The Adjustment of Children in Nondivorced, Divorced Single-Mother, and Remarried Families

Adolescents whose parents had not divorced exhibited more social and scholastic competence and fewer adjustment problems than did adolescents from families with remarried or single mothers. Children from divorced, single-mother families demonstrated adjustment difficulties up to six years after thei...

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Published in:Monographs of the Society for Research in Child Development 1992, Vol.57 (2-3), p.35
Main Author: Lindner, Marjorie S
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Academic Achievement
Adjustment (to Environment)
Adolescent Development
Adolescents
Age Differences
Behavior Problems
Divorce
Family (Sociological Unit)
Family Life
Family Problems
Longitudinal Studies
One Parent Family
Preadolescents
Prosocial Behavior
Remarriage
Sex Differences
Stepfamily
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Summary:Adolescents whose parents had not divorced exhibited more social and scholastic competence and fewer adjustment problems than did adolescents from families with remarried or single mothers. Children from divorced, single-mother families demonstrated adjustment difficulties up to six years after their mother's divorce. (BC)
ISSN:0037-976X