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ERIC Number: EJ275894
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1983-Jan
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Social Support Systems and Academic Performance of Single-Parent Students.
Roy, Crystal M.; Fuqua, Dale R.
School Counselor, v30 n3 p183-92 Jan 1983
Investigated the mediating effects of social support on the academic achievement of children in single parent families. Parents and oldest school-age children completed questionnaires on demographic and support group information. Results indicated adequate social support may mediate negative effects of single parent family status on academic achievement. (PAS)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adolescents, Childhood Needs, Children, Cognitive Ability, Elementary Secondary Education, Family Structure, Fatherless Family, Literature Reviews, One Parent Family, Research Needs, Social Support Groups, Socioeconomic Status, Stress Variables
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reference Materials - Bibliographies; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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