Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover; Tables and figures; Acknowledgements; Executive summary; Introduction; Background; Theoretical perspectives; Objectives; 1. Method in brief; Who took part in our study?; The home visit format; What was measured?; A note on analysis; 2. Unravelling children's perceptions of relationships in the family; Children's reports of family life; Children's reports: How reliable are they?; Conclusions; 3. Getting on; How do siblings get on in different situations?; How do mothers and fathers get on with their children?; Conclusions; 4. Personal characteristics and family relationships.
  • 'Structural' variables and family relationshipsTemperament and family relationships; Parents' mental health and family relationships; Conclusions; 5. Family context and family relationships; Family context and parent-child relationships; Family context and sibling relationships; Conclusions; 6. Family relationships and children's well-being; Family relationships and children's adjustment; Why do children in the same family turn out differently?; Conclusions; 7. Lone-mother families; Family circumstances of lone-mother households.
  • Family histories of lone-mother households and two-parent householdsComparisons of mother-child relationships by family type; Variation within lone-mother families; Correlates of mother-child relationships in lone mother families; Conclusions; 8. Conclusions and implications; Children's views; Distinctions between mothers' and fathers' relationships with their children; A systemic view of family life; Family structure versus family relationships; The importance of siblings; Differences in parents' treatment of each sibling; Conclusions; References; Appendices; Appendix A: Measures.
  • Appendix B: Correlations between children's characteristics and the parent-child relationshipAppendix C: Correlations between sibling relationship quality and children's adjustment; Appendix D: Correlations between parent-child relationship and sibling relationship quality; Appendix E: Correlations between differential sibling temperament and adjustment; Index.