Changes in Parents' Work Status and Adolescents' Adjustment at School.

Flanagan, Constance A.; Eccles, Jacquelynne S.

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ERIC Number: EJ460083

Record Type: Journal

Publication Date: 1993

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Changes in Parents' Work Status and Adolescents' Adjustment at School.

Flanagan, Constance A.; Eccles, Jacquelynne S.

Child Development, v64 n1 p246-57 Feb 1993

Examined the effects of change in parental work status on 883 early adolescents' school adjustment. Based on parental work status, families were characterized as deprived, declining, recovery, and stable. Teacher reports indicated that adolescents in deprived and declining families were less competent than adolescents in recovery and stable families. (MDM)

Descriptors: Adolescents, Behavior Problems, Elementary Secondary Education, Employment Problems, Family Environment, Family Income, Junior High School Students, Parents, Student Adjustment, Teacher Attitudes, Unemployment

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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