Citation
King, Valarie; Boyd, Lisa M.; & Pragg, Brianne (2018). Parent–adolescent closeness, family belonging, and adolescent well-being across family structures. Journal of Family Issues. vol. 39 (7) pp. 2007-2036Abstract
Adolescents in stepfamilies and single-parent families tend to report lower levels of well-being than adolescents who live with two biological parents. Using data from Add Health (n = 16,684), the present study builds on this literature by examining family-level predictors of adolescent depressive symptoms, delinquency, failing a class, heavy alcohol use, tobacco use, and marijuana use. We focus on feelings of family belonging as a predictor of adolescent well-being and find that this measure is significantly associated with well-being in all family types, and particularly in two-biological-parent families. In addition, results indicate that family belonging mediates associations between parent–adolescent closeness and well-being for most outcomes.URL
http://dx.doi.org/10.1177%2F0192513x17739048Keyword(s)
parent/child relations adolescents family processes father–child relationship mother–child relationshipReference Type
Journal ArticleJournal Title
Journal of Family IssuesAuthor(s)
King, ValarieBoyd, Lisa M.
Pragg, Brianne