Reports on research results concerning Italian families with young adults, ages 20 to 30 years. Results indicate that family relations are both an optimum context for children's self-fulfillment and a hindrance for the generational transition. Problems reside in the representation of adulthood that both parents and children share. (RJM)

Using data from the 1996 National Longitudinal Survey of Youth (NLSY79) merged mother-child sample, we investigate the impact of two family events, parental divorce and the birth of a sibling, on the cognitive stimulation and emotional support provided to children in the home. We use fixed-effect regression techniques to control for unmeasured…

Examines how family resources and demographic variables relate to adolescent family life satisfaction in remarried family households. Self-report questionnaire data were collected from 95 high school students in remarried families. Showed that flexibility, regularity in household time and routines, and effectiveness in parent communication were…

Introduces the articles in this special issue, all of which provide new theory and/or data on the intersection of gender stratification and economic variables with, and within, the family. Describes most of the articles as considering this "triple overlap" at both macro and micro levels. Outlines the articles selected. (KS)

Examines the diversity of parenting styles in a sample of low-income, African American families served by Head Start. Analyses revealed a range of child-rearing beliefs. Findings suggest that crude group comparisons neither describe nor explain the effects of parenting values and parent-child interactions in such samples. (RJM)

Path models on random samples of 159 fathers and 275 mothers in Utah were used to examine direct and indirect relations between parenting difficulty and variables reflecting family stressors, social and personal resources, and background characteristics. Findings suggest that parenting difficulty appears to be significantly affected by the…

Provides a synopsis of research on young people in Germany and examines whether they live longer in their parents' home. Also presents demographic developments during the past 45 years. Explores the age which young people leave the parental home and discusses the reasons for staying home or moving out. (RJM)

Examines the connection of guilt and shame to three styles of parental control (inductive, affective, and coercive). Analysis of undergraduates' (N=270) completed questionnaires indicate connections between inductive control and guilt and between affective control and shame. The gender of the parent and the gender of the child were also…

Examined the relationship between three aspects of intergenerational relations--problem in the life of an adult child, conflict with an adult child, and social support from an adult child--and depression in aging parents. Of the three aspects, only support from an adult child consistently related to parents' depression. (RJM)

Reports on differences between young people in Italy and those abroad. Drawing on data from three censuses, found that Italy is characterized by a high percentage of family-of-origin households which is attributed to the fact that most young adults there leave home only to marry. (RJM)

Drawing on data from 1950 to 1990, examines Dutch trends in the leaving home process. Discusses the relationship of material and nonmaterial resources in the family and outside the family with young adults' decision for leaving or staying home. Explores variables, such as parental money and parental services, in these decisions. (RJM)

Reviews research from the 1990s on leaving-home trends in the United States. Found a correlation between the leaving-home process in early adulthood and changes in the core nuclear family. Relationships between parents and children shape the launch from home, whereas those between men and women shape the destinations. (RJM)

This study develops and tests a theoretical model to explain sibling violence based on the feminist, conflict, and social learning theoretical perspectives and research in psychology and sociology. A multivariate analysis of data from 651 young adults generally supports hypotheses from all three theoretical perspectives. Males with brothers have…

The issue of child care is still widely debated, with some scholars arguing that children fare best in parental care, whereas others suggest center care may enhance children's development. Using the Early Childhood Longitudinal Study--Kindergarten Cohort of 1998 to 1999, the author demonstrates how the use of cross-sectional versus longitudinal…

Examines the determinants of postdivorce contact between nonresidential fathers and their children after martial disruption and to evaluate the relative merit of three sociological perspectives on postdivorce contact: social parenting, marital-involvement parenting, and socioeconomic-advantaged parenting. Results suggest that fathers have limited…