Families with Adolescents

ISBN-13: 9783031434068 / Angielski / Twarda / 2023

Stephen M. Gavazzi;Ji-Young Lim

Opis

From a family development perspective, there continues to be growing interest in the study of marriage and family topics, and a parallel number of books that cover such issues. In these books, families with adolescents typically are treated as a single chapter, again with greater emphasis on research-based information. Still other books have a very narrow focus on family-based interventions, and, often as not, the treatment focus is on a single issue (e.g., substance abuse). Although rich in hands-on application material, these books typically contain little in the way of theory and research.

There is significant interest in the area of adolescence more generally, and a substantial number of books cover this topic from an individual development perspective. But no single book on the market today combines a theoretical, research, and application approach to the examination of families with adolescents. Many books underscore the importance of understanding the family context of adolescence and typically devote a single chapter to a review of relevant family-based research. Much less attention is given to application issues, and family theory is rarely if ever covered in these texts. Therefore, a book combining theoretical, research, and application topics is a much needed resource for this type of family-based information.

Adolescents and their Families is a valuable primary text for family scholars who have the opportunity to teach classes on topics pertaining to the families of adolescents, a practical secondary text for instructors of classes on family development, and a useful resource for prevention- and intervention-based professionals. The appeal of this book is greatly increased by its interdisciplinary approach, whereby literature from the family science field will be augmented with material from family-based work being conducted in psychology, sociology, social work, and other related fields.

Spis treści

Part 1. Introduction and Overview of Theoretical, Research, and Application Topics.- Chapter 1: Introduction to Families with Adolescents.- Chapter 2: Overview of Theory, Research, and Application Topics in Families with Adolescents.- Part 2. Theorizing About Families with Adolescents.- Chapter 3: Family Development Theory.- Chapter 4: Family Systems Theory.- Chapter 5: Ecological Theory in Family with Adolescents Studies.- Chapter 6: Attachment Theory in Family with Adolescents Studies.- Chapter 7: Social Learning Theory in Family with Adolescents Studies.- Part 3. Research on Families with Adolescents.- Chapter 8: Research on the Parent-Adolescent Dyad.- Chapter 9: Polyadic Research on Families with Adolescents.- Chapter 10: The Family’s Impact on Adolescent Outcomes.- Part 4. Application Topics Concerning Families with Adolescents.- Chapter 11: Family Therapy and other Family Intervention-Based Efforts with Adolescents.- Chapter 12: Prevention Programs for Families with Adolescents.- Part 5. Future Directions in Families with Adolescents Research and Practice.- Chapter 13: Outlook on Theoretical, Research, and Application Efforts in Families with Adolescents.- Chapter 14: The Need to Integrate Theory, Research, and Application Efforts in Families with Adolescents.

O autorze

Stephen M. Gavazzi, Ph.D., is Professor, Department of Human Sciences, and Director of CHRR at The Ohio State University. During the past 30 years at Ohio State, Dr. Gavazzi has established a research program that identifies the impact of family dynamics on youth development, psychopathology, and problem behavior. This work has been supported by more than $5 million in grants from a wide variety of federal, state, and private sources. He also is a trained Family Therapist, thus bringing an applied clinical perspective to his work. Dr. Gavazzi has been involved in the development and evaluation of a number of family-based programming efforts, including a multifamily psychoeducational group for families containing children with mood disorders, as well as a strength-based program for families who have adolescents involved in some aspect of the juvenile court. Notably, he provided leadership in the development of the Global Risk Assessment Device, a web-based instrument designed to generate information that assists professionals in making appropriate service referrals for at-risk youth and their families.

 

Dr. Ji-Young Lim, Ph.D., is a Professor in the Department of Child and Family Studies at Kyungpook National University in South Korea. Dr. Lim embarked on a rewarding and impactful professional journey with a Ph.D. in Human Development and Family Science (HDFS) from The Ohio State University, where she also minored in Quantitative Psychology. Her career began as an Assistant Professor at the Department of Family Studies and Social Work at Miami University. Over the past 17 years, Dr. Lim has diligently employed diverse quantitative research methods to delve into various facets of children and adolescents within diverse family contexts. Notably, she played a significant role in validating the Korean Version of Rothbart's Temperament scales, a project funded by the Korea Research Foundation. Her research efforts have shed light on child and adolescent development within multicultural families in South Korea. Dr. Lim's dedication to rigorous scholarship is evident through her extensive publication record, which boasts over 100 papers published in peer-reviewed journals. 

Blurb

The second edition of this book offers an expanded and updated blueprint for more consistently improved practice, emphasizing family process and structure instead of only individual developmental stages. Its chapters deftly summarize the recent knowledge base about families with adolescents and explains how to apply these results across mental health and social services disciplines. The new edition clearly illustrates family concerns and theoretical perspectives through real-world vignettes and cogent use of family assessment measures. Chapters offer a broad understanding of how diversity in all its forms – including race/ethnicity, culture, religion, and sexual orientation – has created a much more nuanced understanding of how families with adolescents are able to function within their environment. Both major challenges to families and communities form the backdrop of the second edition’s focus on forecasting in which the theoretical, empirical, and intervention literatures necessarily move in service to the health and well-being of families with adolescents.

Featured topics include:

• Central concepts of family development, family systems, ecological, attachment, and social learning theories in relation to families with adolescents.
• Influence of the family on adolescent problem behavior, mental health concerns, substance use issues, educational attainment, and social competence outcomes.
• Selected studies on parenting behaviors, conflict resolution, and other major aspects of families with adolescents.
• Application topics in family-based intervention and prevention programs.
• Integrating theory, research, and applications to create a “triple threat” model.
• Diversity issues surrounding race/ethnicity, culture, religion, and sexual orientation.

Families with Adolescents, Second Edition, is an essential resource for researchers, professors, and graduate and advanced undergraduate students as well as professionals and other mental health clinicians, practitioners, and therapists in clinical child and developmental psychology, family studies, human development, sociology, social work, education, and all allied disciplines.