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Family functioning in 103 neglectful and 102 non-neglectful low-income families is examined using self-report and observational measures. Neglectful mothers reported their families as having more family conflict and less expression of feelings, but not less cohesive. Ratings of observed and videotaped family interactions indicated neglect families were less organized, more chaotic, less verbally expressive, showed less positive and more negative affect than comparison families. However, there were wide differences on measures of functioning among neglect families. Three distinct types of neglectful family functioning are identified and interventions for each type are suggested to improve parental-family functioning.
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Maus-Tratos Infantis/psicologia , Família/psicologia , Ajuda a Famílias com Filhos Dependentes , Terapia Comportamental , Criança , Maus-Tratos Infantis/prevenção & controle , Proteção da Criança , Pré-Escolar , Violência Doméstica/prevenção & controle , Violência Doméstica/psicologia , Intervenção Educacional Precoce , Relações Pai-Filho , Feminino , Georgia , Humanos , Lactente , Masculino , Relações Mãe-Filho , Determinação da Personalidade , População Rural , Pais Solteiros/psicologiaRESUMO
Comparisons of neglectful with non-neglectful low-SES parents revealed that the neglectful parents reported more life stresses, greater depression and loneliness, and weaker informal social supports. In the neglectful families, loneliness was positively associated with life stresses and negatively associated with network supports, but not with caseworker-assessed social isolation.
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Maus-Tratos Infantis/psicologia , Depressão/psicologia , Acontecimentos que Mudam a Vida , Solidão , Apoio Social , Adolescente , Adulto , Criança , Filho de Pais com Deficiência/psicologia , Pré-Escolar , Feminino , Humanos , Lactente , Masculino , Poder Familiar/psicologia , Inventário de Personalidade , Fatores de Risco , Meio Social , Isolamento SocialRESUMO
This study evaluates two procedures for the elimination of nocturnal thumbsucking in a 10-yr-old boy. The subject's mother recorded the occurrence of thumbsucking four times each night. Reliability checks were done twice a week by another family member. A plastic splint, usually employed to protect a damaged thumb, was placed on the subject's thumb at bedtime. The results showed that when the splint was used, the incidence of thumbsucking decreased from 100% of the checks made during baseline to 0% during intervention. Several naturally occurring and one planned reversal demonstrated the effectiveness of the splint in controlling thumbsucking.
