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Browne, Dillon T.; Wade, Mark; May, Shealyn S.; Jenkins, Jennifer M.; Prime, Heather – Developmental Psychology, 2021
Developmental research during COVID-19 suggests that pandemic-related disruptions in family relationships are associated with children's mental health. Most of this research has focused on 1 child per family, thereby obfuscating patterns that are differentially operative at the family-wide (i.e., between-family) versus child-specific (i.e.,…
Descriptors: COVID-19, Pandemics, Family Relationship, Mental Health
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Sitton, Melissa; Schudlich, Tina Du Rocher; Byrne, Christina; Ochrach, Chase M.; Erwin, Seneca E. A. – Professional Counselor, 2020
A family systems framework guided our investigation of self-injurious behavior (SIB) in adolescents. As part of a larger study, we collected data examining SIB and family functioning from 29 adolescents (M[subscript age] = 15.66) and their caregivers. These adolescents with traits of borderline personality disorder were seeking counseling from…
Descriptors: Family Relationship, Family Environment, Self Destructive Behavior, Personality Problems
Duppong Hurley, Kristin; Lambert, Matthew C.; Patwardhan, Irina; Ringle, Jay L.; Thompson, Ronald W.; Farley, Jennifer – Grantee Submission, 2020
This study conducted a randomized trial to examine the efficacy of the Boys Town In-Home Family Services (IHFS) program for families of high-risk youth. Participants were recruited from a state helpline for families struggling with poor family functioning and child emotional or behavioral issues. Consent was obtained for 300 of which 152 were…
Descriptors: Parent Attitudes, Outcomes of Treatment, Randomized Controlled Trials, Family Programs
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Khanna, Rahul; Madhavan, S. Suresh; Smith, Michael J.; Tworek, Cindy; Patrick, Julie H.; Becker-Cottrill, Barbara – Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 2012
The purpose of this study was to test the psychometric properties of the Caregiver Strain Questionnaire (CGSQ) among caregivers of children with autism. The CGSQ was originally developed to assess burden experienced by parents of children and adolescents with serious emotional and behavioral disorders. Study data was collected from 304 primary…
Descriptors: Autism, Quality of Life, Caregivers, Test Validity
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Manor-Binyamini, Iris – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2011
This preliminary study compares the family functioning, caregiver burden, and coping abilities between mothers of 300 children with developmental disorders and mothers of 100 children with no such disorders in the Bedouin community in Israel. The mothers completed the McMaster Family Assessment Device Scale, the Caregiver Burden Index, and the…
Descriptors: Intervention, Mothers, Autism, Caregivers
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Moore, Crystal Dea – Journal of Family Social Work, 2010
A cross-sectional study of 76 family caregivers of older veterans with congestive heart failure utilized the McMaster model of family functioning to examine the impact of family functioning variables (problem solving, communication, roles, affective responsiveness, and affective involvement) on caregiver burden dimensions (relationship burden,…
Descriptors: Caregivers, Veterans, Stress Variables, Heart Disorders
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Al-Krenawi, Alean; Graham, John R.; Al Gharaibeh, Fakir – Disability & Society, 2011
The present article is the first to consider the impact of intellectual disability on Bedouin-Arab families' caregiver burden, family functioning, marital quality, and sense of coherence. A random sample of 300 Bedouin-Arab parents with one or more intellectually disabled children, and a control group (n = 100) completed the McMaster Family…
Descriptors: Marital Status, Mental Retardation, Caregivers, Arabs