Purpose: The purpose of this study is to analyse the mediating effect of friends and family as sources of perceived social support in the relationship between loneliness and depressive symptoms. Design/methodology/approach: Survey data sample consisted of 733 university students from January to May 2023. Participants completed the UCLA loneliness…

Acts of abuse are indicative of a parent's inability to regulate his or her own emotions in an appropriate manner and jeopardize a child's development. Foster care should provide a safe environment both to protect a child from harm and to heal a damaging social-emotional developmental trajectory. How does a child learn to regulate his or her…

The existing literature on college students with foster care histories almost exclusively addresses secular higher education. Of the roughly 4,000 colleges and universities in the United States, nearly 1,000 are religious based institutions, and over 150 campuses are part of the Council of Christian Colleges and Universities (CCCU) in the United…

This study investigated familial attachment-based processes in middle childhood, using 788 families (50.6% boys; 84.4% White), assessed six times from 4.5 years old to Grade 6. An adapted Random Intercept Cross-Lagged Panel Model revealed between-family associations among couple emotional intimacy, relationships with both parents, and child social…

Children exposed to family violence (i.e. child abuse and neglect and intimate partner violence) are often emotionally insecure in their relationship with their parents, and develop psychosocial problems. Emotional insecurity increases the likelihood of psychosocial problems, and may affect adjustment in other contexts (e.g., school). Among…

Taking into account the individual contributions of family relationships for wellbeing and resilience is highly important to the development of healthy individuals, families, and society. The aim of this research was to explore the links between parental resilience and awareness, and adolescents' relative deprivation and wellbeing using the…

Background: Families, as a network of emotional connections, assume a particularly important role when there is a member with intellectual disabilities (ID). The main aim of the study is to explore the perceptions of parents of persons with ID about their family relationships. Method: Ten parents of persons with ID, four of which were fathers,…

Emotions play an integral role in learning. It is an effective response to a stimulus which can be experienced felt along a positive-negative continuum. Achievement emotions arise from academic activities, and can activate or de-activate educational motivation responses. Based on Control Value Theory, this study examined how negative achievement…

The COVID-19 pandemic had an immediate negative impact on young people worldwide. However, there is a paucity of research examining the factors associated with good mental health, and specifically the factors that contributed to longer-term positive outcomes. This study aimed to identify the protective factors among early adolescents in the United…

Introduction: Young people with chronic health conditions are among the most at risk of having poor social connections, however, little is known about their experiences of loneliness and social isolation. We aimed to describe the perspectives and experiences of loneliness and social isolation among young people with chronic physical conditions.…

Objective: Examine predictors of alcohol misuse among university students amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Participants: University students who completed the National College Health Assessment III before, during, and after the pandemic lockdown. Methods: Using multivariable logistic regression, we examined associations between psychological…

The dominant literature surrounding first-generation college students (FGCS) suggests that because neither of their parents obtained a four-year college degree, these students begin college at a deficit, ignoring the many familial resources students bring with them to college. FGCS succeed because of their families, not despite them (Gofen, 2009)…

Context: Adoption can provide a lifetime of benefits for children. Some adoptions however, experience severe challenges resulting in disruption, with children leaving home prematurely. Method: This qualitative study in Northern Ireland used interviews with parents from thirteen families whose adoptions had disrupted, to explore their perspective…

Fostering Joy is a movement that began in 2017 to support the intentional practice of looking for and encouraging joyful moments between families and/or caregivers and their children who are deaf or hard of hearing. The aim of Fostering Joy is to spark collaboration among families, caregivers, professionals, and adults who are deaf or hard of…

This article casts light on informal caregiving, an essential aspect of the international postgraduate researcher (PGR) experience, but which is often invisible in literature and discourses on international education. Drawing from qualitative semi-structured interviews with international PGRs in a British university, it highlights their dual role…