Is Maternal Marriage Beneficial for Low-Income Adolescents?

Autor/inn/en	Bachman, Heather J.; Coley, Rebekah Levine; Chase-Lansdale, P. Lindsay
Titel	Is Maternal Marriage Beneficial for Low-Income Adolescents?
Quelle	In: Applied Developmental Science, 13 (2009) 4, S.153-171 (19 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1088-8691
Schlagwörter	Mothers; Marriage; Early Adolescents; Cognitive Development; Marital Status; Parent Influence; Low Income Groups; At Risk Persons; Social Development; Emotional Development; Well Being; Academic Achievement; Child Behavior; Psychological Patterns; One Parent Family; Family Structure; Longitudinal Studies; African Americans; Hispanic Americans; Family Environment; Illinois; Massachusetts; Texas + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Mother; Mutter; Ehe; Kognitive Entwicklung; Familienstand; Risikogruppe; Soziale Entwicklung; Gefühlsbildung; Well-being; Wellness; Wohlbefinden; Schulleistung; Single parent family; Ein-Eltern-Familie; Familienkonstellation; Familiensystem; Longitudinal study; Longitudinal method; Longitudinal methods; Längsschnittuntersuchung; Afroamerikaner; Hispanic; Hispanoamerikaner; Familienmilieu; Master-Studiengang
Abstract	The present study investigated the association of mothers' marriage and changes in young adolescents' cognitive and socioemotional development and changes in family processes. Analyses employed longitudinal data from the "Three-City Study" to track maternal partnerships for 860 low-income adolescents (10-14 years-old in Wave 1) across a 16 month period. No short-term benefits or risks emerged for youth when mothers entered marriage, with few changes in family or maternal functioning linked with marriage formation as well. In contrast, adolescents in stably married families experienced improved academic, behavioral, and psychological well-being compared to youth in stable cohabiting or single-parent families. Stable marriage was similarly linked to improvements across multiple domains of home and mothers' functioning. These patterns were not moderated by the male partner's identity (biological father or stepfather). Results support the benefits of stable marriage on youth development, but suggest that policies supporting movements into new marriages may not result in improved adolescent or family functioning, at least in the short term. (Contains 5 tables.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10