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Koch, Alberta Y. – 1982
This report offers a theoretical approach to the study of family adaptation to stress. Major works pertaining to family theory, research, and stress, published since 1979, are explored as a theoretical framework, and three conclusions are drawn from these sources: (1) Hill's ABCX model of family stress still influences family stress research; (2)…
Descriptors: Evaluation Methods, Family Environment, Family Problems, Family Relationship
Peer reviewedAnderson, Lynette M. – Child Welfare, 1982
Systems and communications theories applied to the delicate task of matching children with families promise an objective method for understanding the complexities of family relationships. The author shows how one agency successfully incorporated sophisticated theoretical tools into a study process evaluating the stability of foster family…
Descriptors: Communication Problems, Communication Skills, Emotional Experience, Evaluation Methods
Gomberg, Christopher A.; Billings, Andrew G. – 1982
Research and clinical support for the connections between alcohol abuse and the family milieu have generated increased interest in family treatment approaches to alcoholism. In assessing the "alcoholic family," the clinician must consider numerous aspects of family interaction which have been linked to abuse and to treatment outcomes.…
Descriptors: Alcoholism, Attitude Measures, Case Studies, Counseling Techniques
