Study Spruijt (1997): study NL 1992

Public

12 - 24 aged children of divorce, 1992, The Netherlands

Sample

Respondents

N = 114

Non Response

26,1 %

Assessment

Interview: face-to-face
And questionnaire. One of the parents of the youngstres is also interviewed to determine stepfamily lifestyle

Correlate

Authors's Label

Stepfamily Lifestyle

Our Classification

Error Estimates

Crohnbach's alpha: 0,78

Remarks

This measure of traditional lifestyle was also based on an interview with one of the parents.

Distribution

1: 34%, 2: 34%, 3: 32%

Operationalization

Both youngsters and one of their parents answered the following questions:
A. Stepfamilies fare better living like a first nuclear family.
B. After divorce it is better to forget the past.
C. The best family form is still two first married partners and their children.
D. Quarrels in a family should be prevented as much as possible.
E. looking after a family is more important than work outside the home.
F. A mother with young children should not work outside the home.
G. It is logical that a man has fewer duties in the household than a woman.
Agreement was rated on 5-point scales.
Possible range of traditionalism 7-35.

Three types of stepfamily lifestyles were distinguished:
1. Nontraditional
2. Semi-traditional
3. Traditional

Observed Relation with Happiness