The aim of this research is to examine the link between the structure and the functioning of separated single-parent families with adolescents and a “cognitive aspect” of the adjustment : the Adolescent Perception of Family Boundary Ambiguity (APFBA). A questionnaire in two versions was administered to 107 single-parent families (214 subjects). The results show that the considered structural aspects (sex, age of adolescents and length of time of separation) don’t have a significant influence on APFBA, while there is a link between APFBA and the type of functioning between the ex-partners. We can further hypothesise that the “ideal” relationship between ex-partners would have to be based on the “right distance” not exceeding the two extremes (too close or too distant).
Iafrate, R., Single-Parent Families with adolescents: structure, functioning and relationships, in Cusinato, M. (ed.), Research on Family Resources and Needs across the World, LED, Milano 1996: 341- 362 [http://hdl.handle.net/10807/16815]
Single-Parent Families with adolescents: structure, functioning and relationships
Iafrate, Raffaella
1996
Abstract
The aim of this research is to examine the link between the structure and the functioning of separated single-parent families with adolescents and a “cognitive aspect” of the adjustment : the Adolescent Perception of Family Boundary Ambiguity (APFBA). A questionnaire in two versions was administered to 107 single-parent families (214 subjects). The results show that the considered structural aspects (sex, age of adolescents and length of time of separation) don’t have a significant influence on APFBA, while there is a link between APFBA and the type of functioning between the ex-partners. We can further hypothesise that the “ideal” relationship between ex-partners would have to be based on the “right distance” not exceeding the two extremes (too close or too distant).
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