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Family Functioning of Child-Rearing Japanese Families on Family-Accompanied Work Assignments in Hong Kong

Family Functioning of Child-Rearing Japanese Families on Family-Accompanied Work Assignments in... Although the number of employees on overseas assignments accompanied by their families has increased steadily, little is known about the effects of this experience on family functioning. Japanese families on family-accompanied assignments living in Hong Kong were compared with families living in Japan (consisting of 135 and 248 paired partners, respectively). Applying an ecological framework, family functioning was examined using the Feetham Family Functioning Survey–Japanese (FFFS-J). Japanese wives living in Hong Kong rated family functioning lower, particularly in the area of “relationship between family and family members.” Between paired marital partners living in Hong Kong, the level of satisfaction in the area of “relationship between family and society” was significantly lower for wives than for husbands. This study provides application of the family ecological framework in families in a multicultural environment and identifies potential areas for family assessment and intervention that may of interest to health care professionals who care for families living away from their home countries. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Journal of Family Nursing SAGE

Family Functioning of Child-Rearing Japanese Families on Family-Accompanied Work Assignments in Hong Kong

Journal of Family Nursing , Volume 17 (4): 26 – Nov 1, 2011

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Publisher
SAGE
Copyright
© SAGE Publications 2011
ISSN
1074-8407
eISSN
1552-549X
DOI
10.1177/1074840711424284
pmid
22084484
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Abstract

Although the number of employees on overseas assignments accompanied by their families has increased steadily, little is known about the effects of this experience on family functioning. Japanese families on family-accompanied assignments living in Hong Kong were compared with families living in Japan (consisting of 135 and 248 paired partners, respectively). Applying an ecological framework, family functioning was examined using the Feetham Family Functioning Survey–Japanese (FFFS-J). Japanese wives living in Hong Kong rated family functioning lower, particularly in the area of “relationship between family and family members.” Between paired marital partners living in Hong Kong, the level of satisfaction in the area of “relationship between family and society” was significantly lower for wives than for husbands. This study provides application of the family ecological framework in families in a multicultural environment and identifies potential areas for family assessment and intervention that may of interest to health care professionals who care for families living away from their home countries.

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Journal of Family NursingSAGE

Published: Nov 1, 2011

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