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The Effects Of Family Structure And Family Processes On Externalizing And Internalizing Behaviors Of Male And Female Youth: A Longitudinal Examination

Document Type

Article

Journal/Book/Conference Title

Deviant Behavior

Volume

36

Issue

9

First Page

740

Last Page

764

Abstract

The present study examined potential gender differences in the effects of family structure and family processes on externalizing and internalizing behavioral outcomes among youth over time. Using data from waves one through three of the Add Health study, results indicated that the relationship between family structure and family processes on behavioral outcomes varied depending on the specific externalizing or internalizing behavior. Family structure directly influenced three different externalizing behaviors, but indirectly influenced internalizing behaviors through its effect on maternal attachment and to some degree parental permissiveness. The long-term influence of family structure, family processes, and later externalizing and internalizing behaviors is complex. These relationships played out similarly across both male and female youth, suggesting that the effect of living in a single-parent home, subsequent family processes, and individual behavior and well-being may not be different across gender.

Department

Department of Sociology, Anthropology, and Criminology

Original Publication Date

1-1-2015

DOI of published version

10.1080/01639625.2014.977117

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