Psychology of family relationships / Maria Russo and Anabella De Luca, editors.

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Other Authors: Russo, Maria, 1964-, De Luca, Anabella
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : Nova Science Publishers Incorporated, [2009]
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Table of Contents:
  • PSYCHOLOGY OF FAMILYRELATIONSHIPS; PSYCHOLOGY OF FAMILYRELATIONSHIPS; CONTENTS; PREFACE; Expert CommentaryTHE INFLUENCE OF PRENATAL MOTHER-CHILDATTACHMENT ON THE ATTACHMENT AT THE AGEOF 6 MONTHS AND ITS OBJECTIVATIONBY THE INTRAUTERINE FETAL ACTIVITY; ABSTRACT; 1. INTRODUCTION; 2. METHODS; 3. RESULTS; 4. DISCUSSION; REFERENCES; Chapter 1MOTHER-INFANT INTERACTION IN CULTURALCONTEXT: A STUDY OF NICARAGUANAND ITALIAN FAMILIES; ABSTRACT; INTRODUCTION; Nicaraguan Farmer Families; Italian Middle -Class Families; METHOD; Participants; Recruitment and Procedure; Measures; RESULTS.
  • Maternal Childrearing BeliefsMother-Infant Interactions; CONCLUSION AND IMPLICATIONS; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; REFERENCES; Chapter 2FUSSY MOTHERS AND FUZZY BOUNDARIES -RELATIONSHIPS IN FAMILIESWITH OVERWEIGHT CHILDREN; ABSTRACT; INTRODUCTION; The Extent of Obesity in Children; The Changing Nature of Family-Based Interventions; METHODS; RESULTS; Description of the Sample; The Focus Groups; Findings; Mothers' Perceptions; Fathers' Responses; Grandmothers' Responses; The Two Case Studies; Tom's Story; Leah's Story; DISCUSSION; CONCLUSION; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; REFERENCES.
  • Chapter 3MATERNAL SENSITIVITY AND THECHARACTERISTICS OF CHILD-DIRECTED SPEECHABSTRACT; INTRODUCTION; THE CONCEPT OF SENSITIVITY; CHILD-DIRECTED SPEECH; MATERNAL SENSITIVITY AND THE CHARACTERISTICSOF CHILD-DIRECTED SPEECH; Overview of Earlier Findings; Our Current Study; CONCLUSION; REFERENCES; Chapter 4RECRUITMENT AND RELATIONSHIPS:RESEARCH WITH STIGMATIZEDAND SOCIALLY ISOLATED MOTHERS; INTRODUCTION; EXEMPLAR STUDIES; Exemplar 1: The Mothering Study; Exemplar 2: Mothers Offering Mentorship and Support (MOMS) Study; MICRO-LEVEL BARRIERS AND ENABLERS TO RECRUITMENT; Motivation; Resources.
  • MEDIATOR-LEVEL BARRIERS AND ENABLERS TO RECRUITMENTGate-Keepers; MACRO-LEVEL BARRIERS AND ENABLERS TO RECRUITMENT; Organizations; Societal Perceptions; REFERENCES; Chapter 5SHIFTING PATTERNS OF PARENTING STYLESBETWEEN DYADIC AND FAMILY SETTINGS:THE ROLE OF MARITAL DISTRESS; ABSTRACT; INTRODUCTION; METHOD; Participants; Design and Procedure; Measures; RESULTS; Designation of Distressed and Non-Distressed Couples; Multivariate Analyses; Univariate; CONCLUSION; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; REFERENCES.
  • Chapter 6THE INTERRELATIONS OF PERCEPTIONS OF FAMILYADAPTABILITY AND COHESION, SELF-ESTEEMAND ANXIETY/DEPRESSION IN LATE ADOLESCENCEABSTRACT; THE INTERRELATIONS OF PERCEPTIONS OF FAMILYADAPTABILITY AND COHESION, SELF-ESTEEMAND WITH ANXIETY/DEPRESSION IN LATE ADOLESCENT; METHOD; Participants; Measures; Procedure; Data Analysis; RESULTS; Descriptive Scores, Correlations between Measures, and Sex Difference; Mediation Effects of Self-Esteem on the Adaptability-Anxiety/Depression, and Cohesion-Anxiety/Depression Relations.