Family matters : the importance of mattering to family in adolescence /

Combining empirical evidence with indices to measure mattering, Family Matters: The Importance of Mattering to Family in Adolescence explores the inverse relationship between mattering and dysfunctional behavior in adolescence. Defines mattering and distinguishes among the three ways that people can...

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Main Author:	Elliott, Gregory
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Chichester, U.K. ; Malden, MA : Wiley-Blackwell, 2009.
Edition:	1st ed.
Series:	Wiley online library.
Subjects:	Adolescent psychology. Parent and teenager. Teenagers > Conduct of life. Teenagers > Family relationships. Teenagers. FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS > Life Stages > Adolescence. FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS > Life Stages > Teenagers. PSYCHOLOGY > Developmental > Adolescent. Electronic books.
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Summary:	Combining empirical evidence with indices to measure mattering, Family Matters: The Importance of Mattering to Family in Adolescence explores the inverse relationship between mattering and dysfunctional behavior in adolescence. Defines mattering and distinguishes among the three ways that people can matter to others: awareness, importance, and relianceUtilizes empirical evidence from a quantitative analyses of data from a nationwide survey 2,004 adolescents to support author's assertionsExplores the impact of structural and demographic factors such as family structure in developing of a sense o.
Item Description:	Electronic resource.
Physical Description:	1 online resource (xii, 263 pages) : illustrations, plans.
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 233-249) and index.
ISBN:	1444305786 1444305794 (electronic bk.) 6612274123 9781444305784 9781444305791 (electronic bk.) 9786612274121
DOI:	10.1002/9781444305784