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- Title
Family Functioning in Families of Adolescents with Mental Health Disorders: The Role of Parenting Alliance.
- Authors
Baena, Sofía; Jiménez, Lucía; Lorence, Bárbara; Hidalgo, Ma Victoria
- Abstract
This study primarily examined the predictive role of emotional and behavioral disorders in family cohesion and the moderating role of parenting alliance. Adolescents’ mental health issues are a major concern, with important implications for individuals and their families. However, the impact of mental disorders on family processes has been less widely studied. Participants in this study were 72 parents of adolescent beneficiaries of mental health services. Questionnaires assessed family cohesion, parenting alliance, and sociodemographic factors. Results indicated that emotional and behavioral disorders did not have an influence on family cohesion. They also suggested that parenting alliance may be a protective factor for family cohesion. This paper highlights the role of parenting alliance as a potential protective factor in positive family processes. These findings support the importance of focusing on the parental subsystem in therapy, and the need to incorporate a positive parenting perspective when working with these families.
- Subjects
MENTAL health of teenagers; PARENTING; BEHAVIOR disorders in adolescence; MENTAL health services; SOCIODEMOGRAPHIC factors
- Publication
Children, 2021, Vol 8, Issue 3, p1
- ISSN
2227-9067
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3390/children8030222