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Cohesion and power in the families of children involved in bully/victim problems at school: an Italian replication
Author(s) -
Berdondini Lucia,
Smith Peter K.
Publication year - 1996
Publication title -
journal of family therapy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.52
H-Index - 45
eISSN - 1467-6427
pISSN - 0163-4445
DOI - 10.1111/j.1467-6427.1996.tb00036.x
Subject(s) - cohesion (chemistry) , psychology , replication (statistics) , developmental psychology , statistics , mathematics , chemistry , organic chemistry
A replication was made of the findings of Bowers et al. (1992), relating involvement of children in bully/victim problems at school with characteristics of family systems as revealed by the Family System Test (FAST), on a central Italian sample. The findings regarding father absence, structural plot characteristics—such as use of corners and no separation of figures—and cohesion scores especially with parents, were consistent across both studies; findings relating to power scores were few and inconsistent. The main findings of the Bowers et al. study appear to be robust and generalizable.