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Author: Willetts, Marion C.
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1. Willetts, Marion C.
Maroules, Nick G.
Does Remarriage Matter? The Well-Being of Adolescents Living with Cohabiting versus Remarried Mothers
Journal of Divorce and Remarriage 41,3/4 (2004): 115-134.
Also: http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1300/J087v41n03_06
Cohort(s): NLSY97
Publisher: Haworth Press, Inc.
Keyword(s): Adolescent Behavior; Behavioral Problems; Cohabitation; Delinquency/Gang Activity; Family Structure; Parental Influences; Parenting Skills/Styles; Remarriage; Substance Use; Well-Being

We analyze data from the 1997 wave of the National Longitudinal Surveys of Youth (NLSY) to compare well-being (delinquency, substance abuse, and behavioral/emotional problems) among 12 to 17-year-old adolescents living with a cohabiting mother and her partner versus a remarried mother and her spouse. The results indicate that maternal remarriage does not provide benefits over maternal cohabitation with regard to adolescent well-being, as no differences were found between adolescents residing in cohabiting and married stepparent families. Instead, stresses, parental involvement, and parenting style (of both the biological parent and the stepparent) predict well-being, and these factors are not experienced differentially by adolescents of cohabiting and married step-families. We discuss the implications of our results for public policy. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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Willetts, Marion C. and Nick G. Maroules. "Does Remarriage Matter? The Well-Being of Adolescents Living with Cohabiting versus Remarried Mothers." Journal of Divorce and Remarriage 41,3/4 (2004): 115-134.