Family Structure History and Adolescent Adjustment

Autor/in	Cavanagh, Shannon E.
Titel	Family Structure History and Adolescent Adjustment
Quelle	In: Journal of Family Issues, 29 (2008) 7, S.944-980 (37 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0192-513X
DOI	10.1177/0192513X07311232
Schlagwörter	Social Control; Adolescents; Family Structure; Longitudinal Studies; Prediction; Marijuana; Mental Health; Parent Child Relationship; Family Relationship; Drug Use + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Soziale Kontrolle; Adolescent; Adolescence; Adoleszenz; Jugend; Jugendalter; Jugendlicher; Familienkonstellation; Familiensystem; Longitudinal study; Longitudinal method; Longitudinal methods; Längsschnittuntersuchung; Vorhersage; Psychohygiene; Parents-child relationship; Parent-child-relation; Parent-child relationship; Eltern-Kind-Beziehung; Drug consumption; Substance abuse; Drogenkonsum
Abstract	As patterns of union formation and dissolution in adult lives become complex, the living arrangements of American children are becoming increasingly fluid. With a sample (N = 12,843) drawn from the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health, this study attempted to capture this complexity by mapping out children's family structure histories across their early life course, investigating the implications of these arrangements for their general adjustment, and finally, identifying family processes that explained these associations. The findings suggest that a sizable minority of young people experience dynamic family structure arrangements. Moreover, family structure at adolescence best predicted later emotional distress, and family structure at adolescence plus an indicator of cumulative family instability across childhood best predicted current marijuana use. More so than indicators tapping social control, levels of family connectedness and parent-adolescent relationship quality were key conduits for these associations. (Contains 6 tables.) (Author).
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Update	2017/4/10