Gender Schematization in Adolescents: Differences Based on Rearing in Single-Parent and Intact Families

2018 ◽  
pp. 137-149
Author(s):  
Michael Lawrence Slavkin
Keyword(s):  
Single Parent ◽  
Intact Families

Coping as a Mediator Between Parental Attachment and Resilience: An Examination of Differential Effects Between Chinese Adolescents From Single Parent Families Versus Those From Intact Families

2018 ◽  
Vol 122 (2) ◽  
pp. 506-524 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xiamei Guo
Keyword(s):  
High School Students ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Parental Attachment ◽  
Single Parent ◽  
Chinese Adolescents ◽  
Maternal Attachment ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Intact Families ◽  
Single Parent Families

The crude divorce rate has been increasing steadily for over a decade in China. Consequently, more and more children have to face the challenge of growing up in single parent families. The current study investigated the mediating effects of problem-oriented and emotion-oriented coping on the relationship between parental attachment and psychological resilience among a sample of Chinese adolescents from single parent families and intact families. Participants were 975 high school students (44.30% males; aged 15–19 years, M = 16.32 years, SD = 0.74), 871 from intact families and 104 from single parent families. Structural equation modeling showed that security in maternal attachment was positively associated with resilience through the indirect effect of reduced emotion-oriented coping among adolescents from single parent families. Among adolescents from intact families, security in maternal attachment was both directly associated with resilience and indirectly through enhanced problem-oriented and reduced emotion-oriented coping. Security in paternal attachment was associated with resilience both directly and indirectly through enhanced problem-oriented coping as well among those from intact families. Female adolescents exhibited significantly lower levels of resilience than male adolescents did regardless of the marital status of their parents. Limitations and suggestions for future research are discussed.

Early childhood family background predicts meal frequency behaviour in children: Five-year follow-up study

2021 ◽  
pp. 140349482110585
Author(s):  
Suvi Parikka ◽  
Tuija Martelin ◽  
Sakari Karvonen ◽  
Esko Levälahti ◽  
Laura Kestilä ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Family Background ◽  
Participation Rate ◽  
Single Parent ◽  
Family Type ◽  
Meal Frequency ◽  
Background Factors ◽  
Intact Families ◽  
Nationally Representative ◽  
The Difference

Aims: Childhood nutrition patterns have an important role in later health. We studied the role of family type, other family background factors and their changes over a five-year follow-up with respect to meal frequency among children. Methods: Longitudinal data were collected in 2007–2009 and 2013–2014. A nationally representative sample of Finnish children ( n = 1822) aged 0.5–5 years at baseline and 5–10 years at follow-up and their families were used. The participation rate was 83% at baseline and 54% at follow-up. Meal frequency was defined as four to six meals per day. The associations of meal frequency with family background factors over a five-year follow-up period were examined by bivariate and multivariate regression analyses. Results: Eighty-nine per cent of the 5–10-year-old boys and girls had the recommended meal frequency at follow-up. Living in a single-parent family at baseline increased the risk of not eating the recommended number of meals compared with those living in intact families. After adjustments, a mother’s low level of education (OR 0.51, CI 0.29–0.93) and a decrease in income sufficiency (OR 0.54, CI 0.35–0.84) during the follow-up period were unfavourably associated with the recommended meal frequency. The difference between children in stable single-parent, reconstituted or joint physical custody families and those living in stable intact families remained significant when controlling for other variables. Conclusions: Single-parent families with a low socioeconomic position represent important target groups for interventions designed to promote regular meal frequency.

Adolescents with diabetes from single-parent, blended, and intact families: Health-related and family functioning.

1999 ◽  
Vol 17 (2) ◽  
pp. 181-196 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael A. Harris ◽  
Peggy Greco ◽  
Tim Wysocki ◽  
Caroline Elder-Danda ◽  
Neil H. White
Keyword(s):  
Family Functioning ◽  
Single Parent ◽  
Intact Families ◽  
Health Related

Emotional maturity of adolescents from orphanages, single parent families and intact families: A comparative study

2018 ◽  
Vol 9 (01) ◽  
Author(s):  
Rashmi Upreti ◽  
Seema Sharma
Keyword(s):  
Problem Solving ◽  
Comparative Study ◽  
Single Parent ◽  
Age Group ◽  
Government Schools ◽  
Emotional Maturity ◽  
Problem Solving Skills ◽  
Intact Families ◽  
Single Parent Families ◽  
The Government

The present study assessed and compared the emotional maturity of adolescents in orphanages, single parent families and intact families. The sample comprised of 300 respondents in the age group of 14-16 years, from the four selected cities of Punjab (Ludhiana, Jalandhar, Patiala, and Hoshiarpur). 100 school going adolescents were picked from the selected orphanages and 100 adolescents were selected under both single parent families and intact families from the government schools. The sample was equally distributed across both the genders (50 each). Emotional maturity of adolescents was assessed by administering Emotional Maturity Scale. The study revealed that overall, more numbers of orphans were found emotionally immature. Adolescents living with intact families were significantly more emotionally progressed, socially adjusted, independent and overall analysis also showed that they were more emotionally mature. In order to cultivate emotional maturity of adolescents, parents or care takers should try to become a good and effective listener, avoid comparisons, teach the problem solving skills and model a good behavior in front of adolescents.

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