title: Simplicity and complexity in the effects of parental structure on high school graduation.
abstract: As more and more children experience nonintact families because of nonmarital birth or parental marital disruption, researchers have paid more attention to whether nonintact family experiences have negative effects on later life. This study uses data from the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth to consider how experiences of parental structure affect chances of high school graduation. The study shows that the negative effects of parental structure are simpler than theoretical notions might suggest.
authors.affiliation: Department of Sociology, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge 70803-5411.
authors.forename: R A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Wojtkiewicz
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D004243:Divorce / Q000523:psychology*; D004522:Educational Status; D005191:Family Characteristics; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008137:Longitudinal Studies; D008297:Male; D010287:Parent-Child Relations; D012944:Social Support; D014481:United States