Family structure,family organization,and quality of family life |
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Authors: | Patricia Voydanoff Mark A Fine Brena W Donnelly |
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Institution: | (1) Center for the Study of Family Development, University of Dayton, 45469-1445 OH, Dayton;(2) Department of Human Development and Family Studies, University of Missouri at Columbia, 31 Stanley Hall, 65211 Columbia, MO;(3) Center for the Study of Family Development, University of Dayton, 45469-1445 Dayton, OH |
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Abstract: | This study examines how family organization is associated with the quality of family life for parents in first marriages,
remarriages with biological children, and several types of stepfamilies. Data are drawn from the 1987–1988 National Survey
of Families and Households; only married couples in which both spouses participated in the survey and who had children under
age 19 in the household are considered (N=3,120). Results indicate that respondents in different family structures differ in the perceived quality of parent-child
relationships, that differences in family structure are not related to differences in family organization, and that some aspects
of family organization are related to marital quality and the quality of parent-chil relationships. Hierarchical multiple
regression analyses indicate that family structure and family organization are independently related to the quality of family
life.
This research was supported by National Institute of Child Health and Human Development Grant R15 HD28198-01. The National
Survey of Families and Households was funded by a grant (HD21009) from the Center for Population Research of the National
Institute of Child Health and Human Development. The survey was designed and carried out at the Center for Demography and
Ecology at the University of Wisconsin-Madison under the direction of Larry Bumpass and James Sweet. The fieldwork was done
by the Institute for Survey Research at Temple University. A previous version of this article was presented at the annual
meeting of the National Council on Family Relations, Orlando, November 1992.
Her research interests include the work/family interface and family policy. She received her Ph.D. from Wayne State University.
His research interests include the effects of divorce and remarriage on parents and children. He received his Ph.D. from Ohio
State University.
Her research interests include adolescents and adoption. She received her Ph.D. from the University of Delaware. |
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Keywords: | family parents relationships stepfamilies work |
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