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  • Sociology
  • Developmental Psychology
  • Criminology

Background:

  • Adolescents experiencing parental union status changes are at higher risk for problem behaviors.
  • Family structure transitions often coincide with residential and school mobility.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate if residential and school mobility mediate the relationship between family structure transitions and adolescent problem behavior.
  • To assess the independent effects of family instability and mobility on adolescent behavior problems.

Main Methods:

  • Analysis of nationally-representative, two-generation study data.
  • Focus on self-reported problem behavior of adolescents aged 12-17 in 2006.
  • Examination of the relative effects of family instability, residential mobility, and school mobility.

Main Results:

  • Family structure changes are strongly associated with adolescent problem behavior.
  • Residential and school mobility minimally attenuated the link between family structure changes and behavior problems.
  • Peer pressure exposure demonstrated a larger attenuating effect on this association.

Conclusions:

  • Mobility, while often accompanying family structure change, has independent effects on adolescent problem behavior.
  • Peer influence is a more significant factor than mobility in explaining behavior problems linked to family structure transitions.