title: Differences in school behavior and achievement between children from intact, reconstituted, and single-parent families.
abstract: Differences in school behavior and achievement between students from intact, reconstituted, and single-parent families were analyzed. Students from intact two-parent families had fewer absences and tardies, higher grade point averages, and fewer negative and more positive teacher behavioral ratings than did those from reconstituted and single-parent families.
authors.affiliation: Center for Studies of the Family, Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah 84602.
authors.forename: D R
authors.initials: DR
authors.lastname: Featherstone
authors.forename: B P
authors.initials: BP
authors.lastname: Cundick
authors.forename: L C
authors.initials: LC
authors.lastname: Jensen
mesh_terms: D000124:Achievement; D000293:Adolescent; D000294:Adolescent Behavior; D002648:Child; D002652:Child Behavior; D004243:Divorce / Q000523:psychology; D005190:Family; D005260:Female; D005783:Gender Identity; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012574:Schools; D015406:Single Parent; D012917:Social Adjustment; D013334:Students / Q000523:psychology*