Handbook of Bowen Family Systems Theory and Research Methods : A Systems Model for Family Research.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Keller, Mignonette N.

Noone, Robert J.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Family psychotherapy.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xxviii, 440 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York : Routledge, 2020.

Summary:

The Handbook of Bowen Family Systems Theory and Research Methods presents innovative approaches on a range of issues inherent in family research and discusses the links between theory, data collection, and data analysis based on Bowen family systems theory. This multi-authored volume discusses core issues within family systems theory, including anxiety, stress, emotional cutoff, differentiation of self, multigenerational transmission process, and nuclear family emotional process. Chapters also examine related constructs in the research literature such as adaptation, resilience, social support, social networks, and intergenerational family relations. Readers will be able to view theoretical and methodological issues from the perspective of Bowen theory and develop a clearer knowledge of ways to navigate the challenges faced when studying individual, familial, and societal problems. An essential resource for clinicians and researchers in the social and natural sciences, the Handbook of Bowen Family Systems Theory and Research Methods provides a comprehensive framework for understanding the application of Bowen theory to family practice and family research.

Contents:

Cover

Half Title

Title Page

Copyright Page

Table of Contents

Notes on Editors

Notes on Contributors

Foreword

Preface

Acknowledgments

Introduction

Historical Background of Family Research

Science and Human Behavior

Summary

References

PART I: Foundations of Family Research Introduction

1. The Role of Theory in Family Research

Problem-Solving: Theory and Research Methods

Predictability: Theory and Research Methods

Implications of Family Research

2. The Origins of Family Research

Family Study Project

Implications for Family Research

3. Developing a Systems Model for Family Assessment

A Framework for Assessing Family Unit Functioning

Notes

PART II: Bowen Theory: A Systems Model for Family Research

4. Bowen Theory: A Systems Model for Family Research

A Systems Model for Family Research

Strategies for Identifying, Organizing, and Analyzing Family Patterns

5. Data Collection and Family Research

Background Information

Properties of the Family Diagram

Measurement Issues: Validity and Reliability

6. Data Analysis and Family Research

Strategies for Data Analysis

PART III: Mechanisms Influencing Family Functioning: Stress/Anxiety, Differentiation of Self and Emotional Cutoff Stress/Anxiety

7. Stress, Chronic Anxiety, and Symptom Development: A Family Systems Perspective

Discussion of Core Theoretical Concept

Background Information.

Implications for Family Research

8. Bowen Theory in the Study of Physiology and Family Systems

Theoretical Conceptualization

Literature Review: Physiology and Research

Research Study

Discussion

9. Human Stress Genomics and Bowen Theory: Potential for Future Research

10. Use of Differentiation of Self in Family Research

Literature Review

Theoretical Conceptualization of Differentiation of Self

Research Based on Bowen Theory

Implications for Future Research

Acknowledgment

11. Emotional Cutoff

A Review of Research Literature on Cutoff

Theoretical Conceptualization of Emotional Cutoff

12. Cutoff and Self-Functioning in Three Generations of Families with Substance Abusing Teenagers

Background Literature

Methodology

Discussion and Results

Results

13. Within Family Variability: Intergenerational Cutoff and Family Projection in an Adopted Family

Methods

Results and Discussion

PART IV: Mechanisms Influencing Multigenerational Family Functioning

14. Nuclear Family Emotional Process

Discussion of the Core Theoretical Concept

15. The Primary Triangle and Variation in Family Functioning

The Primary Triangle

Results.

Discussion

16. Family Emotional System and the African American Family

Theoretical Conceptualization of the Nuclear Family Emotional Process

Multigenerational Family History

Discussion and Analysis

Note

17. Multigenerational Transmission Process

Discussion of the Core Concept

18.The Multigenerational Transmission of Family Unit Functioning

Implicatons for Family Research

19. The Multigenerational Transmission Process and Family Functioning

Related Literature

Theoretical Formulations

PART V: Interdisciplinary Use of Bowen Family Systems Theory

20. Anthropological Contributions to the Study of the Human Family

Societal Emotional Process

Theoretical Conceptualization from an Anthropological Perspective

21. Bowen Theory Integrated into Nursing

Nursing and Bowen Theory

Bowen Theory and Implications for Nursing Research

22. The Family: A Public Health Approach

Families and Stress

23. The Family and Academic Achievement

Historical Overview

Challenges for African American Youths.

PART VI: Implications for Future Directions in Family Research

24. Extension of Bowen Theory to Include Natural Systems of Human Societies and Their Sustaining Environments

Theoretical Conceptualization of What It Will Take to Bring Humans into Better Harmony with Nature

Implications for Family Rearch

25. Future Directions of Family Research

Future Family Research and Predictability in Families

Future Family Research and Prevention of Social Problems

Future Family Research Regarding Nature and Environment

Future Family Research and Increased Equality

Future Family Research and World Peace

Appendix A: Cutoff and Self-Functioning in Three Generations of Families and Substance Abusing Teenagers

Appendix B: Standardized Questions for Annual Interviews

Appendix C: Multigenerational Family History Assessment Module

Index.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-351-10326-1

1-351-10327-X

1-351-10328-8

9781351103282

OCLC:

1132417929