Resiliency and Vulnerability in Psychosocial Functioning during the Adaptation to Remarriage.

Autor/inn/en	Lindner, Marjorie S.; Anderson, Edward R.
Titel	Resiliency and Vulnerability in Psychosocial Functioning during the Adaptation to Remarriage.
Quelle	(1988), (34 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Beigaben	Tabellen
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Tagungsbericht; Adjustment (to Environment); Adolescent Development; Adolescents; Behavior Problems; Comparative Analysis; Coping; Divorce; Family Relationship; Longitudinal Studies; Nuclear Family; One Parent Family; Preadolescents; Remarriage; Resilience (Personality); Sex Differences; Stepfamily + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Adolescent; Adolescence; Adoleszenz; Jugend; Jugendalter; Jugendlicher; Bewältigung; Ehescheidung; Longitudinal study; Longitudinal method; Longitudinal methods; Längsschnittuntersuchung; Kleinfamilie; Single parent family; Ein-Eltern-Familie; Pre-adolescence; Präadoleszenz; Wiederverheiratung; Sex difference; Geschlechtsunterschied
Abstract	One goal of a longitudinal study of stepfamilies, divorced maternal custody families, and nondivorced families was to assess the response of children to the experiences associated with stepfamily formation and to identify factors that may buffer children against adverse life experiences or make them more vulnerable to negative outcomes. Children's adjustment was measured at three time periods over 2.5 years. Composite measures of externalizing, internalizing, and competence were created from reports of mothers, fathers, teachers, and children from interviews and 24-Hour Behavior Checklists, as well as from observational measures based on a composite of global rating scales. The results showed that boys from divorced families exhibited fewer problems over time, as they continued to adjust to life in a single-parent household, whereas girls in divorced families exhibited more problems over time. Boys in remarried families exhibited high levels of problematic behavior throughout the course of the study, while girls in remarried families showed some improvement. Levels of competent behavior were highest for children from nondivorced homes, and lowest for children from remarried homes. Girls were viewed as more competent than boys throughout this age range. Analyses were conducted to examine which factors attenuate or exacerbate problems in adaptation, with a focus on externalizing disorders. (NB)
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2004/1/01