Predictors of Developmental Task Attainment for Young Adults from Divorced Families

Authors: Johnson P.¹; McNeil K.²

Source: Contemporary Family Therapy, Volume 20, Number 2, June 1998 , pp. 237-250(14)

Publisher: Springer

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Abstract:

To determine which variables impact developmental task attainment for young adults from divorced families, respondents completed demographic questions, the young adult version of the Personal Authority in the Family System Questionnaire, and the three family relationship subscales of the Family Environment Scale. Of the factors assessed, results suggest that the quality of post-divorce family functioning is the most salient predictor of development for young adults from divorced families. Additionally, although conflict and cohesion have unique effects on task attainment for young adults, expressiveness appears to be the dimension of post divorce family functioning most related to young adult development.

Keywords: divorce; developmental tasks; family functioning

Language: English

Document Type: Research article

Affiliations: 1: Assistant professor at the Department of Health and Human Development, Montana State University 2: Associate professor at the Department of Counseling and Educational Psychology, New Mexico State University

Publication date: 1998-06-01