Changes in family chaos and family relationships during the COVID-19 pandemic: Evidence from a longitudinal study.

2021 ◽  
Vol 57 (10) ◽  
pp. 1597-1610
Author(s):  
Jenna R. Cassinat ◽  
Shawn D. Whiteman ◽  
Sarfaraz Serang ◽  
Aryn M. Dotterer ◽  
Sarah A. Mustillo ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Longitudinal Study ◽  
Family Relationships ◽  
Family Chaos

scholarly journals Pathways from problems in adolescent family relationships to midlife mental health via early adulthood disadvantages – a 26-year longitudinal study

PLoS ONE ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 12 (5) ◽  
pp. e0178136 ◽  
Author(s):  
Noora Berg ◽  
Olli Kiviruusu ◽  
Sakari Karvonen ◽  
Ossi Rahkonen ◽  
Taina Huurre
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Longitudinal Study ◽  
Family Relationships ◽  
Early Adulthood

scholarly journals Troubling Meanings of “Family” for Young People Who Have Been in Care: From Policy to Lived Experience

2018 ◽  
Vol 40 (16) ◽  
pp. 2239-2263 ◽  
Author(s):  
Janet Boddy
Keyword(s):  
Young Adults ◽  
Longitudinal Study ◽  
Young People ◽  
Lived Experience ◽  
Family Relationships ◽  
Complex Dynamic ◽  
Care Policy ◽  
Out Of Home Care ◽  
Children In Care ◽  
Cross National

This article seeks to trouble the concept of “family” for young people who have been in out-of-home care, by reflecting on the continuing significance (and troubles) of family relationships beyond childhood. The analysis draws on two cross-national studies in Europe: Beyond Contact, which examined policies and systems for work with families of children in care, and Against All Odds?, a qualitative longitudinal study of young adults who have been in care. Policy discourses that reify and instrumentalize the concept of family—for example, through the language of “contact,” “reunification,” and “permanence”—neglect the complex temporality of “family” for young people who have been in care, negotiated and practiced across time and in multiple (and changing) care contexts, and forming part of complex, dynamic and relational identities, and understandings of “belonging” for young adults who have been in care.

scholarly journals “They’re Always Complicated but That’s the Meaning of Family in My Eyes”: Homeless Youth Making Sense of “Family” and Family Relationships

2018 ◽  
Vol 40 (4) ◽  
pp. 540-570 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sarah Parker ◽  
Paula Mayock
Keyword(s):  
Longitudinal Study ◽  
Young People ◽  
Family Relationships ◽  
Homeless Youth ◽  
Meaning Making ◽  
Making Sense ◽  
Youth Research ◽  
Supportive Family ◽  
Over Time

Analyses of the relevance of family for young people are more visible than previously within youth research. Nonetheless, understanding of the nature and meaning of family relationships for those who experience separation from their family, including homeless youth, is relatively weak. Based on selected findings from a qualitative longitudinal study, this article explores the meaning-making processes of homeless young people with explicit attention to the ways in which “family” is produced and (re)negotiated in their lives over time. Four themes are presented— family as reliable and supportive; family as interrupted and “broken”; family as fragile and elusive; and family as fluid and ambiguous—revealing the unfolding nature of young people’s constructions of family and family relationships. The enduring impact of separation, dislocation, and conflict on how young people “make sense” of familial experiences is discussed, and we conclude with the practice implications arising from the findings.

scholarly journals Impact of One-Year Methadone Maintenance Treatment in Heroin Users in Jiangsu Province, China

2009 ◽  
Vol 3 ◽  
pp. SART.S2914 ◽  
Author(s):  
Guohong Chen ◽  
Takeo Fujiwara
Keyword(s):  
Longitudinal Study ◽  
Sexual Intercourse ◽  
Family Relationships ◽  
Methadone Maintenance Treatment ◽  
Maintenance Treatment ◽  
Methadone Maintenance ◽  
Jiangsu Province ◽  
Heroin Use ◽  
Heroin Users ◽  
The Impact

Context Although the effectiveness of methadone maintenance treatment (MMT) is well-established in many countries, it is a relatively new therapy for heroin users in China. Jiangsu Province, a relatively wealthy province, set up 4 MMT clinics in February 2006. No previous studies have evaluated the impact of MMT in a wealthy Chinese province. Objective The aim of this study is to evaluate the impact of a 1-year MMT among heroin users in Jiangsu Province. We investigated the impact of the treatment by examining the following outcomes: 1) reduction of heroin use, 2) increase of appropriate sexual intercourse, 3) reduction of antisocial behavior, 4) increase of better social and family relationships, and 5) HIV prevalence among heroin users in MMT clinics. Design and Setting Repeated cross-sectional surveys were conducted before and after heroin users in Jiangsu Province received at least 1-year of treatment in the MMT clinics. A questionnaire survey was implemented for those who agreed to participate from March to April 2006, before the initiation of MMT (N = 554). The second survey was from August to September 2007 and was administered to those who received MMT for more than 1 year (N = 804). One hundred and ninety-six patients who were investigated in both surveys were included in a longitudinal study to evaluate the factors attributable to behavior change. Results MMT helped in reducing the percentage of heroin injection and also improved social and familial relationships. Antisocial behavior, including theft, prostitution, and dealing in heroin, decreased after 1-year treatment in the MMT clinics. However, the percentage of patients using condoms was not statistically significant. No case was found to be HIV-positive among those who received more than 1 year MMT. In the longitudinal study of 196 patients who participated in both surveys, no specific demographic variables were found to be associated with heroin use, anti-social behaviors after 1-year MMT. Conclusions MMT was thought to reduce heroin use, antisocial behaviors and HIV prevalence, and increased appropriate sexual intercourse behaviors and better social and family relationships among heroin users in a wealthy province in China, which was true regardless of gender, age, marital status, or working status.

School Achievement and Adult Qualifications among Adoptees: A Longitudinal Study

1998 ◽  
Vol 39 (5) ◽  
pp. 669-685 ◽  
Author(s):  
Barbara Maughan ◽  
Stephan Collishaw ◽  
Andrew Pickles
Keyword(s):  
Longitudinal Study ◽  
School Achievement
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