The Family Life Cycle and Critical Transitions: Utilizing Cinematherapy to Facilitate Understanding and Increase Communication

Ballard, Mary B.

doi:10.1080/15401383.2012.685004

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“…Understanding mechanisms and attributes within leisure that support sibling relationships is particularly salient across life course transitions. Transitions require individuals and families to accommodate emerging expectations and tasks (Ballard, 2012). This means family roles may evolve or be replaced (Ballard, 2012; Bucx et al, 2010), and families may subsequently experience increased stress during transitional periods (Ballard, 2012; Duvall, 1988).…”

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“…During life course transitions, families often experience peak levels of stress (Duvall, 1988) as familiar patterns are interrupted and roles evolve or cease in favor of adopting new roles (Bucx et al, 2010). Transitions require adjustments to accommodate emerging expectations and oncoming developmental tasks associated with the next life stage (Ballard, 2012). For example, emerging adults interact less frequently with their siblings when they move away (Spitze & Trent, 2018) and report engaging in fewer shared activities than adolescent siblings (Scharf, Shulman, & Avigad-Spitz, 2005).…”

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Rethinking leisure time use metrics: Greater diversity in shared sibling leisure is associated with higher relationship quality during emerging adulthood

Layland

Hodge

Glaza

et al. 2019

Journal of Social and Personal Relationships

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Leisure diversity—the total number of unique leisure categories shared within a sibling dyad—may vary according to sibling characteristics (e.g., sibling gender, age difference) and predict sibling relationship quality. Using triangulated lists, brief narratives, and focus groups, we constructed a taxonomy of shared sibling leisure in emerging adulthood and then calculated individual leisure diversity scores. The sample ( N = 185) included college-attending emerging adults with an average age of 20.1 years (35.7% female). Taxonomic analysis suggested 19 categories of shared sibling leisure. Analyses of variance indicated differences by dyadic gender composition in endorsement rates of select leisure categories and average levels of leisure diversity (lowest for mixed-gender dyads). Greater shared leisure diversity was associated with higher levels of affective (sister–sister dyads) and cognitive relationship quality (sister–sister and mixed-gender dyads). The association of leisure diversity with sibling relationship quality was strongest for sister–sister dyads and not significant for brother–brother dyads. Sibling dyads that include a sister are more likely to be impacted by the level of shared leisure diversity. The results of this study introduce leisure diversity as a metric for quantifying sibling leisure and support its potential as a means for understanding and impacting sibling relationship quality in emerging adulthood.

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Rethinking leisure time use metrics: Greater diversity in shared sibling leisure is associated with higher relationship quality during emerging adulthood

Layland

Hodge

Glaza

et al. 2019

Journal of Social and Personal Relationships

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“…Art forms such as film have long been used in psychotherapy, 28 and therapeutic merits of this practice mirror those identified by this research. These include providing hope for individuals through reassuring them that they are not alone in their experience, 29 and prompting discussion between family members resistant to discussing the central issue. 30 …”

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Qualitative exploration of the effect of a television soap opera storyline on women with experience of postpartum psychosis

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BackgroundPostpartum psychosis has recently been the focus of an in-depth storyline on a British television soap opera watched by millions of viewers.AimsThis research explored how the storyline and concomitant increase in public awareness of postpartum psychosis have been received by women who have recovered from the condition.MethodNine semistructured, one-to-one interviews were conducted with women who had experienced postpartum psychosis. Thematic analysis consistent with Braun and Clarke's six-step approach was used to generate themes from the data.ResultsPublic exposure provided by the postpartum psychosis portrayal was deemed highly valuable, and its mixed reception encompassed potentially therapeutic benefits in addition to harms.ConclusionsPublic awareness of postpartum psychosis strongly affects women who have experienced postpartum psychosis. This research highlights the complexity of using television drama for public education and may enable mental health organisations to better focus future practices of raising postpartum psychosis awareness.Declaration of interestGB is chair of action on Postpartum Psychosis. JH is director of action on Postpartum Psychosis. IJ is a trustee of action on Postpartum Psychosis and was a consultant to the BBC (television company) on the EastEnders storyline. CD is a trustee of action on Postpartum Psychosis, a trustee of BIPOLAR UK, vice chair of the Maternal Mental Health Alliance, and was a consultant to the BBC (television company) on the EastEnders storyline.

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“…Movies have been used in individual, group, and family therapy (Ballard, ; Turns & Macey, ) and with adults (Sharp et al, ), adolescents (Molaie, Shahidi, et al, ; Powell, Newgent, & Lee, ), and children (Marsick, ). Issues have included depression (Powell & Newgent, ), bereavement (Molaie, Abedin, & Heidari, ), and children of divorce (Marsick, ).…”

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Movies as a Therapeutic Technique in School‐Based Counseling Groups to Reduce Parent–Adolescent Conflict

Tannous-Haddad

Shechtman

2019

Jour of Counseling & Develop

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The authors evaluated a school‐based group counseling program aimed at reducing parent–adolescent conflict and assessing the unique contribution of movie therapy. Participants were 173 Arab adolescents who scored high on conflict with parents. Students were divided among 3 conditions: a treatment intervention with movies, a treatment intervention without movies, and a no‐treatment control group. Results indicated more favorable outcomes in both interventions compared with the control group, with no effect of movies.

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The Family Life Cycle and Critical Transitions: Utilizing Cinematherapy to Facilitate Understanding and Increase Communication

Cited by 20 publications

References 11 publications

Rethinking leisure time use metrics: Greater diversity in shared sibling leisure is associated with higher relationship quality during emerging adulthood

Rethinking leisure time use metrics: Greater diversity in shared sibling leisure is associated with higher relationship quality during emerging adulthood

Qualitative exploration of the effect of a television soap opera storyline on women with experience of postpartum psychosis

Movies as a Therapeutic Technique in School‐Based Counseling Groups to Reduce Parent–Adolescent Conflict

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