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PubMed1991

The family life cycle in adoptive families.

An approach to the study of adoption based on a family life cycle perspective is presented, emphasizing the special nature of the adoptive family. The changing tasks of such families and of adopted individuals are outlined in a developmental sequence, illustrated with vignettes, that is intended as a guide for clinical intervention.

Adolescent↗
PubMed2001

Pulling on the heart strings: an emotionally focused approach to family life cycle transitions.

Transitions through the family life cycle can be stressful because they challenge attachment bonds between family members. Open communication and the processing of primary attachment emotions are crucial when family systems change. When family members are insecurely attached, such open communication is difficult, and people tend to get stuck in absorbing states of secondary defensive affect. Emotionally focused therapy (EFT) can be particularly helpful by encouraging family members to express primary emotions. This expression then fosters renegotiation of bonds and the clarification of attachment needs and concerns. Case examples illustrate how EFT can be applied to each family life cycle stage.

Adult↗
PubMed1991

The lesbian family life cycle: a contextual approach.

A recent broadening of family life cycle theory to include the various family norms deriving from ethnic differences, single parenting, divorce, and remarriage has not extended to the lesbian family experience. The need to articulate a lesbian family life cycle is underscored here with particular attention to the specific challenges and coping mechanisms of this particular family experience.

Family↗
PubMed1984

[Family life cycle in Quebec: comparative views, seventeenth to twentieth centuries].

A comparison of the family life cycle in Quebec at the end of the seventeenth century and in the middle of the twentieth century is presented. "For both periods, calculations of comparative indices were carried out in the absence of mortality and divorce. This allows the emphasizing of the outstanding features of the family life cycle....In particular, the considerable reduction in the duration of the extensive phase [is noted; this] is linked to the significant drop in fertility, and the emerging of a long phase of stabilization during which the parents are responsible for all their children. Finally, an examination of the proportion of undissolved families at each stage clearly shows the dramatic impact of mortality on family life in the past." (summary in ENG, SPA)

Americas↗
PubMed1988

[Dysfunction in the family life cycle: alcohol abuse and its consequences on the family].

This paper studies how alcohol abuse interacts during the different stages of family-life cycle thus enhancing the possibilities of dysfunctions thereof. Formation of a family, its adapting to the first-born, the upbringing of preschool, school, and teenage children are the topics under review as well as the time when children leave home, and the later-life period when the elderly couple goes through the "empty nest" feeling. Alcohol abuse and its consequences upon the different family members are screened up. Finally, family therapy relevance when dealing with the treatment of alcoholism is put forward.

Achievement↗
PubMed1981

Influences on food decisions across the family life cycle.

The objective of this study was to examine the effects of the family life cycle on factors that influence food habits. Three hundred thirty-six married couples representing our four family life cycle were randomly selected and interviewed. Each partner was asked how important 14 different sources of influence were on his/her food decisions. Sources of influence included media, classes, government information, significant others, and financial and health concerns. These sources had their greatest impact on young families who were establishing family food habits. Impact of these influences changed only moderately for other life cycle stages, indicating more stabilized food habits for these marriage partners. Wives were more influenced than husbands in each life cycle stage. Health concerns, cost, and nuclear family members were the most important sources of influence. Information from the media, government, food classes, and extension had little to moderate influence.

Adolescent↗
PubMed1994

[Nuclear families by family life cycle category, January 1, 1992].

"In this article, family life-cycle categories [in the Netherlands] are defined by the ages of the youngest and the eldest child. The figures are from an enumeration from automated municipal population registers. For each inhabitant sex, year of birth, marital status, country of birth, family relationship and a number of other characteristics were obtained. The family relationship shows whether or not a person lives in a nuclear family and if so, what position they have therein (e.g. spouse, parent, child). On the basis of these data three types of nuclear families were defined...." (SUMMARY IN ENG)

Age Factors↗
PubMed1985

[Marriages, divorces, and number of children: life tables on the family life cycle in Austria].

A multistate life table approach to the analysis of the family life cycle is outlined. "After calculating one-dimensional nuptiality and divorce tables and presenting a recently developed model of a fertility table based on parity, a multi-state model is described in which the cells represent all possible combinations of marital status and parity." The model is applied to data from the 1976 and 1981 micro-censuses of Austria. Findings regarding marriage, divorce, fertility, and fertility differentials by education are discussed. (summary in ENG)

Austria↗
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Centripetal and centrifugal family life cycle factors in long-term outcome following traumatic brain injury.

The family life cycle model categorizes stresses on family systems in terms of their source and their effects on family members. Centripetal forces bring members together while centrifugal forces lead to loosened intrafamilial ties. This study examined the association of normative, developmental and centripetal illness-related family forces with patient outcome. Hypothesized centripetal and centrifugal forces acting on 65 families of married male TBI patients were used as independent variables in stepwise multiple regressions with criterion measures of quality of life outcome used as dependent measures. Centripetal variables included measures of family coping, marital adjustment, and number of years married. Centrifugal variables included number of children, age of oldest child, and amount of perceived financial strain. Regression equations obtained had multiple R's ranging from 0.623 to 0.407 (p values < 0.017). Results suggest that families normatively dealing with the developmental stage of the family with young children may face unique challenges when a husband sustains a TBI, particularly when financial strain exists. Stages in family development involving conflict between centripetal and centrifugal forces may be most problematic for families to resolve, and potentially the most effective periods for intervention.

Adaptation, Psychological↗