Type of Document Dissertation Author Falci, Christina D. Author's Email Address cfalci@vt.edu URN etd-182516659751561 Title The Effects of Family Structure and Family Process on the Psychological Well-Being of Children: From the Children's Point of View Degree Master of Science Department Sociology Advisory Committee
Advisor Name Title John Edwards co-chair Michael Hughes co-chair Jill Kiecolt none Joyce Arditti none Keywords
- Childrens Psychological Well-Being
- Family Process
- Family Structure
Date of Defense 1997-05-08 Availability unrestricted Abstract
The impact of family structure on childrenšs
outcomes is a highly debated topic in literature on
the family. This research made an attempt to engage
in this debate by testing the family process
perspective. Theorists who favor this perspective
believe that the effects of family structure on children
can be mediated by the family processes occurring
within families, such as the quality of parent-child
relationships. The psychological well-being of
children from six family structures were compared.
After controlling for family processes and
background variables the majority of the effects of
family structure on childrenšs psychological
well-being disappeared. Only children from
stepfamilies had significantly lower levels of
psychological well-being than children from intact
homes. Stepfamilies, however, are a very complex
family form and this research could not account for
the possible unique processes occurring within
stepfamilies. Finally, children from divorced homes
did not have significantly lower levels of
psychological well-being even before family
processes and background variables were
controlled. Overall, this research shows support for
the family process perspective.
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