Family Economic Stress and Adjustment of Early Adolescent Girls

Adolescent girls and their parents and a sibling completed questionnaires that measured several family variables and were observed interacting. Found that family economic pressures led to parents' depression, marital conflict, and disrupted parenting. Parents' depressed mood and disrupted...

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Published inDevelopmental psychology Vol. 29; no. 2; p. 206
Main Author Conger, Rand D
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published 01.03.1993
Subjects
Adjustment (to Environment)
Adolescent Development
Adolescents
Child Rearing
Depression (Psychology)
Economic Factors
Family Environment
Family Income
Females
Marital Discord
Nurturance
Parent Child Relationship
Parenting Skills
Stress Variables
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Summary:Adolescent girls and their parents and a sibling completed questionnaires that measured several family variables and were observed interacting. Found that family economic pressures led to parents' depression, marital conflict, and disrupted parenting. Parents' depressed mood and disrupted child-rearing practices affected girls' adjustment. (BC)
ISSN:0012-1649
DOI:10.1037/0012-1649.29.2.206