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Influence of Family Structure on Children's Self-Concept Development

Rebecca B. Sweeney

University of Memphis

Bruce A. Bracken

The College of William & Mary

This research explored the relationships between students' multidimensional selfconcepts as a function of students' family structure. Participants were 815 adolescent and preadolescent children, ages 9 to 19, selected from 17 sites across the four major regions of the United States. Students were classified into five family types (i.e., intact, reconstituted mother-headed, reconstituted father-headed, single parent mother-headed, single parent father-headed). Results indicated that the total self-concepts of students from single-parent families were significantly lower than the global scores of students from intact families. Family self-concepts of students from reconstituted families were significantly lower than students from intact families. This finding highlights the sensitivity of domain-specific selfconcepts.

Canadian Journal of School Psychology, Vol. 16, No. 1, 39-52 (2000)
DOI: 10.1177/082957350001600103
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