Journal of Youth and Adolescence

, Volume 11, Issue 5, pp 345–354 | Cite as

Parental marital status and adolescents' optimism about their future

  • Jean-Francois Saucier
  • Anne-Marie Ambert
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Abstract

This article reports the results of a questionnaire survey of a representative random sample of all the schooled French-speaking adolescents of Montreal (N=4539). The sample included adolescents from legally intact homes, separated or divorced homes, and homes in which a parent was deceased. Three indicators of future success were included; adolescents from both types of broken families were less optimistic on all three dimensions than were adolescents from intact families. These results are discussed within a socioeconomic framework.

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Random Sample Marital Status Health Psychology Questionnaire Survey Future Success 
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Authors and Affiliations

  • Jean-Francois Saucier
    • 1
  • Anne-Marie Ambert
    • 2
  1. 1.Department of Psychiatry, School of MedicineUniversité the Montréal, and Centre for Research in Pediatrics at Ste. Justine HospitalMontréal
  2. 2.Department of SociologyYork UniversityToronto

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