Abstract: Purpose of this study is to determine the challenges families are facing in the churches in Bangalore about family counselling and provide appropriate resources to reduce or remove those issues families are facing. A self-prepared structured closed ended questionnaire was employed for this study to collect the data of 100 families in the churches in Bangalore. The quantitative data was analyzed using SPSS 16 application.

author: Dr. Priscilla Brighton
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Abstract: Adolescence and parenting adolescents are challenging stages in family life cycle. A smooth transitioning through this stage requires several factors to coalesce, of which parental adolescent attachment (AA) and emotional intelligence (EI) are critical. This study investigates the relationship between AA and EI in adolescents and delves into the impact of dynamic variables on AA and EI. 402 school-going adolescents in the city of Hyderabad participated in this study. The study concluded that there is a significant relationship between AA and EI in adolescents, proving that higher EI exists in adolescents who have secure attachment and lower EI for insecure attachment. Insecure AA and low EI are exhibited by the adolescents at an alarming ratio. The study also sheds light on how dynamic variables can affect the AA, EI and the well-being of adolescents.

authors: Sherine Rachel John, Olive Nagarajan
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Abstract: The paper explores the possible factors contributing to the crimes against women in India. It also aims to examine the response of the churches in India to the crimes against women. One hundred and nine Christian men and women from the urban context participated in this Quantitative research. One of the main findings is that the churches in India understand their social obligation to prevent crimes against women, but they have failed to play their role. This research has helped to understand the need for Christian families, churches and Family Life Educators to put their unified efforts into preventing and addressing this issue from a Christian perspective.

author: Binny Abraham, F Salome Jennitha & Esther Norman
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Abstract: Sexual Abuse is an example of adverse childhood experience (ACE). ACEs have a negative association with the survivor’s resilience. There is a positive correlation between the number of adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) and the risk of experiencing sexual victimization (SV) in adulthood. A growing body of research is suggesting that high social support promotes individual resilience. Hence this study investigates the level of perceived social support and revictimization at the time of the CSA in comparison with their present resilience levels. The 140 participants were between the age groups of 20-60 and were Indian citizens. The study concluded that married survivors of CSA have a higher level of sub factors of resilience such as hardiness, coping and purpose; and, of the total participants, those who endured sexual revictimization (abuse more than one time) had very low levels of social support. To address the issue of sexual revictimization among youth and its negative consequences, a conceptual shift is needed to view it as a cycle of violence that affects individuals across developmental stages. 

authors: Rashmi Vijayan, Olive Nagarajan
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