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Hannah M {Bradford} Nelson 20 March 2014 SFL 325:002 Article S !!

ar" #2 Adolescent Well-Being in Cohabiting, Married, and Single-Parent Families $end" %& Mannin'( )athleen A& La!* Journal of Marriage and Family +ol !e ,5( -ss e 4( .a'es /0,1/23( No3e!*er 2003 Article first . *lished online: 1, F4B 2004 1. The Research Q estions and!or "#$otheses 5he !ain 'oal of $end" Mannin' and )athleen La!* 6as to ta7e a closer loo7 and e3al ate the 6ell8*ein' of adolescents that are e9.eriencin' coha*itatin' ste..arent fa!ilies& 5he" st d" as7ed three different : estions re'ardin' the s *;ect of teena'ers and ste..arents& 5he" st d" loo7ed at a child<s acade!ic and *eha3ioral o tco!e *ased on the fa!il" nit= co!.arin' coha*itatin' ste..arents fa!ilies to !arried *iolo'ical .arents( co!.arin' coha*itatin' ste..arents to sin'le !others( and lastl"( co!.arin' coha*itatin' ste.father fa!ilies to !arried ste.father fa!ilies& $ithin each co!.arison !eas rin' the >effects? of .arental coha*itation is e9.lained *" !eas rin' socioecono!ic circ !stances( .arentin'( and fa!il" insta*ilit"& 5here 6as no act al h".othesis stated( !erel" the e9.ressed desire to ans6er their three research : estions& %. Main Theoretical Pers$ecti&es and Conce$ts @oha*itation is a rele3ant to.ic in toda"<s societ" therefore an" research done on the effects coha*itation has on children is e3en more recent& Aesearchers are interested in the idea that the res.onsi*ilities of coha*itatin' .artners to children are not s.ecifiedBcreatin' a certain t".e of a!*i' it" in the ho!eBth s this st d" 6as created& % e to coha*itation *ein' s ch a rele3ant to.ic Mannin' and La!* ad!itted to the a!o nt of st dies and sa!.les to e9a!ine( for this .artic lar st d"( 6ere a *it li!ited& 5he researchers< res lts intended to contri* te to the nderstandin' of coha*itation and de*ates a*o t the i!.ortance of !arria'e for children& '. The Methods: Mannin' and La!* sed the National Lon'it dinal St d" of Adolescent Health to assess the 6ell8*ein' of adolescents in coha*itin' .arent ste.fa!ilies CN D 13(231E CA%% HealthE& 5he" sed the first 6a3e of data collected fro! the st d"& A%% Health is *ased on inter3ie6s 6ith st dents in 'rades 0 thro 'h 12 and their .arents in 1225& 5hese data are *ased on a sa!.le of /0 hi'h schools and 52 !iddle schools fro! the Fnited States& A%% Health cond cted in8 ho!e inter3ie6s that 6ere 'i3en to 1/224 st dents 6ith a res.onse rate of 0/&2G& 5his data is seen and . *lished as a national re.resentati3e of adolescents in the Fnited States& Mannin' and La!* sed S5A5A in their cross8sectional anal"sis of A%% Health<s data collected& Factors loo7ed at associated 6ith .arental coha*itatin' that affected a child<s 6ell8*ein' 6ere S4S( fa!il" sta*ilit"( and .arentin'& Fa!il" sta*ilit" 6as indicated *" a !other<s relationshi. histor" as 6ell as the d ration of her c rrent relationshi.& Harentin' 6as !eas red on a se3en8ite! scale foc sin' on .arental control and s ..ort to the child& A child<s 6ell8*ein'

6as !eas red *" their *eha3ioral .ro*le!s i&e& ha3in' *een e9.elled or s s.ended fro! school( e9.eriencin' tro *le in school( and self8re.orted delin: enc" scores& 5he children<s o tco!es in these 3ario s fa!il" scenarios 6ere also !eas red *" their co'niti3e de3elo.!ent or acade!ic achie3e!ent as 6ell as their f t re acade!ic e9.ectations and achie3e!ents& (. )e# *indings+ Nota*l"( adolescents li3in' in !arried( t6o8*iolo'ical8.arent fa!ilies 'enerall" fare *etter than teena'ers li3in' in an" other fa!il" t".e& 1. Comparing cohabitating stepparents families to married biological parents: @hildren 6ho li3e 6ith coha*itatin' ste.father e9.erience e9.onential hi'her odds of le3els of delin: enc"( lo6er 'rades and test scores( and lo6er e9.ectations for colle'e than that of children li3in' 6ith t6o !arried .arents& 2. Comparing cohabitating stepparents, married stepparents, and single mothers: %elin: enc" is si'nificantl" lo6er a!on' adolescents li3in' 6ith ; st their !other than those li3in' 6ith their !other and her coha*itin' .artner& 5he effect of fa!il" str ct re on delin: enc" for a child<s 6ell8*ein' is .ri!aril" e9.lained *" the n !*er of the !otherIs !arria'es& @loseness to !other as 6ell as closeness to nonresident father are associated 6ith fe6er .ro*le! *eha3iors& 5he 'reater the n !*er of !otherIs !arria'es( the hi'her the incidence of .ro*le! *eha3iors& -n this st d"( Mannin' and La!* re.orted that there is no si'nificance in a child<s o tco!e *et6een a coha*itin' ste.father and sin'le8!other fa!il" en3iron!ents& 3. Comparing cohabitating stepfather families to married stepfather families: Mannin' and La!* fo nd that teena'ers li3in' in !arried ste.father fa!ilies ha3e lo6er odds of earnin' lo6 'rades and the" e9.erience !ore .ositi3e *eha3ioral and acade!ic o tco!es than teens in coha*itin' ste.father fa!ilies& -t 6as noted that *eca se !arried ste.fathers !a" ha3e a !ore clearl" defined o*li'ation to their ste.children than coha*itin' ste.fathers( children !a" ha3e a hi'her all8aro nd 6ell8*ein'& ,. M# -&al ation and .m$ression o* the Article+ After initiall" readin' this article !" first tho 'ht 6as directed to6ard the fact that this article 6as . *lished o3er ten "ears a'o and - 6onder ho6 thin's ha3e .ro'ressed or di'ressed no6& - thin7 on a 6hole( 6ith all of this article<s findin's as 6ell as thin7in' a*o t e3er"thin' that is 'oin' on toda"( it can *e easil" said that that 'oin' >*ac7 to the *asics? can *e an eas" o t for ans6erin' the : estion of 6hat is *est for children= t6o !arried .arents& So!ethin' that 6as interestin' to !e that - a'ree 6ith is the fact that definitions of roles need to *e .rono nced and clear to e3er"one in the fa!il"& - fo nd it interestin' that at the end of the article it to ched on the conce.t that a !an<s .resence 6as not e3en s fficient or necessar" for .ositi3e child o tco!es( sa"in' that ste.fathers ha3e a li!ited *enefit in co!.arison to sin'le8!other fa!ilies& J3erall it can *e easil" o*ser3ed that coha*itation is affectin' 7ids( a little "esterda"( a lot toda"( and e3en hea3ier to!orro6&

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