family cohesion
collocation in Englishmeaningsoffamilyandcohesion
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family
noun
uk/ˈfæm.əl.i/us/ˈfæm.əl.i/
a group of people who are related to each other, such as a mother, a father, and ...
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cohesion
noun[U]
uk/kəʊˈhiː.ʒən/us/koʊˈhiː.ʒən/
the situation when the members of a group or society ...
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(Definition offamilyandcohesionfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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The heavy-drinking-only subgroup was characterized by higher drinking levels by primary caregivers and lower levels offamilycohesionas reported by primary caregivers.
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Higherfamilycohesionwas also related to lower maternal anxiety and depression and to higher father involvement.
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In each group, the maternal anxiety and depression block was negatively related and the parent reciprocity block was positively related tofamilycohesion.
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Triadic-to-triadic links are charted betweenfamilycohesionand rigidity.
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Dyadic-to-triadic links were charted from dyadic reciprocity tofamilycohesionand from parental intrusiveness and family rigidity.
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Within-level bidirectional influences were found on the dyadic level, between reciprocity and intrusiveness, and on the triadic level, betweenfamilycohesionand rigidity.
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Finally, individual-totriadic links are charted between father involvement and maternal emotional distress withfamilycohesionand between infant negative emotionality and family rigidity.
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Together,familycohesionand rigidity provide a four-pole matrix that evaluates the degree of reciprocity-harmony versus intrusiveness- competition in the family unit.
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Father involvement had an impact on the individual level, by reducing maternal emotional distress, as well as on the triadic level, by increasingfamilycohesion.
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Familycohesiondescribes the cooperative family, where family members are involved, parents focus on the child's signals, affect is warm and accepting, and family members respect each other's autonomy.
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Familycohesionand rigidity were the systemic constructs assessed at the family level.
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This study indicated that following a marital conflict discussion, there was a trend for diminishedfamilycohesionand more unbalanced family alliances in a triadic family discussion.
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Structural modeling indicated that father involvement had an influence on the individual level, by reducing maternal distress, as well as on the triadic level, by increasingfamilycohesion.
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It is also interesting to note that the trajectory group comparisons did not indicate any statistically significant differences in young adulthood for depressive symptoms, stressful life events, orfamilycohesion.
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Higher reciprocity was expected to promotefamilycohesion, whereas parental intrusiveness was expected to result in a family process marked by higher rigidity, competition, and interruption.
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The primary-caregiver data indicate higher levels of alcohol use by the primary caregiver of the heavy-drinking subgroup in relation to the no-problem subgroup, and lower levels offamilycohesion.
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Most studies have relied on statistical controls of possible confounds by including measured covariates, such as parental antisocial behavior, parenting practices,familycohesion, and socioeconomic status, in the analyses.
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Family exchanges may be becoming less duty-driven and more open to individual variation, and personal affection and attachment may be increasingly important forfamilycohesionand inter-generational ties.
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When added together these are perhaps some of the causes of the lack offamilycohesion, truancy and other problems affecting children.
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There is nothing more destructive offamilycohesionor individual self-respect than condemning people to unacceptable housing conditions.
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