Publications [#277848] of Sherman A. James

Journal Articles

1. Boyce, WT; Jensen, EW; James, SA; Peacock, JL, The family routines inventory: theoretical origins., Social science & medicine (1982), vol. 17 no. 4 (January, 1983), pp. 193-200, ISSN 0277-9536 [doi]
   (last updated on 2026/02/08)

   Abstract:
   This paper describes the conceptual foundation underlying the development of the Family Routines Inventory, a new instrument designed to measure the extent of predictability or routinization in the daily life of a family. The primary impetus for the development of this instrument is a theoretical perspective in which family routines are regarded as behaviors which may protect the health and well-being of family members by providing stability and continuity during periods of stressful change.