عملکرد خانواده در خانواده های اهمالکار

Family functioning in 103 neglectful and 102 non-neglectful low-families is examined using selfreport and observational measures. Neglectful mothers reported their Audiotaped as having more family conflict and less expression of feelings, but not less cohesive. Ratings of observed and Audiotaped family interactions indicated neglect families were less organized, more chaotic, less verbally expressive, showed less positive and more negative affect than comparison families. However, there were wide differences on measures of functioning among neglect families. Three distinct types of neglectful family functioning are identified and interventions for each type are suggested to improve parental-family functioning