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.
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Department of Counseling Psychology and Guidance Services, Ball State University, Muncie, Indiana 47306.
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Brown
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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