The first source, Langton and Berger’s study (2011) uses data from the Child Development Supplement of the Panel Study of Income Dynamic to study family structure’s connections with physical health, behavior, and emotional well-being for adolescents ages 12-19. Findings suggested that adolescents living in family structures without two biological parents have weaker outcomes. Nowadays, more than 50% of children will live a portion of their childhood in a single parent family (p. 323). In this study, different family structures are examined first. Next, differences in parental marital statuses and if the adolescent experienced a family structure change in the past five years will be surveyed.
Parents play a large role in children’s lives. A …show more content…
One example is single father families. The second source by Bronte-Tinkew, Scott, and Lilja (2010), states that in 1970, these structures made up 1.1% of these structures, while in 2005 they made up 4.8% (p. 1107). The main focus of previous studies has been single mothers. This study uses the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth from 1997 to research adolescents in single father homes. It examines single fathers involved with adolescents and their parenting styles in comparison to parents in other family structures. It also researches fathers ' involvement and parenting styles and how they arbitrate the connection between family structure and young adult consequences such as disconnectedness and high school completion. Lastly, it looks at facets of involvement and parenting styles that affect young adult outcomes in single father …show more content…
Father involvement directly affects adolescents in both behavioral and emotional areas, such as “supportiveness, closeness, and shared interactions” (p. 1109). Prior research has suggested that adolescents tend to have more involvement from their single father than adolescents with fathers in other family structures. Compared to biological fathers who are married and stepfathers, single fathers spend more time with their children in ways such as “participating in leisure activities, talking, reading, and helping with homework” (p.
Parents play a large role in children’s lives. A …show more content…
One example is single father families. The second source by Bronte-Tinkew, Scott, and Lilja (2010), states that in 1970, these structures made up 1.1% of these structures, while in 2005 they made up 4.8% (p. 1107). The main focus of previous studies has been single mothers. This study uses the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth from 1997 to research adolescents in single father homes. It examines single fathers involved with adolescents and their parenting styles in comparison to parents in other family structures. It also researches fathers ' involvement and parenting styles and how they arbitrate the connection between family structure and young adult consequences such as disconnectedness and high school completion. Lastly, it looks at facets of involvement and parenting styles that affect young adult outcomes in single father …show more content…
Father involvement directly affects adolescents in both behavioral and emotional areas, such as “supportiveness, closeness, and shared interactions” (p. 1109). Prior research has suggested that adolescents tend to have more involvement from their single father than adolescents with fathers in other family structures. Compared to biological fathers who are married and stepfathers, single fathers spend more time with their children in ways such as “participating in leisure activities, talking, reading, and helping with homework” (p.