Features in Families and Family Relationships
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 13655702 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Helmut Niederhofer (Universität Innsbruck, corresponding author), Wolfgang Staffen, Ali Mair (0000-0002-0024-2582) |
| Year | 2002 |
| Volume | 90 |
| Issue | 3_part_2 |
| Pages | 1105-1108 |
| Publication date | 2002-06-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Psychological Reports (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0033-2941 • E-ISSN: 1558-691X |
| Publisher | SAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/003329410209000309.2 |
| OpenAlex | W4235519106 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 12 |
Standardized assessment of family features is not used routinely, although these factors may play an important role in the course of children's psychological disorders. The present study investigated the association among relationships within the families of 115 healthy children ( M = 8.2 yr., SD = 2.13; 70 boys, 45 girls). 115 mothers and fathers were asked to complete a standardized questionnaire assessing the family features (Familienklima-Testsystem by Schneewind, et al.) and another asking for their estimation of emotional relationships of the members of the family (Subjektives Familianbild-Test System by Mattejat). Analysis showed that the parents’ ratings indicated significantly more empathic fathers as well as significantly more autonomous mothers in well-organized, conflict-free families. Our results indicate an association between families’ organization and measured scores for fathers’ empathy and mothers’ autonomy. Sufficient intrafamilial communication is associated with roles of the parents within the family. Psychotherapeutic interventions might focus on the families’ organization
Association (psychology · Autonomy · Developmental psychology · Empathy · Family systems · Psychiatry · Psychological intervention · Psychotherapist · Test (biology · Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development · Clinical Psychology · Family Support in Illness · Infant Health and Development · Psychology · Social Psychology
| Highly cited | No |
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