Academic Journal
Economic strain and quality of life among families with emerging adult children: The contributions of family rituals and family problem-solving communication
| العنوان: | Economic strain and quality of life among families with emerging adult children: The contributions of family rituals and family problem-solving communication |
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| المؤلفون: | Fonseca, Gabriela, Sousa, Bruno de, Crespo, Carla, Relvas, Ana Paula |
| بيانات النشر: | Wiley |
| سنة النشر: | 2023 |
| المجموعة: | Universidade de Coimbra: Estudo Geral |
| مصطلحات موضوعية: | Economic strain, Families with emerging adult children, Family adaptation, Family ritual meaning, Macroeconomic hard times |
| الوصف: | Young people and their families around the world are especially vulnerable to macroeconomic hard times. This study sought to provide a more comprehensive view on how families with emerging adult children can successfully overcome economic distress. Specifically, we examined the links between economic strain-that is, the subjective perceptions of one's current and future financial situation-family ritual meaning, family problem-solving communication, and quality of life, as reported by emerging adults and their parents. Data were collected from 1017 individuals nested in 334 families living in Portugal in 2016/2017. Results from multilevel modeling provided evidence for a negative impact of economic strain on family members' quality of life (β = -0.30, p < 0.001); and for the role of family ritual meaning (β = 0.01, p = 0.022), but not family problem-solving communication, as a buffer against the negative effect of economic strain on quality of life. Findings also suggested that the subjective evaluations that family members formulated about their financial situations played a greater role than objective economic conditions (e.g., income) in establishing a deeper understanding on the impact of economic demands on individuals and families' lives in today's complex financial world. This study provides a significant contribution to family economic stress research, advancing family ritual meaning as a key family dynamic contributing to positive adaptation to economic distress. The implications of these findings for clinical interventions include the potential benefits of symbolic forms of family communication in the work carried out with economically stressed family members. |
| نوع الوثيقة: | article in journal/newspaper |
| اللغة: | English |
| تدمد: | 0014-7370 1545-5300 |
| Relation: | #PLACEHOLDER_PARENT_METADATA_VALUE#; Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia (SFRH/BD/114861/2016); https://doi.org/10.1111/famp.12884; https://hdl.handle.net/10316/107272 |
| DOI: | 10.1111/famp.12884 |
| الاتاحة: | https://hdl.handle.net/10316/107272 https://doi.org/10.1111/famp.12884 |
| Rights: | info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess |
| رقم الانضمام: | edsbas.3D9C5A8A |
| قاعدة البيانات: | BASE |
| تدمد: | 00147370 15455300 |
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| DOI: | 10.1111/famp.12884 |