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Gepubliceerd in: Journal of Child and Family Studies 4/2007

01-08-2007 | ORIGINAL PAPER

Family Empowerment as a Mediator between Family-Centered Systems of Care and Changes in Child Functioning: Identifying an Important Mechanism of Change

Auteurs: Kelly N. Graves, Terri L. Shelton

Gepubliceerd in: Journal of Child and Family Studies | Uitgave 4/2007

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Abstract

We investigated the associations among perceived fidelity to family-centered systems of care, family empowerment, and improvements in children's problem behaviors. Participants included 79 families, interviewed at two time points across a one-year period. Paired samples t-tests indicated that problem behaviors decreased significantly across a one-year period. Hierarchical multiple regressions indicated that both fidelity to family-centered systems of care and family empowerment independently predicted positive change in children's problem behavior over a one-year period. However, when family empowerment is entered first in the regression, the relationship between fidelity to family-centered systems of care and change in children's problem behavior drops out, indicating that family empowerment mediates the relationship between family-centered care and positive changes in problem behaviors. Consistent with other literature on help-giving practices, family empowerment appears to be an important mechanism of change within the system of care philosophy of service delivery. Implications for practice and staff training are discussed.
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Metagegevens
Titel
Family Empowerment as a Mediator between Family-Centered Systems of Care and Changes in Child Functioning: Identifying an Important Mechanism of Change
Auteurs
Kelly N. Graves
Terri L. Shelton
Publicatiedatum
01-08-2007
Gepubliceerd in
Journal of Child and Family Studies / Uitgave 4/2007
Print ISSN: 1062-1024
Elektronisch ISSN: 1573-2843
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10826-006-9106-1

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