Predictors of psychological adjustment in single-mother families.

by Kwok Yung, Florence.Includes questionaire in Chinese.Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 1995.Includes bibliographical references (leaves 55-60 (2nd gp.)).Chapter I. --- INTRODUCTION --- p.1Predictors of Parent and/or Child Adjustment in Single-parent Families --- p.3The Parental Loss Hypothesis --- p.3The Interparental Conflict Hypothesis --- p.4The Economic Hardship Hypothesis --- p.5The Life Stress Hypothesis --- p.6The Length of Separation Hypothesis --- p.6The Social Support Hypothesis --- p.6The Family Functioning Hypothesis --- p.8Purpose of the Study --- p.11Chapter II. --- METHODS --- p.13Subjects --- p.13Measures --- p.14Procedure --- p.20Statistical Analyses --- p.21Chapter III. --- RESULTS --- p.22Demographic Data --- p.22Descriptive Statistics of Predictors and Dependent Variables --- p.25Correlation between Predictors and Dependent Variables --- p.31Multiple Regression Analyses --- p.37Chapter IV. --- DISCUSSION --- p.44Parent and Child Adjustment --- p.44Financial Stress --- p.45Interparental Conflict and Parental Loss --- p.46Length of Separation and Socioeconomic Status --- p.47Accumulation and Co-occurrence of Stress --- p.48Family Functioning and Social Support --- p.51Limitations of this Study --- p.52Conclusion --- p.53REFERENCES --- p.55APPENDIX --- p.6