TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1994//
TI  - Young adolescents' identification of difficult life events
JO  - Clinical nursing research
A1  - Riesch, S. K.
A1  - Jacobson, G. A.
A1  - Tosi, C. B.
SP  - 393
EP  - 413
VL  - 3
IS  - 4
N2  - As part of a larger study of parent-child communication, young adolescents (n = 847), aged 11 to 14 years, responded with brief written answers to the question: "Using your own words, list any happenings that occurred in the family that you feel may have been difficult and have long-lasting effects." The sample was chiefly seventh- and eighth-grade students from two-parent, White, middle-class, urban homes. Content analyses of their responses resulted in the following themes: feelings of loss due to death, divorce, relocation, or a sibling leaving the family; feelings of threat toward family relationships or integrity, personal or family health, personal or family safety and well-being, and violence; feelings of being hassled due to parents' expectations and limits and siblings' disagreements and conflicts; and testing maturity. The data provide significant examples of the life events of families. Recommendations to identify and care for families and young adolescents experiencing these events are proposed.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1054-7738
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -