Good Family Relationships Research Articles

Online Sexual Risk Behaviors in Adolescents: Roles of Family Relationships, Impulsivity, and Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder.

This study examined the associations of passive and active online sexual risk behaviors with perceived family relationships, impulsivity, and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). A total of 176 adolescents with ADHD and 173 adolescents without ADHD participated in this study. The participants' parents rated their parenting style on the Parental Bonding Instrument. The adolescents self-reported their lifelong experiences of passive and active online sexual risk behaviors, perceived family relationship quality on the family domain of the Taiwanese Quality of Life Questionnaire for Adolescents, and three domains of impulsivity on the Barratt Impulsiveness Scale version 11. Multivariable logistic regression was used to examine the associations of online sexual risk behaviors with perceived family relationships, impulsivity, and ADHD. Overall, 114 participants (32.7%) reported passive forms of online sexual risk behaviors, and 49 (14.0%) reported active online sexual risk behaviors. Lack of foresight and self-control was significantly associated with passive online sexual risk behaviors (p = 0.003). Good family relationship was significantly associated with a decreased risk of active online sexual risk behaviors (p = 0.011), whereas seeking novelty and making decisions hastily was significantly associated with an increased risk of active online sexual risk behaviors (p = 0.048). ADHD diagnosis and inability to plan were not significantly associated with online sexual risk behaviors (p > 0.05). A high proportion of Taiwanese adolescents reported exhibiting online sexual risk behaviors. The factors related to the manifestation of these behaviors should be considered when designing relevant intervention programs.

Beyond the Pandemic: Longitudinal Lessons on Social Support, Sleep Quality, and Burnout Among Healthcare Workers.

To assess occupational burnout (OB) changes among Brazilian healthcare workers (HCWs) from COVID-19 onset to six months later (T1) and identify risk and protective factors. Using the Copenhagen Burnout Inventory and hierarchical multivariate linear regression in a two-stage online survey (initial n = 1,054; T1 n = 316), this study examined the impact of various factors on OB. Significant increases in personal and work-related OB were observed by T1. Psychiatric diagnosis and workload emerged as risk factors (p < 0.01), while having a partner, good family relations, workplace well-being, and adequate sleep were protective (p < 0.001). OB levels among Brazilian HCWs increased during the COVID-19 pandemic. Interventions should target personal and organizational wellness to alleviate burnout, emphasizing the importance of strong relationships, workplace health, and good sleep practices.

Analysis Learning Motivation from Internal and External Perspectives: Recommendations Based on Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs Theory

Motivation is a key factor in education, and the factors that drive it influence its direction. Therefore, understanding the determinants of motivation plays a crucial role in the educational process. Understanding the factors that affect the motivation of learning can understand the behavior and needs of students, to provide students with more effective guidance. Factors affecting learning motivations can be divided into external factors and internal factors. The external factors include schools and families, and internal factors include interest and satisfaction. Based on Maslow's demand level theory, and considering the factors that affect learning motivation, the following suggestions are put forward: First, create a safe and stable campus environment to ensure students' safety. Secondly, to cultivate students' sense of collective belonging, parents need to maintain good family relationships. Furthermore, respecting and encouraging students to bravely express their ideas helps to maintain their interest in learning. Finally, guide students to further realize personal value through learning, and get satisfaction from it, thereby improving their interest in learning.

The Effect of Family Communication on Depressive Symptoms in Adolescents Who Have Step-parents

The relationship between adolescents and their stepparents is a unique one because the relationship is established without blood ties. Family functioning is the ability of each member to interact and take roles in the family so that closeness is established with each family member. This research looks into how family functioning affects the depression symptoms of adolescents who have stepparents. The research used a quantitative approach with an incidental sampling technique. Research subjects were 100 15–19 years old adolescents with stepparents (Mean = 16.89, SD = 1,188). The research instruments used were McMaster Family Functioning Scale (short version) and Beck Depression Inventory. The statistical programs used were Statistical Package for Social Science (SPSS) version 25 and Past3. The result of a simple linear regression analysis tested showed a significantly negative effectof family functioning on the depression symptoms of adolescents who have stepparents (R = –0.92, R2 = 0.85, Pvalue = 0.00). That is, the presence of one of the new parents can predict if the teenager will develop depression in their life. The implications of this reseach are expected to provide understanding to parents of the importance of family communication and it is hoped that parents can provide understanding and reasons for remarriage to children so that children can be more accepting of their stepparents. On the other hand, adolescents who have stepparents are expected to always learn to open up, obey stepparents, and accept their existence as caregivers and educators in the family. The existence of a reciprocal relationship between parents and stepchildren is expected to establish good family relations between the two.&#x0D; Keywords: depression, family functioning, stepparent, teenagers

The Good Life: Agriculture Transformation and the Pursuance of Goals in Two Rural Villages of Northeastern Thailand

Agricultural transformation of the developing world encompasses a broad set of subjects, usually revolving around the change in the mode of production and related aspects of production. However, the extent to which the transformation shapes subjective wellbeing is largely under explored. This paper examines how the constructed life goals of local people are shaped by the process of agricultural transformation and how they strive to attain wellbeing. We are especially interested in the ways rural dynamics are changing as a result. The empirical data is based on a two-village study using qualitative methods. The good life of rural people is classified into five types of life goals, including good health, decent quality of education and future employment opportunity for youth, good family relationships, having enough for living and eating, and self-sufficiency. Good health encompasses both the strength of the physical body and spiritual. The agricultural transformation has emerged new challenges to health, particularly the chemical use in agriculture that deteriorated the quality of the environment. The decent quality of education and future employment are attributed to education qualification and jobs with monthly salary. The high competition and the lack of social and political networks have lowered the expectation of rural people from getting government jobs. The transformation resulted in sprit types of family due to migration, while rural people remain highly valued good family relationships, in which modern technology such as cell phone play a part in maintaining distance interaction and good relations. Having enough for eating and living reflects the high priority that rural people giving on foods and housing. This is associated with the growing indebtedness that is threatening the loss of lands and property that are used for debt collateral. Finally, the self-sufficiency that was initiated by King Bhumipol is seen and adopted as a promising means to achieve a good life, however, self-sufficiency is variously defined.

Cyberbullying behaviors among youth during COVID-19 pandemic in Thailand: a cross-sectional online survey

Cyberbullying prevalence was increasing among youth during the COVID-19 pandemic. This cross-sectional study aimed to explore the factors associated with cyberbullying behaviors among youth during the COVID-19 pandemic in Thailand. In total, 720 youths participated in this study, and an online questionnaire was used. The quantitative data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, and to determine the relationship of each factor with cyberbullying behaviors, univariate analysis was utilized (e.g., an independent t-test, Pearson’s correlation coefficient, and one-way ANOVA). If a factor had a p-value less than 0.20, this factor was introduced into the multiple linear regression analysis. This study defines cyberbullying as aggression from a perpetrator who intends to make victims suffer and feel ashamed, unpleasant, and hurt through the use of digital technologies via mobile phones and the internet. The significant factors associated with cybervictimization were analyzed via multiple linear regression analysis. It was found that being female, having a very good family relationship, using the internet in leisure time, having social support, and cyberbullying-aggression perpetration experience were significantly associated with cyberbullying. These factors could be used to predict cybervictimization in 34.8% of cases. The main influencing factor was cyberbullying-aggression perpetration experience (β = 0.500). Social support was a significant protective factor against cybervictimization. Future research should focus on preventing cybervictimization by enhancing youth digital literacy.

The Behavioral and Mental Health Benefits of Speaking the Heritage Language within Immigrant Families: The Moderating Role of Family Relations

Understanding the development of behavioral and mental health issues among adolescents, particularly those from immigrant families, is a key area of concern. Many prior studies have focused on the role of societal (country-of-destination) language skills, but we know less about the role played by the use of the heritage language in families. We examined this latter relationship with a focus on changes in heritage language use and internalizing and externalizing problems, and how family relations moderate this relationship. We used the first two waves (2010/2011 and 2011/2012) of the Children of Immigrants Longitudinal Survey in Four European Countries (CILS4EU) data collected from Germany (n = 1614; Mage = 14.8 years, 50% female), the Netherlands (n = 1203; Mage = 14.7 years, 54% female), Sweden (n = 1794; Mage = 14.2 years, 53% female), and England (n = 1359; Mage = 14.6 years, 50% female). Our results suggest that increased use of heritage language is associated with fewer externalizing problems only in families with greater family cohesion and parental warmth (in Germany and the U.K.) and with fewer internalizing problems only in families with higher parental monitoring (in the Netherlands and Sweden). Good family relations are thus an important precondition for increased heritage language use to lead to improved behavioral and mental health for children of immigrants.

Risk and protective factors related to changes in mental health among adolescents since COVID-19 in Hong Kong: a cross-sectional study

BackgroundMost research has suggested that children and adolescents had poorer mental health than pre-COVID-19 pandemic status. There have been few investigations into factors associated with pre-peri pandemic differences in young people’s mental health status. Our study aimed to investigate the association between sociodemographic factors, attitudes, and daily life experiences and these differences.MethodsWe used self-reported cross-sectional data from the Youth Sexuality Survey (YSS) by the Family Planning Association of Hong Kong, collected from secondary school students aged 10–16 between the fourth and fifth waves of the pandemic. The study outcome was pre-peri pandemic differences in mental health (better, unchanged, or poorer). Associations between the study outcome with age, sex, satisfaction with academic performance, school life, relationship with classmates and family life, and average sleeping and exercising time in the past month, were assessed through multinomial logistic regression, controlling for depressive/anxiety symptoms and change in physical health status since the pandemic.ResultsThere were 6,665 respondents. Compared with pre-pandemic, approximately 30% reported poorer mental health, whilst 20% reported better mental health. Females (OR = 1.355, 95% CI = 1.159–1.585) and those dissatisfied with their academic performance (OR = 1.468, 95% CI = 1.233–1.748) were significantly more likely to report poorer mental health with reference to unchanged status, while those satisfied with family life had improved mental health with reference to unchanged (OR = 1.261, 95% CI = 1.006–1.579) and poorer status (OR = 1.369, 95% CI = 1.085–1.728).ConclusionPolicy and community strategies that promote good family relationships are thus essential for young people’s mental health during societal challenges such as the COVID-19 pandemic.

Tradisi Belis Dalam Perkawinan Adat Suku Uma Metan Desa Sisi Kecamatan Kobalima Kabupaten Malaka (Suatu Tinjauan Deskriptif Historis)

This study aims to determine the belis tradition in the customary marriage of the Uma metan tribe, Sisi Village, Kobalima District, Malacca Regency with a historical descriptive review, and to describe the social and economic impacts of the high belis phenomenon. This research uses a qualitative descriptive research type. In the Uma Metan tribe, there is the Kletek Truik traditional marriage which has various provisions regarding the granting of belis to prospective wives. The buying process is inseparable from the agreement between the families. The process of giving belis involves both parties, both the male family and the female family, to provide reciprocal belis so that a good family relationship will be established so that no party is harmed. To be able to influence and maintain the life of the Uma Metan people, because this influence is closely related to individual life such as self-esteem in the family and self-confidence to pay off the belis. The results of his research are that the belis tradition in the Uma Metan tribe must be preserved but even more simplified and what is seen as a value that has essential meaning is maintained, namely that which symbolizes a system of social exchange to express respect for the dignity of a woman's position as a wife, expression of affection for children towards parents who have educated and raised as well as expressions of solidarity between the two umas concerned. Because in the current era, different types of belis, such as silver coins, plates (belak), softren, and muti leaves (morteen) in traditional houses, have started to disappear (disappear) so that everything is cashed out, this causes it to become a burden (debt) for the parties. men with a mediocre economy. So that it has social and economic impacts on the lives of individuals and their families.

The Impact of Mindfulness Ideas on Family Relationships during the Adolescence Period

Mindfulness is an objective and self-reflecting approach for oneself to acknowledge what one is feeling without interpretation or judgment (Bluth &amp; Blanton, 2014). Understanding mindfulness not only helps people relieve stress and improve the feeling of happiness but also helps to build good family relationships, especially with those who are in adolescence period. This essay argues about the impact of mindfulness ideas on family relationship from both perspectives of parents and adolescents, and analyzes the usage of mindfulness in reducing the chance of adolescence rebellion, developing appropriate parenting style under various real world situations, and promoting self-reflection among family members about their behaviors and thoughts.

A Nursing Approach Toward Family Caregivers of Older Patients Suffering from Stroke at Home

Older patients who have experienced a stroke often suffer from after-effects and stay at home for long periods of time while undergoing treatment. In order for patients to continue living at home, they need not only appropriate medical nursing care but also support from their families. This study examined nursing approaches for family caregivers to enable older patients who have experienced a stroke to continue living at home while being cared for by their families. The Japanese Ichushi-Web database was searched, and 58 studies were analyzed. Two findings were obtained. The first was that one of the success factors for home care is getting a good grasp of family caregiving ability. This consists of “understanding of the high significance of existence of the family caregivers” and “recognizing the need to maintain and improve good family relationships”. The second was to provide specific support to ensure family caregivers’ abilities that can help with continued home care. This consists of “providing knowledge about illness and disability and teaching appropriate caregiving skills”, “providing emotional support and decision-making support for family caregivers” and “strengthening multidisciplinary cooperation and effective use of social resources”. With the community-based integrated care system underway, the results of this study on securing family caregiving abilities may contribute to improving the quality of life of older patients suffering from stroke living at home. Keywords: older patients with stroke, living at home, family caregiving ability, nursing approach

Perceived family relationships and social participation through sports of urban older adults living alone: An analysis of the mediating effect of self-respect levels.

The perception of good family relationship is an important factor to promote social participation through sports of older adults living alone. This study explores the influence of perceived family relationship on sports sociability and its group differences, and then discusses the mediating effect of self-respect. Based on the survey data of 2,801 older adults living alone in Chengdu, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Hohhot, and Dalian, the quantitative index of their "activeness in social participation through sports" was constructed. The OLS model, the Ologit model, the instrumental variable method and the mediating effect were used to explore the influence mechanism of perceived family relationships of urban older adults living alone on their sport participation. The results demonstrate that: (1) Older adults 's activeness in sport participation in China is generally at a low level; (2) perceived family relationships have an impact on activeness in sport participation, i.e. positive family relationships will increase their activeness in sport participation, and there are evident gender differences in this tendency; (3) there are regional differences in the activeness in SPS among the older adults living alone in urban areas, and perceived family relationships in first-tier and second-tier cities have a more significant impact on their activeness in sport participation; (4) the mediating effect analysis shows that perceived family relationships can indirectly promote urban old adults' activeness in sport participation through the reconstruction of their self-respect, and this is more pronounced in women. Therefore, the important role of families cannot be ignored in promoting sport participation of the older adults.

Qualitative study of the fertility information support experiences of young breast cancer patients.

This qualitative study aimed to deeply understand the current experience of fertility information support for young breast cancer patients and to provide further evidence supporting the development of a fertility information support project. Using purposive sampling, 18 young breast cancer patients were selected for in-depth interviews from June to September 2022. Colaizzi's seven step analysis method and NVivo software were used to analyze and organize the interview data. Three themes and 10 subthemes were summarized from the interview data: Information anxiety (strong information demand, insufficient information support, information explosion, and information security); reproductive concerns (desire for fertility, anxiety about their children's health, denial of one's health, multiple burdens of emotional interweaving); and family support (the importance of good family relations, the need for a positive marital relationship). Medical staff should realize the importance of information support for young breast cancer patients and correctly identify the obstacles to insufficient information support. By establishing a fertility information support program, patients' awareness and the quality of fertility information support can be improved to reduce fertility anxiety in breast cancer patients.

Association of thyroid-stimulating hormone and lipid levels with suicide attempts among adolescents with major depressive disorder in China.

Evidence suggested that thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) and lipid levels were associated with major depressive disorder (MDD). However, its role in suicide attempts in adolescents with MDD was unclear. This investigation was to probe into the relationship between TSH, lipid levels, and attempted suicide in adolescents with MDD. A total of 179 adolescents with MDD were included from January 2021 to January 2022. Socio-demographic data and clinical data were obtained through self-made questionnaires. TSH and lipid levels were analyzed by a recognized laboratory. The Epidemiological Studies Depression Scale (CES-D) was used to assess the severity of depression. Questions about whether there was a behavior of suicide attempts were completed through conversation interviews. Results showed that the CES-D total score, TSH, and low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) of suicide attempters were significantly higher than those of non-suicide attempters. Ordinary family relationships were more likely to attempt suicide than good family relationships. The CES-D total score, ordinary family relationships, TSH and LDL-C were still significant in binary logistic regression, with an adjusted odds ratio (OR) of 1.04, 3.42, 5.14, and 1.76, respectively. The area under the receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve showed that the area under the ROC curve (AUC) ranged from 0.60 to 0.74. Suicide attempts are common among adolescents with MDD and were associated with CES-D total score, ordinary family relationships, TSH, and LDL-C. Given the association between suicide attempts and TSH and LDL-C, the dynamic changes in TSH and LDL-C levels should be detected regularly.

Influence of Family Relationships on Adolescent Students’ Interest in Learning

Adolescence is an important stage that everyone goes through, and various researchers have never stopped studying adolescent students. The topic of this research is the influence of family relationships on adolescent students’ interest in learning. The research method of this paper is the literature review method, by reviewing the literature related to the three topic terms, to explore the changes of adolescent students’ interest in learning under different family relationships. According to the results of the study, in a good family relationship, there is a positive influence on adolescent students’ interest in learning, while in a poor family environment, there is a negative and bad influence on children’s interest in learning. It is found that family relationships have always played an important role in the development of students, and that interest in learning is only one of the aspects that family relationships can affect. Both parents and students need to make efforts to regulate these relationships.

An assessment of Wellbeing Priorities of Small-scale Migratory Fishing Communities in the West Coast, Sri Lanka

Identification of wellbeing priorities is a pre-requisite for successful development programs. Wellbeing assessment has become ever-challenging yet crucial in development studies, especially in achieving macroeconomic goals. This paper presents a descriptive assessment method to identify unmet wellbeing priorities, which may provide valuable and meaningful insights on development needs and frustrations. Assessment has been conducted assuming the perceiving wellbeing as a gap between an individual’s necessities (aspiration) and level of satisfaction. There, development frustrations and goal achievements have been explored with respect to the small-scale migratory fishers in the west coast, Sri Lanka. A sample of 142 fishers (25% of the migrant fishing population in the west coast) was drawn randomly from the lists of fisheries associations in Negombo and Chilaw, who are migrating to Mannar, in the North. The necessities and satisfactions were assessed based on a 3-point and 4-point Likert scale and the mean scores were calculated and ranked. Differences between the mean score rank of the wellbeing necessities and mean score rank of satisfaction were calculated. The negative difference indicates development frustrations, and the positives are goal achievements. Indian trawling issue, illegal fishing, financial uncertainty, cost of fishing, fish pricing mechanism, patience, conflicts, and physical health are the unmet wellbeing priorities with negative ranks. Migration has enabled easy access to sea, smooth consumption, diversified livelihood opportunities, good family relationships, and a few others with a positive difference – the goal achievements. Implementation of rules and regulations encouraging sustainable fishing techniques, regulations against poaching, adequate market linkages and effective pricing mechanism to control unhealthy price fluctuations, an interactive governance system including locals and migrant fishers, and frequent health clinics are recommended.

Resilience among Unaccompanied Foreign Minors

This paper deals with resilience in unaccompanied foreign minors (referred to as MENA in Spanish) who are in Melilla, either in reception centres or in a “street situation”. The presence of these young people in Melilla has been increasing significantly since 2014, becoming a major problem for a city of only 12.3 km2, a population of approximately 87,000 inhabitants and bordering Morocco, the country from which most of them come. The aim of this study is to identify and analyse the behaviours or elements that favour resilience in MENA. To this end, a quantitative methodology has been chosen, using a questionnaire with a sufficient degree of validity and reliability aimed at identifying the MENA with the greatest number of resilient indicators. The sample consisted of 148 MENA, chosen by probability sampling. The results show that most of them have migrated for work. Almost all of them are from urban backgrounds and come from large families. More than half have a good family relationship. They have been in Melilla for up to 12 years, are multilingual, more than half feel Moroccan and many are not in school. In 10 years’ time, most of them imagine themselves married, with a stable job and living in another Spanish city. Young people in a “street situation”, who are the most resilient, prefer to be on the street rather than in a reception centre. Three clusters corresponding to MENA profiles with different levels of resilience were identified through a two-stage analysis.

Necessities and luxuries in satisfying single lives

Despite the growing interest in single (unpartnered) individuals’ well-being, there is a lack of descriptive research providing a comprehensive understanding of what singles value in their lives. In this research, we adopted a budget allocation methodology to examine what domains are prioritized in single individuals’ construal of a satisfying single life. We recruited two samples of participants, one primarily consisting of singles from Europe and America ( N = 851) and the other from Korea ( N = 1012). Across the two samples, we found that singles gave high priority to being mentally and physically healthy and having good family relationships. Only when those essentials were accounted for did single individuals turn significant attention to other life domains such as having good friendships, available romantic connections, and sexual opportunities. These findings have implications for understanding single individuals’ life priorities and well-being and set the groundwork for further research on singlehood.

Anxiety symptoms in older Chinese adults in primary care settings: Prevalence and correlates.

BackgroundIntegrating mental health services into primary care is a potentially cost-effective way to decrease the treatment gap for anxiety in older adults but data on the epidemiology of anxiety symptoms in older Chinese adults in primary care settings have been very limited. This study investigated the prevalence and correlates of anxiety symptoms in Chinese older primary care patients.MethodsA total of 753 older primary care patients (≥65 years) were consecutively recruited from 13 primary care clinics in Wuhan, China, and interviewed with the validated Chinese version of the short form of the Geriatric Anxiety Inventory (GAI-SF).ResultsThe prevalence of anxiety symptoms (GAI-SF ≥ 3) in older primary care patients was 21.1%. Statistically significant correlates of anxiety symptoms were female sex (vs. male, OR = 1.85, P = 0.002), poor economic status (vs. good, OR = 2.31, P = 0.013), fair and poor family relationship (vs. good, OR = 1.85, P = 0.006), hypertension (OR = 2.01, P < 0.001), chronic gastric ulcer (OR = 6.82, P < 0.001), and Parkinson's disease (OR = 7.83, P = 0.031).ConclusionsAnxiety symptoms are prevalent among older adults attending primary care clinics. Efforts for preventing or reducing anxiety symptoms in older primary care patients may be more useful to target those who are women, have poor financial status, don't have a good family relationship, suffer from hypertension, have chronic gastric ulcer, and suffer from Parkinson's disease.

Investigation on the Influencing Factors Related to Quality of Life of Adult Epilepsy Patients in Wenzhou, China, Based on Structural Equation Model.

Objective The aim of the study is to investigate the influencing factors of quality of life in adult patients with epilepsy in Wenzhou in China. Methods A total of 190 patients who visited our hospital from July 2019 to February 2021 were included in the study. Demographic data and disease status were collected. Moreover, QOLIE-31, PSQI, ESS, HAMD-17, and GAD-7 were used in the questionnaire survey. Structural equation model fitting was used to analyze the influencing factors of quality of life in adult patients with epilepsy. Results The scores of the dimension of onset worry in men were greater than those of women (P = 0.049), and the scores of the dimension of life satisfaction were lower than women (P = 0.047). The scores of cognitive function decreased with age (P = 0.047). The scores of quality of life of unemployed and drinking patients significantly decreased (P < 0.05). The score of quality of life positively correlated with good economic status and family relations (P < 0.05). The score of emotional health increased first and then decreased with the course of the disease. With the decrease in seizure frequency and the extension of months without a seizure, the score of quality of life gradually increased. Furthermore, the structural equation model showed that health status was directly correlated to the quality of life of patients with epilepsy. Conclusion Male, unemployment, drinking, older age, and disease are negatively related to the quality of life in patients with epilepsy. However, good economic status, good family relations, and good colleague relationships are positively related to the quality of life.