Citation

Moerk EL. J. Youth Adolesc. 1973; 2(4): 303-312.

Affiliation

Psychology Department, California State University, Fresno.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1973, Holtzbrinck Springer Nature Publishing Group)

DOI

10.1007/BF02213702

PMID

24414138

Abstract

The present study demonstrates that profiles of children from families with imprisoned fathers were more similar to those of juvenile delinquents and less similar to the norm group than were the profiles of children from divorced families. Based on findings presented, it would not be justified to conclude that father absence and father imprisonmentper se were the causes of negative psychological reactions. Discordant family relationships before the father left the family could have primarily caused the disturbance of these children.

Language: en