Benson Janel E, Johnson Monica Kirkpatrick
Colgate University, Department of Sociology and Anthropology, 13 Oak Drive, Hamilton, NY 13346, (315) 228-6095, fax: (315) 228-7726.
J Fam Issues. 2009 Sep 1;30(9):1265-1286. doi: 10.1177/0192513X09332967.
This study examines the links between adolescent family context and coming to see oneself as an adult. Using data from the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health, we investigate how adolescent family structure, resources, and processes together influence adult identity and whether they do so similarly for men and women. We find that youth in single- or step-parent families, but not in two parent adoptive families, are more likely to identify as adults compared to those in two biological parent families. These relationships, however, are mediated by both family resources and processes. We also find that one of these processes, parental control, is especially influential for youth in single-father and "other" family structures, and that parent-adolescent relationship quality and living in "other" structure families are more consequential for young women than men.
本研究探讨青少年家庭环境与将自己视为成年人之间的联系。利用青少年健康全国纵向研究的数据，我们调查青少年家庭结构、资源和过程如何共同影响成人身份认同，以及它们对男性和女性的影响是否相似。我们发现，与双亲亲生家庭的青少年相比，单亲或继亲家庭的青少年更有可能将自己视为成年人，但双亲收养家庭的青少年并非如此。然而，这些关系是由家庭资源和过程共同介导的。我们还发现，这些过程之一，即父母控制，对单亲父亲家庭和“其他”家庭结构中的青少年尤其有影响，而且亲子关系质量以及生活在“其他”结构家庭中对年轻女性的影响比对男性更大。
