Family Economic Stress and Adjustment of Early Adolescent Girls.

Conger, Rand D.; And Others

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ERIC Number: EJ464471

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Publication Date: 1993

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Family Economic Stress and Adjustment of Early Adolescent Girls.

Conger, Rand D.; And Others

Developmental Psychology, v29 n2 p206-19 Mar 1993

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)

Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Adolescent Development, Adolescents, Child Rearing, Depression (Psychology), Economic Factors, Family Environment, Family Income, Females, Models, Parent Child Relationship, Parenting Skills, Stress Variables

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Language: English

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