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Exploring perceptions of family relationships by individuals with intellectual disability and psychiatric disorders
- Authors:
- WIDMER Eric D., KEMPF-CONSTANTIN Nadine L., CARMINATI Giuliana Galli
- Journal article citation:
- Families in Society, 91(4), October 2010, pp.378-384.
- Publisher:
- The Alliance for Children and Families
This article explores the ways in which individuals with intellectual disability (ID) and psychiatric disorders perceive their family relationships compared with the perceptions of those relationships by family members. The study used social network methods as it focused on perceptions of a large number of family relationships of individuals with ID rather than specific family dyads. The participants were 17 individuals with mild ID and psychiatric disorders who were patients at the University Hospital of Geneva, Switzerland. Each participant was interviewed and completed the Family Network questionnaire. The first family member that they cited was also interviewed. A third group, a comparison nonclinical group of 17 individuals, matched for age and sex with the clinical group were also interviewed. The results showed that the clinical group, compared with comparison nonclinical individuals, perceived their family as presenting less emotional support and fewer influential relationships, but the same number of conflict relationships. For the most part, the interviews with family members confirmed these results, confirming that the patients had a very limited set of supportive relationships. However, there were some significant differences in the perceptions between patients and their family members, with family members perceiving additional relationships that the patient did not perceive. The importance of these findings for research on family relationships of individuals with ID is discussed.
A world to belong to
- Author:
- BERZINS Kathryn
- Journal article citation:
- Mental Health Today, March 2007, pp.29-31.
- Publisher:
- Pavilion
- Place of publication:
- Hove
This research looks at one aspect of social inclusion - interaction with other people, including daily social contact with friends, family and staff from mental health services - and examines how this is being experienced by people using mental health services. The research was conducted jointly by SAMH (the Scottish Association for Mental Health), the National Schizophrenia Fellowship (Scotland), and the Public Health & Health Policy Section of the University of Glasgow, and funded by the Big Lottery. Interviews were conducted with three different groups: 200 people who were regular users of mental health services, 1000 members of the general population, and 20 mental health service professionals. The results found significant differences between the social contacts of those who used mental health services and the general population sample. Although it was felt that mental health services played an important part in the lives of those who use them, less than half those surveyed felt that services encouraged them to use other community services.
Relationships in the 21st century: the forgotten foundation of mental health and wellbeing
- Author:
- MENTAL HEALTH FOUNDATION
- Publisher:
- Mental Health Foundation
- Publication year:
- 2016
- Pagination:
- 12
- Place of publication:
- London
Examines how investing in building and maintaining good relationships and tackling the barriers to forming them positively impact on mental health and wellbeing. The evidence shows that people who are more socially connected to family, friends, or their community are happier, physically healthier and live longer, with fewer mental health problems than people who are less well connected. The paper looks at relationships across the life course and why they matter, focusing on children and young people, adults and later life. Higher rates of mental health problems such as depression and anxiety have been associated with loneliness, isolation and social rejection during adolescence and similarly having few close relationships has been linked to higher rates of depression and stress in older adults. The report calls on national governments, public bodies and employers to promote good relationships and tackle barriers, including mounting pressures on work–life balance and the impact of bullying and unhealthy relationships. (Edited publisher abstract)
Pathways from social support to service use among caregivers at risk of child maltreatment
- Author:
- KANG Jiyoung
- Journal article citation:
- Children and Youth Services Review, 34(5), May 2012, pp.933-939.
- Publisher:
- Elsevier
Caregivers at risk of maltreating their children have different needs for services that would help them provide safe environments for their children. The purpose of this study was to test pathways from social support to service use among caregivers at risk of child maltreatment. The proposed model of pathways to service use involved 4 mediating variables: family functioning; psychosomatic problems; child maltreatment allegation; and perceived needs. The study used data for 1000 caregivers from the Longitudinal Studies of Child Abuse and Neglect (LONGSCAN) study. The findings showed that social support exerted indirect effects on at-risk caregivers' service use. The proposed model fitted the data well, and supported some of the hypothesised pathways. The effect of social support on service use was mediated by family functioning and psychosomatic symptoms, which in turn was associated with caregivers' perceived needs for outside assistance for a personal or emotional problem. The hypothesised pathways from perceived family functioning and psychosomatic symptoms through child maltreatment allegation report were not supported. The study's findings contribute to understanding the role that social support can play in caregivers' seeking service use for emotional or personal problems.
Resiliency and social support networks in a population of Mexican American intimate partner violence survivors
- Authors:
- RODITTI Martha, et al
- Journal article citation:
- Families in Society, 91(3), July 2010, pp.248-256.
- Publisher:
- The Alliance for Children and Families
This article explores resilience in the context of the social networks of intimate partner violence (IPV) survivors. A cross-sectional descriptive study explored the relationship between social support, resilience, and psychological disturbance in Mexican American female survivors of IPV. The study used a nonprobability, convenience sample of 78 women living in battered women’s shelters in two southwestern border cities over a two year period. Interviews conducted with the women explored how much resiliency is affected by mood, and what parts of the IPV survivors’ social networks are most supportive. The results indicated that an increased resilience score is associated with decreased mood disturbance. The study demonstrated a significant relationship between the participants’ perception of social support from formal and organisational sources as well as from friends and neighbours, but not family. The article recommends that the reasons why these women did not turn to their family for support should be the subject of further research. The implications for practice are discussed.