Characteristics of the Development of Adolescents' Personality in Different Types of Families

Greenladic family structure and communication with parents: influence on schoolchildren’s drinking behaviour

“…These differences could be due to the fact that grandparents, although not directly responsible for their grandchildren's upbringing, constitute an important source of help for the parents, create a warm and communicative atmosphere, and have more time for attending to children. Some studies support that the presence of grandparents had a positive effect on the children's development (31) and reduced the adolescent propensity to drink or smoke (32).…”

Psychological Well-Being Research with Children in Samara, Russia

“…In 1991, 83 % of wives and 81 % of husbands agreed with the statement, "Marriages are relations for all life, it should not be terminated except for extreme circumstances"; in 2012, only 46 and 56 % agreed, respectively (Gurko, 2008). Young spouses in half of cases did not consider the presence of a stepparent as a problem for children (i.e., not creating problems related to adjusting to a new family situation or having to maintain relationships with both mother/father and stepmother/ father), which indirectly testifies to acceptance of the concept of family as including a stepparent (Gurko & Orlova, 2011).…”

“…The parental family still remains the key institute of socialization of the rising generation, but the family is characterized by conflict of relationships amplified by the gap between child and adult worlds. Growth of social and psychological problems of children and the teenagers living in the large cities became one of direct displays of the impact of this generational gap (Dubrovina, 2000) The traditional Russian family unit has continued to lose its stability in modern society (Gurko, 2008;Gurko & Orlova, 2011). For instance, according to Russian researchers (e.g., Gurko & Orlova), young spouses' beliefs about marriage have changed considerably, and increasingly the family is viewed as a "vital project" (i.e., when the young man refers to the creation of the family as a business, not taking into account the spiritual value component of marriage).…”