The Effects of Family Structure and Family Process on the Psychological Well-Being of Children: From the Children's Point of View

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dc.contributor.authorFalci, Christina D.en
dc.contributor.committeecochairEdwards, Johnen
dc.contributor.committeecochairHughes, Michael D.en
dc.contributor.committeememberKiecolt, K. Jillen
dc.contributor.committeememberArditti, Joyce A.en
dc.contributor.departmentSociologyen
dc.date.accessioned2014-03-14T20:21:23Zen
dc.date.adate1997-05-08en
dc.date.available2014-03-14T20:21:23Zen
dc.date.issued1997-05-08en
dc.date.rdate1998-05-08en
dc.date.sdate1998-07-26en
dc.description.abstractThe impact of family structure on children’s outcomes is a highly debated topic in literature on the family. This research made an attempt to engage in this debate by testing the family process perspective. Theorists who favor this perspective believe that the effects of family structure on children can be mediated by the family processes occurring within families, such as the quality of parent-child relationships. The psychological wellbeing of children from six family structures were compared. After controlling for family processes and background variables the majority of the effects of family structure on children’s psychological well-being disappeared. Only children from stepfamilies had significantly lower levels of psychological well-being than children from intact homes. Stepfamilies, however, are a very complex family form and this research could not account for the possible unique processes occurring within stepfamilies. Finally, children from divorced homes did not have significantly lower levels of psychological well-being even before family processes and background variables were controlled. Overall, this research shows support for the family process perspective.en
dc.description.degreeMaster of Scienceen
dc.identifier.otheretd-182516659751561en
dc.identifier.sourceurlhttp://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-182516659751561/en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/30320en
dc.publisherVirginia Techen
dc.relation.haspartFalci.pdfen
dc.rightsIn Copyrighten
dc.rights.urihttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/en
dc.subjectFamily Structureen
dc.subjectChildren's Psychological Well-Beingen
dc.subjectFamily Processen
dc.titleThe Effects of Family Structure and Family Process on the Psychological Well-Being of Children: From the Children's Point of Viewen
dc.typeThesisen
thesis.degree.disciplineSociologyen
thesis.degree.grantorVirginia Polytechnic Institute and State Universityen
thesis.degree.levelmastersen
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Scienceen

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