Year: 2003
Type: dissertation
Study design: Observational Study
Abstract: Since the 1960s, there has been an increase in the number of single-parent families resulting, in part, from the rise in divorce (Simons, 1996). It is widely believed that the nuclear family stmcture is best for optimal child development and any deviation from that environment could only prove detrimental for the children involved (Amato & Keith, 1991a; Kitson & Holmes, 1992; Simons, 1996). Studies support that behef and indicate that children from divorced families demonstrate more problem behavior and lower psychological well-being than children from two parent families (Hetherington, 1989). This study examines national data regarding these issues to compare single parent with two parent families.
Author: Lynn Curry
Language: English
Subfield: Demography
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: green
Funders: National Science Foundation, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Office of Public Health and Science, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, National Institute of Mental Health, National Cancer Institute, National Institute of Nursing Research, National Institute of General Medical Sciences, National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, Office of Research on Women's Health, Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, Carolina Population Center, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
OpenAlex ID: W2249497361