The Role of Selected Family Environment Factors in Children's Post-Divorce Adjustment

Guidubaldi, John; Cleminshaw, Helen K.; Perry, Joseph D.; Nastasi, Bonnie K.; Lightel, Jeanine

doi:10.2307/584293

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“…Moreover, irrespective of risk, all girls exposed to more consistent family routines showed fewer internalizing problems. These findings corroborate prior research showing that family routines play an important role in the well-being of individual family members and are particularly important for youth living in high-risk contexts (Guidubaldi et al, 1986;Steinglass et al, 1987). It is possible that females exposed to multiple risks escape elevated levels of externalizing and internalizing problems because their routinized environments provide them with the consistency and organization necessary to foster secure relationships with their parents and siblings (Howe, 2002).…”

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Externalizing and Internalizing Problems in Low-Income Latino Early Adolescents

Loukas

Prelow

2004

The Journal of Early Adolescence

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The current investigation examined the role of cumulative risk, family routines, maternal monitoring, mother-child relationship quality, and youth socioemotional competence in adjustment outcomes of 521 10-to 14-year-old low-income Latino early adolescents. Results showed that, as the number of risk factors increased, levels of externalizing and internalizing problems also increased. Furthermore, findings indicated that socioemotional competence was predictive of fewer externalizing and internalizing problems for females independent of the level of cumulative risk. Maintenance of family routines protected females exposed to elevated levels of cumulative risk from heightened levels of externalizing problems. Despite exposure to multiple risk factors, boys high in socioemotional competence and those boys reporting a good quality mother-son relationship were protected from elevated levels of adjustment problems. Results underscore the importance of examining within-group variability among young Latino adolescents.

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Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 88%

Externalizing and Internalizing Problems in Low-Income Latino Early Adolescents

Loukas

Prelow

2004

The Journal of Early Adolescence

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“…For instance, studies have found a positive relationship between lowered parental conflict and positive child adjustment outcomes (Amato, 1986;Guidubaldi, Cleminshaw, Perry, Nastasi, & Lightel, 1986), a positive relationship between warm, accepting parent-child relationships and positive adjustment in the children (Hess & Camara, 1979;Kinard & Reinherz 1986;Shybunko, 1989), a relationship between high levels of social support during times of high stress and positive adjustment outcomes (Wolchik, Sandler & Braver, 1989b), a positive relationship between more frequent stressful environmental events and lower prosocial academic skills, lower self-concept, and higher internalized and externalized psychopathology (Stolberg et al, 1987). Additionally, research has revealed differences in the responses of boys and girls to divorce (Hetherington, 19'79;Emery.…”

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Psychological Adjustment of College Students from Families of Divorce

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Journal of Divorce & Remarriage

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“…Guidubaldi, Cleminshaw, Perry, Nastasi, and Lightel (1986) found that maternal employment in divorced families was related to better mother-son relationships but was not associated with quality of the mother-daughter relationship. These researchers did not identify the statistics used to analyze their data, so it is not clear if possible covariates were statistically controlled.…”

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