Osnaživanje obitelji kroz poticanje pozitivnih odnosa i obiteljske kohezije
Family Empowerment through the Promotion of Positive Relationships and a Family Cohesion

Summary/Abstract: The results of multidisciplinary studies show that mutual connection, support, a positive family atmosphere, and the manner and level of communication within the family and wider social environment could encourage, but also challenge and constrain the development of personality. The paper starts from the standpoint of the questions about family communication and cohesion in order to encourage further opportunities to strengthen the family, thus finding the conceptual models in raising the level of positive family relationships and healthy development of children. Results of the research, which was conducted in 2010 and 2016 as a part of the scientific-research project “Pedagogical Aspects of Family Relationships” (Zloković, 2012) show unbalanced family relationships by using the longitudinal application of Olson ‘s model as a conceptual model for measuring the family system. There is extremely high and extremely low connectivity on the scale of family cohesiveness. High scores on emotional connection may indicate a hampered development of future individual independence, while a low correlation indicates chaotic family relationships. The scale for testing a parent - child communication also shows that there are two extreme groups of respondents. On one side there are respondents whose answers indicate inadequate, ambiguous, ambivalent communication in the family. On the other side, there are respondents who communicate with their parents at a high level, which is one of the assumptions that contributes to high scores on the scale of cohesiveness. The obtained results contribute to pedagogical science, especially to the family pedagogy and practice in determining preventive and intervention activities aimed at optimal functioning and empowerment of families.

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