The role of paternal variables in divorced and married families: predictability of adolescent adjustment.
The predictability of adolescent adjustment, based on teacher reports, in divorced and married families was examined in relationship to four variables: paternal mood, spouse-ex-spouse relationship, father-adolescent relationship, and parental visitation. Analyses indicated that the father-adolescent relationship was predictive of adolescent functioning in divorced families, and the spousal relationship and paternal mood were similarly predictive in married families.
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Psychology Department, Loyola College, Baltimore.
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D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D002655:Child Custody; D016241:Child of Impaired Parents / Q000523:psychology; D003863:Depression / Q000523:psychology; D004243:Divorce / Q000523:psychology*; D005219:Father-Child Relations; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009034:Mother-Child Relations; D010553:Personality Development; D010555:Personality Inventory