Peer reviewedERIC Number: EJ433386
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1991
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Relation of Parental Transitions to Boys' Adjustment Problems: I.A. Linear Hypothesis II. Mothers at Risk for Transitions and Unskilled Parenting.
Capaldi, D. M.; Patterson, G. R.
Developmental Psychology, v27 n3 p489-504 May 1991
Examined the adjustment of boys from intact, single-mother, stepfather, and multiple-transition families. Boys who had experienced multiple transitions showed the poorest adjustment. The antisocial mother was most at risk for transitions and unskilled parenting practices, which in turn placed her son at risk for poor adjustment. (BC)
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Antisocial Behavior, At Risk Persons, Divorce, Elementary Education, Elementary School Students, Family Environment, Family Problems, Grade 4, Grade 6, Lower Class, Males, Mothers, Parent Child Relationship, Parenting Skills, Peer Relationship, Remarriage, Social Adjustment, Working Class
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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