Description - Family Matters by Gregory C. Elliott
Combining empirical evidence with indices to measure mattering,
Family Matters: The Importance of Mattering to Family in
Adolescence explores the inverse relationship between mattering
and dysfunctional behavior in adolescence.
Defines mattering and distinguishes among the three ways that
people can matter to others: awareness, importance, and
reliance
Utilizes empirical evidence from a quantitative analyses of
data from a nationwide survey 2,004 adolescents to support
author?s assertions
Explores the impact of structural and demographic factors such
as family structure in developing of a sense of mattering in
adolescents.
Includes helpful indices, including his Mattering Index and
Rosenberg?s Self-Esteem Index
Suggests how parents, teachers, and other significant people in
the lives of adolescents can work to instill a sense of mattering
in those under their care
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