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Adolescents at Home: An Exploratory Study of the Relationship between Perception of Family Social Climate, General Well-Being, and Actual Behavior in the Home Setting.
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McMillan, David W.; Hiltonsmith, Robert W. – Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 1982
The relationship between behavior in the home environment and perception of family social climate and personal well-being in a social-ecological perspective is investigated. A strong positive relationship between adolescents' sense of well being and time spent with adults in leisure and recreational activities in the home was identified.…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Behavior Patterns, Family Environment, Family Relationship
Demographic Correlates and Factor Structure of the Family Environment Scale.
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Boake, Corwin; Salmon, Paul G. – Journal of Clinical Psychology, 1983
Factor analyzed the Family Environment Scale (FES) subscale scores of 204 families and correlated them with family demographic characteristics. The obtained factor structure showed two major factors similar to "control" and "acceptance-rejection" dimensions in previous research. Results support the FES as part of multimethod…
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Demography, Factor Analysis, Family (Sociological Unit)
The Relationship between Dysfunctional Family Environments and Family Member Food Intake.
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Kintner, Martha; And Others – Journal of Marriage and the Family, 1981
Explores relationships between family environment and family food intake. Findings indicate a significant negative relationship between the family's dysfunctional environment (indicated by high conflict, control, and organization) and family dietary intake. A significant positive relationship was found between the family's cohesive and independent…
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Eating Habits, Family Environment, Family Life
A Typology of Family Social Environments for Institutionalized Juvenile Delinquents: Implications for Research and Treatment.
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Veneziano, Carol; Veneziano, Louis – Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 1992
Family functioning of 411 incarcerated male juvenile delinquents (aged 12-16 years) was studied using the Family Environmental Scale. A typology of family social environments was developed using cluster analysis. Delinquents with the most serious behavioral difficulties come from family environments with few strengths and openly expressed conflict…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Behavior Patterns, Classification, Cluster Analysis
An Intergenerational Study of the Psychosocial Atmosphere in the Families of Married Couples.
Carpenter, Paul Jordan – 1981
The intergenerational systems approach predicts that family interaction styles learned in the family of origin will be perpetuated in future interpersonal relationships. To investigate the relationship between the perceptions of atmosphere in the family of origin and current family, a normative sample of married couples completed the Family…
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Extended Family, Family Environment, Family Relationship