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Publication Date: 2006
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Family Structure and Community Context: Evaluating Influences on Adolescent Outcomes
Kowaleski-Jones, Lori; Dunifon, Rachel
Youth & Society, v38 n1 p110-130 2006
Using data from the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth merged mother-child file, this article examines the relationship between living in four different family structures on key measures of youth well-being, studied separately by race. The authors also examine whether contextual factors mediate these associations. For Black youth, we find no effects of family structure on youth well-being; however, community context measures are associated with youth outcomes. For White youth, single parenthood and cohabitation are associated with poorer youth outcomes; however, in some cases, these associations are mediated with the inclusion of the community context measures. (Contains 3 tables.)
Descriptors: Family Structure, Well Being, National Surveys, Longitudinal Studies, Parent Child Relationship, Racial Differences, Grade Repetition, Delinquency, Depression (Psychology), Social Adjustment, Community Characteristics, Adolescent Development, Behavior Problems, Emotional Development, African American Children, Whites, Context Effect
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