Family environment of youngsters with school refusal behavior: a synopsis with implications for assessment and treatment
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Several predominant themes for conceptualizing school refusal behavior in children and adolescents have endured across decades of study, including the idea that problematic family relationships are integral to etiology. We review evidence that several familial subtypes are characteristic of this population. These include enmeshed, conflictive, detached, isolated, and healthy parent-child dyads, as well as mixed familial profiles. Recommendations for educators and health professionals who interact with this population are made subsequently. These include guidelines for integrating familial profiles into contemporary classification and assessment strategies, and for modifying treatment protocols based on differential family dynamics.
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Others have related the functions to clusters of absentee youth and family environment types.
“Others have related the functions to clusters of absentee youth (Gallé-Tessonneau et al., 2019) and family environment types (Kearney and Silverman, 1995).”
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- Authors
- Kearney, C. A., & Silverman, W. K.
- Affiliations
- University of Nevada, Las Vegas (US)
- Florida International University (US)
- Venue
- The American Journal of Family Therapy
- Publisher
- Informa UK Limited
- Published
- 1995-03
- Volume
- 23
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 59-72
- ISSN
- 0192-6187 (ISSN-L)
- 1521-0383
- OpenAlex
- W2095196635
- Cited by
- 116
- References
- 37
- Citations by year
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- FWCI
- 18.86
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- American Journal of Family Therapy (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Education › Youth Substance Use and School Attendance
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
- Social Sciences › Education › Parental Involvement in Education
- Keywords
- school refusal, family environment, parent-child relationship, family dynamics, enmeshment, family conflict, family isolation, etiology, assessment, treatment, children and adolescents
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