Family Structure and Stress: A Longitudinal Comparison of Two-Parent and Female-Headed Families.

McLanahan, Sara S.

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Publication Date: 1983-May

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Family Structure and Stress: A Longitudinal Comparison of Two-Parent and Female-Headed Families.

McLanahan, Sara S.

Journal of Marriage and the Family, v45 n2 p347-57 May 1983

Examined the relationship between family headship and stress. Data from the Michigan Panel Study of Income Dynamics conclude that single female heads with children experience more stress than their married male counterparts. Higher incidence of major life events experienced by female heads is primarily a function of marital disruption. (Author/JAC)

Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Family Structure, Fatherless Family, Heads of Households, Longitudinal Studies, Marital Instability, Nuclear Family, Social Support Groups, Stress Variables

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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