Bidirectional relationship between life events and self-reported depression was examined across a one-year period. Results describe a complex relationship between stress and depression and suggest that the relationship between stress and depression is moderated by type of stress. (BF)

Examined the responses of 24 children (7- to 9-year olds) and 24 adolescents (13- to 15-year olds) to analogs of marital conflict scenarios varying in initial conflict themes and the emotionality of endings. Found that explicit verbal resolution of conflict issues was not necessary for reducing children's emotional insecurity; changes in the…

Young mothers with children are fastest growing subgroup of homeless people in the United States. Frequently moving or "transient" children are prime homeless candidates. School officials can help by tending to kids' basic needs (food, rest, clothing, and school supplies) before expecting reasonable behavior or learning effort.…

Argues that, because the resources of most contemporary nuclear families for monitoring and providing alternative incentives are not sufficient to compete with the positive contingencies associated with substance use, communities must support parent's efforts by supplementing them. (LKS)

Reports findings from a survey completed by 105 Canadian families with adopted children from Romania. Results reflect the parents' perceptions of the adoption experience, the condition of the child on adoption, the parents' subsequent developmental concerns, and the children's progress. Parents' perceived needs and concerns are reported, and…

Comparison of 16 autistic children receiving psychotropic medication with 16 similar nonmedicated children and their parents found that discriminators of the parental decision to medicate or not included: family stress; the child's speaking ability; and irritable, driven, non-goal-directed child behavior. (DB)

Coping with the impact of a family member's head injury is one of the most difficult tasks that can confront a family. An overview of head injury etiology, sequelae, and impact on families is presented. Provides guidelines for counseling families of persons with head injuries and suggestions for research. (Author/JBJ)

Examines role of police in responding to family abduction episodes using data from a national survey. Addresses questions concerning frequency of police involvement, how abductions to which police respond differ from those to which they don't, actions taken by police, and the effects of their actions on episode outcomes. (LKS)

This article presents an overview of the situation of families of children with disabilities in Jordan, where special education services are provided to less than 3 percent of the target population. A survey of professionals at 14 special schools identified major family needs and concerns. (Author/DB)

This article recounts the attitudes of various family members to a major move and subsequent family counseling. A particular focus is stresses related to a child with a severe learning disability. (DB)

Describes examination of family strengths model designed to delineate psychosocial adjustment factors for African American clients. Results suggest correlations between acceptance of disability and nature of family functioning. Family strengths contained in model were found to be predictive of adjustment. Offers implications for rehabilitation…

This paper addresses issues in the separation of level of functioning of a child with mental retardation and the general life satisfaction of parents in research on the effects of such children on their parents' level of psychological stress. It also urges development of instruments that do not mix items measuring physical demands and those…

Tested model relating work-family conflict to heavy alcohol use and cigarette use among employed mothers via domain-specific (job- and family-related) and general negative effect. Data from 366 employed mothers of adolescents revealed that work-family conflict was indirectly related to both heavy alcohol use and cigarette use via negative effect.…

This article recounts the case of a gifted French adolescent girl whose life, characterized by family problems and lack of support, resulted in her tragic suicide at the age of 17. (DB)

Notes that some children and adolescents display what might be called "negative resilience" in that they are intractable to almost all efforts of adults to mold or redirect them. Sixteen-year-old Kevin describes how he furiously fought all efforts to change him and how he found courage to turn his life around. (Author/NB)