Recently added articles from Family Therapy:
CONFLICT BEHAVIORS AND MARITAL ADJUSTMENT IN TURKISH COUPLES
Sep 01, 2008; ... ABSTRACT The changes in married individuals' conflict behaviors reported for themselves and for their spouses were examined in a sample of 61 intact Turkish married couples as a function of gender and marital adjustment. Volunteer participants filled out Turkish versions of the Dyadic ...
TURKISH ADOLESCENTS' CONFLICT RESOLUTION STRATEGIES TOWARD PEERS AND PARENTS AS A FUNCTION OF LONELINESS
Sep 01, 2008; ... ABSTRACT This study investigated the effect of loneliness on the conflict resolution strategies of adolescents toward their friends, mothers, and fathers. High school students (N = 180) from 8 different schools in Ankara, Turkey, completed the UCLA Loneliness Scale and Conflict ...
CHINESE IMMIGRANT HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS' CULTURAL INTERACTIONS, ACCULTURATION, FAMILY OBLIGATIONS, LANGUAGE USE, AND SOCIAL SUPPORT
Sep 01, 2008; ... ABSTRACT When immigrant youth come to the United States, they must learn to interact with dominant and cultural groups as part of the adjustment process. The current study investigated whether the association between Chinese immigrant high school students' (N = 286) English fluency, ...
PARENTAL REPORTS OF SYMPTOMS OF CHILDHOOD DISORDERS IN DUTCH CHILDREN
Sep 01, 2008; ... ABSTRACT The number of children displaying childhood disorders in the Netherlands is estimated through a questionnaire referencing DSM-IV symptoms filled out by the parents of 2,563 4- 18-year-old Dutch children randomly taken from the general Dutch Youth population in 2004. The number ...
Attachment and Sexuality
Sep 01, 2008; ... DIAMOND, Diana, BLATT, Sidney J., & LICHTENBERG, Joseph D. (Eds.). Attachment and Sexuality. New York: The Analytic Press, 2007. 288pp. 39.95(h). The papers featured in Attachment and Sexuality create a dense tapestry, each forming a separate narrative strand that elucidates ...
Happiness: Unlocking the Mysteries of Psychological Wealth
Sep 01, 2008; ... DIENER, Ed, & BISWAS-DIENER, Robert. Happiness: Unlocking the Mysteries of Psychological Wealth. Malden, MA: Blackwell Publishing, 2008, 304pp. $24.95 (h). Happiness challenges the present thinking of the causes and consequences of happiness and redefines our modern notions of ...
Listening to Battered Women: A Survivor-Centered Approach to Advocacy, Mental Health, and Justice
Sep 01, 2008; ... GOODMAN, Lisa A., & EPSTEIN, Deborah. Listening to Battered Women: A Survivor-Centered Approach to Advocacy, Mental Health, and Justice. Washington, DC: American Psychological Association, 2008. 184pp. $59.95 (h). Listening to Battered Women presents an in-depth, multidisciplinary ...
Puppy Chow Is Better Than Prozac: The True Story of a Man and the Dog Who Saved His Life
Sep 01, 2008; ... GOLDSTEIN, Bruce (with Tom Amico). Puppy Chow Is Better Than Prozac: The True Story of a Man and the Dog Who Saved His Life. Cambridge, MA: Da Capo Press, 2008. 288pp. $25.00 (h). To Bruce Goldstein-an edgy, twenty-something New Yorker trying to make his mark in advertising-just waking ...
Art Therapy and Social Action
Sep 01, 2008; ... KAPLAN, Frances F. (Ed.). Art Therapy and Social Action. Philadelphia: Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2007. 272pp. $29.95 (p). Art Therapy and Social Action explores how professionals can incorporate the techniques and approaches of art therapy in their work to address social problems ....
Divorcing with Children: Expert Answers to Tough Questions from Parents and Children
Sep 01, 2008; ... LIPPMAN, Jessica G., & LEWIS, Paddy Greenwall. Divorcing with Children: Expert Answers to Tough Questions from Parents and Children. Westport, CT: Praeger Publishers, 2008. 184pp. $39.95 (h). Therapists Lippman and Lewis share the beneficial experience and positive lessons discovered ...
African American Family Life: Ecological and Cultural Diversity
Sep 01, 2008; ... McLOYD, Vonnie C., HILL, Nancy E., & DODGE, Kenneth A. (Eds.). African American Family Life: Ecological and Cultural Diversity. NY: The Guilford Press, 2007. 348pp. $30(p), $55(h). This volume brings together leading experts from different disciplines to offer new perspectives on ...
The Role of Religion in Marriage and Family Counseling
Sep 01, 2008; ... ONEDERA, Jill Duba (Ed.). The Role of Religion in Marriage and Family Counseling. NY: Routledge, 2008. 304pp. $39.95 (h). Religion can play a vital role in the way people relate to each other, particularly with interpersonal dynamics within a family. The role of a couple or family's ...
The International Handbook of Stepfamilies: Policy and Practice in Legal, Research, and Clinical Environments
Sep 01, 2008; ... PRYOR, Jan (Ed.). The International Handbook of Stepfamilies: Policy and Practice in Legal, Research, and Clinical Environments. Hoboken: John Wiley and Sons, 2008. 612pp. $90.00 (h). Written by contributors from around the world, The International Handbook of Stepfamilies is a ...
The Complete Writing Guide to NIH Behavioral Science Grants.
Sep 01, 2008; ... SCHEIER, Lawrence M., & DEWEY, William L. (Eds). The Complete Writing Guide to NIH Behavioral Science Grants. New York: Oxford University Press, 2008. 536pp. $42.50 (h). A veritable cookbook for individuals or corporations seeking funding from the U.S. government, The Complete ...
IMMIGRATION AND FAMILIES: TREATING ACCULTURATIVE STRESS FROM A SYSTEMIC FRAMEWORK
May 01, 2008; ... ABSTRACT This article presents the most current research and literature on the psychological sequalae experienced by many recent immigrants, and employs the use of a case study (and analysis) to provide a guide for assessment and intervention from a structuralist framework. The recently ...
CONFLICT BEHAVIORS TOWARD MOTHERS AND FATHERS AMONG MALE AND FEMALE TURKISH ADOLESCENTS
May 01, 2008; ... ABSTRACT Differences between males and females in regard to conflict behaviors toward mothers and fathers were examined in a sample of 501 (326 males, 175 females) undergraduate university students. They completed a one-page questionnaire containing the theoretical definitions of five ...
ADJUSTMENT PROBLEMS IN THE FAMILY AND SCHOOL CONTEXTS, ATTITUDE TOWARDS AUTHORITY, AND VIOLENT BEHAVIOR AT SCHOOL IN ADOLESCENCE
May 01, 2008; ... ABSTRACT This study analyzed the role of different but interrelated variables in the family and school contexts in relation to problems of violent behavior at school during adolescence. Participants were 1,068 students aged 11 to 16 (47% male) drawn from secondary schools in the ...
PARENTAL BOND AND LIFE COURSE TRANSITIONS FROM ADOLESCENCE TO YOUNG ADULTHOOD
May 01, 2008; ... ABSTRACT In this study the effects of life course transitions in adolescence and young adulthood (leaving the parental home, living together with a partner,entering parenthood, and becoming financially independent) on the parent-child bond are investigated. Data are presented from a ...
Families that Flourish: Facilitating Resilience in Clinical Practice
May 01, 2008; ... BECVAR, Dorothy S. Families that Flourish: Facilitating Resilience in Clinical Practice. New York: W. W. Norton & Company, 2007. 278pp. $34.00 (h). Resilience is a fundamental therapeutic idea. A resilient person or family has the ability to stretch in response to difficult ...
Trauma Transformed: An Empowerment Response
May 01, 2008; ... BUSSEY, Marian, & WISE, Judith Bula (Eds.). Trauma Transformed: An Empowerment Response. New York: Columbia University Press, 2007. 344pp. $74.50 (h), $34.50 (p). Whether it's physical, psychological, social, historical, or ongoing, trauma is a universal experience, and this book ...