10 research outputs found
Being Mum’s Confidant, a Boon or Bane? Examining Gender Differences in the Association of Maternal Disclosure with Adolescents’ Depressive Feelings
This article reports on a longitudinal study investigating gender differences in the association between maternal disclosure and adolescents’ depressive symptoms. Little research has examined the relationship of parental disclosure to adolescents’ depressive symptoms and research on sex differences is particularly lacking. In a sample of 428 families with a mean age of 13.36 (52% female) of the target adolescents, maternal and children’s disclosure and depressive symptoms were assessed twice with an interval of 4 years. Controlling for the quality of the parent–child relationship and levels of maternal depressive symptoms, the analyses revealed an interaction effect for child’s gender, moderating the effect of maternal disclosure on adolescents’ depressive symptoms. Higher levels of maternal disclosure were accompanied by lower levels of depressive symptoms in girls and higher levels of depressive symptoms in boys. Gender differences in socialization, communication, individuation and social networks might explain why daughters and sons are differently affected by maternal disclosure
An exploration of the family resilience needs of a rural community in South Africa: a sequential explanatory mixed methodological study design
The aim of the study is to identify and explore
family resilience needs in a rural community in the West
Coast region of South Africa. An explanatory mixed methodological
sequential design was implemented. Firstly, Sixbey’s
(2005) Family Resilience Assessment Scale, was employed to
conduct the quantitative assessment via a door-to-door sample
of convenience identified with the assistance of a local nongovernmental
organisation. Of the 656 participants, 39.8%
were male and 60.2% were female, with an average age of
37.90 years (standard deviation 13.92). Secondly, four focus
groups involving 27 community participants provided qualitative
data. Results from the quantitative assessment show that
family connectedness and utilising social and economic
resources were the lowest scoring, and belief systems the
highest scoring, dimensions in family resilience. Based on
the quantitative findings and the discussions, three thematic
categories emerged: community and family challenges; community
belief systems; and current family functioning and
organisational patterns. A number of families and groups
within the community were able to provide feedback, recommendations
and work collaboratively in this study. This contributed
to the argument we make for the transformative
mixed methods paradigm that is discussed. This study provides
further insight into the theory of family resilience.ISI & Scopu
The Impact of Religious Commitment on Women’s Sexual Self-Esteem
Religious commitment is associated with decreased sexual activity, poor sexual satisfaction, and sexual guilt, particularly among women. The purpose of this paper was to investigate how religious commitment is related to sexual self-esteem among women. Participants included 196 female undergraduate students, 87 % of whom identified as Christian. Participants completed the Sexual Self-Esteem Inventory for Women (SSEI-W), Religious Commitment Inventory-10, Revised Religious Fundamentalism Scale, Brief Sexual Attitudes Scale, and a measure of their perception of God’s view of sex. Results suggested that women with high religious commitment held more conservative sexual attitudes. Significant relationships between religious commitment and two subscales (moral judgment and attractiveness) of the SSEI-W revealed that women with high religious commitment were less likely to perceive sex as congruent with their moral values and simultaneously reported significantly greater confidence in their sexual attractiveness. A significant relationship between religious commitment and overall sexual self-esteem was found for women whose religion of origin was Catholicism, such that those with higher religious commitment reported lower sexual self-esteem. A hierarchical regression analysis revealed that high religious commitment and perception that God viewed sex negatively independently predicted lower sexual selfesteem, as related to moral judgment. Implications of the findings are provided