The Effects of Parent Absence on Children.

Marino, Cena D.; McCowan, Richard J.

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ERIC Number: EJ148705

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Publication Date: 1976

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The Effects of Parent Absence on Children

Marino, Cena D.; McCowan, Richard J.

Child Study Journal, 6, 3, 165-182, 76

A review of literature pertaining to the effects of parental absence on children suggests that various types of absenteeism affect children differently. One-parent homes are examined with reference to effects on sex-role development, academic achievement, intellectual development and delinquency in children. (MS)

Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Age Differences, Children, Death, Delinquency, Divorce, Family Influence, Fatherless Family, Fathers, Intellectual Development, Mothers, One Parent Family, Parent Influence, Personality Development, Sex Differences, Sex Role

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