Under the Same Label: Adopted Adolescents’ Heterogeneity in Well-Being and Perception of Social Contexts

2019 ◽  
Vol 52 (8) ◽  
pp. 1544-1568 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carmen Paniagua ◽  
Carmen Moreno ◽  
Maite Román ◽  
Jesús Palacios ◽  
Harold D. Grotevant ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Reference Group ◽  
School Context ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Social Contexts ◽  
Family Context ◽  
School Aged Children ◽  
Adolescent Population ◽  
The Family ◽  
Hbsc Study ◽  
Spanish Health

This study compares a sample of 223 adopted adolescents with a nonadopted reference group representative of the Spanish adolescent population from the “Spanish Health Behaviour in School-Aged Children (HBSC) study.” Variables related to the family context, peers, school context, and emotional well-being are compared. Adoptees are not only analyzed as a group, but also according to the type of adoption (domestic or intercountry) and the birth area of origin (Asia, Latin America, and Eastern Europe). The results showed more similarities than differences between the whole group of adoptees and the reference group, as well as heterogeneity within the adoptees depending on their origin.

Entanglements between Agency and Vulnerability in the Phenomenon of Birth. Reflections on Children’s Expressions about ‘Being Born’

2020 ◽  
Vol 15 (2-2020) ◽  
pp. 135-146
Author(s):  
Catrin Heite ◽  
Veronika Magyar-Haas
Keyword(s):  
Social Studies ◽  
Social Construction ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Social Contexts ◽  
Living Environment ◽  
Social Actors ◽  
The Social ◽  
The Family ◽  
Cultural Embeddedness

Analogously to the works in the field of new social studies of childhood, this contribution deals with the concept of childhood as a social construction, in which children are considered as social actors in their own living environment, engaged in interpretive reproduction of the social. In this perspective the concept of agency is strongly stressed, and the vulnerability of children is not sufficiently taken into account. But in combining vulnerability and agency lies the possibility to consider the perspective of the subjects in the context of their social, political and cultural embeddedness. In this paper we show that what children say, what is important to them in general and for their well-being, is shaped by the care experiences within the family and by their social contexts. The argumentation for the intertwining of vulnerability and agency is exemplified by the expressions of an interviewed girl about her birth and by reference to philosophical concepts about birth and natality.

scholarly journals Spirituality, Religious Attendance and Health Complaints in Czech Adolescents

2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (7) ◽  
pp. 2339
Author(s):  
Radka Zidkova ◽  
Petr Glogar ◽  
Iva Polackova Solcova ◽  
Jitse P. van Dijk ◽  
Michal Kalman ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Adolescent Health ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Religious Attendance ◽  
Health Complaints ◽  
School Aged Children ◽  
Dependent Variables ◽  
Spiritual Well Being ◽  
Hbsc Study ◽  
Reported Health ◽  
Religiosity And Spirituality

Research in some religious countries shows that religiosity and spirituality positively affect adolescent health. We studied whether religiosity and spirituality also have positive associations with adolescent health in a secular country. We tested the associations between religious attendance and spirituality and self-reported health and health complaints using a representative sample of Czech adolescents (n = 4182, 14.4 ± 1.1 years, 48.6% boys) from the 2014 health behavior in school-aged children (HBSC) study. We used religious attendance, the adjusted shortened version of the spiritual well-being scale (SWBS), and its two components—religious well-being (RWB) and existential well-being (EWB)—as independent variables and the eight item “HBSC symptom checklist” and self-reported overall health as dependent variables. A higher level of spirituality was associated with lower chances of health complaints and self-reported health, ranging from a 9% to 30% decrease in odd ratios (OR). Religious attendance was not associated with any of the observed variables. The EWB showed a negative association with all of the observed variables, with associations ranging from a 19% to 47% decrease. The RWB was associated with a higher risk of nervousness (OR = 1.12), while other associations were not significant. Non-spiritual but attending respondents were more likely to report a higher occurrence of stomachache (OR = 2.20) and had significantly worse overall health (OR = 2.38). In a largely secular country, we found that spirituality and the EWB (unlike religious attendance and the RWB) could have a significant influence on adolescent health.

Coping Strategies in Mothers of School-Aged Children with Intellectual Disabilities

2007 ◽  
Vol 31 (2) ◽  
pp. 159-170
Author(s):  
Iva Strnadová ◽  
David Evans
Keyword(s):  
Coping Strategies ◽  
Personal Development ◽  
Social Inclusion ◽  
Interpersonal Relations ◽  
Life Quality ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Special Educational Needs ◽  
School Aged Children ◽  
The Family

The role of the family in providing a quality education program is important for all students. For students with special educational needs, however, the role of the family is particularly critical. In such families, there can be an increased amount of stress and, at the same time, a range of coping strategies evolving. Research into the ways that families cope with stress uses various life quality indicators (e.g., emotional, physical and material well-being, interpersonal relations, personal development, self-determination or social inclusion) to evaluate the effectiveness of these coping mechanisms. The role of the family (with specific focus on its links with schools) is often overlooked, yet is crucial to attaining long-term benefits for the student.

scholarly journals Food poverty and health among schoolchildren in Ireland: findings from the Health Behaviour in School-aged Children (HBSC) study

2007 ◽  
Vol 10 (4) ◽  
pp. 364-370 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michal Molcho ◽  
Saoirse Nic Gabhainn ◽  
Colette Kelly ◽  
Sharon Friel ◽  
Cecily Kelleher
Keyword(s):  
Social Class ◽  
Health Behaviour ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Social Classes ◽  
Physical And Mental Health ◽  
Cross Sectional Survey ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
School Aged Children ◽  
Life Dissatisfaction ◽  
Hbsc Study

AbstractObjectivesTo investigate the relationships between food poverty and food consumption, health and life satisfaction among schoolchildren.DesignAnalysis of the 2002 Health Behaviour in School-aged Children (HBSC) study, a cross-sectional survey that employs a self-completion questionnaire in a nationally representative random sample of school classrooms in the Republic of Ireland.SubjectsA total of 8424 schoolchildren (aged 10–17 years) from 176 schools, with an 83% response rate from children.ResultsFood poverty was found to be similarly distributed among the three social classes (15.3% in the lower social classes, 15.9% in the middle social classes and 14.8% in the higher social classes). It was also found that schoolchildren reporting food poverty are less likely to eat fruits, vegetables and brown bread, odds ratio (OR) from 0.66 (95% confidence interval (CI) 0.45–0.87) to 0.81 (95% CI 0.63–0.99); more likely to eat crisps, fried potatoes and hamburgers, OR from 1.20 (95% CI 1.00–1.40) to 1.62 (95% CI 1.39–1.85); and more likely to miss breakfast on weekdays, OR from 1.29 (95% CI 0.33–1.59) to 1.72 (95% CI 1.50–1.95). The risk of somatic and mental symptoms is also increased, OR from 1.48 (95% CI 1.18–1.78) to 2.57 (95% CI 2.33–2.81); as are negative health perceptions, OR from 0.63 (95% CI 0.43–0.83) to 0.52 (95% CI 0.28–0.76) and measures of life dissatisfaction, OR from 1.88 (95% CI 1.64–2.12) to 2.25 (95% CI 2.05–2.45). Similar results were found for life dissatisfaction in an international comparison of 32 countries. All analyses were adjusted for age and social class.ConclusionsFood poverty in schoolchildren is not restricted to those from lower social class families, is associated with a substantial risk to physical and mental health and well-being, and requires the increased attention of policy makers and practitioners.

Conceptualizations of the Family Context: New Insights Gained by Capturing Daily Variability in Cohesion and Conflict

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
David M. Lydon-Staley ◽  
Emily J. LoBraico ◽  
Bethany C. Bray ◽  
Gregory Fosco
Keyword(s):  
Problem Behaviors ◽  
Family Conflict ◽  
Internalizing Symptoms ◽  
Family Cohesion ◽  
Latent Profile Analysis ◽  
Profile Analysis ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Family Context ◽  
The Family

In this study, we evaluate whether the use of dynamic characteristics of the family provides new and important information when conceptualizing the family context of adolescents. Using 21 days of daily diary data from adolescents (N=151; 61.59% female; mean age = 14.60 years) in two-caregiver households, we quantified between-family differences in the extent to which their experiences of family cohesion and conflict fluctuate from day to day. We included these estimates of consistency in family cohesion and conflict, along with traditional survey assessments of dispositional family cohesion and conflict, in a latent profile analysis to identify subgroups of families with distinct combinations of dispositional and consistency in family cohesion and conflict. We next assessed how these profiles were differentially associated with emotion regulation, internalizing symptoms, problem behaviors, and well-being at baseline and at a 12-month follow-up. Results revealed four distinct family profiles with unique associations with outcomes. By considering both dispositional and consistency in family cohesion and family conflict and how these four factors cluster within families to differing degrees, we better capture the richness of the family context and highlight the implications for understanding its role in adolescent well-being.

How the Early Childhood Well-Being Lies within the Family Context in Albania

2017 ◽  
Vol 11 (4) ◽  
pp. 1301-1319
Author(s):  
Lantona Sado ◽  
Federico Benassi ◽  
Alma Spaho
Keyword(s):  
Early Childhood ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Family Context ◽  
The Family

Stake Theory as an Explanatory Device in Navajo Alcoholism Treatment Response

1976 ◽  
Vol 35 (1) ◽  
pp. 65-78 ◽  
Author(s):  
Frances Ferguson
Keyword(s):  
Alcohol Use ◽  
Reference Group ◽  
Modern Society ◽  
Family Context ◽  
Response To Treatment ◽  
Transactional Theory ◽  
Heavy Alcohol ◽  
The Family ◽  
Heavy Alcohol Use ◽  
Navajo Culture

The usefulness of "stake in society" theory, a form of transactional theory employed by John J. and Irma Honigmann to explain abandonment of frontier-type norms regarding alcohol use by modern Arctic townsmen, is tested in conjunction with differential response to treatment by a group of 110 Navajo alcoholic men. In a modified usage, "stake" is operationally defined by type. It is postulated that many of the men had suffered initial loss of stake in the context of lack of negative sanctions regarding heavy alcohol use in Navajo culture. Navajos who regained a stake in the old society during treatment tended to conform to new norms in the family context, while those who acquired concurrent stakes in both old and modern society were even more outstanding in their adherence to new norms. The failure of those with modern stake alone to acquire new norms regarding alcohol use is tentatively explained in terms of lack of a reference group other than the drinking fellowship, suggesting that what appears to be a preferable stake may not be regarded as such when it is in the context of what the Cornell study (Leighton et al. 1963) refers to as interference with essential striving sentiments of love and recognition, hence in such cases new norms will not take precedence over old. A model for the wider use of stake theory is presented.

Adolescents’ Perspective on Their Participation in the Family Context and its Relationship with Their Subjective Well-Being

2014 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 93-109 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mònica González ◽  
Ma Eugènia Gras ◽  
Sara Malo ◽  
Dolors Navarro ◽  
Ferran Casas ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Well Being ◽  
Family Context ◽  
Subjective Well Being ◽  
The Family

scholarly journals Study of parental models: building an instrument for their exploration

2014 ◽  
Vol 48 (4) ◽  
pp. 594-601
Author(s):  
José Francisco Martínez Licona ◽  
Aracely Díaz Oviedo ◽  
Aileen Azucena Salazar Jasso ◽  
Marcela Duron Rivera
Keyword(s):  
Social Context ◽  
Young People ◽  
Internal Consistency ◽  
Educational Intervention ◽  
School Context ◽  
Expert Judgment ◽  
Family Context ◽  
Mixed Methodology ◽  
Family Interactions ◽  
The Family

Objective: This research presents the construction of an attributional questionnaire concerning the different parental models and factors that are involved in family interactions. Method: A mixed methodology was used as a foundation to develop items and respective pilots that allowed checking the validity and internal consistency of the instrument using expert judgment. Results: An instrument of 36 statements was organized into 12 categories to explore the parental models according to the following factors: parental models, breeding patterns, attachment bonds and guidelines for success, and promoted inside family contexts. Analyzing these factors contributes to the children’s development within the familiar frown, and the opportunity for socio-educational intervention. Conclusion: It is assumed that the family context is as decisive as the school context; therefore, exploring the nature of parental models is required to understand the features and influences that contribute to the development of young people in any social context.





Sign in / Sign up

Export Citation Format

Share Document