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Showing 1 to 20 of 72 for “"Family Systems Theory"”.
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Family Systems Theory in Chekhov’s ‘Big Four’ Plays
This thesis discusses the Bowen family systems theory and its application to character analysis and family relationships in drama. Chekhov’s plays are renowned for their psychological realism. Each character has his or her own unique history, which was a boon to the creation and development of the …
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Emerging Parental Sensitivity: the Transition to Parenthood Through the Lens of Family Systems Theory
… to influence from other members of the family system. Couple relationship quality influenced both fathers’ prenatal coherence and gains in their mind-mindedness over time. Infant affective responses were also important for fathers’ mind-mindedness, whilst maternal parental efficacy …
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ADOLESCENTS’ ELECTRONIC DEVICE USE MANAGEMENT: EXPLORING PARENTS’ PERCEPTIONS, PERSPECTIVES, AND EXPERIENCES
… of personalized electronic devices in the family system (Hiniker et al., 2016; Knitter & Zemp, 2020; Modecki et al., 2022; Nielsen et al., 2019). The study explored parents’ or guardians’ perceptions and perspectives of, and experiences navigating, personal electronic device use and …
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Caregiver strain and quality of life: exploring the moderating role of caregiver age in an I/DD context
… more people with I/DD living at home with aging family caregivers. Caregiving for offspring with I/DD can lead to caregiver strain, which affects the quality of life (QoL) of both the caregiver and the family unit. While research on caregiver strain and its impact on QoL is growing, the …
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Marriage and Family Therapist Interns' Experiences of Growth
In this study, I explored marriage and family therapist interns' growth experiences, both personal and professional, and the interplay between them. Participants discussed, using Internet discussion board and chat room formats, different kinds of personal experiences that influenced their clinical …
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Continuity and Discontinuity in Parent -Infant Relationships: Parenting Behaviors Over the First Year of Life
Family systems theory characterizes families as dynamic, ever-changing systems (P. Minuchin, 1985; S. Minuchin, 1974). Family systems theorists have called for increased investigation of fathers in the family and examination of processes in addition to effects (Belsky & Barends, 2002; Cowan, 1997; …
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Exploring the implicate order in public organizations: the complementarity of Bowen theory and chaos theory
Chaos theory, a philosophical viewpoint from physics, is being adopted by some public organization theorists as a new standpoint for understanding and managing organizations besieged by instability and turbulence. A basic tenet of chaos theory, known as mutual causality, denies that an entity …
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A Pastoral Theology of Congregational Care and Leadership: Nurturing Emergence
… difficulties. This dissertation draws on Bowen Family Systems Theory and its application by Edwin Friedman to congregations and leadership, in conjunction with aspects of process theology, to develop a pastoral theology of congregational care and leadership to guide care of suffering …
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Bonding and Psychosocial Adjustment of Youth in Foster Care
… issues that include a history of maltreatment, family disruption, placement instability, behavioral problems, and other adjustment related concerns. Adjusting to these issues presents unique challenges to foster youths and their families. Using family systems theory as the theoretical lens, this …
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Region as a Cultural Context in Family Therapy
… by geographic place is not generally included in family therapy research and training concerning race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, and other contextual factors. This grounded theory research project explores how practitioners working with families acknowledge, access, and use region as …
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Adolescents' Perceptions of the Relationships with their Parents in the Context of Parental Military Deployment: A Systems Theory Perspective
… years old, that participated in a focus group. Family systems theory was the guiding lens for qualitative data analysis, which included constant comparative and open and axial coding. Two dominant patterns emerged: 1) process that promoted relationship closeness and 2) process that promoted …
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Clergy Family Systems Training and How It Changes Clergy Leadership Attitudes and Practices
… Clergy persons without an awareness of their family system patterns and reactivity often exercise their leadership in unhealthy ways that are damaging to their congregations. This study described changes in leadership attitudes and practices experienced by clergy participants in a Family …
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A Qualitative Study of Non-Caregiving Adult Children's Experiences of a Parent's Alzheimer's Disease
… studies the experiences of non-caregiving family members. Seeking to explore the experience of non-caregivers, this qualitative study examined how adult children of an Alzheimer's patient who were not the caregiver for their parent experienced the onset and progression of the disease. Using …
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A critical incidents study of differentiation
… content was based on the key concepts of Bowen Family Systems Theory, communication skills, Transactional Analysis and Imago Therapy. During the program and from interviews, 508 incidents were collected. Flanagan's (1954) critical incident technique was used as an evaluation method. …
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Parents’ perspectives of sibling bullying: A qualitative inquiry
… methodology based on a trauma-informed lens family systems theory was used to explore the impact of sibling bullying. This research aimed to learn about parents' childhood experiences of sibling bullying and how they respond to their children when engaging in it. Six themes emerged, …
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Exploring the Experience of Race-related Stress and Marital Satisfaction among African American Married Couples
… phenomenology, symbolic interactionism, and family systems theory as a theoretical lens, this study described how African American married couples came to understand if and how the phenomenon of race-related stress influenced their marital satisfaction, and what meanings they created from …
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The Role of Parent-Adolescent Relationships and Romantic Relationships in Type 1 Diabetes Management Outcomes in Adulthood
… relationships were also included in the study. Family systems theory suggests that relationships across the lifespan have a significant impact on across the lifespan. Within the context of diabetes management, family systems theory suggests that the role of the parent in shared management in …
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Exploring the relationship among marital satisfaction, level of faith development, and differentiation of self
… self. The study looks at marriages using Bowen family systems theory and Fowler's faith development theory. This quantitative study collected data through a convenient, snowball method. The sample consisted of 124 individuals married from 1 to 59 years. Four assessment inventories and a …
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Life After Bariatric Surgery: Men's Perspectives on Self-concept, Intimate Relationships, and Social Support
… the United States. Symbolic interactionism and family systems theory were used to guide the study. Five themes emerged in the study which included: (1) a shift in identity construction; (2) enhanced relationship experiences; (3) increased intimacy; (4) fluidity of informal social supports; and …
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The fit family program
… would respond to a health-related, home-centered family fitness program designed to improve lifestyle exercise and eating behaviors. This program involved five families (eleven subjects) recruited from Park Road High School in Rural Virginia. The program was based on family systems theory, and …
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