Emerging Methods in Family Research

• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Άλλοι συγγραφείς: McHale, Susan M. (Επιμελητής έκδοσης), Amato, Paul (Επιμελητής έκδοσης), Booth, Alan (Επιμελητής έκδοσης)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2014.
• Σειρά: National Symposium on Family Issues, 4
• Θέματα: Social sciences.; Psychotherapy.; Social policy.; Families.; Families > Social aspects.; Experiential research.; Social Sciences.; Family.; Psychology Research.; Social Policy.

The family can be a model of loving support, a crucible of pathology, or some blend of the two. Across disciplines, it is also the basic unit for studying human relationships, patterns of behavior, and influence on individuals and society. As family structures evolve and challenge previous societal...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• I. Family Development and Change
• Latent Growth Curve Models with Random and Fixed Effects
• Families as Coordinated Symbiotic Systems: Making use of Nonlinear Dynamic Models
• Representing Trends and Moment-to-Moment Variability in Dyadic and Family Processes Using State-Space Modeling Techniques
• The Benefits and Challenges of Modeling Intra-Family Variability
• II. Family Systems
• Anatomies of Kinship: Preliminary Network Models for Change and Diversity in the Formal Structure of American Families
• Emerging Methods for Studying Families as Systems
• Families as Systems: Some Thoughts on Methods and Theory
• III. Approaches to Measuring Families
• Studying Family Transitions from a Systems Perspective: The Role of Biomarkers
• Ecological Momentary Assessment [EMA] in Family Research
• Why Qualitative and Ethnographic Methods are Essential for Understanding Family Life
• Approaches to Measuring Families
• IV. Family Programs and Policies
• Multiple Levels and Modalities of Measurement in a Population-Based Approach to Improving Parenting
• Multiple Comparisons and Truncation Bias in Family Policy Research: Strategies from the Building Strong Families Evaluation
• Optimizing Family Intervention Programs: The Multiphase Optimization Strategy (MOST)
• Methods in Multi-site Trials of Family-based Interventions
• Capturing the Complexity of Families Using Innovative Methods.