title: Family rituals in New Zealand families: links to family cohesion and adolescents' well-being.
abstract: This research examined the longitudinal links between perceptions of family rituals, family cohesion, and adolescents' well-being in 713 adolescent-parent/caregiver dyads in New Zealand. Parents (86% mothers) assessed family ritual meaning and family cohesion, and adolescents (10 to 16 years old at Time 1) reported on family cohesion and well-being at two times of measurement with a 1-year interval. Structural equation modeling (SEM) was used to assess stability coefficients, cross-lagged effects, and to test a multistep mediation model. Results showed longitudinal bidirectional effects between perceptions of family ritual meaning and family cohesion (for parents), and between perceptions of family cohesion from parents/caregivers and adolescents. In addition, family ritual meaning was found to be linked to adolescents' well-being indirectly via parents' and adolescents' family cohesion. Results support and expand previous research on the direct and indirect effects of family rituals in family and individual positive outcomes.
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal. carlacrespo@fpce.uc.pt
authors.forename: Carla
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Crespo
authors.forename: Magdalena
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kielpikowski
authors.forename: Jan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Pryor
authors.forename: Paul E
authors.initials: PE
authors.lastname: Jose
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000293:Adolescent; D002562:Ceremonial Behavior; D002648:Child; D005190:Family / Q000523:psychology*; D005195:Family Relations; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008137:Longitudinal Studies; D008297:Male; D009520:New Zealand; D010287:Parent-Child Relations; D016487:Parenting / Q000523:psychology*