Family Member Adjustment and Family Dynamics in Established Single-Parent and Two-Parent Families

This study compares personal adjustment and family functioning of mothers and adolescents in successful, established one- and two-parent families. The high levels of individual and family well-being reported by members of single-parent families in the sample as well as the similarity of adjustment of family members in both family types support recent assertions about the viability and potential strengths of single-parent units.