Canadian Journal of Family and Youth (CJFY)
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Book Review of: Geise, Rachel. (2018). Boys: What it Means to Become a Man. Toronto: HarperCollins Publishers Ltd.
No full textBook Review of: Eckler, Rebecca. (2019). Blissfully Blended Bullshit: The Uncomfortable Truth of Blending Families. Toronto: Dundurn Press.
No full textUniversity Students\u27 Viewpoints: A Coping Mechanism amid the Covid-19 Pandemic
No full textThe crisis we encounter in the global community is paramount to all species of social interaction. COVID-19, previously known as 2019 nCoV has devastated our day-to-day lives from our financial capability to our emotional condition. According to Rubin and Wessely (2020), the widespread contagion will inevitably have a psychological effect. This study aims to explore the different coping mechanisms among university students with the current global crisis, determine the significant difference of coping among gender preferences, and identify to what extent university students have been able to cope. Data was collected through a researcher-made survey questionnaire and an instrument adapted from Carver (1997). The survey was administered to university students. Students who responded and gave their consent were included in the study. Based on the results, the top five coping strategies that the students use as per experience are “listening to music”, “sleeping”, “social media”, “movie/Netflix”, and “online games”. However, it is also notable that none of the students believed that using “prohibited drugs” or “substance use” is an option in coping with this pandemic. Moreover, there is no significant difference in coping among gender preferences which implies that regardless of your gender preference, orientation, and identity, all want to deal with their problems, hardships, or stresses in life. Hence, diverting one’s attention to other things somehow is the students’ best way of coping, armoured with positivity and faith.
 
Psychosocial Problems of Rape among Secondary School Students as Perceived by Parents in Ilorin South of Kwara State
No full textThis study examined the psychosocial problems of rape in Ilorin South of Kwara State. A descriptive survey design was employed in the study. The population consisted of parents in Ilorin South of Kwara State, with a sample of two hundred and twenty respondents being selected through a multistage sampling method. A researcher designed instrument tagged ‘Psychosocial Problems of Rape Questionnaire (PPRQ)’ was used to collect data. The instrument was well validated by experts in test and measurement. Reliability was ascertained through a test retest method which yielded a reliability co-efficient of 0.77. One research question and four hypotheses guided the study. Data was analysed with mean and rank order, t-test and Analysis of variance. Hypotheses were tested at a 0.05 level of significance. Findings revealed that the psychosocial problems of rape include: an inferiority complex, a feeling of being unsafe, a low self-esteem, depression, emotional stress, social withdrawal, among other problems. Findings also showed that age, gender and religion did not influence the respondents or their responses on the problems of rape, while they differed in their responses based on their educational level. Based on the findings, it was recommended as follows: government should set up serious measures to tackle incidences of rape in schools and punish the rapists severely, and schools should, through counselling, educate the students on how to avoid being victims of rape. Schools should also be fenced all round
Book Review of Downe, Pamela J. (2021). Collective Care: Indigenous Motherhood, Family, and HIV/AIDS. Toronto: University of Toronto Press.
No full textFactors implicating Mental Health among Immigrant and Refugee Children and Families: Divided between Worlds
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Book Review of: Eckler, Rebecca. (2019). Blissfully Blended Bullshit: The Uncomfortable Truth of Blending Families. Toronto: Dundurn Press.
No full textBook Review of: Garrison, Gary. (2018). Raising Grandkids: Inside Skipped Generation Families. Regina: University of Regina Press.
No full textGetting Help: Findings from Two World Cafés with Youth who Experience Homelessness
No full textStudies indicate that youth who experience homelessness are more likely than their peers to have mental health and substance use concerns. The objective of this study was to investigate youth views of ideal services and service provision environments that facilitate help seeking. Data were collected from two World Café events in Canada where youth (n=14) were asked to discuss their experiences with housing, mental health and addictions services. The discussions were captured visually by a graphic recorder and on paper tablecloths that were drawn and written on by the youth. These visual data, along with field notes prepared by the research team, were analyzed. The findings indicated that barriers to help seeking included stigma, institutional distrust and fear, negative relationships, and the lack of self-awareness. Facilitators included positive therapeutic relationships, services with the capacity to offer care, and non-judgmental environments. Youth wanted services that provide peer support, allow them to participate more in their care decisions, and use self-directed healing strategies. Service providers and policymakers should offer programming that facilitates youth access. They should consider the barriers that youth experience and seek to construct interventions for youth that are judgement free, confidential, and actively engage youth in their own care