Impact of Joint versus Maternal Legal Custody, Sex and Age of Adolescent, and Family Structure Complexity on Adolescents in Remarried Families.

Autor/in	Crosbie-Burnett, Margaret
Titel	Impact of Joint versus Maternal Legal Custody, Sex and Age of Adolescent, and Family Structure Complexity on Adolescents in Remarried Families.
Quelle	(1987), (28 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Adjustment (to Environment); Adolescents; Age Differences; Child Custody; Divorce; Family Relationship; Family Structure; Parent Child Relationship; Sex Differences; Stepfamily + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Adolescent; Adolescence; Adoleszenz; Jugend; Jugendalter; Jugendlicher; Age; Difference; Age difference; Altersunterschied; Ehescheidung; Familienkonstellation; Familiensystem; Parents-child relationship; Parent-child-relation; Parent-child relationship; Eltern-Kind-Beziehung; Sex difference; Geschlechtsunterschied
Abstract	No published research has investigated the impact of joint custody on the adjustment of children of divorce who become stepchildren. This research examined the differential effects of joint versus maternal custody, structural complexity (presence or absence of stepfather's children from a prior marriage), and sex and age of adolescent on adolescent outcomes in stepfamilies. The volunteer sample consisted of wives, husbands, and oldest or only adolescents in 84 white, middle-class stepfather families. Each family member independently completed a questionnaire in the family's home. Findings revealed that adolescents in joint custody and simple stepfamilies reported more happiness and more inclusion than did those in joint custody and complex stepfamilies. Joint custody families with older adolescents and with boys reported the most role ambiguity (disagreement about the stepfather's role in the family). Structural complexity affected loyalty conflicts only for younger adolescents, who reported less loyalty conflicts in complex stepfamilies. Boys were reported to have greater well-being than girls regardless of custody arrangement. (Implications for theory and policy are discussed.) (Author)
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC