The emergence of life course intervention research: optimizing health development and child well-being

N Halfon, SA Russ, EL Schor - Pediatrics, 2022 - publications.aap.org
Advances in life course health science, systems biology, and epigenetics suggest that health
development can be represented as a trajectory affected by multiple risk and protective …

[HTML][HTML] Modified Family Assessment Form (MFAF) and Pennsylvania families: Establishing construct validity and reliability

S Simms, J Benjamin, T Franke, P Patel - Children and Youth Services …, 2025 - Elsevier
This study explored the basic psychometric properties of the Modified Family Assessment
Form (17 items), using archived data (n= 614, ages 3–21 years) of youth at risk for out-of …

Family functioning as a mediator or moderator between child behavioural and emotional problems and maternal psychological distress

D Sutherland, P Thompson, S Flynn… - Journal of Intellectual & …, 2025 - Taylor & Francis
Background Mothers of children with intellectual disabilities are more likely to show elevated
psychological distress, with child behavioural and emotional problems being a significant …

A Systematic Review Exploring the Relationship Between Family Factors and Symptom Severity, Relapse and Social or Occupational Functioning in First‐Episode …

C Keegan, K Brown, K Gaynor - Early Intervention in Psychiatry, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Aims Research on family functioning in psychosis has typically focused on specific family‐
related factors and their impact on symptomatology, finding strong associations between …

What makes an intervention a life course intervention?

SA Russ, E Hotez, M Berghaus, S Verbiest… - …, 2022 - publications.aap.org
OBJECTIVES To develop an initial list of characteristics of life course interventions to inform
the emerging discipline of life course intervention research. METHODS The Life Course …

Prioritized Functions of Family Systems Over Time: A Qualitative Analysis

TM Jensen, C Duh-Leong, VL Tamkin… - Journal of Family …, 2024 - journals.sagepub.com
There remain gaps in the literature with respect to how individuals perceive, identify, and
make sense of the functions of their families over time as social systems. Leveraging a …

Investigating the factor structure and validation of the electronic form of the Family Togetherness Scale (FTS) in university students during the corona crisis.

L Shaham, A Amirfakhraei… - … of Fundamentals of …, 2023 - search.ebscohost.com
Introduction: The coronavirus outbreak has affected the use of printed forms tools, so
validating the family functioning scale online can help solve problems in this area; therefore …

A Model for Examining Family Health History Awareness: Rethinking How to Increase Its Interfamilial and Clinical Utility and Transmission

SD Jones-Eversley, D Witherspoon… - Professional Case …, 2023 - journals.lww.com
Sharon D. Jones-Eversley, DrPH, MA, CNP, is a tenured professor at Towson University. Dr.
Jones-Eversley is a social epidemiologist, and she studies the intergenerational disease …

Comparing family health before and after a family-focused nutrition program during the pandemic

MR Mahoney, EC Sommer, F Popescu… - Maternal and Child …, 2024 - Springer
Introduction The COVID-19 pandemic affected child health behaviors, leading to worse
physical health. Given the importance of good family health in improved child health …

The Relationship between Family Functioning and High-Risk Sexual Behaviors and Substance Use in Women: Mediation of Psychological Capital

M Karbalaie, A Moradi, P Karimi - Quarterly Journal of Woman …, 2023 - jzvj.marvdasht.iau.ir
Introduction: One of the dangers and crises of today's societies is the tendency of women to
engage in risky behaviors. The aim of this study was to investigate family performance with a …