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Parent-Adolescent Closeness, Family Belonging, and Adolescent Well-Being Across Family Structures.
- Source :
- Journal of Family Issues; May2018, Vol. 39 Issue 7, p2007-2036, 30p
- Publication Year :
- 2018
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Abstract
- Adolescents in stepfamilies and single-parent families tend to report lower levels of well-being than adolescents who live with two biological parents. Using data from Add Health (n = 16,684), the present study builds on this literature by examining family-level predictors of adolescent depressive symptoms, delinquency, failing a class, heavy alcohol use, tobacco use, and marijuana use. We focus on feelings of family belonging as a predictor of adolescent well-being and find that this measure is significantly associated with well-being in all family types, and particularly in two-biological-parent families. In addition, results indicate that family belonging mediates associations between parent-adolescent closeness and well-being for most outcomes. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 0192513X
- Volume :
- 39
- Issue :
- 7
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Journal of Family Issues
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 129432073
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1177/0192513X17739048