Adriana Wagner

Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul | UFRGS · Departamento de Psicologia do Desenvolvimento e da Personalidade

O objetivo deste estudo foi compreender como casais de adultos jovens vivenciaram, pela primeira vez, a transição para a coabitação. Para tanto, entrevistaram-se quatro casais em coabitação, sem filhos, residentes em uma capital brasileira. Os dados coletados foram submetidos à análise temática reflexiva, que gerou três temas. Os resultados revelam...

Investigou-se o papel preditor do distanciamento social devido à pandemia da Covid-19 na qualidade conjugal e no relacionamento, assim como o papel moderador de variáveis contextuais, diádicas e individuais na interação entre tempo de distanciamento e desejo pela separação. Responderam ao instrumento 640 participantes, entre junho e julho de 2020....

Resumo A qualidade conjugal na etapa da formação do casal repercute na trajetória relacional. Com base no modelo de Vulnerabilidade, Estresse e Adaptação (VSA) e por meio de um questionário on-line, buscou-se compreender quais variáveis predizem a qualidade conjugal de 353 brasileiros (78,8% mulheres; 74,4% heterossexuais) que coabitavam há até trê...

Resumo Este estudo qualitativo visou compreender a experiência de oito casais de adultos jovens em coabitação durante a pandemia de covid-19 e as repercussões do período na vida conjugal. Foram realizadas entrevistas semiestruturadas, seis presenciais e duas online, com casais heterossexuais, sem filhos, que coabitavam há menos de três anos. A anál...

A diferenciação do adulto jovem de sua família de origem é uma das principais tarefas da etapa de transição para a vida adulta. Partindo da perspectiva do ciclo vital, espera-se que o cumprimento desta tarefa facilite o processo de desenvolvimento nas fases subsequentes, como a da formação do casal. A partir deste pressuposto e da Teoria dos Sistem...

Resumo Este estudo buscou construir e verificar evidências de validade de uma escala de avaliação da qualidade conjugal (EQC) para a população brasileira. Os itens foram avaliados por juízes especialistas e leigos. A versão preliminar da EQC consistiu em 28 itens avaliando cinco dimensões: satisfação, compromisso, intimidade, sexualidade e afetivid...

This study presents an integrative review of Brazilian literature about specific phenomena concerning the phases of the marital evolutionary cycle, such as couple formation, transition to parenthood, conjugality in long-term marriages, and remarriage. The searches were made in the IndexPsi, PEPsic, and Lilacs databases, using the term "couple" comb...

Introduction: This study aimed to review themes and methodological strategies of the Brazilian scientific literature regarding families headed by gay and lesbian parents. Methods: We performed the searches in November 2019 and January 2020 in the Web of Science, EBSCOHost, PUBMED/ MEDLINE, and PsycINFO databases, from 2009 to 2019, in Portuguese an...

This study investigated the dyadic associations between personality, social support, conflict resolution strategies, and marital quality. The participants were 244 mixed‐gender Brazilian couples. We tested a model in which personality traits and social support were predictors of conflict resolution strategies that, in their turn, predicted marital...

This study aimed to draw a parallel between instruments assessing marital quality and the way couples conceptualize their relationship quality. Twenty-five couples were interviewed to understand their ideas about a good quality relationship. The interviews were analyzed according to the topics couples presented, which were then compared with the co...

As relações conjugais têm sido amplamente estudadas, porém, há pouca clareza sobre a abrangência, a definição e a contextualização teórica do conceito de qualidade conjugal. Assim, este estudo buscou aclarar o construto de qualidade conjugal propondo dimensões que elucidem a intersecção de a temas relativos ao indivíduo, ao contexto e os processos...

Resumo A pandemia de Covid-19 potencializou o já emergente processo de intensificação das conexões virtuais. Para terapeutas de casal e família, essa grave crise de saúde pública acarretou mudanças na forma de atender clientes e interagir com colegas, exigindo a rápida transição da modalidade presencial para a modalidade remota, em muitos casos. O...

This study aimed to investigate which instruments have been used in marital quality research since 2005, and the concepts underlying each measure. We conducted a literature review in the following databases: PsycINFO, PubMed, Web of Science, and BVS. The review included 91 studies investigating 21 instruments. Half of the scales were multidimension...

O objetivo deste estudo foi identificar a adesão de homens e mulheres a mitos conjugais, comparando os sexos e verificando associações com variáveis sociodemográficas, qualidade conjugal e estilos de resolução de conflitos. Participaram 65 casais heterossexuais, casados oficialmente (45,3%), em união estável (35,9%) ou namorando (18,5%). Os instrum...

O objetivo deste estudo foi comparar dois grupos de mães de crianças com autismo (com e sem estresse), quanto à: (a) sobrecarga de cuidado; (b) autonomia da criança; e (c) percepção de suporte familiar. Participaram 30 mães de crianças, de três a sete anos de idade, com Transtorno do Espectro Autista (TEA). Os instrumentos utilizados foram: Inventá...

This study aimed to identify conflict resolution profiles and assess relationship quality levels associated with each profile. The participants were 750 heterosexual couples living in southern Brazil. They filled out measures about conflict resolution strategies, relationship quality, and sociodemographic data. A latent profile analysis was conduct...

Programas de educação conjugal são estratégias que visam favorecer o aprimoramento das relações amorosas e fomentar relacionamentos mais satisfatórios e estáveis. Este estudo caracteriza 65 casais que buscaram o programa de educação conjugal "Viver a dois: Compartilhando este desafio" no que diz respeito a dados sociodemográficos, relacionais e mot...

Studies on conflict and marital quality are important for clinical practice involving couples. We analyzed the predictive power of motives and conflict resolution styles on marital quality in a sample from Southern Brazil. The following were applied to 750 men and 750 women aged 40 years old on average (SD = 11.07): sociodemographic data sheet, Mar...

Palavras-chave: relações conjugais, individualidade, conjugalidade Apoio Financeiro: Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior

Trabalho apresentado como parte da sessão coordenada: "Olhares sobre a vida a dois: Qualidade, satisfação e conflito conjugal" Palavras-chave: qualidade conjugal, conjugalidade, casamento Apoio financeiro: Este trabalho recebeu apoio financeiro da CAPES, por meio de bolsa de doutorado à primeira autora.

Relationship education programs are strategies that can favor better marital quality and conflict management between spouses. The relationship education program “Living as Partners: Turning Challenges into Opportunities” seeks to promote the couples’ learning of conflict resolution strategies and better quality levels in the relationship. This stud...

This study aimed to investigate constructive and destructive conflict resolution strategies used by married women and men, as well as the association of these strategies with sociodemographic and relationship variables. Participants were 750 heterosexual couples living in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, who answered the Conflict Resolution Behavior Ques...

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O estudo investiga as perspectivas e os desafios em coordenar o programa psicoeducativo para casais “Viver a dois: Compartilhando este desafio”. Foram realizadas entrevistas em grupo com dez equipes de profissionais que conduziram o programa, totalizando 28 participantes. Os dados foram analisados por meio de Análise Temática no software NVivo. Os...

A crescente propagação de estudos que enfocam os comportamentos e o envolvimento com as novas tecnologias dos jovens que representam a denominada geração online vem suscitando questionamentos e discussões entre pesquisadores e educadores. As inúmeras indagações acerca das condutas e regras que constituem o mundo virtual por parte dos adolescentes,...

Revisão de instrumentos sobre qualidade conjugal.

Resumo Este estudo comparou a avaliação de pais e filhos sobre as variáveis Autonomia Adolescente, Responsividade e Exigência dos Pais e Legitimidade da Autoridade Parental. Participaram 36 pais ou responsáveis e seus filhos adolescentes. Utilizou-se um questionário sociodemográfico, a Escala de Estilos Parentais, o Questionário de Autonomia e o Qu...

This study aimed to evaluate the factor structure of the Conflict Resolution Styles Inventory (CRSI) to a Southern Brazilian population. It also aimed to relate the four dimensions of conflict resolution (positive problem solving, conflict engagement, withdrawal and compliance) in the scale with sociodemographic variables in order to understand how...

The aim of this study was to conduct a systematic review of scientific articles about couple psychotherapy and conflict resolution strategies and to identify variables involved in the therapeutic process. Eight databases were consulted: Academic Search Complete, Cochrane Library, IBECS, Lilacs, Medline, PsycINFO, SciELO and Web of Science, from 200...

Resumo: Este estudo tem como objetivo conhecer a percepção dos profissionais que coordenaram o programa de educação conjugal Viver a dois: Compartilhando este desafio acerca da sua reverberação nos casais participantes. Foram realizadas entrevistas em grupo com dez equipes de profissionais que conduziram as oficinas do programa Viver a dois, totali...

A qualidade dos relacionamentos conjugais é circunscrita por diversos fatores. Este trabalho investigou como a idade, o nível de escolaridade, a orientação sexual, o status conjugal, o tempo de duração da relação, a presença ou não de filhos, a percepção da conjugalidade dos pais, o salário, a satisfação com o trabalho e a satisfação com a condição...

As repercussões do conflito conjugal no desenvolvimento da prole vêm sendo estudadas de forma expressiva no contexto internacional. Assumindo a relevância desta temática para a saúde mental familiar, o objetivo do presente estudo é descrever as repercussões do conflito conjugal para o ajustamento de crianças e adolescentes, a partir da literatura....

The aim of this research was to study and analyze interventions meant to promote positive parenting practices, emphasizing parents of children in normative development situations. An integrative review was carried out in PsycINFO, SciELO and PePSIC databases, considering pre-established descriptors - positive parenting practices, intervention, trai...

Autonomy is a relational skill that is developed throughout life. But it's during adolescence that this ability is seen as a developmental task as well as socially expected as part of the transition to adulthood. Studies show that adolescent's autonomy is influenced by individual, contextual and family variables. But how these variables differ high...

In the present scenario coexist several ways to be couple. Front complexity of elements that circumscribe conjugality, it’s important to investigate what is associated with ‘be happy in a couple’. In order to map what is being studied as relevant to an understanding of this phenomenon, it was realized a systematic review of the scientific literatur...

Este estudo verificou evidências de validade da versão adaptada do Conflict Resolution Behavior Questionnaire (CRBQ) para o português brasileiro. Os participantes foram 750 casais heterossexuais, residentes no Rio Grande do Sul, que responderam a um questionário composto por dados sociodemográficos, pelo CRBQ e pelo Golombok Rust Inventory of Marit...

Este artigo avaliou o papel preditor dos estilos de apego na resolução do conflito conjugal. Foram investigados 428 homens e mulheres com idades entre 18 e 75 anos, de diferentes níveis socioeconômicos, residentes na região sul do Brasil. Os participantes responderam a um questionário sociodemográfico, ao The Conflict Resolution Style Inventory (CR...

This article evaluated the predictive role of attachment styles in marital conflict resolution. Sample was composed by 428 men and women aged between 18 and 75 years old, from different socioeconomic levels, residents in southern Brazil. Participants completed a sociodemographic questionnaire, The Conflict Resolution Style Inventory (CRSI) and the...

This study verified validity evidence for the Brazilian Portuguese adaptation of the Conflict Resolution Behavior Questionnaire - CRBQ. The sample was composed of 750 heterosexual couples, who lived in Rio Grande do Sul state in Brazil, and completed a questionnaire containing sociodemographic data, the CRBQ and the Golombok Rust Inventory of Marit...

The quality of the maternal bond can be disrupted in women exposed to intimate partner violence (IPV), causing them to be less available to their children. The aim of this study was to examine difficulties in emotional regulation in women exposed to IPV and the impact of IPV on both the maternal bond and posttraumatic symptoms among children. A cro...

There is a gap in the literature regarding the process by which families and couples seek professional help. Little is known about the familial and environmental factors that influence this process. The goal of this study was to identify the reasons why couples and families search for couple and family therapy. A systematic literature review was co...

Functional or dysfunctional parental relationships reverberate on all members of the family system. The aim of this study was to systematically review national and international literature of the last 10 years, to map marital conflict and its reverberations on parenting and children's development. The following key words were used, at Scopus, Medli...

The study aimed to identify the features of clients attended in family therapy in a school clinic in Porto Alegre (RS). Structured interviews were realized with 41 adults referred to family therapy in a school clinic. Data was analyzed by Content Analysis and descriptive statistics. Results showed that the families lived with their problems for yea...

Certain variables can act as mediators between marital quality, social and emotional aspects of the individuals and their context. The aim of this study was to investigate the role of conflict resolution styles as mediators between attachment styles and marital quality. A total of 214 couples participated in the present study aged between 18 and 75...

Este artigo apresenta uma revisão da literatura sobre questões relativas a autonomia à luz do enfoque ecológico sistêmico, objetivando compreender alguns fatores envolvidos no processo do desenvolvimento de tal construto. A proposta deste estudo foi examinar na literatura o conceito de autonomia dos jovens em relação a seus pais e identificar possí...

Although the benefits of a close relationship between families and school have been already proved, it appears that there still are many obstacles to be transposed in order to make this relationship more effective. The school seems to have difficulties in understanding the reality experienced by their students and families, and the asymmetry in thi...

A conquista da autonomia está descrita como uma importante tarefa desenvolvimental da adolescência. Todavia, a complexidade da temática dificulta a compreensão do que seja a autonomia, assim como a comparação dos resultados encontrados na literatura científica. Com o objetivo de descrever os principais conceitos, modelos teóricos e variáveis associ...

The aim of this article was to describe the driving behavior profile of drivers aged 18 to 25 years old. Four hundred young adults were interviewed, 320 (80%) of them male and 80 (20%) female. Cluster analysis identified a group characterized by sensation-seeking behavior (Cluster 1), a group that did not show any risky driving behavior (Cluster 2)...

This study aimed to investigate the relationship between marital quality- in this study, the satisfaction and sociodemographic variables - and Sternberg's elements of love. 102 subjects participated in the study, 52 male and 50 female subjects from the capital and the countryside of Rio Grande do Sul. We used the Sternberg's Triangular Love Scale (...

The present study intended to comprehend how family and school share the socialization of school-age children with behavioral problems, investigating the explanations that support the use and the continuity of educational practices in these systems. Three cases had been studied by interviews with parents and teachers of children from private school...

This study aimed to identify the reasons, circumstances and consequences of marital dissolution from records in legal proceedings. A documentary analysis of 152 marital dissolutions archived from 1992 to 2006 in the Forum of a city in RS was performed. There was a descriptive and discriminant analysis of the data. The most cited reasons relate to m...

Este artigo destaca a importância das relações parentais associadas aos problemas de comportamento na infância à luz de três modelos: O modelo da coerção, psicanalítico e ecológico-sistêmico. O primeiro destaca a importância das interações pais-filhos, de variáveis ambientais e suas inter-relações. Já o modelo psicanalítico ressalta o desenvolvimen...

This study aimed to identify fathers and mothers' desired projects related to their children, and strategies used to achieve them in the educative process. Eight couples, with an average social-economic-cultural level, were home interviewed. They had at least one school age child and lived at Porto Alegre. Interview content analysis made possible t...

Resumo O presente artigo trata da tradução para a língua portuguesa, adaptação e análise fatorial do Maternal Attachment Inventory (MAI), o qual avalia a vinculação de mães para com seus filhos. Participaram 143 mães de filhos com idades entre seis e treze anos. A análise fatorial exploratória apontou a presença de dois fatores semanticamente congr...

This article is about the translation to Portuguese, adaptation and factor analysis of the Maternal Attachment Inventory (MAI), which assesses the maternal emotional bond. Participated 143 mothers of children aged between six and thirteen. The Exploratory Factor Analysis showed two factors that are semantically congruent and complementary, with 39....

The diversity of marital relations is an expansion phenomenon that has been making visible different configurations such as gays and lesbian couples. This scenery opens several questions in relation to the way these couples deal with their relationships and what are the differences and similarities between them and heterosexual couples. In order to...

The main objective of this article is to analyze the use of mobile phones in Brazil, under a psychosocial perspective, focusing on the role of young people and the family in disseminating such technology in the country. It presents and discusses previous investigations on the use of mobile phones by young people, describing its aims and consumption...

Co-parenting implies an interplay of roles that is related to the child global care, and involves parents' joint responsibility for the child well being. It was carried a qualitative study with separated\divorced fathers and mothers, focusing on the theme of education and co-parenting after divorce. The results pointed to the importance of connubia...

Based on the ecological-contextual model and on the concept of parental involvement, this article proposes to discuss the parental practices of separated/divorced fathers and mothers towards their children. In order to do so, 234 subjects (117 fathers/117 mothers) with children at school were interviewed via the Parental Practices Inventory. Such i...

Based on the ecological-contextual model and on the concept of parental involvement, this article proposes to discuss the parental practices of separated/divorced fathers and mothers towards their children. In order to do so, 234 subjects (117 fathers/117 mothers) with children at school were interviewed via the Parental Practices Inventory. Such i...

Este estudo analisa as continuidades e descontinuidades na relação família-escola frente aos problemas de comportamento da criança, investigando a utilização e as percepções sobre as práticas educativas de pais e professores em ambos os contextos, bem como a existência de ações conjuntas. Participaram do estudo 4 progenitores e 4 professoras de esc...

Based on the ecological-contextual model and on the concept of parental involvement, this article proposes to discuss the parental practices of separated/divorced fathers and mothers towards their children. In order to do so, 234 subjects (117 fathers/117 mothers) with children at school were interviewed via the Parental Practices Inventory. Such i...

Marriage has been the target of intense questioning due to transformations in its characteristics. From the traditional model to the various forms of present-day marriage, one can observe changes in conjugal roles as well as in expectations related to it. This study aimed to identify the motives and expectations of young adults facing marriage. For...

Life projects are understood as the objectives adolescents establish for their lives and seek to accomplish in adulthood. This study has the purpose of knowing, based on 21 goals, the main life projects of young single adults and also to identify the position of marriage among these goals. The sample consisted of 197 participants: 77 men and 120 wo...

The goal of this case study was to understand the success (or failure) of the ICPAE initiative (from Portuguese: Intern with possibility of External Activity) of the Foundation for Social-Educative Services of Rio Grande do Sul in the light of the characteristics of the social network of these young transgressors and of their perception of the func...

O objetivo deste estudo foi compreender o sucesso ou não do cumprimento da medida de ICPAE (Interno com Possibilidade de Atividade Externa) na Fase-RS (Fundação de Atendimento Sócio-Educativo do Rio Grande do Sul), à luz das características da rede social desses jovens infratores, bem como da percepção do funcionamento de sua família. Foram investi...

This article presents a literature review of the characteristics of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) in children, as well the relationship between these children and their parents according to the Ecological-Systemic Theory aiming to do a reflection on the educative strategies. From the existent literature, was identified that differ...

Life projects are understood as the objectives adolescents establish for their lives and seek to accomplish in adulthood. This study has the purpo- se of knowing, based on 21 goals, the main life projects of young single adults and also to identify the position of marriage among these goals. The sample consisted of 197 participants: 77 men and 120...

No presente trabalho, discutimos acerca das crises da família, apresentando informações que demonstram a diversidade de configurações familiares existentes no contexto brasileiro atual, tais como separações, divórcios, uniões consensuais, casais sem filhos, recasamentos, dentre outras. Desse modo, refletimos acerca da crise do modelo tradicional de...

The present study aimed to draw a discriminating profile of couples taking into consideration the dimensions of marital quality, adaptability, cohesion, satisfaction, level of marital conflict, the social-demographic variables and the parental rearing styles practiced with their children. We used a sample of 149 middle class couples with at least o...

The experiences in the family of origin, especially the relationship with the parents during childhood, are normally taken as the basis of relationships to be experienced in adult life. In order to analyze which experiences with the family of origin might be associated with better or worse levels of quality in marital adjustment, a sample of 542 pa...

Este estudo tem por objetivo conhecer a relação entre a autonomia dos jovens e o tipo de relação estabelecida entre pais e filhos durante a adolescência intermediária. Analisamos também, a relação existente entre os estilos disciplinares adotados pelos pais e as diferentes dimensões da autonomia desenvolvida pelos filhos. Para a coleta dos dados fo...

The aim of this studys is to identify the characteristics of the adolescents as well as their familys social network, regarding socio-bio-demographic aspects and the interns´ perception of their familys functioning. The participants were five adolescents in a State institution (FASE-RS) who were also allowed to have external activities. A case stud...

El presente estudio propone un modelo conceptual correlacional entre la conyugalidad y la parentalidad. Para comprobar el modelo se realizó un análisis de correlación entre las variables conyugalidad, adaptabilidad, cohesión, satisfacción, tipos de conflicto y las dimensiones de parentalidad, responsabilidad y exigencia. Se utilizó una muestra de 1...

The aim of this studys is to identify the characteristics of the adolescents as well as their familys social network, regarding socio-bio-demographic aspects and the interns' perception of their familys functioning. The participants were five adolescents in a State institution (FASE-RS) who were also allowed to have external activities. A case...

This study aims to understand the functioning structure and dynamics of middle class and high class sociolcultural families with dual-career marriage and school-age children. We studied four families in a Multiple Case Study design (YIN, 1993), whose data was obtained by using the Family Structured Interview (EFE) (Féres-Carneiro, 1996), and a ques...

The aim of this studys is to identify the characteristics of the adolescents as well as their familys social network, regarding socio-bio-demographic aspects and the interns' perception of their familys functioning. The participants were five adolescents in a State institution (FASE-RS) who were also allowed to have external activities. A case stud...

RESUMO Este estudo descreve a vivência do homem na gravidez do seu primeiro filho. Utilizou-se como método o estudo de caso instrumental (Stake, 1994), partindo de entrevistas com cinco homens que estavam à espera do primeiro filho, analisando-as através da análise de conteúdo (Moraes, 1999; Olabuénaga, 1996). Foi realizada uma análise vertical e h...

The present article was aimed to analyze the psychological and psychosocial aspects involved in the young adult's process of remaining at their parents' home. Four young adults were interviewed, two men and two women, aged from 27 to 35 years old. The method used was Stake's Collective Case Study. Data analysis have been made according to the conte...

Despite the wide use of marital quality concept, it is identified a lack of variables conceptual clarity. This article presents an area literature review with the objective of mapping out the conjugal concept. Seven theories about this subject were analysed: Social Exchange Theory, Behaviourist Theory, Attachment Theory, Crisis Theory, Simbolic Int...

This research describes the man's experience while expecting the birth of his first child. The method used was the study of an instrumental case (Stake, 1994), starting with interviews of five men expecting their first child's birth, analyzed through content analysis (Moraes, 1999; Olabuénaga, 1996). Vertical and horizontal analyses of the cases we...

Despite the wide use of marital quality concept, it is identified a lack of variables conceptual clarity. This article presents an area literature review with the objective of mapping out the conjugal concept. Seven theories about this subject were analysed: Social Exchange Theory, Behaviourist Theory, Attachment Theory, Crisis Theory, Simbolic Int...

Este artigo descreve um projeto de intervenção realizado por uma equipe interdisciplinar em uma escola particular da região de Porto Alegre. Participaram do processo de intervenção 28 alunos de idades entre seis e sete anos, sendo 12 meninas e 16 meninos estudantes da primeira série do Ensino Fundamental. O trabalho foi planejado e desenvolvido em...

Apesar da ampla utilização do conceito de qualidade conjugal, identifica-se falta de clareza conceitual acerca das variáveis que o compõem. Esse artigo apresenta revisão da literatura na área com o objetivo de mapear o conceito de qualidade conjugal. Foram analisadas sete principais teorias sobre o tema: Troca Social, Comportamental, Apego, Teoria...

The objective of this article is to discuss risky driving behavior and the tendency to get involved in traffic accidents among young drivers taking a psychosocial and multifactor approaching to the phenomenon. It describes, from a historical perspective, the explanatory models of traffic accidents and the risky driving behavior. It also systemizes...

Este artigo apresenta uma revisão da literatura sobre questões relativas à parentalidade à luz da Teoria Ecológico-Sistêmica, objetivando descrever alguns dos fatores que estão envolvidos no processo de escolha das estratégias educativas utilizadas por pais e mães de famílias de baixo nível socioeconômico. Identificamos os conceitos de valores, met...

Desde la perspectiva ecológico-sistémica, las prácticas educativas utilizadas en las familias para educar a sus hijos se construyen a partir de las relaciones que se establecen con el ambiente. Entre los diversos factores implicados en este proceso de construcción, se ha demostrado en la literatura que el nivel socio-económico es una variable basta...

The objective of this article is to discuss risky driving behavior and the tendency to get involved in traffic accidents among young drivers taking a psychosocial and multifactor approaching to the phenomenon. It describes, from a historical perspective, the explanatory models of traffic accidents and the risky driving behavior. It also systemizes...

This article presents a literature review on issues about parenthood based on Ecological-System Theory, aiming at to describe some of the factors that are involved in the setting of goals and practices used by mothers and fathers from families of low socioeconomic status. We identify the concepts of educational values, goals and practices and descr...

Good levels of family health are associated with an effective communication among family members. Using this perspective, this article aims to evaluate the adolescent strategies to communicate with their parents. 35 elementary school students, between the ages of 12 and 15 years old, participated as volunteers in this study. The students were divid...

This study presents an analysis of the division of family roles and functions performed by fathers and mothers on bringing their school-aged children. A sample of 100 families of an "intermediate" social class level resident in the city of Porto Alegre with school-aged children was investigated by this research. The technique used was a questionnai...

Good levels of family health are associated with an effective communication among family members. Using this perspective, this article aims to evaluate the adolescent strategies to communicate with their parents. 35 elementary school students, between the ages of 12 and 15 years old, participated as volunteers in this study. The students were divid...

This exploratory study identified the prevalence of adolescent problem behavior taking into consideration the differences in gender, age, socio-economical status and family configuration. High-school students, aged between 15 to 18 years old participated in this study (N=523), which 46,5% were males and 53,5% females. The Youth Self-Report Scale (A...

Este estudo objetivou conhecer a estrutura de famílias em que quando a mulher é a principal responsável pela manutenção econômica do lar. Realizou-se o estudo de caso (Stake, 2000) com três famílias configuradas pelo casal e, no mínimo, um filho. Foram utilizados o FAST (Family System Test) e o Desenho da Família para coletar os dados. Os resultado...

This study aims at understanding at how the family represents its structure when woman is the principal responsible for the economic home support. A Case Study (Stake, 2000) with three families was performed with families consisting of a couple with a minimum of one child. As for data collection, the FAST (Family System Test) and Family Design was...

Adolescence is regarded as a period in which difficulties in family communication and an increase in confrontations between p arents and children take place. We set out t o und erstand ho w adolescents evaluate the frequency and qu ality of the communication they establish with their parents and siblings. 295 youngsters were investigated, 141 males...