摘要：Using survey data collected from 275 adolescent children of widowed or divorced single mother families,this study investigated the characteristics of family coping resources,including individual,financial,social,and mother-child relational resources and their effects on the psychological wellbeing of these adolescents. After controlling background variables of the family,higher depression among adolescents was associated with low grade point average,mother`s high exposure to negative experiences after loss of father,low attachment to mother,and low sense of self-control. Furthermore,higher grade point average,strong attachment to mother,and high self-control in problem solving were factors predicting higher self-esteem of adolescents. Social network resources were not related to the psychological well-being of the adolescents. Discussion included recommendations for future research. Implications for policy and parent-child relations were discussed with a view to enhancing family functioning of adolescents in single-mother families.
