scholarly journals Perceived childhood emotional parentification is associated with Machiavellianism in men but not in women

2016 ◽  
Vol 47 (1) ◽  
pp. 136-140 ◽  
Author(s):  
András Láng
Keyword(s):  
Gender Differences ◽  
Gender Role ◽  
Family Environment ◽  
Family Of Origin ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Coping Mechanisms ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Gender Role Socialization ◽  
Role Socialization ◽  
The Family

Abstract Recent research has revealed several developmental aspects of Machiavellianism. In this study, we explored the potential relationship between perceived parentification in the family of origin and Machiavellianism in adulthood. Three hundred and ninety five Hungarian adults (282 women) completed self-report measures of parentification and Machiavellianism. Results showed that emotional parentification and children’s unacknowledged efforts to contribute to the well-being of their families were associated with Machiavellianism - but only in men. Machiavellian tactics and worldview are proposed as possible coping mechanisms with the neglectful and unpredictable family environment. Gender differences in the results are explained in terms of gender role socialization and men’s and women’s different susceptibility for different forms of psychopathology.

Gender Differences regarding Peer Influence and Attitude toward Substance Abuse

1996 ◽  
Vol 26 (4) ◽  
pp. 339-347 ◽  
Author(s):  
Beth M. Rienzi ◽  
J. Daniel McMillin ◽  
Candace L. Dickson ◽  
Darren Crauthers ◽  
Kevin F. McNeill ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Gender Differences ◽  
Substance Abuse ◽  
Gender Role ◽  
Peer Influence ◽  
Gender Role Socialization ◽  
Role Socialization ◽  
Diet Pills ◽  
Hard Liquor ◽  
Smoking Marijuana

Gender role socialization differentially influences attitudes toward substance abuse for boys and girls. Students ( n = 968, 456 = males, M age = 16.20, SD = 1.20) were administered a questionnaire to assess their perceptions of attitudes toward substance abuse. Boys' approval was significantly different than the level of approval estimated for girls on teenagers drinking beer or wine coolers χ2 (4, n = 931) = 418.58, p < .00001, drinking hard liquor χ2(4, n = 921) = 432.49, p < .00001, driving after drinking χ2(4, n = 924) = 492.32, p < .00001, smoking marijuana χ2(4, n = 921) = 609.62, p < .00001, smoking cigarettes χ2(4, n = 927) = 480.35, p < .00001, taking diet pills to lose weight χ2(4, n = 914) = 185.05, p < .00001, and taking diet pills to get high χ2(4, n = 921) = 428.43, p < .00001. Teens viewed getting drunk at a party as more acceptable than driving after drinking2 (4, n = 921) = 264.10, p < .00001, but gave boys more approval than girls for driving after drinking. Possible implications of these findings are discussed.

Children with cerebral palsy: Family and parent demographic characteristics and family strengths in Greece and Italy

2020 ◽  
pp. 135910531990027
Author(s):  
Assimina Tsibidaki
Keyword(s):  
Cerebral Palsy ◽  
Data Collection ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Demographic Characteristics ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Family Strengths ◽  
Biological Child ◽  
The Family ◽  
Children With Cerebral Palsy ◽  
High Sense

The study focuses on families raising a child with cerebral palsy to investigate family strengths and their association with family and parent demographic characteristics in Greece and Italy. Participants were 120 parents raising a biological child with cerebral palsy. Data collection used a self-report questionnaire and the Family Strengths Inventory. According to the findings, families share a high sense of family strengths, which is mainly represented in the high sense of ‘pride’ and ‘accord’. In addition, demographic characteristics seem to be important predictors of well-being and strengthen parents and families raising a child with cerebral palsy.

scholarly journals Family Support as a right of the child

2020 ◽  
Vol 21 (2) ◽  
pp. 8-26 ◽  
Author(s):  
Patrick Dolan ◽  
Nevenca Zegarac ◽  
Jelena Arsic
Keyword(s):  
Family Support ◽  
Family Environment ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Children's Rights ◽  
Theory And Practice ◽  
Children’S Rights ◽  
Legal Standards ◽  
Rights Of The Child ◽  
The Family ◽  
The Relationship

This paper considers Family Support as a fundamental right of the child. It examines the relationship between the well-being of the child as the core concept of contemporary legal and welfare systems and family as a vital institution in society for the protection, development and ensuring the overall well-being of the child. Considering the fact that international legal standards recognise that children’s rights are best met in the family environment, the paper analyses what kind of support is being provided to families by the modern societies in the exercising of children’s rights and with what rhetoric and outcomes. Family Support is also considered as a specific, theoretically grounded and empirically tested practical approach to exercising and protecting the rights of the child. Finally, international legal standards are observed in the context of contemporary theory and practice of Family Support, while the conclusion provides the implications of such an approach.

scholarly journals CHARACTERISTICS OF CAREGIVERS WITH FAMILY CONFLICT

2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (Supplement_1) ◽  
pp. S487-S487
Author(s):  
JoAnna Dieker ◽  
Kelsey Bacharz ◽  
Kendall Weber ◽  
Sara H Qualls
Keyword(s):  
Family Environment ◽  
Adult Children ◽  
Family Conflict ◽  
Help Seeking ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Total N ◽  
Present Sample ◽  
The Family ◽  
Spouse Caregivers ◽  
Family Beliefs

Abstract The family environment is often overlooked in caregiver research and assessment, despite having implications for caregiver health and well-being (Zarit et al., 2019). The purpose of the present study was to examine differences on two types of family conflict (beliefs and support) among a diverse sample of caregivers. The present sample consisted of help-seeking (n = 375) and non-help-seeking (n = 415) caregivers (total n = 790). Caregivers filled out the Caregiver Reaction Scale (O’Malley & Qualls, 2017), a multidimensional assessment of the caregiver experience. Results of a 2 (adult children, spouse) x 2 (help-seeking, non-help-seeking) ANOVA indicated that help-seeking caregivers reported significantly more conflict over family beliefs than did non-help-seeking caregivers (M = 1.93 and 1.58, respectively), F(3,606) = 21.10 p &lt; .001. Adult children caregivers reported significantly greater conflict over family beliefs (M = 1.91) than did spouse caregivers (M = 1.60), F(3,606) = 10.66, p &lt; .001. Adult children caregivers also reported significantly greater conflict over family support (M = 1.87) than did spouse caregivers (M = 1.57), F(3,600) = 16.23, p &lt; .001. Results highlight that certain caregiving contexts (e.g., adult children caring for a parent) potentially increase family conflict, which has implications for caregiver burden. Family conflict over beliefs is also related to help-seeking in caregivers. Findings inform appropriate assessment and intervention regarding the family environment in caregiving.

Developing a Gender Role Socialization Scale

2012 ◽  
pp. 189-200 ◽  
Author(s):  
Brenda Toner ◽  
Taryn Tang ◽  
Alisha Ali ◽  
Donna Akman ◽  
Noreen Stuckless ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Gender Role ◽  
Gender Role Socialization ◽  
Role Socialization
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