Problem
Family stress
Other Names:
Domestic tension Incidence:
In Scotland in 1994 it was estimated that 60 percent of homeless young people are probably homeless because of stressful family relationships. Of those with a step-parent at the age of 16, 44% had left home in the following 3 years, compared with 27% with both parents, and 33% with a single parent. Of the under 18s who left because of domestic tensions, 25% subsequently joined the homeless.
Broader Problems:
Family breakdownStress in human beings Narrower Problems:
Marital stressDomestic quarrelsDomestic quarrelsStress on families of the physically or mentally handicapped Strategies:
Relieving family stress References:
Figley, Charles R and McCubbin, Hamilton I: Stress and the Family: vol II coping with catastrophe Subject(s):
Amenities → HouseholdsPsychology → Stress
Society → Family
Related UN Sustainable Development Goals:
Problem Type:
D: Detailed problems Date of last update
30.05.2019 – 18:26 CEST