Pub Date : 2020-08-07DOI: 10.1080/10522158.2020.1799896
Melissa H. Bellin, R. Margolis, J. Austin, P. Sacco, A. Thompson, J. R. M. Bookman, K. Sawin
ABSTRACT The Child Attitude Toward Illness Scale (CATIS) is an established measure of how CSHCN perceive the impact of chronic conditions on their lives. We tested the psychometric properties of the CATIS adapted for use with siblings (CATIS-S) of youths with spina bifida (SB), a complex congenital birth defect. Confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) tested the factor structure of the CATIS-S in a sample of 208 adolescent siblings of youths with SB. Construct validity was ascertained by evaluating relationships between the CATIS-S and measures of psychosocial functioning. CFA yielded a 12-item two-factor solution comprised of an Emotion subscale ( = 0.85) and Social subscale ( = 0.76). Construct validity was indicated through significant associations between CATIS-Emotional and self-concept (r = 0.30, p < .001) and parent-perceived SB severity (r = −0.17, p = .01), as well as CATIS-Social and sibling conflict (r = −0.26, p < .001), behavior problems (r = −0.37, p < .001), and self-concept (r = 0.50, p < .001). Results provide preliminary support for a 12-item, two-factor version of the CATIS-S. Social workers can administer the CATIS-S to assess the psychosocial strengths and needs of youths who have siblings with SB and provide targeted interventions to those at-risk to improve their psychosocial functioning.
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Pub Date : 2020-08-07DOI: 10.1080/10522158.2020.1801550
Michael E. Woolley, G. Greif
ABSTRACT The current study examined the relation between two sets of survey scale measures of adult sibling relationships. The first set of three scales assesses what adult siblings feel about, think about, and how they behave toward their siblings. These three subscales of the Lifespan Sibling Relationship Scales have established validity and reliability, with those psychometric properties confirmed in the current sample of 262 adults. The second set of nine survey items assess adult sibling comfort communicating with siblings about potentially sensitive issues and were developed by the authors for a larger longitudinal study, therefore had not been previously examined psychometrically. An exploratory factor analysis revealed two factors, comfort talking with siblings about family and life issues, both factors showed acceptable reliability. Those two factors were then used in structural equation models to explore associations with the three Riggio subscales. The final model revealed acceptable fit, = 907.51, df = 467, p <.01; RMSEA =.06, C.I. =.05.-07; CFI =.93, IFI =.93, TLI =.91, and indicated that what adults feel about and how they behave toward their siblings was predictive of what they think about their siblings, which was in turn was predictive of their reported comfort communicating with their siblings about sensitive family and life topics.
{"title":"Measuring adult sibling communication comfort about sensitive issues","authors":"Michael E. Woolley, G. Greif","doi":"10.1080/10522158.2020.1801550","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/10522158.2020.1801550","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT The current study examined the relation between two sets of survey scale measures of adult sibling relationships. The first set of three scales assesses what adult siblings feel about, think about, and how they behave toward their siblings. These three subscales of the Lifespan Sibling Relationship Scales have established validity and reliability, with those psychometric properties confirmed in the current sample of 262 adults. The second set of nine survey items assess adult sibling comfort communicating with siblings about potentially sensitive issues and were developed by the authors for a larger longitudinal study, therefore had not been previously examined psychometrically. An exploratory factor analysis revealed two factors, comfort talking with siblings about family and life issues, both factors showed acceptable reliability. Those two factors were then used in structural equation models to explore associations with the three Riggio subscales. The final model revealed acceptable fit, = 907.51, df = 467, p <.01; RMSEA =.06, C.I. =.05.-07; CFI =.93, IFI =.93, TLI =.91, and indicated that what adults feel about and how they behave toward their siblings was predictive of what they think about their siblings, which was in turn was predictive of their reported comfort communicating with their siblings about sensitive family and life topics.","PeriodicalId":46016,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Family Social Work","volume":"23 1","pages":"392 - 407"},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2020-08-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1080/10522158.2020.1801550","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"46748408","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2020-08-07DOI: 10.1080/10522158.2020.1799894
Nathan H. Perkins, Amy Meyers
ABSTRACT Despite physically and emotionally violent behaviors being the most common form of violence in families, little is known about the manifestation of physical and emotional sibling abuse across the lifespan. Furthermore, given the normalization and dismissal of sibling abuse by many families as well as society, it is likely that social work practitioners do not recognize this form of violence as substantially problematic. This article highlights the prevalence of physical and emotional sibling abuse, the labels and definitions used to discuss deleterious behaviors between siblings, the consequences and associations of experiencing sibling abuse in childhood and adolescence, and how this form of family violence likely manifests in adulthood and older adulthood. Practice implications (micro, mezzo, and macro) are then highlighted to provide ways in which social work practitioners can help children, adolescents, adults and families to intervene and respond to sibling abuse in order to address this form of family violence regardless where in the lifespan one needs assistance.
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Pub Date : 2020-08-07DOI: 10.1080/10522158.2020.1799893
Jeffrey Waid, Michael J. Tanana, Mindy Vanderloo, Rachel Voit, Brianne H. Kothari
ABSTRACT Siblings play a critical role in children’s behavioral development; yet sibling-focused assessment and intervention for youth behavior concerns are uncommon in social work practice settings. To address this research-to-practice gap a scoping review of research focused on siblings and the development of externalizing behaviors in childhood and adolescence was conducted. Forty-three empirical studies published between 1997 and 2017 were reviewed and synthesized. Results illuminated a number of processes through which siblings influenced the development of externalizing behaviors. Identified behavioral domains included conduct problems, substance use, and sibling abuse. Sibling negativity and hostility, coercive sibling interactions, and sibling collusion were consistently associated with the development of conduct problems. Substance use behaviors were primarily influenced via sibling role modeling, social reinforcement, facilitating access, and co-use. Moderating effects of parental involvement, peer influence, sibling age range, and sibling gender composition were also observed. Less research was conducted on the processes underpinning sibling abuse, although prevalence studies suggest high rates of sibling victimization, particularly among close-age siblings and male-male dyads. Results indicate the need for social workers to consider both the characteristics of sibling groups and the quality of sibling relationships when assessing and intervening to prevent and address externalizing behavior problems in children and adolescents.
{"title":"The role of siblings in the development of externalizing behaviors during childhood and adolescence: a scoping review","authors":"Jeffrey Waid, Michael J. Tanana, Mindy Vanderloo, Rachel Voit, Brianne H. Kothari","doi":"10.1080/10522158.2020.1799893","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/10522158.2020.1799893","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT Siblings play a critical role in children’s behavioral development; yet sibling-focused assessment and intervention for youth behavior concerns are uncommon in social work practice settings. To address this research-to-practice gap a scoping review of research focused on siblings and the development of externalizing behaviors in childhood and adolescence was conducted. Forty-three empirical studies published between 1997 and 2017 were reviewed and synthesized. Results illuminated a number of processes through which siblings influenced the development of externalizing behaviors. Identified behavioral domains included conduct problems, substance use, and sibling abuse. Sibling negativity and hostility, coercive sibling interactions, and sibling collusion were consistently associated with the development of conduct problems. Substance use behaviors were primarily influenced via sibling role modeling, social reinforcement, facilitating access, and co-use. Moderating effects of parental involvement, peer influence, sibling age range, and sibling gender composition were also observed. Less research was conducted on the processes underpinning sibling abuse, although prevalence studies suggest high rates of sibling victimization, particularly among close-age siblings and male-male dyads. Results indicate the need for social workers to consider both the characteristics of sibling groups and the quality of sibling relationships when assessing and intervening to prevent and address externalizing behavior problems in children and adolescents.","PeriodicalId":46016,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Family Social Work","volume":"23 1","pages":"318 - 337"},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2020-08-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1080/10522158.2020.1799893","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"47249166","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2020-07-07DOI: 10.1080/10522158.2020.1777239
C. Marsack-Topolewski
ABSTRACT The predominance of literature on autism spectrum disorder (ASD) focuses on the diagnosis and needs of young children with ASD and their parental caregivers. Research that compares adults with ASD who were in extended public school programs and those who had either aged out of the programs or were not attending these programs and their service needs is lacking. The purpose of this study was to examine differences in caregivers’ reported use of formal and informal social support services for adults with ASD in public educational systems and those who are not receiving services from the educational system. A national sample of 320 parents (age 50+) of an adult child (18+) diagnosed with ASD completed a web-based survey. Results of the study indicated that parental caregivers and adults with ASD were not accessing support services, especially after leaving or aging out of public schools. Social work practitioners and other healthcare professionals can play an important role in addressing the needs of parents and individuals with ASD as they transition into adulthood and age across the lifespan. Future research should investigate the need for services for adults with disabilities, specifically ASD.
{"title":"Parental caregivers’ use of support networks for adults with autism by educational status","authors":"C. Marsack-Topolewski","doi":"10.1080/10522158.2020.1777239","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/10522158.2020.1777239","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT The predominance of literature on autism spectrum disorder (ASD) focuses on the diagnosis and needs of young children with ASD and their parental caregivers. Research that compares adults with ASD who were in extended public school programs and those who had either aged out of the programs or were not attending these programs and their service needs is lacking. The purpose of this study was to examine differences in caregivers’ reported use of formal and informal social support services for adults with ASD in public educational systems and those who are not receiving services from the educational system. A national sample of 320 parents (age 50+) of an adult child (18+) diagnosed with ASD completed a web-based survey. Results of the study indicated that parental caregivers and adults with ASD were not accessing support services, especially after leaving or aging out of public schools. Social work practitioners and other healthcare professionals can play an important role in addressing the needs of parents and individuals with ASD as they transition into adulthood and age across the lifespan. Future research should investigate the need for services for adults with disabilities, specifically ASD.","PeriodicalId":46016,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Family Social Work","volume":"24 1","pages":"81 - 97"},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2020-07-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1080/10522158.2020.1777239","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"48448006","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2020-07-02DOI: 10.1080/10522158.2020.1770145
M. Sumari, N. Md Khalid, Hutkemri Zulnaidi, N. Ibrahim, Dini Farhana Baharudin, Ida Hartina Ahmed Tharbe
ABSTRACT The study reported here explains the development of a Malaysian Family Functioning Scale (MFFS) that can be used by researchers and practitioners in the field of marriage and family therapy. Results show that the MFFS validly measures the functioning of Malaysian families. Items used in the instrument were developed based on data gathered from Focus Group interviews with family experts and consolidated with findings from previous studies. A total of 121 items for the MFFS were produced and tested using a pilot test. Following the pilot test, an initial scale of 121 items was administered to 233 participants. Exploratory factor analysis (EFA) conducted on the items in the MFFS resulted in the extraction of four factors consisting of 30 items. Confirmatory factor analysis using data from 350 participants was subsequently conducted to verify the validity of the four factors discovered through EFA, which are Communication, Cohesion, Rules, and Roles. The study reported here shows that the MFFS is a reliable and valid measure that can be used by researchers and practitioners to understand the level of family functioning across different ethnic groups in Malaysia. There may be valid applications to other collectivist societies as well.
{"title":"Development of a Malaysian Family Functioning Scale (MFFS)","authors":"M. Sumari, N. Md Khalid, Hutkemri Zulnaidi, N. Ibrahim, Dini Farhana Baharudin, Ida Hartina Ahmed Tharbe","doi":"10.1080/10522158.2020.1770145","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/10522158.2020.1770145","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT The study reported here explains the development of a Malaysian Family Functioning Scale (MFFS) that can be used by researchers and practitioners in the field of marriage and family therapy. Results show that the MFFS validly measures the functioning of Malaysian families. Items used in the instrument were developed based on data gathered from Focus Group interviews with family experts and consolidated with findings from previous studies. A total of 121 items for the MFFS were produced and tested using a pilot test. Following the pilot test, an initial scale of 121 items was administered to 233 participants. Exploratory factor analysis (EFA) conducted on the items in the MFFS resulted in the extraction of four factors consisting of 30 items. Confirmatory factor analysis using data from 350 participants was subsequently conducted to verify the validity of the four factors discovered through EFA, which are Communication, Cohesion, Rules, and Roles. The study reported here shows that the MFFS is a reliable and valid measure that can be used by researchers and practitioners to understand the level of family functioning across different ethnic groups in Malaysia. There may be valid applications to other collectivist societies as well.","PeriodicalId":46016,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Family Social Work","volume":"24 1","pages":"22 - 42"},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2020-07-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1080/10522158.2020.1770145","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41466148","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2020-05-26DOI: 10.1080/10522158.2019.1681338
A. Nisanci
ABSTRACT There are a very limited number of studies on the Turkish immigrant population in the U.S. This article explores the parental monitoring strategies Turkish immigrant parents employ and the effects of parental monitoring on the adolescents from the perspective of the parents. In this qualitative study, in-depth, semi-structured interviews were conducted with 15 parents (14 mothers and one father) in 14 Turkish families in and around a large Midwestern city. Two types of parental monitoring strategies were identified: (1) Accommodative parental monitoring strategies, and (2) Conflictual parental monitoring strategies. Parents described themselves as overprotective, and the findings reveal the effects of parents’ overprotectiveness on the adolescents from the parents’ perspectives.
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Pub Date : 2020-05-04DOI: 10.1080/10522158.2020.1754314
M. Lalayants
ABSTRACT Despite the fact that family reunification remains the foremost permanency-planning goal for children in the child welfare system, reunification is not always successful and reentry into foster care after reunification is hardly a rare event due to parental unaddressed needs, stress, and lack of supports. This study explored a peer-delivered pre- and post-reunification support program for child welfare-involved families. Using qualitative focus groups and interviews, experiences of parents with the peer support services were examined. The findings suggested that the presence of a family coach with a shared experience remained a critical source of support for many parents, providing emotional, informational, instructional, and advocacy supports while cultivating the special feelings of connection, comfort, trust, and guidance. The efforts to ensure sustainable permanency outcomes should seriously consider the important role that family coaches play as supporters, guides, and trusted confidantes to a vulnerable population of parents in need of more comprehensive emotional and concrete services.
{"title":"Peer support services in family reunification process in child welfare: perceptions of parents and family coaches","authors":"M. Lalayants","doi":"10.1080/10522158.2020.1754314","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/10522158.2020.1754314","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT Despite the fact that family reunification remains the foremost permanency-planning goal for children in the child welfare system, reunification is not always successful and reentry into foster care after reunification is hardly a rare event due to parental unaddressed needs, stress, and lack of supports. This study explored a peer-delivered pre- and post-reunification support program for child welfare-involved families. Using qualitative focus groups and interviews, experiences of parents with the peer support services were examined. The findings suggested that the presence of a family coach with a shared experience remained a critical source of support for many parents, providing emotional, informational, instructional, and advocacy supports while cultivating the special feelings of connection, comfort, trust, and guidance. The efforts to ensure sustainable permanency outcomes should seriously consider the important role that family coaches play as supporters, guides, and trusted confidantes to a vulnerable population of parents in need of more comprehensive emotional and concrete services.","PeriodicalId":46016,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Family Social Work","volume":"23 1","pages":"449 - 471"},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2020-05-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1080/10522158.2020.1754314","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"43936514","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2020-04-13DOI: 10.1080/10522158.2020.1742838
K. Bergquist
ABSTRACT This paper reports Phase II findings of an exploratory study of 26 families who have adopted children with Asian heritage, where at least one parent is Asian American. In-depth interviews provided a rich exploration of parents’ motivations to kin through adoption, the ways in which race and ethnicity factored into their child-selection preferences (if at all), their assumptions about their ability to create kinship bonds with an adopted child, and strategies for racial and ethnic socialization. The themes of approximating or performing family and inconspicuousness were repeated by parents when they considered how race and ethnicity factored into child-selection preferences and their assumptions about creating kinship bonds. The adoptive parents in this study were measured and nuanced in weighing the role of race and ethnicity for Asian adoptees, but the implicit strategies of modeling, mentoring, and intergenerational transmission were described less as strategies, and more about belonging and being a part of an extended tribe that was more authentic because of a shared identity as Asian Americans. Ultimately the question of whose interests are being served when race and ethnicity are considered has been dynamic and shifting throughout adoption history. This study sought to contribute in a small part to moving the conversation beyond the polarized Black-White racialized paradigm and provides direction for further research.
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Pub Date : 2020-03-21DOI: 10.1080/10522158.2020.1742839
Susan Fineran, Hermeet K. Kohli
ABSTRACT Intimate partner violence (IPV) is a recognized public health problem, and despite clear practice recommendations from service providers to recognize diverse cultural perspectives when addressing IPV, the narratives of Muslim refugee women are missing in our professional literature. The objectives of this qualitative exploratory research project are to (a) document the narratives of Muslim refugee women on IPV, and (b) identify the barriers that stop refugee women from accessing culturally appropriate services. Through in-depth interviews, the compelling narratives of 16 refugee women illuminated their perceptions of IPV. Our methodology was based on participatory action research (PAR), whereby participants have an active role in shaping research questions as well as in the analysis and verification of research findings. The three major themes that emerged were: (a) participants’ definition of IPV, (b) cultural perspectives on IPV, and (c) barriers and strategic resources needed to support refugee families. We also provide recommendations for professionals working with this population.
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