale available that assesses all five types of child maltreatment separately. In Studies 1 and 2, the CCMS for Adults was used to assess retrospective reports of adults' own childhood experiences (N=313). The parallel version of the CCMS for Parents was used in Studies 3 and 4 to assess parent reports of the experiences of children from 5 to 12 years of age (N=100). Adequate test-retest reliability and internal consistency were found for each of the scales of the CCMS for Adults and the CCMS for Parents. As well as performing an exploratory factor analysis, a criterion validity check on the CCMS for Adults revealed high correlations with appropriate subscales from the Child Abuse Trauma Scale. These preliminary data on the CCMS for Adults and Parents show that they are psychometrically sound and useful research tools in the study of multiple forms of child abuse and neglect. The CCMS for Adults and the CCMS for Parents allow for a simple yet comprehensive assessment of multi-type maltreatment.
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