Do attitudinal and behavioral ratings of family members vary across familial configurations?
In this study 212 high school students from different familial configurations were compared regarding their descriptions of themselves and their parents, as well as how their parents interacted with each other. Findings revealed that fathers' ratings or evaluations, but not mothers' ratings or the students' self-ratings, suffered in the wake of divorce. Regarding perceived "loving" actions by parents, however, students from intact families clearly had an advantage over their counterparts from reconstituted, divorced, and single-parent families. Implications of the findings are discussed.
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Department of Business Education and Office Administration, Ball State University, Munice, Indiana.
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D000293:Adolescent; D001290:Attitude; D004243:Divorce / Q000523:psychology*; D005219:Father-Child Relations; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007872:Legal Guardians; D008149:Love; D008297:Male; D008393:Marriage / Q000523:psychology; D009034:Mother-Child Relations; D016487:Parenting / Q000523:psychology*; D010553:Personality Development; D010555:Personality Inventory; D012649:Self Concept; D015406:Single Parent / Q000523:psychology