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Jacobs, Janis E.; And Others – 1991
This study investigated the processes and outcomes of family decision-making during children's transition from late childhood to adolescence. Members of 28 one-parent families and 40 two-parent families completed four decision tasks independently, then as a family. Decision tasks concerned selecting a bicycle, a snack, a movie, and a camp for the…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Age Differences, Decision Making, Family Life