Family processes and structure: Longitudinal influences on adolescent disruptive and internalizing behaviors.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

The present study revisits the assumption in American culture, based in "family privilege," that children fare better in two-parent households by longitudinally examining associations between family structure, process, and adolescent behavior.

Background

Societal assumptions and cross-sectional research suggest that there is a difference in child adjustment across varying family structures. Relatedly, the family process literature emphasizes the importance of parent-child relationship quality in addition to family structure on child adjustment.

Method

We utilized a longitudinal, prospective design that assessed family structures on nine occasions covering a 12-year period beginning when the target child was 2 years of age for a large (N = 714), ethnic

SUBMITTER: Savell SM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10084072 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature