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Family Structure and Community Context

Evaluating Influences on Adolescent Outcomes

University of Utah, lk2700{at}fcs.utah.edu

Rachel Dunifon

Cornell University, red26{at}cornell.edu

Using data from the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth merged mother-child file, this article examines the relationship between living in four different family structures on key measures of youth well-being, studied separately by race. The authors also examine whether contextual factors mediate these associations. For Black youth, we find no effects of family structure on youth well-being; however, community context measures are associated with youth outcomes. For White youth, single parenthood and cohabitation are associated with poorer youth outcomes; however, in some cases, these associations are mediated with the inclusion of the community context measures.

Key Words: family structure • adolescence • community context

Youth & Society, Vol. 38, No. 1, 110-130 (2006)
DOI: 10.1177/0044118X05278966


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