Family Problems Research Articles

Resistence to Klitih Behavior Based on Character Education

<p>This article examines the role of character education in addressing the issue of klitih behavior, which has recently become a trending topic on various social media platforms and has caused concern within the community. A descriptive qualitative approach is employed in this study, using a literature review as the research method, with data collection conducted through the 3M method: recording, analyzing, and integrating findings from previous studies that are relevant to the research theme. The results of this article's research indicate that klitih, as one form of delinquency among adolescents that has caused concern within the community, is influenced by several factors, including: lack of parental attention, family problems, negative environments and associations, the desire for recognition within a group/gang, insufficient knowledge of moral and religious values, and an already formed aggressive character in the child. Character education plays a crucial role in preventing and addressing this klitih behavior by shaping and instilling positive character values in children. Therefore, character education is considered a potential solution to address moral issues among teenagers/students.</p>

Professional Development Program for Civil Servants for Creation a Safe Educational Environment under Martial Law

The relevance of the article is determined by the need to train education managers – civil servants and officials of local self-government bodies – to work and manage the educational system in war conditions.
 The purpose of the article is a justification and development of a short-term professional development program for civil servants and officials of local self-government bodies regarding safety in education, creation of a safe educational environment.
 The research methodology of the article is a complex of scientific approaches that determined the content, methods and form of training: competence-based, axiological, systemic, risk-oriented approaches, public administration approach; approach for human rights. Research methods included analysis of theoretical sources, synthesis, modeling, oral interviews of educators, generalization of experience, and observation. Scientific novelty is substantiated by the content of the program and selection of approaches to learning. Practical significance is the development of a training program for civil servants and officials of local self-government bodies. 
 The results of the study are the content, forms and methods of teaching to solve the education problems under martial law in Ukraine, looking specifically atthe example of the Kharkiv region. The new problems of the education organization under the martial law were identified: technical, psychological problems of children and other participants during the educational process, material problems of educational institutions and families, which are necessary to resolve for effective educational process, lack of safety culture among the population, etcetera. 
 The conclusion is that the proposed program answers many questions, especially, for the Kharkiv region and Ukraine. Prospects for further research are expansion of the program’s content, taking into account the best foreign and Ukrainian experience.

Improving interventions for families with multiple problems: Identifying elements that predict improvement

IntroductionMany interventions have been developed to reduce the problems of families with multiple problems (FMP) and to prevent children's out-of-home placement. Evidence is increasing about the effects of these interventions, but is scarce about the elements of care determining these effects. The aim of this study is to examine to what extent provided elements are associated with improved outcomes for FMP. MethodsWe collected data from 499 FMP that received an intensive family intervention. Practitioners collected information every four weeks about provided practice elements (content), the method of provision, recipients and program elements (structure). Parents filled out questionnaires at the start, at the end, and three months after conclusion of the intervention. We used the Reliable Change Index (RCI) to discriminate improvement and non-improvement regarding four outcomes: child externalizing behavior, child internalizing behavior, parenting stress, and social contacts. ResultsWe found that parenting stress was more likely to be reduced when skills were more often practiced with the family. We found no associations between practice elements, methods or recipients and other outcomes. We neither found associations between provided program elements and improved or non-improved outcomes. ConclusionOur research shows that the majority of the individual elements show no or only very limited effect, except for practicing skills with family members. To gain more insight into the contribution of elements of interventions for FMP, we recommend looking further into the association between provided elements and other factors such as the therapeutic alliance and severity of problems.

Parent-child Discrepancies in Reporting Children’s Mental Health: Do Physical Custody Arrangements in Post-separation Families Matter?

Most analyses of children’s well-being in separated families are based on reports provided by parents. Thus, the question arises whether discrepancies between parents’ proxy reports and children’s self-reports exist and whether they impact explanatory models of children’s well-being. Since a family’s physical custody arrangement could systematically affect parents’ ratings of their children’s mental health, and this association has not been examined before, this study investigates parent-child discrepancies in reporting children’s mental health problems in separated families with different physical custody arrangements. Drawing on data from the German Family Panel (pairfam), multinomial logistic regression and multilevel mixed-effects models were estimated for 786 parent-child dyads nested in 622 families with children between the ages of 9 and 17. To measure children’s mental health, we used two subscales (emotional and conduct problems) of the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ). The findings suggested that the relationship between physical custody arrangements and children’s mental health differs depending on whether the children’s or the parents’ data are used. Physical custody arrangements and informant discrepancies were not associated. Parents’ mental health and the quality of parent-child relationships appear more relevant in understanding informant discrepancies than physical custody arrangements.

PENAFSIRAN LAFADZ IHSAN DALAM AYAT-AYAT BIRRUL WALIDAIN

The implementation of understanding the verses of the Qur'an by society is very diverse, both within the scope of large communities and miniature communities such as Islamic boarding schools. Like wise with the phenomenon of life at the Assalaam Islamic Modern Islamic Boarding School. Like the problems of other middle class families, the students of the Assalaam Surakarta Islamic Modern Islamic Boarding School have problems regarding the relationship between children and parents. Even though Islamic boarding schools in this case have instilled good values in family relationship patterns, in reality there are not a few differences among students in their implementation. This research aims to determine the understanding and implementation of class Student students in class This research is qualitative with an interpretive approach and uses descriptive analytical interpretive as a data analysis method. Based on the data, this research focuses on understanding the meaning, sources of knowledge and implementation of ihsan in the Birrul Walidain verses for female students in class on the verse and its implementation. In this case, environmental factors and scientific level are one of the most influential factors for students in realizing the values understood from the verses of the Al-Qur'an.

Enhancing the Focus: How Does Parental Incarceration Fit into the Overall Picture of Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) and Positive Childhood Experiences (PCEs)?

Despite the five million children in the U.S. with an incarcerated parent, there is limited research on risk and protective factors for this population. We analyzed data from the National Survey for Children's Health (2018) to: (1) examine associations among parental incarceration and other adverse childhood experiences (ACEs), (2) characterize the association between parental incarceration and youth mental health outcomes, (3) examine differences in positive childhood experiences (PCEs; collective socialization, community engagement, neighborhood amenities, and family problem solving) by parental incarceration status, (4) examine whether PCEs were protective against mental health problems and if there was an interaction with parental incarceration status, and (5) examine the interaction between PCEs, parental incarceration, and ACEs on mental health problems. Results revealed that children with incarcerated parents had higher odds of experiencing other ACEs, higher odds of having mental health problems, and experienced fewer PCEs compared to children without incarcerated parents. Further, although PCEs were associated with a lower odds of mental health problems for both children with and without incarcerated parents, they did not mitigate the negative impact of parental incarceration on mental health outcomes. While PCEs attenuated the association between ACEs and mental health, parental incarceration status did not significantly moderate the interaction. These results highlight vulnerabilities and potential protective factors for children with incarcerated parents and have important implications for the development of multilevel intervention strategies that seek to promote resilience and reduce risk for this population.

The inter-familiar issues of Greek parents facing childhood cancer

Cancer as a whole, but especially childhood cancer, creates a number of psychological, social, and family problems as well as practical and financial issues, which every parent is called upon to solve. This study focuses on childhood cancer and aims at a thorough analysis of the physical/organic, psychological, and social problems associated with the parents and relatives of a child with cancer. The special element in pediatric neoplasms is not only the vulnerable population target group, but also the set of secondary effects it has on the environment of the sick child. The research was conducted on a sample of 133 families of children with cancer, and the results were displayed after statistical processing and data analysis with R statistical software. The results of the study confirm with statistically significant data the effect of childhood cancer on the physical, mental, and social health and behavior of the parent. Thus, 53.8% of the respondents stated 5 and above on the 7-point Likert scale for fatigue issues, 55.6% for sleep disorders, 78.1% for stress, and 82.7% for fear. The key findings are characterized by high specificity as it is a unique study that reveals particular aspects of the Greek parent’s behavior, mind, and body during the period of their child’s illness. Conclusion: The effects of childhood illnesses, particularly when they are severe, such as neoplasms, present a looming threat, ushering in a multitude of adverse alterations in the daily lives of the affected child's family.What is Known – What is New:• We know the effects that a childhood illness brings not only to the sick child, but also to the entire family circle. The new element in the present research is that these data reflect the situation in Greece, for which the research data in this area is quite limited. Our research is one of the few studies that demonstrate with statistical data the change in the psychosomatic health of the parent who has a child with cancer.

Physicians' perception about predictors of opioid abuse in patients with chronic non-cancer pain: a Delphi study.

Opioids are being prescribed widely, and increasingly, for the treatment of chronic non-cancer pain (CNCP). However, several side effects are associated with mid- and long-term opioid use and, for certain patients, with the risk of problematic opioid use. The aim of this study is to know the perception of the physicians about which variables could be associated with increased risk of patients with CNCP developing a problem of abuse or misuse of the prescribed opioid medication. Twenty-nine physicians with experience in CNCP pain management and opioids prescription participated in a two-round Delphi study focused on the risk factors for opioid misuse and abuse. The variables that reached consensus regarding their relationship with the increased risk of suffering a problem of opioid abuse or misuse were: (1) Experiencing pain on a daily basis, (2) previous use of high-dose opioids, (3) generalized anxiety, (4) hopelessness, (5) benzodiazepine intake, (6) use of opioids for reasons other than pain, (7) family problems, family instability or family breakdown, and (8) having access to several opioid prescribers. The only variable that reached consensus regarding it not being associated to a possible risk of abuse or misuse was having mild pain intensity (0-4 on a NRS-11). This study provides useful information that could help make decisions about the use of opioids for CNCP treatment and prevent future difficulties. Prospective studies testing the relationship of the variables that reached consensus with the risk of opioid misuse and abuse are warranted. This study shows the variables of CNCP that the professional must take into account in order to avoid possible problems when prescribing opioids.

Вплив травми на психологічне здоров’я та насильство в Українi

During the past couple of years, Ukrainians have been experiencing major traumatic and stressful events, including the Russian annexation of Crimea and the war against Ukraine that started in 2014 and is ongoing. Moreover, in 2020, the whole world faced another disaster – the COVID-19 pandemic. Undoubtedly, such cumulative adverse events negatively influence life outcomes of this vulnerable population. Prior research has shown that pandemic and war-related stress can affect mental health and violent behaviour. However, there is a gap in the literature focusing on how various contemporary traumatic events, including war exposure and associated stressors, shape mental health and violence among Ukrainians. This study uses survey data recently collected among adults in Ukraine, which is a part of the larger project “A Cross-National Study of the Global Pandemic, Deviance and Health,” and conducts a series of regression analyses. It draws on two major theoretical perspectives in criminology and medical sociology, to examine how traumatic conditions, including exposure to war and pandemic-related stressors (contracting the virus and daily problems) influence depression and violence among Ukrainian people. First, using regression models, we found a significant relationship between reporting exposure to disasters (e.g., war, genocide) and depressive symptoms. Additionally, we found that those who experienced health stress (i.e., have contracted the virus) were more likely to report depressive symptoms. Further, Ukrainians reporting more family problems and financial issues experienced higher levels of depression. Next, we found that reporting frequent family problems and financial issues increased the likelihood of violent behaviour among Ukrainian residents. On the other hand, health stress and war exposure reports were not significantly associated with violence, which could potentially be attributed to stress reaching a ceiling effect, where Ukrainians may feel “numb” to traumatic conditions they experience routinely. Finally, we provide suggestions for future research and discuss implications for policy and practice.

Prevention of bullying among minors at school

The problems of violence among minors, which takes the form of bullying, are quite actively discussed in society. The causes of deviant violent behaviour of children against their peers are overwhelmingly related to the problems of family bonding of perpetrators and their victims. The lack of an adequate response to aggression often leads to the criminalisation of adolescents’ personalities and, at the same time, to the victimisation of potential victims of bullying. Investigations have shown that minors most often experience bullying at school and in the street. What is the leading area of activity for adolescence, is schooling. Educational institutions, whose vocation is to equip pupils with a certain amount of knowledge, should pay more attention to the upbringing of pupils and the prevention of deviant behaviour. Recently adopted normative acts aimed at intensifying the upbringing activity of general educational institutions, including the prevention of violence, bullying among minors, are considered in the article. It is necessary to establish the training of teachers to carry out the work of upbringing, to manage children’s collective, to implement preventive activities in modern conditions of social development. In order to increase the role of ubringing of general education institutions, it is necessary to revise the norms of teachers’ labour load and criteria for payment of ubringing work. Also, the issues of expediency of introducing a draft law, which would be aimed at combating bullying in schools and bullying prevention, submitted to the State Duma of Russia and subsequently developed by the Ministry of Education as the State Bullying Prevention Programme and creation of the Unified Bullying Prevention Standard and administrative responsibility of schools for their non-fulfilment, are considered in the article. The conclusion is that excessive unification of bullying prevention work of general education institutions with reporting and administrative liability measures in case of non-fulfilment of measures aimed at bullying prevention is not appropriate.

Relationship Between Learning Styles and Academic Performance in Yarsi University Medical Student

Methods of medical education in Indonesia continue to experience development in line with the development of medical science and practice which has made many advances in pursuing public health. Medical education students are expected to be adaptive in achieving predetermined medical competencies. The results of the study stated that there were several factors that influenced the low achievement of students including learning strategies, learning motivation, psychological conditions, family, and health problems. Research by Jafari et al. states that there is a significant relationship between learning styles and student academic achievement.Learning styles that are consistent and in accordance with student character can improve academic achievement. The things that cause differences in learning styles include culture, ways of education, and the teaching and learning process in each institution. The data collected in this study there are 2 types of data, namely primary and secondary. Primary data collected with the VARK questionnaire instrument to assess learning styles. The secondary data collected was in the form of GPA of Yarsi University Faculty of Medicine students for the 2022/2023 academic year. The total number of respondents in this study was 240 consisting of batches of 2019, 2020, 2021, and 2022. Students of the Faculty of Medicine, Yarsi University, batches of 2019, 2020, 2021, and 2022 with a total of 240 respondents, 24 of whom had a Visual learning style (10%) , Auditory 26 (11%), Reading 118 (49%), Kinesthetic 22 (9%), and Multimodal 50 (21%). The relationship between learning styles and the Grade Point Average (GPA) has a weak correlation.

Investigating the Barriers to EFL Teachers’ Professional Development in Erbil High Schools

The present study entitled, ‘’ Investigating the Barriers to EFL Teachers’ Professional Development in Erbil High Schools”, aims at investigating the barriers to English Language teachers’ professional development in the city Centre of Erbil. To achieve the aims of the study, a questionnaire has been constructed to investigate the barriers to professional development. The tool of the study was exposed to some experts as jury members in the fields of English language, linguistics, and applied linguistics to achieve its validity.The sample of the study is 100 English Language teachers in public high schools. The data was analyzed after being statistically computed by employing SPSS programme to show Percentage, the Mean, and the Standard Deviation of the items of the questionnaire. The findings of this study reveal that there are some outstanding barriers that prevent English Language teachers from participating in professional development activities or training courses. The barriers are: (poor internet infrastructure and teachers’ illiteracy with modern technological tools, the ineffectiveness of teachers’ performance appraisal system, a bad design of professional development programmes, Training venues, financial constraints, teachers’ demotivation, the lack of qualified and professional English language trainers, English language teachers’ excessive workload, administrative routines, personal problems (family problems) and poor economic conditions, teachers’ beliefs and attitudes towards the professionalism of their performance, the effects of colleagues. The study also shows that the variables such as gender, age, marital status, qualification, years of teaching, and teaching hours per week have an impact on teachers’ participation in career-development activities. The contribution of this study can help other researchers in conducting further studies to investigate the barriers that influence teachers’ participation in profession-related activities or training courses among public high school English language teachers. It also helps the education decision makers to plan effective professional development programmes

An algorithmic approach to solving split common fixed point problems for families of demicontractive operators in Hilbert spaces

In this article, we propose a new iterative algorithm for solving split common fixed point problems for finite families of single-valued demicontractive mappings in the setting of real Hilbert spaces. In order to solve this problem, we introduce a Halpern method with with an Armijo-line search for approximating the solution of the aforementioned problems. We establish a strong convergence result of the proposed method and display some numerical examples to illustrate the performance of our main result. Our result complements and generalizes some related results in literature.

Developing the ACEIG-scale: An adverse childhood experience scale for Inuit youth in Greenland

BackgroundAdverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) have been identified as a major public health challenge in Greenland. No previous studies have created a multi-item ACE- scale among an Arctic Indigenous population. ObjectiveTo develop a multi-item ACE-scale among Inuit youth in Greenland (the ACEIG scale). MethodsThe ACEIG scale was created with data from the ‘Wellbeing among Inuit youth in Greenland’-survey. Scale items were based on a recognised ACE-scale and further adapted to the context of Inuit youth in Greenland by adding items relevant for the population. The scale was validated through item response theory (IRT) and reliability was assessed by Cronbach's alpha. ResultsFour items relevant for Inuit youth in Greenland were added to the recognised ACE scale (bullying, death of parent, gambling problems in close family, and suicide in close relations). The scale was reduced by IRT, as three items (bullying, divorce of parents and parents passing away) exceeded the difficulty index threshold. The ACEIG scale therefore consists of 10 items: alcohol problems in close family, marijuana use in close family, domestic violence, being victim of physical violence, being victim of psychological violence, any type of sexual abuse, sexual abuse (intercourse), sexual abuse (more than once), suicide in close relations, and gambling problems in close family. Cronbach's alpha was 0.7. ConclusionThe ACEIG scale includes 10 items with acceptable reliability. The scale can inform future screening tools to identify vulnerable youth and target interventions. Future studies should investigate the association between the ACEIG scale and health outcomes.

Comparison of Psychological Well-being, Moral Foundations and Sense of Humor in Infertile and Fertile Couples

Background Infertility is a major crisis for couples, causing anxiety in them. Infertile couples experience more psychological, marital, family, and social problems. Objective This study aims to compare psychological well-being, moral foundations, and sense of humor between fertile and infertile couples in Rasht, Iran. Methods In this causal-comparative study, 212 couples (106 infertile and 106 fertile) referred to Al-Zahra Hospital in Rasht in 2022 participated. Ryff’s psychological well-being scale, moral foundations questionnaire, and multidimensional sense of humor scale were used to collect data. For data analysis, the analysis of covariance was used in SPSS software, version 28. Results There was a significant difference between infertile and fertile couples regarding self-acceptance, positive relations with others, autonomy, and personal growth dimensions of psychological well-being and its total score, and also in the sanctity/purity dimension of moral foundations and the humor creativity and uses of humor for social purposes dimension of sense of humor. Conclusion Fertile couples in Rasht have significantly higher scores in some dimensions of psychological well-being, moral foundations, and sense of humor than infertile couples.

ВПЛИВ ВЗАЄМОДІЇ БАТЬКІВ І ПЕДАГОГІВ НА ФОРМУВАННЯ ОСОБИСТОСТІ ДИТИНИ З ОСОБЛИВИМИ ОСВІТНІМИ ПОТРЕБАМИ

The article highlights the significance and effect of the interaction of parents and teachers in forming the personality of a child with special educational needs. The new humanistic paradigm requires a new attitude toward persons with developmental disabilities and causes significant public interest in the problems of families raising children with special educational needs. Emphasis is placed on the role of the family, where the first and main stages of socialization, adaptation, and formation of a child's trust in the world take place, especially, when it concerns a child with disabilities. Great importance is attached to the role of teachers and the close cooperation of parents with educational institutions. The study analyzes the factors that help the educational institution to involve parents in active participation in making decisions concerning their "special" children. Psychological and pedagogical support is almost the most important for stimulating the successful provision of inclusive education. It is emphasized that involving children with special educational needs in inclusive education requires an in-depth rethinking of all areas of work both on the part of the entire staff of the educational institution and parents. The article substantiates modern approaches and basic directions of psychological assistance to families raising a child with special needs (diagnostic, consultative, corrective, rehabilitative, prognostic, and multidisciplinary). The research findings confirm the effectiveness of the specified corrective and developmental technologies used in working with children with special needs and justify their significant impact on the formation of personality of such children in the interaction of parents and teachers. It is significant to use various means of psychological and pedagogical influence on both parents and children to ensure the effectiveness of the interaction between parents and teachers regarding the formation of the personality of a child with special educational needs. The conclusion is that well-established interaction between all links of this process, clear organization of the team activities aimed at psychological and pedagogical support, training of teaching staff to work in conditions of inclusion, a high level of professional competence, mastering special knowledge, methods, and technologies of teaching children with special educational needs are the signposts to achieving the goal.

MATERIALS OF FIELD RESEARCH ON FAMILY AND MARRIAGE RELATIONS OF THE MEADOW AND MOUNTAIN MARI

Comprehensive studying the topic of family and marriage is one of the relevant and important trends in ethnology. Some aspects of the family and marriage problems of the Mari people have not yet been fully investigated and require further scientific development.
 
 The purpose of the study is to analyze family and marriage relations among the meadow and the mountain Mari in the 1950s and 1970s on the basis of field materials collected by the authors during ethnographic expeditions in Gornomariysky, Zvenigovsky and Morkinsky districts of the Republic of Mari El in 2018, 2019, 2021 and 2022.
 
 Materials and methods. The research is based on diary and audio recordings, field materials and material sources collected as a result of expedition surveys of Mari villages, as well as archival materials stored in the fund of the National Museum of the Republic of Mari El named after T. Evseev. During the study of the stated topic, the authors used the methods of survey, observation, questioning, interviews, as well as methods of analyzing the obtained field information, the historical-comparative, historical-typological and quantitative methods.
 
 Study results. The article presents the results of the analyzing the development of family and marriage relations among the mountain Mari and the Volga group (Sharpan-Nashmakan) meadow Mari in the 1950s–1970s on the basis of field expedition materials. Collecting, processing of ethnographic information and their systematization made it possible for the authors to identify some local features of mountain-Mari weddings, to determine the seasonality of meadow-Mari weddings, the specific ratio of primary marriages and re-marriages, to study the marriage district, to characterize mixed interethnic families and to determine the average marriage age at the time under consideration.
 
 Conclusions. The obtained data on the marriage age, the seasonality of marriages, the marriage district, the proportion of mono-ethnic and interethnic families have a valuable scientific significance for determining the features of the development and evolution of family-marriage relations among different ethno-territorial groups of the Mari people. The study showed that the most archaic ceremonial elements associated with the organization of matchmaking, conditional preparation of dowry and its redemption, holding a wedding in two days in compliance with certain folk customs, maintained their stable existence among the meadow and mountain Mari in the 1950s and 1970s.

Analysis of Coefficient-Related Problems for Starlike Functions with Symmetric Points Connected with a Three-Leaf-Shaped Domain

The basic aspect of the research on coefficient problems for numerous families of univalent functions is to describe the coefficients of functions in a specific family by the coefficients of the Carathéodory functions. Thus, in utilizing the inequalities that are known for the class of Carathéodory functions, coefficient functionals may be examined. Several coefficient problems will be addressed in this study by utilizing the methodology for the abovementioned functions’ family. The family of starlike functions with respect to symmetric points connected to a three-leaf-shaped image domain is the topic of our investigation.

KEY FACTORS INFLUENCING THE FAMILY-FRIENDLY NEIGHBOURHOOD THROUGH PLS-SEM MODEL ASSESSMENT. CASE STUDY: SS4, PETALING JAYA, SELANGOR, MALAYSIA

Urbanisation brought about by advances in human civilisation affects the daily life of the people. The rising trend in the percentage of dual-earner households had created many problems for families living in cities. This has resulted in challenges of work-life balance, caregiving demands in raising children and dependents as well as running a household, and physical and social environment issues in the urban neighbourhood. The cities should be designed to accommodate the needs of families in terms of public facilities and social capital within the neighbourhood and the nearby surrounding urban areas. Hence, this study aimed to assess the relationship between physical and social environment factors within the local community in the study area through 248 questionnaire survey distributed to the head of household as a target group of this study via systematic and stratified sampling. The modelling analysis revealed that, social environment factor is the main factor that most positively influences the level of family-friendly neighbourhood than the physical environment factor in terms of trusted, willing to help, feel connected, get along with one another, give support, close-knit neighbourhood and share same value among families and communities in the study area. Thus, the needs of urban families and communities towards social capital should be taken into consideration in the study area, specifically.

Self‐ambivalence: Naming a contemporary work–family problem that has no name

SummaryAs workers and family members, individuals ought to celebrate seemingly positive events (e.g., a promotion and the purchase of a home). Yet, the numerous identities that contemporary workers hold increase the likelihood of an event that is pleasant in one domain being problematic in another and more cognitively and affectively complex than anticipated. We theorize that these events are likely to prompt self‐evaluations that are positive (“I'm a success!”) and negative (“I'm a failure.”) across one's identity set, with questions such as “Who have I become?” and “Is this who I ought to be?” The result is self‐ambivalence, that is, a simultaneously oppositional orientation toward oneself. We view this as a contemporary cognitive and affective experience for which theorizing in work and family is largely absent. Our conceptual model begins with “work–family ought events,” events accompanied by both possibilities and limitations that prompt identity‐related self‐examination. We acknowledge the influence of multi‐level social systems including organizational, societal, individual, and partner factors, which can intensify self‐ambivalence. We propose the experience of self‐ambivalence has implications for self‐concept clarity and ultimately well‐being in both the work and family domains and extend theory on this problem of self‐ambivalence, a problem that heretofore “had no name.”