The effects of family structure on institutionalized children's self-concepts.
This study examined the effects of family structure (intact, stepparent, and single parent) on children's self-concepts, using Parish and Taylor's Personal Attribute Inventory for Children. One hundred sixty-six institutionalized children in Grades 5 through 12 participated in the study. Although a trend was noted for students from single-parent families to check fewer positive adjectives, they did not differ significantly (.05 level) from children from intact families or stepfamilies.
Department of Counseling Psychology and Guidance Services, Ball State University, Muncie, Indiana 47306.
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D002648:Child; D002655:Child Custody; D002667:Child Reactive Disorders / Q000523:psychology; D002674:Child, Institutionalized / Q000523:psychology*; D004243:Divorce; D005190:Family; D005191:Family Characteristics; D006801:Humans; D010553:Personality Development; D012649:Self Concept; D012931:Social Environment