In:
Journal of Comparative Family Studies, University of Toronto Press Inc. (UTPress), Vol. 29, No. 3 ( 1998-10-01), p. 517-527
Abstract:
Most studies implicitly assume that contact with a nonresident parent has a positive effect on the well-being of youngsters after parental divorce. However, some recent studies have revealed no differences in the well-being of children who do or do not have contact with their nonresident parent. A methodological problem is that in a large number of studies the custodial parent rather than the youngster is the informant. We used youngsters’ self-reports to test the hypothesis that the physical, psychological and relational wellbeing of youngsters between 12 and 25 years of age, without contact with their nonresident parent (father or mother), is less than the wellbeing of youngsters maintaining that contact. Data were analyzed from 353 youngsters from single-parent families and stepfamilies of the Utrecht Study of Adolescent Development (a panel study among 3393 youngsters). The hypothesis was rejected among both single-parent children and stepchildren.
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
ISSN:
0047-2328
,
1929-9850
DOI:
10.3138/jcfs.29.3.517
Language:
English
Publisher:
University of Toronto Press Inc. (UTPress)
Publication Date:
1998
detail.hit.zdb_id:
2067226-3
SSG:
3,4
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