Family Resilience in a Resource-Cursed Community Dependent on the Oil and Gas Industry.

Publisher: Family Process Country of Publication: United States NLM ID: 0400666 Publication Model: Print-Electronic Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1545-5300 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 00147370 NLM ISO Abbreviation: Fam Process Subsets: MEDLINE

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Family Health* ; Resilience, Psychological*; Adult ; Aged ; Family Relations ; Female ; Humans ; Middle Aged ; Oil and Gas Industry ; Socioeconomic Factors

The economic and social well-being of rural, "resource-cursed" communities can depend on the boom-bust cycles of a single industry like oil and gas. This study used a constructivist, inductive approach to identify the challenges placed on families in one such community and the processes that strengthen family resilience. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 35 adult residents (30-76 years old, 19 women) from a community in Alberta, Canada, that has specialized in oil and gas extraction for 70 years and experienced its worst economic downturn while the study was underway. Results showed that many families have experienced an endless cycle of poor work-life balance and income instability throughout the economic cycle. Family life often lacked social cohesion as a consequence of demanding work schedules and economic pressures. Additional challenges were the perceived negative effects of rigid gender roles, substance abuse, family conflicts, and domestic violence. Crucial strengthening processes for family resilience were fundamental financial and living standard adaptations (e.g., living within or below one's economic means; having both spouses become earners), maintaining regular contact by having a flexible home routine, and mutually agreeing to change roles during busts (former earners take responsibility for caregiving and running of the household and vice versa). Alternatively, accepting economic volatility and its impact on normal family life processes were essential for family resilience. Findings suggest the need for clinicians to help families foster resilience in communities that depend on resource extraction industries with concurrent adaptations required by individuals, families, and socio-political and economic systems.
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Keywords: Boom and Bust Industry; Economic Business Cycles; Family Processes; Family Resilience; Resource Curse; ciclos económicos; industria de auge y caída; la maldición de los recursos; procesos familiares; resiliencia familiar; 家庭的韧性; 家庭过程; 繁荣和萧条的工业; 经济商业周期; 资源诅咒
Local Abstract: [Publisher, Spanish; Castilian] El bienestar económico y social de las comunidades rurales "malditas por los recursos" puede depender de los ciclos de auge y caída de una industria única como la del petróleo y el gas. En este estudio se usó un método constructivista e inductivo para identificar las dificultades que enfrentan las familias en una comunidad de este tipo y los procesos que fortalecen la resiliencia familiar. Se realizaron entrevistas semiestructuradas con 35 adultos residentes (de entre 30 y 76 años, 19 mujeres) de una comunidad de Alberta, Canadá, que se ha especializado en la extracción de petróleo y gas durante 70 años y sufrió su peor recesión económica mientras el estudio estaba en marcha. Los resultados indicaron que muchas familias han pasado por un ciclo interminable de desequilibrio entre la vida personal y la laboral, y por la inestabilidad de ingresos durante todo el ciclo económico. La vida familiar con frecuencia careció de integración social como consecuencia de horarios de trabajo demandantes y presiones económicas. Otras dificultades fueron los efectos negativos percibidos de los roles de género rígidos, el abuso de sustancias, los conflictos familiares y la violencia doméstica. Los procesos de fortalecimiento esenciales para la resiliencia familiar fueron las adaptaciones fundamentales de los niveles de vida y económicos (p. ej.: vivir dentro o por debajo de los medios económicos propios; hacer que ambos cónyuges sean asalariados), mantener contacto periódico teniendo una rutina flexible en el hogar y acordar mutuamente cambiar de roles durante las recesiones (los exasalariados asumen la responsabilidad del cuidado y el funcionamiento del hogar, y viceversa). Alternativamente, aceptar la volatilidad económica y su efecto en los procesos normales de la vida familiar fue esencial para la resiliencia familiar. Los resultados indican la necesidad de que los profesionales clínicos ayuden a las familias a fomentar la resiliencia en las comunidades que dependen de las industrias de extracción de recursos mediante adaptaciones simultáneas necesarias para las personas, las familias y los sistemas sociopolíticos y económicos. [Publisher, Chinese] “资源诅咒”的农村社区的经济和社会福祉可能依赖于石油和天然气等单一行业的盛衰周期。本研究使用了建构主义、归纳的方法来弄清楚在这样一种社区中家庭所面临的挑战, 以及加强家庭复原力的过程。研究人员对来自加拿大阿尔伯塔省一个社区的35名成年居民(30-76岁, 19名女性)进行了半结构化访谈。该社区专门从事石油和天然气开采已有70年, 在研究进行期间经历了最严重的经济衰退。结果显示, 在整个经济周期中, 许多家庭都经历了工作与生活不平衡和收入不稳定的无止境循环。由于繁重的工作计划和经济压力, 家庭生活往往缺乏社会凝聚力。另外的挑战是僵化的性别角色、药物滥用、家庭冲突和家庭暴力的负面影响。加强家庭复原力的关键过程是基本的财务和生活标准的调整(例如, 在经济能力范围内或低于经济能力范围内生活; 夫妻双方都成为带来收入的人), 通过灵活安排家庭生活来保持定期联系, 双方同意在经济萧条期间改变角色(以前有收入的人负责照顾和管理家庭, 反之亦然)。另外, 接受经济波动及其对正常家庭生活进程的影响对家庭复原力至关重要。研究结果表明, 临床医生有必要帮助家庭培养在依赖资源开采业的社区生活中的复原力, 同时适应个人、家庭、社会政治和经济系统的需要。.

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