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"Caters to the rising interest on the issues of ageing in Singapore, in light of the nation's greying population Raises the socio-economic implications arising from an ageing demography. Addresses the more complex viewpoints and articulation by seniors and other interest groups for social and healthcare services. Contributed by experienced professionals dealing with ageing issues."--

AbstractAdoption disclosure is an important indicator of the healthy development and psychological well‐being of adopted children. However, findings from studies conducted among Asian domestic adoptive parents have highlighted some concerns. Using Kirk's theoretical proposition, a study was conducted among 86 Indian domestic adoptive parents to determine the societal and familial factors related to adoption disclosure. The results showed that while many of the parents had talked openly about their adoption to their immediate families (95.3%) and others of their social network (88.4%), they were hesitant in telling the child. Only 12.8% of the Indian parents had told their child about adoption, and 31.4% were planning to tell. The results of the logistic regression analysis revealed that children who were above 6 months at adoption were more likely to have had disclosures from their parents about their adoption. Further, adoptive parents who had told or were planning to tell their child about adoption perceived less about the loss of the biological parenthood and were more likely to perceive the beneficial effects of adoption disclosure to the child. These findings have implications for the provision of appropriate strategies, resources and support to adoptive families seeking to deal with adoption disclosure.

AbstractObjectiveThe purpose of this study was to examine how family relationships relate to stress and mental health during the COVID‐19 pandemic response in Ontario, Canada.BackgroundGenerally, families are pillars of strength during times of stress and burden. However, enduring stressors, such as the COVID‐19 pandemic, may challenge the cohesion and caregiving functions of families. Researchers are just beginning to explore stressors associated with the COVID‐19 pandemic, family functioning, and mental health in the general population. Rooted in stress process theory, the current study disentangles the complex pathways through which COVID‐19‐pandemic–related stressors and family cohesion and family conflict are associated with the mental health of the general population in Ontario, Canada.MethodData were collected using an online survey from April 22, 2020, to May 22, 2020. Through convenience sampling, 933 individuals were recruited from the general population in Ontario, Canada.ResultsFindings suggest that COVID‐19‐pandemic–related stressors are associated with anxiety directly and indirectly through eroding family cohesion and exacerbating family conflicts.ConclusionBy looking into family cohesion and family conflicts simultaneously, this investigation has taken a nuanced approach to studying the influence of COVID‐19‐pandemic–related stressors on family functioning.ImplicationsThese findings suggest that efforts to assist families in bolstering cohesiveness may be helpful. Further, diminishing family conflicts, especially during community or global disasters, such as epidemics, pandemics, or natural disasters, should be a focus in both practice and future research.