Influences of Family Structure, Conflict, and Change on Transitions to Adulthood
Assignment 5, due in Week 7:
By 11:59 PM EST on Sunday of Week 7, your Substance Areas 6 – 10 reviews must be compiled and combined with the previous five articles and submitted as one literature review file with descriptions at the end of the paper about what was learned while conducting the course-long review.
Below are the 10 "Substance Areas" of the National Council on Family Relations (NCFR), a professional organization whose mission it is to "To provide an educational discussion for family researchers, educators, and practitioners to share in the development and dissemination of knowledge about families and family relationships, establish professional standards, and work to promote family well-being".
During the eight weeks of this senior seminar students will, with the guidance of their instructor, select and conduct a review of peer reviewed research literature related to the 10 substance areas (Note: All articles must be retrieved from the APUS online library). The phrase "peer reviewed" means that a publication contains articles reviewed and deemed academically sound and scientifically rigorous by the author's peers in the field. Sources such as blogs, personal websites, popular magazines, newspapers, or any of the Wikis that are out there are NOT acceptable.
Students will select, from the larger body of child and family development literature, two peer reviewed research journal articles per substance area and review, summarize, and critique them in one paper per area. The critiques should describe the research method and results, as well as implications for future research. Each article review should be between 1 and 1½ pages – double-spaced, equating to 2-3 pages per substance area. The format for this assignment should be:
Substance Area Name
Research article 1 (include the title of the article)
Critique of 1-1 1/2 pages (review should begin at the one inch margin)
Research article 2 (include the title of the article)
Critique of 1-1 1/2 pages (review should begin at the one inch margin)
Use this format for each of your Substance Areas. The text for each review must start at the 1 inch margin on the left-hand side of your paper.
These must be submitted in the order listed below. Do NOT submit these as separate files. All five content areas are to be submitted as one file.
Be sure to review the rubric provided for you in the assignment area to make certain that you are covering all the requirements.
6. FAMILY RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
e.g., Goal Setting and Decision-Making; Development and Allocation of Resources; Social Environment Influences; Life Cycle and Family Structure Influences; Consumer Issues and Decisions.
7. PARENT EDUCATION AND GUIDANCE
e.g., Parenting Rights and Responsibilities; Parenting Practices/Processes; Parent/Child Relationships; Variation in Parenting Solutions; Changing Parenting Roles Over the Life Cycle.
8. FAMILY LAW AND PUBLIC POLICY
e.g., Family and the Law; Family and Social Services; Family and Education;
Family and the Economy; Family and Religion; Policy and the Family.
9. PROFESSIONAL ETHICS AND PRACTICE
e.g., Formation of Values; Diversity of Values in Pluralistic Society; Examining Ideologies; Social Consequences of Value Choices; Ethics and Technological Changes; Ethics of Professional Practice
10. FAMILY LIFE EDUCATION METHODOLOGY
e.g., Planning and Implementing; Evaluation; Education Techniques; Sensitivity to Others; Sensitivity to Community Concern.
Rubric – NCFR Content Areas 6-10
All five content areas are included, with two peer-reviewed references each.
Articles are clearly appropriate for the content area.
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Each article is succinctly and carefully reviewed. The student defines the study, how it was accomplished, and further research implications. The analysis is thoughtful, thorough, and shows critical thinking.
All 10 topics are submitted IN ORDER and in one file, as per assignment instructions.
A conclusion, per the assignment instructions, is included.
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No more than two errors in spelling, punctuation, and grammar.
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APA formatting and citation style is followed.
Assignment is submitted on time
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For the paper, its only topics 6-10. I did not mean to put 1-5 in there in the instructions box.
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Family Resource Management
Article 1: Influences of Family Structure, Conflict, and Change on Transitions to Adulthood.
Musick et al. (2006) studied the relationship of discordance and changes in the family structure to the behaviors or transitions to adulthood. Family structure refers to the residence of the individual based on their parents’ marital union. The samples were gathered from the first, second, and third waves of data from the National Survey of Families and Households (NSFH1, NSFH2, NSFH3, respectively). The children were selected randomly from the NSFH2 for 10 to 17 years old and NSFH3 for eighteen and above. The children’s families are categorized as living together, stepparent family, or single-parent family.
The results suggest that disruptions in family structure result in conflicts and affect the process of adulting regardless of the previously experienced conflicts. In addition, these result in early engagement in sexual activities, and it has adverse effects, including incurring sexually transmitted diseases at an early age (Musick et al., 2006).
The reports are conclusive that family disruption results in tremendous stresses that lead to conflict between family members, and the results are different when the conflict preceded marital disruptions. However, the study is limited by the children’s pre-existing characteristics, which were not analyzed in the study.
Article 2: Families: Influences in Children’s Development and Behaviour, From Parents and Teachers’ Point of View
De Figueiredo & Dias (2012) conducted a comparative and exploratory study about the dissimilarities between the behaviors of children with married and divorced parents grounded on the teachers’ viewpoint. There are 62 participants, between 6 to 9 years old, and they are evaluated using the Child Behavior Checklist, Portuguese version, and the teacher report form. The results revealed that children with single parents, particularly those without siblings, demonstrate negative behaviors. However, the study is limited by the teachers’ perception because the children’s opinions of their family structure were not considered.
Parent Education and Guidance
Article 1: Changes in Mindful Parenting: Associations with Changes in Parenting, Parent–Youth Relationship Quality, and Youth Behavior
Through a longitudinal and randomized-controlled study, Coatsworth et al. (2018) investigated the changes in parenting styles over time, whether natural or secondary to intercessions. They correlated these with the proximal developmental changes. They investigated 5 434 families based on youth aggression, the quality of parent-youth interactions, and positive parenting. The results explained that improvement in mindful parenting leads to better behavioral outcomes for the children. The changes in mindful parenting are remarkable in fathers, who have demonstrated increased emotional awareness, leading to positive changes in youth aggression. Moreover, the factors that aid in modifying the parenting style include interpersonal, intrapersonal, and contextual situations. The study is limited by the cumulative effect of the parenting of the father and mother instead of being treated as separate entities.
Article 2: The Parenting Cycle of Deployment
DeVoe & Ross (2012) reviewed the issues during the transition between parents and children during prolonged separation and reintegration after deployment in military families. The pre-deployment phase provides significant stress to the family members of the deployed due to many unknowns, such as the mission, areas, or the type of work (i.e., war zone). The deployment phase is accompanied by feelings of loss and physiologic reactions to stress, including sleep disturbances and loss of appetite in the spouses of the deployed. They feel like they are left to do everything alone without the help of their partners. In the reintegration phase, the reactions of the family members vary in this phase. Some readily accept the newly returned military personnel, while others treat them as if they were there but not at all. Furthermore, unsure interactions are evident for both sides, increasing the stress from not functioning correctly. Additionally, some of the deployed suffer from mental illnesses, like post-traumatic stress disorder.
This study described a preliminary conceptual model that explains the parenting cycle of deployment, and it can be used as a basis for future psychosocial models to support the families of the deployed (DeVoe & Ross, 2012). Therefore, I agree with the team’s recommendations for future research as this only serves as preliminary evidence that can be used for an actual study.
Family Law and Public Policy
Article 1: Religion and Family Life: An Overview of Current Research and Suggestions for Future Research
Vermeer (2014) investigated the current evidence that associates religion as a significant factor that impacts family life via a systematic review of the literature. The results revealed that religious upbringing, family climate, and family structures are the crucial factors that affect the religious views of children. First, the passing of beliefs from one generation to the next is based on the parents’ religious practices, such that children born to religious families are more likely to practice devoutness, which is based on the social learning theory. Next, the family climate, remarkably the authoritative family parenting, has the most significant impact on conscientiousness transmission. It is secondary to the responsiveness of the children to their parents’ warmth and control. Lastly, single-parent and broken families are less likely to transmit their religiosity to their children than those who li...