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A Longitudinal Study of Perceived Family Adjustment and Emotional Adjustment in Early Adolescence

University of Connecticut Health Center

Richard M. Lerner

Michigan State University

Jaqueline V. Lerner

Michigan State University

Alexander von Eye

Michigan State University

This study examined the longitudinal relationship between perceived family adjustment and emotional adjustment in a group of 235 sixth- and seventh-grade students. The study had two primary purposes: (a) to assess the predictive relationship between family adjustment and emotional adjustment (indexed by scores for anxiety and depression); and (b) to test whether the adolescents' levels of self-worth, peer support, and coping abilities significantly moderated the relationship between family adjustment and emotional adjustment. As expected, perceived family adjustment and emotional adjustment were reciprocally related. In addition, adolescents who had high levels of self-worth, high levels of peer support, and good coping techniques appeared to be somewhat protected from the potentially harmful effects that maladaptive family functioning may have on emotional adjustment. These results highlight the importance of focusing on the underlying processes involved in human development.

The Journal of Early Adolescence, Vol. 14, No. 3, 371-390 (1994)
DOI: 10.1177/0272431694014003004


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