Sentences with phrase «role of family factors»

The focus of the interest therefore seems to have moved from the causal and pathogenetic role of family factors to their maintaining or vice versa facilitating role for the treatment of the disorder (Holtom - Viesel and Allan, 2014).

Escaping the poverty trap in Latin America: The role of family factors.

This study explored the role of family factors and psychological distress in relation to delinquency and youth offending to try and explicate the relative importance of family structure, family relations, and psychological distress.

A shoft - term longitudinal examination of young adolescent functioning following divorce: the role of family factors.

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Third, applying simple legislative solutions to complex social issues also seems attractive, but ignores other relevant factors such as the role of the family and parental supervision, the place of education, and broader social determinants such as employment and access to social and economic opportunity.

Significant factors like: maternal morbidity, family history, prior birth trauma, socio - economic status, mental health history, expectations of childbirth, adjustment to the role of parent, and many more aspects can influence the way in which a woman and her family integrate and heal from a traumatic birth.

Looking at fatherhood across time and cultural settings is important as it broadens our understanding of the changing role of fathers, and contributing factors to their different level of engagement within the family.

When a new baby arrives in a family, the role of the grandparents varies according to a number of factors, one of the most important being the distance between the parents» home and the grandparents.

Other factors such as the mode of travel to school probably relate to independence on the part of young people and trust on the part of their parents; while others, most notably family relationships, demonstrate that social and emotional deprivation also plays a role.»

These include a family of signaling molecules called protocaderins, which regulate neuronal development and short - range interactions between neurons, and a family of transcription factors called zinc fingers, which are mainly expressed in embryonic and nervous tissues and are thought to play roles in brain development.

«If you adhere to these guidelines, you may reduce your risk of getting or dying from cancer, though the risk is not totally eliminated,» she said, noting that family history and environmental factors also play a role in cancer incidence and mortality.

But since former parental smoking did not eliminate risk, other aspects of the family environment or genetic factors probably play a role.

Michael Croft, Ph.D., and his team focus on a number of molecules that are members of the tumor necrosis factor (TNF) and tumor necrosis factor receptor (TNFR) family, a group of proteins believed to play important roles in the ability of the immune system to guard the body against harmful microorganisms.

«The researchers controlled for a host of psycho - social factors, which greatly reduced the strength of these associations — this suggests that psycho - social factors (things like history of drug problems, parental loss (divorce or death), poor family environment, low self - esteem, social deviance, personality disorders) play an important role in mood and addictive disorders.

December 22, 2004 Smoking plays a dominant role in the development of the disease, but genetic factors appear to establish increased susceptibility that goes beyond the nuclear family In a paper published today in the Journal of the American Medical Association...

In 2005, the identification of an activating mutation in JAK2 (the V617F mutation) as a STAT5 - activating and disease - causing genetic alteration in a significant proportion of patients with myeloproliferative neoplasms (MPNs) has emphasized the oncogenic role of the JAK tyrosine kinases in hematologic malignancies.2 — 5 JAK2 is a member of the Janus tyrosine kinase family comprising three other mammalian non-receptor tyrosine kinases (JAK1, JAK3 and TYK2) that associate with cytokine receptors lacking intrinsic kinase activity to mediate cytokine - induced signal transduction and activation of STAT transcription factors.6 All JAKs share a similar protein structure and contain a tyrosine kinase domain at the C - terminus flanked by a catalytically inactive pseudokinase domain with kinase - regulatory activity, by an atypical SH2 domain and by a FERM domain that mediates association to the membrane - proximal region of the cytokine receptors.7, 8 Soon after the discovery of JAK2 V617F, we and others described that activating JAK1 mutations are relatively common in adult patients with T - cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) and participate in ALL development allowing for constitutive activation of STAT5.9 — 11 Several STAT5 - activating JAK1 mutations were also reported in AML and breast cancer patients.10

«Chemistry tends to dominate the way we think about medicine, but it has become clear that physical and mechanical factors play very critical roles in regulating biology,» said David Mooney, the Robert P. Pinkas Family Professor of Bioengineering at SEAS and Wyss Institute Core Faculty member, senior author on the new study.

A combination of factors such as a loss of family time caused by hard - working mothers and fathers, the isolation abetted by the Internet, and the determination of parents to be pals with their kids instead of demanding role models seems to be making what used to be part of the solution into part of the problem.

No one factor inhibits Hispanics» performance in school, although a lack of communication between families and teachers plays a role, according to Julio Rodriguez, who in 2001 was director of the Bronx Educational Alliance ENLACE program at Lehman College of the City University of New York.

The focus of the book will be on how legal and institutional factors play a role in family functioning, very early learning, and health among these families.

Rowe comes to HGSE from the University of Maryland where she worked as an assistant professor of human development in the college of education, leading a research program on understanding the role of parents and family factors in children's early language and literacy development.

Dr Jon Jerrim of the Institute of Education said factors outside the classroom such as family support and culture played a big role in Chinese students» strength in the subject.

The lack of a male role model in families is also described as a factor affecting pupils» behaviour.

Extraneous factors such as the Socio - economic status of families should never play a role in how teachers communicate with parents.

Those factors include the age, physical and mental condition of the child and parents, the relationship existing between each parent and the child, the needs of the child, the role each parent has played in the upbringing of the child, the propensity of each parent to support the child's contact with the other, the reasonable preference of the child and instances of family abuse.

In Virginia, a court may consider any of the following factors, among others, in making a decision: The age and physical and mental condition of the child, giving due consideration to the child's changing developmental needs; the age and physical and mental condition of each parent; the relationship existing between each parent and each child, giving due consideration to the positive involvement with the child's life, the ability to accurately assess and meet the emotional, intellectual and physical needs of the child; the needs of the child, giving due consideration to other important relationships of the child, including but not limited to siblings, peers and extended family members; the role that each parent has played and will play in the future, in the upbringing and care of the child; the propensity of each parent to actively support the child's contact and relationship with the other parent, including whether a parent has unreasonably denied the other parent access to or visitation with the child; the relative willingness and demonstrated ability of each parent to maintain a close and continuing relationship with the child, and the ability of each parent to cooperate in and resolve disputes regarding matters affecting the child; the reasonable preference of the child, if the court deems the child to be of reasonable intelligence, understanding, age and experience to express such a preference; any history of family abuse; and such other factors as the court deems necessary and proper to the determination.

Other factors also contribute, such as: human nature; norms about gender, parenting roles, the distribution of labour in the home and the privileged insularity of the family unit; the impact of these norms on policy - and decision - makers; the stubborn persistence of women's inequality; and, the lingering tendency to treat women and children as property.

Getting the lowest rate possible is dependent on a variety of factors including lifestyle, coverage amount, age, family medical history such as cancer or diabetes, and any other health factors and pre-existing conditions can also play a role.

Her work focuses on the role of adverse, protective and promotive factors in families experiencing poverty and among newly immigrated and refugee families, and includes testing promising intervention approaches.

That might be recognised in a mother's habitual behaviour toward her youngest son, usually precipitated by his childishness, where the absence of emotional involvement with her husband (whose occupational role has taken him increasingly out of family life) was a disposing factor because neither parent have acknowledged the family life cycle issues they face after 25 years of marriage.

Perceived family discord was a risk factor for DSH and SA in models 1, 2 and 3 of the current study, implying that family plays a role in adolescents» suicidality.

Beyond parenting, broader factors — at the level of the extended family (eg, grandparents, aunts), community and society — also play an important developmental role.

Aboriginal Australians make up 3 % of the Australian population and have a life expectancy over 10 years less than that of non-Aboriginal Australians.3 The small amount of evidence available suggests that Australian Aboriginal children and adolescents experience higher levels of mental health - related harm than other young people4, 5 including suicide rates that are several times higher than that of non-Aboriginal Australian youth.4, 6 These high levels of harm are linked to greater exposure to many of the known risk factors for poor mental health and to the pervasive trauma and grief, which continues to be experienced by Aboriginal peoples due to the legacy of colonisation.7, 8 Loss of land and culture has played a major role in the high rates of premature mortality, incarceration and family separations currently experienced by Aboriginal peoples.

The role of home learning, family routines and psychosocial environmental factors are potentially important in closing income gaps in ECD.

From Safe Sanctuaries to Strong Communities: The Role of Communities of Faith in Child Protection Melton & Anderson Family and Community Health, 31 (2), 2008 View Abstract Discusses the potential contributions of faith communities to child abuse prevention efforts, examines the role of religiosity as a protective factor, and describes two community initiatives that are engaging churches in child abuse preventRole of Communities of Faith in Child Protection Melton & Anderson Family and Community Health, 31 (2), 2008 View Abstract Discusses the potential contributions of faith communities to child abuse prevention efforts, examines the role of religiosity as a protective factor, and describes two community initiatives that are engaging churches in child abuse preventrole of religiosity as a protective factor, and describes two community initiatives that are engaging churches in child abuse prevention.

These results indicate the need to explore the meaning of the role of identified patient in family group work and how this factors into parental resistance and family services.

The Pediatrician's Role in Child Maltreatment Prevention Flaherty & Stirling Pediatrics, 126 (4), 2010 Describes some of the risk factors for child maltreatment and addresses how pediatricians can help prevent maltreatment by identifying family strengths, recognizing risk factors, providing helpful guidance, and referring families to programs and other resources.

Australian Institute of Family Studies The role of the Institute is to conduct research and communicate findings to policy makers, service providers and the broader community about factors that affect family wellFamily Studies The role of the Institute is to conduct research and communicate findings to policy makers, service providers and the broader community about factors that affect family wellfamily wellbeing.

Sara brings her ability and curiosity to her role as facilitator that will support services to enhance their capacity to promote children's mental health and wellbeing, respond effectively and holistically to mental health needs of children, and raise awareness of social and environmental factors that impact the mental health and wellbeing of children and their families.

«More generally, the limited role of shared environmental factors in physical aggression clashes with the results of studies of singletons in which many family or parent level factors were found to predict developmental trajectories of physical aggression during preschool.»

In determining the best interests of a child, the court considers a variety of factors including the age, physical and mental condition of the child as well as each parent, the needs of the child, the role of each parent and the rapport of each parent, and the «willingness and demonstrated ability of each parent to maintain a close and continuing relationship with the child, and the ability of each parent to cooperate in and resolve disputes regarding matters affecting the child,» family abuse, and «other factors as the court deems necessary and proper to the determination.»

The data are discussed with respect to the primacy of specific factors in considering the father's role in African - American families.

Possibly, mania is a more purely biologically driven phenomenon than bipolar depression, with onsets more readily attributable to medication inconsistency, sleep deprivation, circadian disruption, or behavioral activation.21,22,84 - 86 In contrast, social and familial support has been found to protect against depression in bipolar and unipolar affective disorders, but the role of these variables in manic recurrences is unclear.86 - 88 An analysis of laboratory interactional data from a subset of 44 families in this sample revealed that treatment - related improvements in family communication skills were more closely associated with reductions in patients» depressive than manic symptoms.56 Thus, manic and depressive symptoms may be influenced by different constellations of risk and protective factors.

I understand that age and life cycle factors must be considered in interactions with families (e.g., high value placed on the decisions or childrearing practices of elders or the role of the eldest female in the family).

The program's components are guided by developmental theory concerning the role of multiple interacting risk and protective factors (child, family, and school) in the development of conduct problems.

I support all staff and consultants in developing the understanding that age and life cycle factors must be considered in interactions with families (e.g. high value placed on the decisions or childrearing practices of elders or the role of the eldest female in the family).

North Carolina's Family Child Study is the oldest site in the study and has focused on the role of stress and social support in high - risk families and the factors that contribute to or lessen the risk of abuse and neglect.

His research centers on several main issues: (1) the implications of religion and spirituality for mental and physical health and mortality risk; (2) religious variations in family life, with particular attention to intimate relationships and childrearing; (3) the role of religious institutions, practices, and values among racial and ethnic minority populations in the United States; (4) the influence of religious factors on political attitudes and policy preferences; and (5) public opinion surrounding issues of race, ethnicity, and immigration in the contemporary United States.

Based on limited findings that difficulties with role balance may uniquely contribute to depression among college students (Lopez and Fons - Scheyd in J Coll Couns 11:133 — 147, 2008; Marks and McDermid in J Marriage Family 58:417 — 432, 1996) and may be associated with individual factors such as internal working models of attachment, this study tested the indirect effects of anxious and avoidant attachment on depression through role balance using a college student sample (n = 299).

A greater understanding of the role of fathers, and factors strengthening father - child relationships should contribute towards more effective representation for fathers in family policies and services, a declared aim of the Scottish Government's parenting strategy (Scottish Government, 2012).