Finding

 


This finding looks at the relationship between family structure and behavioral problems in children.

Children who grew up in two-parent homes from birth reported fewer behavioral problems than peers who grew up in single-parent homes from birth, whose families went from two to one parent, or who experienced multiple family transitions, even after making adjustments for children’s and mothers’ demographic characteristics.


Sample or Data Description
The study used a sample of 1,809 children, aged 7 to 10 and living with their mothers in 1994, from the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth.


Source
"Family Structure and Children's Behavioral and Cognitive Outcomes"
Carlson, Marcia J.
Corcoran, Mary E.
Journal of Marriage and Family Vol. 63, Number 3. August, 2001. Page(s) 785.


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