Citation
King, Valarie; Prag, Brianne; & Lindstrom, Rachel (2018). Family relationships during adolescence and stepchildren's educational attainment in young adulthood. Annual Meeting of the Population Association of America. Denver, CO.Abstract
The current study draws on Waves I and III from the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent to Adult Health (Add Health) to examine how family relationships in stepfamilies during adolescence (between adolescents and their stepfathers, mothers, and nonresident biological fathers) are associated with stepchildren’s educational attainment in young adulthood (graduating from high school and attending or completing a four-year college). Using structural equation modeling, attention is paid to considering both the direct pathways from family relationships at Wave I to young adults educational attainment at Wave III, as well as indirect pathways through the adolescent’s perceptions of their mothers’ and stepfathers’ disappointment if they did not attend college, their grades, and how likely they thought they were to go to college.URL
https://paa.confex.com/paa/2018/webprogrampreliminary/Paper22480.htmlKeyword(s)
family stepfamilies adolescence educationReference Type
Conference proceedingBook Title
Annual Meeting of the Population Association of AmericaSeries Title
Family relations and youth outcomesAuthor(s)
King, ValariePrag, Brianne
Lindstrom, Rachel