Is Maternal Marriage Beneficial for Low-Income Adolescents?
Is Maternal Marriage Beneficial for Low-Income Adolescents?
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DOI：
10.1080/10888690903287633
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发表时间：
2009-01-01
影响因子：
3.8
通讯作者：
Chase-Lansdale, P. Lindsay
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作者：
Bachman, Heather J.;Coley, Rebekah Levine;Chase-Lansdale, P. Lindsay
本研究探讨了母亲的婚姻和青少年的认知和社会情感发展的变化和家庭过程中的变化之间的关联。分析采用了三城市研究的纵向数据，在16个月的时间内跟踪860名低收入青少年（第一波10-14岁）的母亲伙伴关系。当母亲结婚时，对青年人没有短期的好处或风险，家庭或母亲的功能也几乎没有与婚姻形成有关的变化。相比之下，与稳定同居或单亲家庭的青少年相比，稳定婚姻家庭的青少年在学业、行为和心理健康方面都有所改善。稳定的婚姻同样与家庭和母亲功能的多个领域的改善有关。这些模式并不受男性伴侣身份（生父或继父）的影响。结果支持稳定的婚姻对青年发展的好处，但建议，政策支持运动到新的婚姻可能不会导致改善青少年或家庭功能，至少在短期内。
The present study investigated the association of mothers' marriage and changes in young adolescents' cognitive and socioemotional development and changes in family processes. Analyses employed longitudinal data from the Three-City Study to track maternal partnerships for 860 low-income adolescents (10-14 years-old in Wave 1) across a 16 month period. No short-term benefits or risks emerged for youth when mothers entered marriage, with few changes in family or maternal functioning linked with marriage formation as well. In contrast, adolescents in stably married families experienced improved academic, behavioral, and psychological well-being compared to youth in stable cohabiting or single-parent families. Stable marriage was similarly linked to improvements across multiple domains of home and mothers' functioning. These patterns were not moderated by the male partner's identity (biological father or stepfather). Results support the benefits of stable marriage on youth development, but suggest that policies supporting movements into new marriages may not result in improved adolescent or family functioning, at least in the short term.