Family Structure And Warmth Growing Up Relates To Personal Adult Relationships
Family Structure 1
Running head: FAMILY STRUCTURE AND WARMTH
Family Structure and Warmth Growing Up
Relates To Personal Adult Relationships
Northern Arizona University
Family Structure 2
Abstract
The relationship between family environment at an adolescent age and younger and current adult personal relationships was explored, including degree of warmth and the structure in the family. This was measured in a survey structure with 2 levels of scales, one yes/no and the other a likert scale of 1-5. Our purpose for the research was to find a correlation with family structure growing up and current satisfaction of relationships. Our study did not indicate a relationship with family environment and satisfaction of relationships, unfortunately. Our study was not supportive with previous research conducted due to limitations.
Family Structure 3
Family Structure and Warmth Growing Up
Relates To Personal Adult Relationships
Numerous studies have been conducted to investigate the effects of childhood experience on adult life not only in the past three decades since Psychology has gained some popularity but reverting back centuries. Although those studies may not be scientific in method they have helped pave the way for psychological research. One earlier report consists of research done by Jill Mathews Thies. “Nearly one million American adults crowd divorce courts annually to sever their marital bonds, while some 800,000 rush to the alter to re-tie the knot, hoping this time to capture the promise of “happily ever after”. As their parents scramble in the pursuit of connubial happiness, children often encounter events of staggering psychological complexity” (Thies, 1977). While Thies’ journal may not have been based on an experiment her words came from her life experience and professional experience as a clinical social worker. Her familiarity with divorce...
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