TY - JOUR
T1 - Facilitating adolescents’ constructive use of time in one-parent families
AU - Larson, Reed
AU - Dworkin, Jodi
AU - Gillman, Sally
PY - 2001/7/1
Y1 - 2001/7/1
N2 - Many adolescents in 1-parent families experience positive conditions for development. In this article, we use experience sampling data from 101 mother-only families to evaluate factors associated with adolescents’ devotion of time to constructive activities, such as reading, sports, creative, and religious activities. Findings show that a set of family management variables, including firm discipline, family routines, and mothers’ amount of time spent in child-supportive activities, were associated with adolescents’ constructive use of free time. Adolescents’ constructive time was also correlated with mothers’ time spent reading, participating in religious activities, and watching TV; and with mothers’ well-being and cooperation with the nonresident father. These results demonstrate how many families adjust positively to the situation of single parenthood.
AB - Many adolescents in 1-parent families experience positive conditions for development. In this article, we use experience sampling data from 101 mother-only families to evaluate factors associated with adolescents’ devotion of time to constructive activities, such as reading, sports, creative, and religious activities. Findings show that a set of family management variables, including firm discipline, family routines, and mothers’ amount of time spent in child-supportive activities, were associated with adolescents’ constructive use of free time. Adolescents’ constructive time was also correlated with mothers’ time spent reading, participating in religious activities, and watching TV; and with mothers’ well-being and cooperation with the nonresident father. These results demonstrate how many families adjust positively to the situation of single parenthood.
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U2 - 10.1207/S1532480XADS0503_3
DO - 10.1207/S1532480XADS0503_3
M3 - Article
SN - 1088-8691
VL - 5
SP - 143
EP - 157
JO - Applied Developmental Science
JF - Applied Developmental Science
IS - 3
ER -