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Showing 1 to 8 of 8 for “"family instability"”.
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Future Orientation as a Mediating Factor in the Relation Between Family Instability and Adolescent Problem Behavior: A Moderated Mediation Model
… problems in adolescence. I proposed that early family instability, including residential moves and changes in household composition, would be a primary predictor of adolescent problem behaviors, including risk-taking and externalizing behaviors. This relation was predicted to be mediated by …
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Multisystemic therapy across the lifespan : a 21.9-year follow-up to a randomized clinical trial with serious and violent juvenile offenders
… involved in fewer civil court suits related to family instability (e.g., divorces, paternity suits). The present study represents the longest and most comprehensive follow-up to date of a MST clinical trial and suggests that MST is relatively effective in reducing long-term criminal activity …
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Effects of early negative life events on cognitive functioning and risk for suicide in a college sample
… The present study examined child maltreatment, family instability, and poor general family environment as early negative life events, and examined self-esteem, locus of control, hopelessness, and problem-solving deficits as cognitive factors. In addition, individuals' perceived social support …
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The lived experiences of resilience among Namibian children in middle childhood who have been exposed to parental divorce
Divorce remains a primary contributor to family instability within Africa, hence, increasing amounts of children are exposed to the impacts thereof. Given that the family unit has been identified as central to the development and healthy adjustment of children, the mere presence of its breakdown …
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Pathways to adulthood and their precursors: Roles of gender and race
… adulthood identified, this research examined the family and adolescent precursors and whether race moderates the associations between family structure experiences and young adults’ pathways to adulthood. Parental education, family structure, GPA, delinquency, early sexual activity, and …
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The Prevalence of Adverse Childhood Experiences among Children in Foster Care and the Associated Impact on Placement Setting, Stability and Reunification: An Ecological-Transactional Perspective
… including: socioeconomic disadvantages, family instability, to live in low income neighborhoods, and exhibit more complex symptomology due to increased exposure to traumatic events. Minimal research has explored the magnitude of ACE exposure among children in foster care. This …
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Factors Influencing Academic Success in First Generation College Students
… focused on the influences of one risk factor (family dysfunction) and one resiliency factor (perceived academic control) on self-reported grade point average (GPA) in first generation and continuing generation college students. Ethnicity (Hispanic versus Non-Hispanic) was included in the …
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Patterns of Partnership and Childbearing in Latin America: Changes in Family Formation from the 1970s to the 2020s
… relationship between educational attainment and family forms. This research integrates insights from the Dual Nuptiality System framework, and the theories of the Second Demographic Transition, the Pattern of Disadvantage, and Diverging Destinies to examine how socioeconomic factors shape living …