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  • Article
  • Open Access
13 Citations
11,332 Views
12 Pages

The Role of Family Functionality and Its Relationship with Psychological Well-Being and Emotional Intelligence in High School Students

  • Pablo Molina Moreno,
  • Silvia Fernández Gea,
  • María del Mar Molero Jurado,
  • María del Carmen Pérez-Fuentes and
  • José Jesús Gázquez Linares

Adolescence is acknowledged as a critical transition stage in human development, during which factors such as family environment, psychological well-being, and emotional competencies are deemed crucial for optimal growth. Objective: A descriptive stu...

(This article belongs to the Section Education and Psychology)
  • Article
  • Open Access
6 Citations
4,003 Views
18 Pages

Family Resilience, Support, and Functionality in Breast Cancer Patients: A Longitudinal Pre- and Post-Operative Study

  • Dimitrios Charos,
  • Maria Andriopoulou,
  • Giannoula Kyrkou,
  • Maria Kolliopoulou and ,
  • Anna Deltsidou,
  • Anastasia Bothou and
  • Victoria Vivilaki
  • + 2 authors+ 0 author

27 June 2025

This longitudinal study investigated changes in family resilience, support, and functionality among breast cancer patients during the pre-operative and post-operative phases. The study was grounded in McCubbin’s model, emphasizing the psychosoc...

(This article belongs to the Section Health Psychology)
  • Article
  • Open Access
15 Citations
5,915 Views
13 Pages

Job Insecurity, Family Functionality and Mental Health: A Comparative Study between Male and Female Hospitality Workers

  • Esperanza Vargas-Jiménez,
  • Remberto Castro-Castañeda,
  • Esteban Agulló Tomás and
  • Raúl Medina Centeno

24 September 2020

The aim of the present article is to compare the family functionality, mental health and job insecurity of employees of the hospitality industry in Puerto Vallarta and Bahía de Banderas, in México. This is a quantitative and cross-secti...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Burnout, Perceived Efficacy, and Job Satisfaction)
  • Article
  • Open Access
25 Citations
9,790 Views
11 Pages

Academic burnout and the COVID-19 pandemic have greatly impacted the academic life and mental health of graduate students. This study aims to address the mental health issue in graduate students by relating it to family functionality, perceived socia...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Health and Well-Being of Health Care Workers and Students in the Time of COVID-19)
  • Article
  • Open Access
25 Citations
5,524 Views
12 Pages

Family functionality has been proven to be associated with adolescents’ and children’s mental health, but its indirect mechanisms among left-behind children have rarely been investigated in the Chinese context. This study aims to explore...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Behaviors, Psychology and Mental Disorder among Youth and Adolescents)
  • Article
  • Open Access
84 Citations
11,773 Views
13 Pages

Early adolescents usually have worse self-control and poor time management abilities. They are a higher-risk group for Internet addiction than older adolescents or adults. This study aims to explore the prevalence of Internet addiction and associated...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Risk Factors for Adolescent Substance Use and Addictive Behaviors)
  • Article
  • Open Access
34 Citations
14,418 Views
17 Pages

Family Communication as a Mediator between Family Resilience and Family Functioning under the Quarantine and COVID-19 Pandemic in Arabic Countries

  • Aiche Sabah,
  • Musheer A. Aljaberi,
  • Jamel Hajji,
  • Chuan-Yin Fang and ,
  • Yu-Chen Lai and
  • Chung-Ying Lin
  • + 1 author+ 0 author

27 October 2023

The coronavirus pandemic has become an unprecedented world crisis in which we have struggled against the most potent threat of the twenty-first century. This pandemic has had a profound impact on individuals and families. Therefore, the study aimed t...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Mental Health Progress)
  • Proceeding Paper
  • Open Access
317 Views
6 Pages

Introduction: Family functioning is closely associated with adolescents’ psychological well-being. This study examined the association between perceived family functioning and psychological well-being among early adolescents. Methods: A quantit...

(This article belongs to the Proceedings of The 1st International Online Conference on Social Sciences)
  • Article
  • Open Access
8 Citations
7,253 Views
12 Pages

Normalised family functioning is a predictor of individual well-being. The diagnosis of a family member with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) can alter the ordinary dynamics of family systems, having a variable impact on family functioning. This resear...

  • Article
  • Open Access
71 Citations
8,462 Views
10 Pages

Families caring for children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) have reported poorer family functioning. Social support might strengthen family functioning, but limited research to date has focused on this association in China. This study conducted...

(This article belongs to the Section Disabilities)
  • Article
  • Open Access
98 Views
13 Pages

28 October 2026

Background/Objectives: Family functioning is a multidimensional relational context that has been associated with child health outcomes. This study aimed to evaluate the associations of parent-reported family functioning, child adiposity (BMI-for-age...

(This article belongs to the Topic Behavioral Addictions and Risk-Taking in the Digital Age: Gambling, Sports Betting, and Emerging Challenges)
  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
4,556 Views
19 Pages

1 August 2022

In the context of hybrid changes taking place in population and family structures, it is widely perceived that the function of the family as a place where older people retire has weakened. Family support has lost its vitality and has been replaced by...

(This article belongs to the Topic Sustainability in Aging and Depopulation Societies)
  • Article
  • Open Access
38 Citations
8,504 Views
13 Pages

Family Functioning in Families Affected by Parental Mental Illness: Parent, Child, and Clinician Ratings

  • Marlit Sell,
  • Anne Daubmann,
  • Holger Zapf,
  • Bonnie Adema and ,
  • Mareike Busmann,
  • Maja Stiawa,
  • Sibylle M. Winter,
  • Martin Lambert,
  • Karl Wegscheider and
  • Silke Wiegand-Grefe
  • + 5 authors+ 0 author

Family functioning is often impaired in families with a parent with mental illness and is linked to child mental health. This study aims to gain a better understanding of family functioning in affected families by comparing ratings among family membe...

(This article belongs to the Section Mental Health)
  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
793 Views
16 Pages

20 January 2026

This paper broadens the scope of existing research: the shared value is generalized from a non-zero finite complex number to a non-identically zero holomorphic function, the order of the derivative is extended from the first order to an arbitrary k-t...

(This article belongs to the Section C4: Complex Analysis)
  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
4,080 Views
13 Pages

24 October 2023

This family network study analyses family relationships and well-being from the perspectives of 144 children, parents, grandparents, aunts, and uncles in 41 families. The study investigates whether multi-functional family ties, i.e., ties that serve...

(This article belongs to the Section Family Studies)
  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
2,506 Views
9 Pages

16 October 2019

Many authors, e.g., Bavrin, Jakubowski, Liczberski, Pfaltzgraff, Sitarski, Suffridge, and Stankiewicz, have discussed some families of holomorphic functions of several complex variables described by some geometrical or analytical conditions. We consi...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
4,797 Views
16 Pages

Time Balance and Family Functioning: The Role of Time Perspective in the Cohesion and Adaptability of Families with Adolescents

  • Cristián Oyanadel,
  • Frank C. Worrell,
  • Jorge Pinto-Vigueras,
  • Sara Betancur and ,
  • Tamara Véliz Tapia,
  • Marisol Au-Castro,
  • Génesis Peña-Reyes,
  • Melissa González-Loyola and
  • Wenceslao Peñate
  • + 4 authors+ 0 author

Family functioning, understood as cohesion and adaptability, is critical in families with adolescent children, given the changes that this stage implies at the family level. Time perspective is one variable that can facilitate better family functioni...

  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
3,227 Views
15 Pages

18 April 2024

The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in lasting effects on children, necessitating a thorough understanding of its impact for effective recovery planning. This study investigated the associations among COVID-19 family stress, family functioning, childr...

(This article belongs to the Section Pediatric Mental Health)
  • Article
  • Open Access
14 Citations
5,208 Views
17 Pages

21 January 2025

Background/Objectives: Acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) is the most common pediatric cancer, with intense treatments affecting both children and their families. Limited information is available on parental distress and psychological well-being duri...

(This article belongs to the Section Cancer Therapy)
  • Article
  • Open Access
61 Citations
14,529 Views
12 Pages

Family Functioning and Psychological Health of Children with Mentally Ill Parents

  • Silke Wiegand-Grefe,
  • Marlit Sell,
  • Bonnie Filter and
  • Angela Plass-Christl

Parental mental illness can be linked to reduced family functioning, which is associated with more conflicts, less adaptability and cohesion as well as a disorganized pattern of everyday planning. Concurrently, family functioning is an important mode...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Parenting and Offspring Health and Well-Being)
  • Feature Paper
  • Article
  • Open Access
14 Citations
3,340 Views
11 Pages

Child Sleep Linked to Child and Family Functioning in Children with Down Syndrome

  • Anna J. Esbensen,
  • Emily K. Schworer,
  • Emily K. Hoffman and
  • Susan Wiley

3 September 2021

Sleep problems have a bi-directional impact on the daytime performance of children, parental well-being, and overall family functioning in the general population. Children with Down syndrome (DS) are at a high risk of sleep problems, yet the relation...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Sleep Disorders in Intellectual Disability—From Bench to Bedside)
  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
4,789 Views
12 Pages

Prosocial behavior—children’s capacity to empathize, share, and cooperate—is essential for healthy emotional and social development. While family context plays a critical role in fostering these behaviors, the influence of overall f...

  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
1,734 Views
10 Pages

10 July 2023

The aim of this research study is to establish a novel subclass of meromorphic functions in the mean of q-derivatives in combination with the well-known polylogarithm function. Two additional subfamilies for this class are also defined. Furthermore,...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Symmetry in Pure Mathematics and Real and Complex Analysis)
  • Article
  • Open Access
22 Citations
6,733 Views
14 Pages

Mental Health and Family Functioning in Patients and Their Family Members after Traumatic Brain Injury: A Cross-Sectional Study

  • Mari S. Rasmussen,
  • Juan Carlos Arango-Lasprilla,
  • Nada Andelic,
  • Tonje H. Nordenmark and
  • Helene L. Soberg

25 September 2020

Traumatic brain injury (TBI) affects the family as a whole. This study aimed to describe and compare mental health and family functioning in TBI patients and their family members, and to identify individual and family-related factors that were associ...

  • Feature Paper
  • Article
  • Open Access
17 Citations
6,065 Views
28 Pages

Functional Domains and Evolutionary History of the PMEL and GPNMB Family Proteins

  • Paul W. Chrystal,
  • Tim Footz,
  • Elizabeth D. Hodges,
  • Justin A. Jensen and ,
  • Michael A. Walter and
  • W. Ted Allison
  • + 1 author+ 0 author

The ancient paralogs premelanosome protein (PMEL) and glycoprotein nonmetastatic melanoma protein B (GPNMB) have independently emerged as intriguing disease loci in recent years. Both proteins possess common functional domains and variants that cause...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Recent Advances in Understanding and Treating Amyloidosis)
  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
5,073 Views
19 Pages

14 January 2025

Background: The current study is intended to examine how positive family functioning, collectively constructed by parents and children in the family context, may contribute to their gratitude and depression, two pivotal human emotions closely related...

(This article belongs to the Section Family Medicine)
  • Review
  • Open Access
20 Citations
4,657 Views
15 Pages

5 November 2022

Preterm infants are at high risk of developmental disability/delay and are more dependent on their caregiving environment for regulation due to their neurological immaturity. A premature birth is also a major stressor to the family system that consti...

  • Article
  • Open Access
22 Citations
7,600 Views
13 Pages

The Influence of Childhood Trauma and Family Functioning on Internet Addiction in Adolescents: A Chain-Mediated Model Analysis

  • Manji Hu,
  • Lin Xu,
  • Wei Zhu,
  • Tingting Zhang and ,
  • Qiang Wang,
  • Zisheng Ai and
  • Xudong Zhao
  • + 2 authors+ 0 author

Objective: This study aimed to examine the prevalence of Internet addiction in adolescents, analyze the associations of childhood trauma, systematic family dynamics, and family functioning with Internet addiction, and investigate the mediating chain...

(This article belongs to the Section Health Behavior, Chronic Disease and Health Promotion)
  • Article
  • Open Access
1,156 Views
14 Pages

Profiles of Family Functioning and Their Associations with Physical and Psychological Health Outcomes

  • Jonathan G. Kimmes,
  • Thomas Ledermann,
  • Shannon Montgomery,
  • Nicholas Triplett and
  • Joseph G. Grzywacz

Using a pattern-centered approach, this investigation sought to identify latent subgroups of family functioning and evaluate their associations with health outcomes. A latent profile analysis was conducted using data from the National Study of Midlif...

  • Review
  • Open Access
42 Citations
12,634 Views
18 Pages

14 February 2018

The aluminium activated malate transporter (ALMT) gene family is named after the first member of the family identified in wheat (Triticum aestivum L.). The product of this gene controls resistance to aluminium (Al) toxicity. ALMT genes encode transme...

  • Article
  • Open Access
25 Citations
8,886 Views
11 Pages

Family functioning has been associated with psychological well-being and physical health. The 12-item McMaster Family Assessment Device–General Functioning Subscale (FAD-GF) has been widely used to assess individuals’ overall level of fam...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Assessment Instruments in Health Psychology and Psychological Wellbeing)
  • Article
  • Open Access
18 Citations
3,255 Views
12 Pages

Family Functioning as an Explanatory Factor of Empathic Behavior in Argentine Medical Students

  • María J. Ulloque,
  • Silvina Villalba,
  • Gabriela Foscarini,
  • Susana Quinteros and ,
  • Aracelis Calzadilla-Núñez,
  • Alejandro Reyes-Reyes and
  • Víctor Díaz-Narváez
  • + 2 authors+ 0 author

24 April 2023

Empathy is a relevant competence in the study and practice of medicine whose development could depend on the functioning style of each family. This study aims to compare the distribution of empathy levels, about functionality or dysfunction, and the...

  • Article
  • Open Access
21 Citations
7,961 Views
13 Pages

Family Functioning, Self-Concept and Cybervictimization: An Analysis Based on Gender

  • Ana Romero-Abrio,
  • Celeste León-Moreno,
  • Daniel Musitu-Ferrer and
  • María Elena Villarreal-González

21 February 2019

The aim of this study was to analyze the relationships between cybervictimization, family functioning, and self-concept in adolescents, while taking the gender perspective into account. A study was conducted with a sample of 8115 adolescents, aged be...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Family, Bullying and Cyberbullying)
  • Review
  • Open Access
91 Citations
22,525 Views
28 Pages

Background: the present research represents the first systematic review of the literature on the relation between happiness (i.e., subjective well-being, life satisfaction, positive affect) and family functioning in families with children aged 6&ndas...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Life Satisfaction and Psychological and Physical Well-Being)
  • Article
  • Open Access
6 Citations
12,576 Views
11 Pages

19 October 2024

Most available scales for assessing family relationships are lengthy. Our aim was to develop and validate the Family Functioning and Cohesion Scale (FFCS), a self-reported, short instrument consisting of 14 items. The FFCS was validated through its a...

  • Article
  • Open Access
26 Citations
4,733 Views
14 Pages

Physical Activity Level, Mediterranean Diet Adherence, and Emotional Intelligence as a Function of Family Functioning in Elementary School Students

  • Eduardo Melguizo-Ibáñez,
  • Virginia Viciana-Garófano,
  • Félix Zurita-Ortega,
  • José Luis Ubago-Jiménez and
  • Gabriel González-Valero

24 December 2020

(1) Background: Family is considered as one of the most important elements for the transmission of healthy habits that improve the lives of students. For this reason, the present study aims to describe the degree of family functionality, emotional in...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue New Research in Childhood Nutrition)
  • Review
  • Open Access
4 Citations
4,649 Views
21 Pages

Improving the Assessment Process of Family Functioning in Adult Bipolar Disorders: A PRISMA Systematic Review

  • Caroline Munuera,
  • Philippe Compagnone,
  • Mathilde M. Husky,
  • Paul Lebourleux and ,
  • Fanny Petit and
  • Katia M’bailara
  • + 1 author+ 0 author

5 February 2022

In order to determine family functioning in the treatment of adults with bipolar disorders, guidelines are needed regarding the way family functioning may be assessed. The present systematic review aims to investigate how family functioning is assess...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue The Clinical Management of Bipolar Disorders)
  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
4,761 Views
19 Pages

23 October 2025

Adolescence is a critical stage of emotional and social development, with family functioning playing a vital role in shaping adolescent adjustment. However, the mechanisms linking family functioning to adolescent adjustment, particularly the mediatin...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Promoting Social–Emotional and Academic Support in Educational Settings)
  • Review
  • Open Access
19 Citations
5,435 Views
18 Pages

7 December 2019

The p53 family of proteins has grown substantially over the last 40 years. It started with p53, then p63, p73, isoforms and mutants of these proteins. The function of p53 as a tumour suppressor has been thoroughly investigated, but the functions of a...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue p53 in Cancer and beyond—40 Years after Its Discovery)
  • Article
  • Open Access
60 Citations
16,589 Views
14 Pages

Family Functioning, Emotional Intelligence, and Values: Analysis of the Relationship with Aggressive Behavior in Adolescents

  • María del Carmen Pérez-Fuentes,
  • María del Mar Molero Jurado,
  • Ana Belén Barragán Martín and
  • José Jesús Gázquez Linares

Aggressive behavior in adolescence is influenced by a diversity of individual, family, and social variables. The purpose of this study was to analyze the relationship between family functioning, emotional intelligence, and personal values for develop...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Parental Socialization Styles in 21st Century and Adolescent Health and Well-being)
  • Article
  • Open Access
8 Citations
3,512 Views
9 Pages

Associations between Family Functioning and Symptoms of Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD): A Cross-Sectional Study

  • Yanee Choksomngam,
  • Wichuda Jiraporncharoen,
  • Kanokporn Pinyopornpanish,
  • Assawin Narkpongphun and ,
  • Krongporn Ongprasert and
  • Chaisiri Angkurawaranon
  • + 1 author+ 0 author

Poor family functioning is linked with poor child ADHD symptoms. However, there are many dimensions of family functioning. Thus, this study aims to find the association between each dimension of family functioning and controlled ADHD symptoms in an A...

(This article belongs to the Section Family Medicine)
  • Article
  • Open Access
2,479 Views
24 Pages

23 March 2026

Understanding how family functioning shapes social cohesion in South African communities offers insight into relational dynamics that sustain neighborhood well-being. This convergent parallel mixed-methods study examined associations between family f...

(This article belongs to the Section Family Studies)
  • Article
  • Open Access
32 Citations
15,284 Views
14 Pages

Family Functioning and Adolescent Mental Health: The Mediating Role of Bullying Victimization and Resilience

  • Juan Zhang,
  • Xiang Duan,
  • Yiwen Yan,
  • Yuxin Tan and ,
  • Taimin Wu,
  • Yaofei Xie,
  • Bing Xiang Yang,
  • Dan Luo and
  • Lianzhong Liu
  • + 4 authors+ 0 author

1 August 2024

This study aimed to understand the current state of adolescent mental health, explore the mediating effect of bullying victimization and resilience in the relationship between adolescent family functioning and mental health, and investigate gender di...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Assessment and Intervention for Mental Health in Teenagers and Young Adults)
  • Article
  • Open Access
11 Citations
6,399 Views
16 Pages

The Impact of Family Functioning Factors on Smartphone Addiction and Phubbing among Muslim Adolescents in Thailand

  • Yejin Kim,
  • Wanchai Dhammasaccakarn,
  • Kasetchai Laeheem and
  • Idsaratt Rinthaisong

26 April 2024

Background: While there is research on protective factors against smartphone addiction (SA) and phubbing, which impact adolescents’ physical, psychological, interpersonal, and academic well-being, focused studies on these issues among Thai Musl...

(This article belongs to the Section Pediatric Mental Health)
  • Article
  • Open Access
971 Views
23 Pages

28 January 2026

Religiosity has been proposed as a meta-resource that may help parents endure chronic caregiving demands by anchoring parenting in meaning, values, and a sense of purpose—an idea compatible with Frankl’s view that suffering becomes more b...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
1,688 Views
12 Pages

Family Functioning in Adolescents with Type 1 Diabetes: Comparisons with Healthy Peers and Associations with Metabolic Control

  • Eleni C. Tzavela,
  • Betina Kandyla,
  • Chara Tzavara,
  • Irini-Ikbale Sakou and ,
  • Spyridon Karanasios,
  • Adamandini Plarinou,
  • Valerios Chatzianastasiou,
  • Dimitra Chatzisimonian,
  • Artemis Tsitsika and
  • Kyriaki Karavanaki
  • + 5 authors+ 0 author

Objectives: Families play a pivotal role in the care of adolescents with chronic illnesses, such as type 1 diabetes (T1D). This study’s aim was to evaluate family functioning in families of adolescents with T1D and to assess its relationship wi...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Recent Advances in Type 1 Diabetes)
  • Article
  • Open Access
18 Citations
8,126 Views
14 Pages

Objectives: Internet addiction is a behavioral addiction characterized by excessive and compulsive use of the internet. The risk of internet addiction among adolescents has risen recently due to an increase in technological advancement and globalizat...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Psychological Wellbeing, Mental Health and Problematic Internet Use Among Adolescents)
  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
2,570 Views
9 Pages

12 December 2024

Depression is a common issue among illicit drug users. However, the interaction between addiction memory, family functioning, and depressive symptoms remains insufficiently examined. This study investigates the relationship between addiction memory,...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Exploring Deep Links: Emotional Regulation, Psychological Symptomatology, and Addictions)
  • Article
  • Open Access
14 Citations
7,263 Views
12 Pages

Marital Satisfaction, Family Functioning, and Children’s Mental Health—The Effect of Parental Co-Viewing

  • Xianxian Du,
  • Mengjiao Liang,
  • Weiqi Mu,
  • Fugui Li and ,
  • Siying Li,
  • Xue Li,
  • Jie Xu,
  • Kexin Wang and
  • Mingjie Zhou
  • + 4 authors+ 0 author

6 February 2022

Using 318 household data concerning children during middle childhood (8–13), we examined the association among each parent’s marital satisfaction, the child’s perceived family functioning, and the child’s anxiety and depressio...

  • Article
  • Open Access
7 Citations
9,338 Views
14 Pages

15 January 2021

The persistent nature of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and the role of behavioral factors in its continuity have been widely documented in the literature. However, less is known about the role of early family and neuropsychological...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Sustained Change in ADHD: Interventions and Variables That Lead to Durable Improvements in Symptoms and Quality of Life)

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