Influence Of Family Characteristics Research Articles

THE EFFECT OF STRESS SYMPTOMS AND COPING STRATEGIES ON FAMILY STRENGTHS IN FAMILIES AFFECTED BY LAYOFFS DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC

Layoffs during the Covid-19 pandemic resulted in family stress because there was no income to meet needs so families needed coping strategies in order to maintain their families. The purpose of this study is to analyze the relationship and influence of family characteristics, stress symptoms, and coping strategies on family strengths in families affected by layoffs during the Covid-19 pandemic. The research design used a cross-sectional study. The sampling technique used voluntary sampling with a total of 50 samples. This study uses primary data by distributing online questionnaires using Google Forms. The data obtained were analyzed using the Statistical Package for Social Science (SPSS) for windows version 22. Data analysis in this study was descriptive analysis, Spearman correlation, Pearson correlation, and multiple linear regression. The results showed that there was a significant positive relationship between wife's education and emotional-focused coping. Stress symptoms have a significant positive relationship with problem-focused coping and a significant negative relationship with family strength. Emotional-focused coping has a significant positive relationship with family strength. Regression analysis shows that emotional-focused coping has a significant positive effect on family strength. Symptoms of stress have a significant negative effect on family strength. Families affected by layoffs during the Covid-19 pandemic should be able to minimize symptoms of physical stress by doing breathing relaxation. The related government is also expected to provide family empowerment through increasing entrepreneurial knowledge and skills.

Peer correlations in income: Evidence from a Guanxi network in rural China

We investigate peer correlations in income using a novel panel of data from a village in China. We construct a complete and heterogeneous social connections (guanxi) network that includes all households, and use spatial-network econometric models to estimate peer correlations. The results provide unique empirical evidence for the existence of a peer correlation in income, even after netting out influences of family characteristics, contextual effects, and various unobservable factors. We identify peer effects in land and labor allocations as the drivers of peer correlations in income.

DETERMINANT OF MARITAL QUALITY IN NEWLY MARRIED COUPLE DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC

New challenges regarding marriage readiness and adjustment emerged during the Covid-19 pandemic for newly married couples. Marriage readiness and adjustment are essential in realizing a good marriage quality. This study analyzes the relationship and influence of family characteristics, marriage readiness, and marriage adjustment on marriage quality in newly married families during the Covid-19 pandemic. The design of this study used a cross-sectional study. This study involved 39 wives with criteria for marriage age less than two years and who have not had children. Data were collected through direct interviews using questionnaires, and the research location was conducted in Dramaga Village, Bogor Regency. The results of the descriptive analysis show that most newly married couples have marriage readiness in the ready category and have marriage adjustment and quality in the high class. The results of the inferential analysis show that per capita income is significantly positively related to marital adjustment. Marriage readiness and marriage adjustment are significantly positively related to marital quality. A wife's education and marriage length significantly adversely affect marriage quality. Per capita income and marriage adjustment significantly positively affect marital quality. Based on the study's results, newly married couples need to make suitable marriage adjustments to achieve good marriage quality. This research implies that the government is expected to optimally implement the marriage guidance program before marriage and provide programs that can improve the ability to adjust to marriage, such as family life counseling.

Quality of Marriages of Husband-Wife Families Working in the Formal Sector During the Covid-19 Pandemic as well as Work-Family Conflicts and Family Interactions That Occur

The COVID-19 that has occurred has changed all human routines. COVID-19 has also prompted countries to issue work from home (WFH) policies. With this policy, the line between office work and homework is invisible. This condition triggers conflict, especially between husband and wife working, namely between work and family. However, good interaction between family members can be a mediator for working couples. In this regard, the study aims to analyze family interactions and the effect of work-family conflict on the quality of marriage for husband and wife working families during the COVID-19 pandemic. The design of this research is a cross-sectional study and was carried out in the city of Bogor in March 2021. Research respondents are wives who work in the formal sector and have school-age children, and the number is 65 families. The method in this study was self-administered, and an online questionnaire was used. Analysis of the influence of family characteristics, work-family conflict, and family interaction on marriage quality used regression test. As a result, during the COVID-19 pandemic, marriage quality was in the high category, with work-family conflict in the low category and family interactions were in the moderate category. Based on the regression test results, it is known that the quality of marriage is positively and significantly influenced by the length of the marriage and negatively significantly by work-family conflict. The research implication is that work-family conflicts can be overcome with good interactions between family members during the pandemic.

The Association of Suicidal Ideation With Family Characteristics and Social Support of the First Batch of Students Returning to a College During the COVID-19 Epidemic Period: A Cross Sectional Study in China.

Objective: To investigate the prevalence of suicidal ideation among the first batch of students returning to a college during the COVID-19 epidemic, and to explore the correlation of suicidal ideation with family characteristics and social support.Methods: A cluster sampling survey with a self-designed questionnaire was conducted among the first batch of students returning to a college in Wuhu, China. The Positive and Negative Suicidal ideation (PANSI) and Social Support Scale (SSRS) were used to define students' suicidal ideation and social support, respectively. The influence of family characteristics and social support on the students' suicidal ideation was investigated using multivariate unconditional logistic regression analysis.Results: Two thousand seven hundred valid questionnaires were collected, including 673 males (24.9%) and 2,027 females (75.1%), in this study. A total of 146 students (5.4%) showed suicidal ideation. Male respondents reported higher rates (7.9%) than females (4.6%). Multivariate logistic regression analysis showed that a higher risk level of residence before returning to school and lower objective support were the risk factors for suicidal ideation in males. In contrast, a higher level of maternal education, a poorer relationship with the mother, and lower scores for subjective support and support availability had significant effects on females' suicidal ideation.Limitations: This is a cross-sectional study, and lacks comparison to the time point unaffected by COVID-19. Moreover, it was limited by COVID-19 epidemic prevention and control restrictions, and the differences in returning to school in different regions. Only one college was investigated in this study, and all of the respondents were sophomores, so there may be some limitations in the representativeness of the sample and extrapolation of the results.Conclusion: Family characteristics and social support have had an important influence on suicidal ideation among students returning to school during the COVID-19 epidemic. Some gender differences were identified. Targeted interventions are needed for early prevention and control.

Language exposure outside the home becomes more English-dominant from 30 to 60 months for children from Spanish-speaking homes in the United States.

The purpose of the present study was to document the out-of-home exposure to English and Spanish experienced by children from Spanish-speaking homes in the United States during the preschool years. Primary caregivers of 149 children from Spanish-speaking homes in South Florida reported on their children's language exposure. Descriptive statistics and paired-samples t-tests described and compared children's exposure to English and Spanish outside the home. Multi-level modeling described trajectories of change and the influence of family characteristics on English and Spanish out-of-home exposure. Children heard more English than Spanish outside of their homes. Grandparents were the primary out-of-home source of exposure to Spanish. Language exposure in preschool and extracurricular activities was primarily English. From 30 to 60 months, English exposure increased, while Spanish exposure decreased. Within this general pattern, there was variability in children's out-of-home language exposure as a function of parents' language backgrounds and maternal education. Studies of bilingual children's language exposure have focused on home language use. The present study shows that out-of-home experiences are a significant source of exposure to societal language (SL) for children from language minority homes. For children in immigrant families, the home and family members outside the home are the primary sources of heritage language exposure. Out-of-home language experience is SL-dominant and increasingly so as children get older, although the degree to which this is the case differs depending on parental characteristics.

Participation in Activities Fostering Children's Development and Parental Concerns about Children's Development: Results from a Population-Health Survey of Children Aged 0-5 Years in Quebec, Canada.

This study aims to: (1) describe children’s participation in activities fostering their development, (2) document parental concerns about their children’s development, and (3) explore the influences of family characteristics on children’s activity participation and parental concerns. We conducted a phone survey with parents of children aged 0-5 years (n = 895). Survey results are presented as weighted proportions for the parent’s age, sex, and area of residence. Statistical comparisons were made using chi-square with p < 0.05. Most children were exposed at least weekly to fine motor (85.1% ± 2.4%), physical (83.0% ± 2.5%), and reading (84.2% ± 2.4%) activities. However, only a small proportion were exposed to those activities daily (49.7% ± 3.3%, 35.4% ± 3.2%, and 32.4% ± 3.1% respectively). Many (46.8%) parents had concerns about their children’s development. The most frequent domains of concern were communication skills (22.8% ± 2.8%), affective and behaviour skills (22.1% ± 2.7%), and autonomy (19.6% ± 2.6%). The proportion of parents having concerns was higher among families with lower incomes. The small proportion of children exposed daily to activities fostering their development, and the high proportion of parents with concerns about their children’s development are alarming. The integration of health and education services and the use of best practices fostering children’s development at home, at school, and in daycare centres is needed.

Predictors of Adolescent Academic Achievement: The Role of Individual and Family Socioeconomic Factors

Academic achievement is affected by external and internal factors. This study generally aims to examine the influence of family characteristics (per capita income and parental education), individual characteristics (age and gender), cognitive intelligence, and self-regulated learning toward academic achievement in adolescents. A total of 91 samples (Mage=13.9 years) with the largest percentage of the respondents were women were selected from two different junior high schools in Bogor area. Cognitive intelligence, self-regulated learning, and academic achievement were measured using Riley Inventory Basic of Learning Skills (RIBLS), Motivated Strategies for Learning Questionnaire (MSQL), and student academic record, respectively. The partial regression analysis showed there was a negative effect of mother’s education on self-regulated learning. Gender was found to positively predicted cognitive intelligence. The regression analysis also showed that parental education and cognitive intelligence positively predicted adolescent academic achievement. Per capita income, gender, and self-regulated learning showed no significant effects on academic achievement.

Women Contribution and Entrepreneurial Marketing to Family Welfare

Home industry plays a strategic role to improve the family welfare and reduce poverty. Thus, this study aimed to analyze the influence of family characteristics, women contributions, entrepreneurial marketing, and government supports on the family welfare of home industry entrepreneurs. The study of entrepreneurial marketing in home industry that manage by women is the novelty of this study. To do so, it used a cross-sectional design, and Kendal Regency as the research site which was selected purposively. The sample was selected by convenience sampling technique and consisted of 67 women who had a home industry. Meanwhile the data were collected through interviews by using a questionnaire. Furthermore, the data were analyzed by using multiple regression analysis. The results revealed that the length of woman education showed a significantly positive influence on family welfare (B=62.868, 89; p=0,010). Additionally, the number of family members had a significantly negative influence (B=-220.633, 32; p=0,000) on family welfare. Meanwhile, woman age, women contribution, entrepreneurial marketing, and government supports had no significant influence on family welfare.

Research Hotspots and Tendencies of Family Firms in China

Family firm is a unique type of organization that has existed for a long time; however, it has only been researched recently as a mainstream subject in organization and management studies. Due to their significant heterogeneity, relevant studies in China and other countries present both common features, and diverse characteristics, which embedded in different contexts. To better understand how the family firm’s theory can enhance the development of family firm studies in China, we analyze and compare the evolution of family firm’s studies in China and other countries of the world. The paper built on the databases, Web of Science (WoS) and Chinese Social Sciences Citation Index (CSSCI), and use CiteSpace V, which is software for visualizing knowledge domains. The result shows that: 1) there are many studies on the governance, succession and performance of family firms in both China and other countries; 2) in literature of WoS, the literature had transformed from governance of company to a deep understanding of the influences of family characteristics on business strategy and entrepreneurship; 3) most studies of the Chinese family firm are about firm governance. Nevertheless, the definition and studies on family firms fail to connect with the Chinese culture and understanding of “family”. Additionally, the aspects, such as sustainable development, ecological efficiency and international competition of family firms, need further exploration.

A Randomized Controlled Trial on the Effectiveness of Family Group Conferencing in Child Welfare: Effectiveness, Moderators, and Level of FGC Completion.

The present study examined the effectiveness of Family Group Conferencing (FGC) in child welfare. Effects were operationalized in terms of child safety (child maltreatment, supervision order, and out-of-home placement), number of professional services used, parental empowerment, and social support in a 1-, 3-, 6-, and 12-month follow-up. Furthermore, the influence of family characteristics and the level of FGC completion were examined. A total of 328 families were included, randomly assigned to an experimental group ( n = 229) and a care as usual (CAU) group ( n = 99). FGC was equally effective as CAU in improving child safety but resulted in more out-of-home placements. Furthermore, FGC resulted in a longer duration of child welfare involvement, a marginally higher number of professional services used, and increased parental empowerment and social support. Family characteristics did not moderate the results. Level of FGC completion was in general low. Higher levels of completion were related to a larger social network, a higher number of professional services used, and, marginally, less parental empowerment. In conclusion, although some beneficial results marginally support the use of FGC, it is the question whether these effects outweigh FGC costs, a longer duration of child welfare involvement and a higher number of professional services used.

The Influence of Family Characteristics, Family Financial Management, and Saving Intensity on The Size of Farmer Families’ Saving at Ciaruteun Ilir Villages

&lt;p&gt;The aim of this study was to analyze the influence of financial management on saving behavior in farmer families. This research uses cross-sectional design conducted in Ciaruteun Ilir Village with purposive selection location. The study was performed in 70 randomly selected families with working wife. The results showed that financial management of farmer family is poor. A total of 71.4 percent of farmer families has saving. The results of multiple linear regression showed that the bigger the family size, the weaker the financial management. Nonetheless, the number of assets and higher family income would increase financial management. Logistic regression showed that family with better financial management is more likely to have better saving. Family size would reduce saving, while family income would increase saving.&lt;/p&gt;

The Influence of Family Characteristics on Problem Behaviors in a Sample of High‐Risk Caribbean Adolescents

AbstractDrawing on the social development model, the authors examine family risk and protective factors thought to influence problem behaviors among adolescents. They estimate the impact of family risk and protective factors on a variety of antisocial and health risk behaviors. Data are drawn from a sample of nearly 2,500 adolescents attending high‐risk schools in Trinidad and Tobago, a developing nation in the eastern Caribbean. The findings show that certain family risk factors play a more consistent role in shaping adolescent problem behaviors than others. In particular, adult history of antisocial behavior and parental attitudes favorable toward antisocial behavior and substance use emerge as the most robust risk factors. In accordance with previous research, family protective factors exerted only a minimal influence on behavioral outcomes. This finding confirms the need for additional theory and research on the protective factors that help reduce problem behavior among adolescents, particularly in developing nations.

The influence of family characteristics on glycaemic control among adult patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus attending the general outpatient clinic, National Hospital, Abuja, Nigeria

Background: There is an increasing epidemic of diabetes worldwide with many patients not achieving set treatment targets. Family interventions in diabetes patient management, a proven adjunct, have not been fully integrated to patient care.Method: A cross-sectional and descriptive study was conducted in the outpatient clinic of the Department of Family Medicine, National Hospital, Abuja. A total of 156 adult patients with type 2 diabetes were recruited between August and October 2012 with 145 (93%) completing the study. The Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) version 17.0 was used to enter and analyse the data.Results: A total of 145 subjects (81 females, 64 males) were studied. Assessment of the relationship between the family characteristics and glycaemic control was significant for family functional status by APGAR (Adaptability, Partnership, Growth, Affection, and Resolve), which represents the questionnaire categories and social support by the Modified Scale for Perceived Social Support (MSPSS), p-value 0.000.Conclusion: There was a significant relationship between family function and social support and glycaemic control among type 2 diabetic patients attending the general outpatient clinic in the National Hospital, Abuja, Nigeria.

The influence of family characteristics on glycaemic control among adult patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus attending the general outpatient clinic, National Hospital, Abuja, Nigeria

Background: There is an increasing epidemic of diabetes worldwide with many patients not achieving set treatment targets. Family interventions in diabetes patient management, a proven adjunct, have not been fully integrated to patient care.Method: A cross-sectional and descriptive study was conducted in the outpatient clinic of the Department of Family Medicine, National Hospital, Abuja. A total of 156 adult patients with type 2 diabetes were recruited between August and October 2012 with 145 (93%) completing the study. The Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) version 17.0 was used to enter and analyse the data.Results: A total of 145 subjects (81 females, 64 males) were studied. Assessment of the relationship between the family characteristics and glycaemic control was significant for family functional status by APGAR (Adaptability, Partnership, Growth, Affection, and Resolve), which represents the questionnaire categories and social support by the Modified Scale for Perceived Social Support (M...

“This is What We Do”: Constructing Postmodern Families through Occupations

This paper explores incidents and descriptions of family occupations that emerged within an ethnographic study of fathers of children with disabilities and their families. Family occupations are conceptualized as an important aspect of daily life in that they build and define families. Collection of data lasted over a year and included monthly interviews as well as observations of the families. Data analysis was based on narrative phenomenology, combining literary theory and hermeneutics. The primary themes were building families through doing, variability in who is participating in the action, and the construction of family occupations. These themes demonstrate the combined influence of family characteristics and socio-historical factors on family occupations.

Infant feeding patterns over the first year of life: influence of family characteristics

Early eating patterns and behaviors can determine later eating habits and food preferences and they have been related to the development of childhood overweight and obesity. We aimed to identify patterns of feeding in the first year of life and to examine their associations with family characteristics. Our analysis included 1004 infants from the EDEN mother-child cohort. Feeding practices were assessed through maternal self-report at birth, 4, 8 and 12 months. Principal component analysis was applied to derive patterns from breastfeeding duration, age at complementary food (CF) introduction and type of food used at 1 year. Associations between patterns and family characteristics were analyzed by linear regressions. The main source of variability in infant feeding was characterized by a pattern labeled 'late CF introduction and use of ready-prepared baby foods'. Older, more educated, primiparous women with high monthly income ranked high on this pattern. The second pattern, labeled 'longer breastfeeding, late CF introduction and use of home-made foods' was the closest to infant feeding guidelines. Mothers ranking high on this pattern were older and more educated. The third pattern, labeled 'use of adults' foods' suggests a less age-specific diet for the infants. Mothers ranking high on this pattern were often younger and multiparous. Recruitment center was related to all patterns. Not only maternal education level and age, but also parity and region are important contributors to the variability in patterns. Further studies are needed to describe associations between these patterns and infant growth and later food preferences.

Kesejahteraan Keluarga Petani Kayu Manis

This research focused on analysis of the correlation of family welfare using three indicators of welfare and the influence of family characteristics toward family welfare of cinnamon farmer families at Tamiai, Kerinci, Jambi. This research involved 50 families that were selected randomly from families in the study side. Families involved in this research were chosen from families of cinnamon farmer in study site who had school-aged children (fourth, fifth, and sixth grade in elementary school). Data collected by interview with questionnaire. Family welfare was indicated by using three indicators those were BPS, BKKBN, and a simple poverty scorecard for Indonesia. Data was analyzed by descriptive, correlation, and regression analysis. The results showed that the families had low welfare based on the third indicators. Family welfare based on scorecard indicator had correlation significantly with family welfare based on BPS and BKKBN indicator. Family welfare was influenced by family size (BPS and BKKBN indicator), father’s age (BKKBN indicator) and family income (BPS, BKKBN, and Scorecard indicator).

Links between Developmental Change in Kindergarten Behaviors and Later Peer Associations

Using secondary analysis of existing data from the Montreal Longitudinal Preschool Study (MLPS, Canada), weexamine the basic influence of early behavioral change upon later peer affiliation at the end of elementary school.We also verify the reliable nature of the teacher-ratings, as a more cost-effective alternative to socio-metricmeasures. Key child variables and their sources include kindergarten teacher-ratings of social skills andclassroom behaviors. Results revealed prospective associations between teacher-ratings of children’s generalability to get along with peers and later peer affiliations. Results also revealed prospective associations betweenearly natural occurring change in child cognitive and socio-emotional behaviors during the kindergarten year andlater affiliations with popular, deviant, and rejected peers. These issues are above and beyond the influence offamily characteristics and baseline cognitive and behavioral characteristics. Our findings have promisingimplications for contrived change resulting from interventions directed at behavioral change.

The Influence of Family Characteristics on Perinatal Decision Making

To determine whether parental characteristics affect estimates of best interests and intervention decisions for preterm infants. The study consisted of an anonymous questionnaire given to nurses, physicians, and students. The study included scenarios of 3 sets of parents, including a 16-year-old teenager, a couple who were lawyers, and a couple with a history of in vitro fertilization, about to deliver at 22 5/7 weeks, 24 weeks, or 27 5/7 weeks. Respondents were asked whether active intervention is in the infant's best interests and whether they would comply with family decisions. A total of 1105 questionnaires were sent out, with 829 respondents in Canada and the United States. At 22 5/7 weeks' gestation, 21% of the respondents thought that resuscitation was in the infant's best interest; among respondents who did not agree, 59% would intervene if the parents wished. At 27 5/7 weeks' gestation, 95% of respondents thought that resuscitation was in the infant's best interest, yet 34% would accept comfort care. Estimates of best interest, and willingness to comply, varied significantly by parental characteristics. At 22 5/7 weeks' gestation, 17% of respondents believed that resuscitation was in the best interest of the teenaged mother's infant compared with 26% of respondents who believed that resuscitation was in the best interest for the infants of the others; this difference persisted at 24 weeks. At 22 5/7 and at 24 weeks' gestation, compliance with active care despite believing that it not in the infant's best interest was significantly more frequent for the in vitro fertilization couple and the lawyers than for the teenaged mother. At 27 weeks' gestation, more than 93% of respondents complied for all parents. Caregivers frequently are ready to intervene actively, or not, despite believing that it is against the infant's best interest. Willingness to do so varies according to parental characteristics.