Adolescents from Stepfamilies, Single-Parent Families and (In) Stable Intact Families in The Netherlands

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ID19464262
AuthorsAnnemarie Spruijt (0000-0002-0995-5503, corresponding author), A P Spruijt
Year1996
Volume24
Issue1-2
Pages115-132
Publication date1996-03-01
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Divorce & Remarriage (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1050-2556 • E-ISSN: 1540-4811
PublisherInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1300/j087v24n01_09
OpenAlexW2005712941
LanguageEN
Citations received6

This aiticle 'examines the effects on intimate relation- ships, relational attitudes, and well-being of growing up in: stepfami- lies after divorce, single-parent families, instable intact families, and stable intact families. Data are used from the national panel study USAD (Utrecht Study of Adolescence Development), a study of de- velopments as they occur in the life course of young people during h e 1990s. Results are presented from 2,064 respondents between 15 and 25 years of age, about their well-being and their development in inti- mate relationships and their views on (marriage) relationships. On a number of topics their parents are interviewed as well. From the analysis, it is clear that young people who lived in single- parent families and in stepfamilies significantly differ from young people who lived in stable intact families. Young people from single- parent families are more likely to start their relational career sooner and reported more problems with intimate relations than youngsters from stable intact families. Youngsters from stepfamilies have more modem views on relations than people from intact families. Adolescents from instable intact families have moderate scores. Most of these effects re- main when the results are adjustdfor differences in social class, family income and the parental views on family life

Developmental psychology · Family life · Single parent · Single-Parent Family · Sociology · Stepfamily · Family Dynamics and Relationships · Family Support in Illness · Gender Studies · Intergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving · Psychology · Social Psychology

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