Long-term outcomes of systems-based protective factors of divorce for adult children in their relationships; analyses of the protective factors for participants of the Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health (Add Health)
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to [1] create a theoretically and empirically valid nested systems-based protective factors and [2] examine the statistical relationships between those clustered protective factors and long-term relational outcomes for children who had experienced their parents' divorce. The current study is an attempt to define and understand those systems in which adolescents can be involved, despite parental divorce, that will be significantly related to positive long-term relational outcomes. Structural equation modeling was utilized to measure involvement in five systems as a construct for protective factors and to measure the path relationships between the systems-based protective factor construct and romantic relationships in young adulthood as well as adult-child parent relationships in young adulthood. Structural equation modeling revealed that the model was a poor fit and therefore all hypotheses were rejected. A review of the research on divorce, protective factors, and ecological systems theory are investigated and possible explanations for the findings of this study are provided.
Degree
M.S.
Advisors
Edwards, Purdue University.
Subject Area
Individual & family studies
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