ABOUT THIS BRIEF
The third in a series on Couples and Marriage Research and Policy, this brief summarizes the research on the effects of family structure on child well-being, discusses some of the complexities of the research, and identifies issues that remain to be explored. The author thanks the following advisors who reviewed drafts of the brief: Paul Amato, Pennsylvania State University; Robert Lerman, Urban Institute; Sara McLanahan, Princeton University; and Pamela Smock, University of Michigan.
This series is informed by a “Marriage-Plus” perspective, which has two main goals centered on the well-being of children: (1) to help more children grow up in healthy, married families and (2) when this isn’t possible, to help parents— whether unmarried, separated, divorced, or remarried—cooperate better in raising their children.
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