A review of 50 years of research on naturally occurring family routines and rituals: cause for celebration?

By B. Fiese, Thomas J. Tomcho, Michael A. Douglas, K. Josephs, Scott Poltrock, T. Baker. Journal of family psychology, 2002

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Subfields: Applied Psychology, Clinical Psychology, Social Psychology

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Family Orientation: Individual-Level Influences on Family Firm Outcomes (2008, background): “Thus, the most important family rituals include birthday celebrations, holiday celebrations, reunions, and funerals (Fiese et al., 2002).”
Development and Preliminary Evaluation of the Bedtime Routines Questionnaire (2010, background): “First, many studies fail to operationally define bedtime routines or use narrow definitions that are not comparable across studies ( Fiese et al. 2002 ).”
Child development and the physical environment. (2006, background): “CHAOS With controls for SES, the regularity of events in the home (e.g., homework and bedtime schedule) (Fiese et al. 2002) as well as levels of unpredictability and confusion in the home (Wachs & Corapci 2005) are related to socioemotional functioning.”
Home‐based Parental Involvement in Young Children’s Education: Examining the effects of maternal education across U.S. ethnic groups (2007, background): “Family routines such as mealtimes and family discussions constitute another means through which parents support their children’s education and promote their developmental competencies (Fiese et al., 2002; Serpell, Sonnenschein, & Baker, 2002).”
Stress and Coping in Childhood: The Parents' Role (2004, background): “Numerous studies have found a positive relation between family organization and routines and children’s psychosocial adjustment (e.g., Fiese et al., 2002; Johnson, Cowan, & Cowan, 1999; Taylor, 1996).”
Family Routines and Rituals: A Context for Development in the Lives of Young Children (2007, background): “Impoverishment of routines can arise for a host of reasons including history of abuse, neglect, and psychiatric disturbances (Fiese et al., 2002).”
What Predicts Loneliness? Cultural Difference Between Individualistic and Collectivistic Societies in Europe (2014, background): “Even in individualistic societies, older generations believe family rituals to be important to the creation of successful families, and older adults will take on many roles within their family to ensure bonds are maintained (Blieszner & Mancini, 1987; Fiese et al., 2002; Meske, Sanders, Meredith, & ”
The Role of Chaos in Poverty and Children's Socioemotional Adjustment (2005, background): “…Society Lack of routines, structure, and rituals in the home has been shown to be negatively associatedwith psychological adjustment in children and adolescents, parental competency ratings, satisfaction with family, and school achievement (Fiese et al., 2002; Repetti, Taylor, & Seeman, 2002).”
Parental Provision of Structure: Implementation and Correlates in Three Domains (2014, background): “Consistent with work on family routines (Fiese et al., 2002), challenges such as lack of time and resources likely make it difficult for parents to institute structure in their homes.”
Family Identity: A Framework of Identity Interplay in Consumption Practices (2008, background): “Families also maintain a sense of continuity of identity over time through ritual practices that mark their heritage (Bolea 2000; Bossard and Boll 1950; Cheal 1988; Curasi, Arnould, and Price 2004; Fiese et al. 2002; Moisio et al. 2004; Rosenthal and Marshall 1988).”
Externalizing and Internalizing Problems in Low-Income Latino Early Adolescents (2004, background): “Maintenance of family routines has been associated with better quality parenting, better offspring academic achievement, and better emotional well-being of family members (see Fiese et al., 2002).”