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Title: Differential Outcomes Among Children Raised in Different Types of Single Mother Families
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1. Marmer, Jeremy K.
Differential Outcomes Among Children Raised in Different Types of Single Mother Families
Presented: Washington, DC, Population Association of America Meetings, March 1997
Cohort(s): Children of the NLSY79, NLSY79
Publisher: Population Association of America
Keyword(s): Behavioral Problems; Cognitive Ability; Family Circumstances, Changes in; Family Structure; Family Studies; Home Observation for Measurement of Environment (HOME); Marital Status; Parents, Single; Peabody Individual Achievement Test (PIAT- Math); Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test (PPVT); Racial Differences

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Evidence that children living in the single-parent family structure set generally are worse off than children from intact two-parent families has been well documented. This research examines young children living in different types of single-mother families using the NLSY. First I explore the differences and similarities among these groups of children in terms of behavior problems (BPI) and cognitive ability and achievement (PPVT, PIAT Math and Reading). Using the same outcomes, I examine the impact of stability and change in family structure on these children. Results indicate that complex measures of family structure are likely to be unwarranted. Selection of mothers into various marital states accounts for most differences in child outcomes. The mediating role of parenting practices are explored using the HOME scale.
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Marmer, Jeremy K. "Differential Outcomes Among Children Raised in Different Types of Single Mother Families." Presented: Washington, DC, Population Association of America Meetings, March 1997.