ERIC Number: EJ1339732
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2022-Jul
Pages: 36
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ISSN: ISSN-0044-118X
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Family Instability and Adolescent Relationships: The Role of Parental Relationship Churning
Youth & Society, v54 n5 p730-765 Jul 2022
Parental relationship histories are associated with adolescents' romantic and sexual relationships. However, no research examines the association between parents' being in an on-again/off-again relationship (churning) and adolescent relationship outcomes, even though a substantial minority of youth experience this form of family instability. Using Fragile Families and Child Wellbeing Study data, the present study examines how parental relationship histories are associated with adolescents' dating and sexual experiences. We find that differences in outcomes between adolescents who experience parental relationship churning and adolescents who experience other parental relationship histories are largely explained by variation in adolescent and parental characteristics. These findings suggest that adolescents who experience parental relationship churning are a distinctive group, but for reasons other than their parents' tumultuous relationship histories.
Descriptors: Family Problems, Adolescents, Dating (Social), Sexuality, Parent Child Relationship, Well Being, Urban Areas
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
Sponsor: Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) (DHHS/NIH)
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Grant or Contract Numbers: R01HD36916; R01HD39135; R01HD40421
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