Children Of Single Parents Research Articles

SINGLE PARENTING AND EMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENT OF PRIMARY SCHOOL STUDENTS

This paper investigates the effects that single parenting can bring to the emotional development of students at primary school as it is more commonly seen among single-parent families, taking into account what makes this particular type of parenting both specific to single-parent families and typical for single-parent children. With an increasing number of children today being raised by a single parent, there is also an increasing need to understand what this means for their emotions. This qualitative and quantitative study explores how parenting styles, economic hardships, and social support networks interlock. The empirical findings indicate that single-parent households may face different issues. First of all, the shortage of finances and less time for emotional investment is a great limitation. However, that might not outweigh the strengths based on parent-child relationships, good communications, and community support. The research suggests that children from single-parent homes can grow up with surprising resilience and emotional well-being when supported by stable relationships. The study also stresses forming relationships with teachers, friends, and other relatives that will help them develop positively emotionally. The study further proposes that teachers and the makers of educational policy should strive for developing programs that will be supportive to all single-parent families for optimum emotional development of children. This paper sets out in general to add to understanding of the interaction between single parenting and emotional development. It is hoped that this input could be helpful too in informing practice and policy at many levels to support children in all kinds of family circumstances.

Socio-economic differences in remote schoolwork during the COVID-19 pandemic: a trend analysis of the 2020 and 2021 school-closure periods using the UK Understanding Society data

In the United Kingdom, the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 and 2021 led to two extended periods of school closures. Research on inequality of learning opportunity as a result of these closures used a single indicator of socio-economic status, neglecting important determinants of remote learning. Using data from the Understanding Society (USoc) COVID-19 surveys we analysed the levels and differentials in the uptake of remote schoolwork using parental social class, information technology (IT) availability in the home and parental working patterns to capture the distinct resources that families needed to complete remote schoolwork. This is also the first study to assess the extent to which the differentials between socio-economic groups changed between the first and second school-closure periods caused by the pandemic. We found that each of the three factors showed an independent association with the volume of remote schoolwork and that their effect was magnified by their combination. Children in families where the main parent was in an upper-class occupation, where both parents worked from home and where the children had their own IT spent more time doing remote schoolwork than other groups, particularly compared to children of single parents who work from home, children in families where the main parent was in a working-class occupation, where the child had to share IT, and where the parents did not work regularly from home. The differentials between socio-economic groups in the uptake of schoolwork were found to be stable between the two school-closure periods.

Individual and contextual determinants associated with traumatic dental injuries in children eight to ten years of age: a multilevel analysis.

Investigate individual and contextual determinants associated with traumatic dental injuries in schoolchildren. A cross-sectional study with 739 pairs of parents and children. Parents answered a sociodemographic questionnaire, the Family Adaptability and Cohesion Evaluation Scale and a questionnaire on the child's use of electronic devices. Examinations of the children were conducted at the school by calibrated examiners using the diagnostic criteria proposed by Andreasen. Contextual variables of the school were also collected. Multilevel Poisson regression for complex samples was performed (p < 0.05). The individual factors associated with the outcome were children of single parents (PR = 2.33; 95% CI: 1.79-2.66), practice of sports (PR = 2.46; 95% CI: 1.70-3.22), the daily use of electronic devices (PR = 1.78; 95% CI: 1.31-1.81), more than 2 h per day of screen time (PR = 3.84; 95% CI: 1.94-4.28) and chaotic family adaptability (PR = 4.22; 95% CI: 3.44-4.99). The contextual variables were studying at a public school (PR = 1.77; 95% CI: 1.02-3.05) and the presence of rigid floor in the school courtyard (PR = 1.99; 95% CI: 1.15-3.15). Individual determinants, studying at a public school and the presence of rigid floor in the school courtyard were associated with traumatic dental.

Perceived Parenting Styles in Relation with Coping Strategies among the Children of Single Parents in Pakistan

Background: The dynamics within single-parent families, particularly the influence of parenting styles on the coping strategies of children, have garnered significant attention in psychological research. The intricate relationship between a parent's approach to raising their child and the child's subsequent development of coping mechanisms to navigate life's challenges is pivotal to understanding the psychosocial well-being of children in single-parent families. Objective: This study aimed to elucidate the correlations between different parenting styles—permissive, authoritarian, and authoritative—and the coping strategies adopted by children of single parents. Additionally, it sought to identify which parenting styles significantly predict the coping strategies utilized by these children. Methods: A correlational and comparative study design was employed, involving 153 adolescents aged 13 to 19 from single-parent families in Faisalabad and Sargodha, Pakistan. The Coping Response Inventory (CRI) and Parental Authority Questionnaire (PAQ) were utilized to measure coping strategies and parenting styles, respectively. Data analysis was conducted using Pearson’s moment correlation, regression analysis, and Independent Samples T-Test to examine the relationships between parenting styles and coping strategies and to assess gender differences. Results: The findings indicated a significant positive correlation between permissive and authoritarian parenting styles (r ranging from .439 to .787, p &lt; .01). Regression analysis revealed that logical analysis, positive reappraisal, and problem-solving were significant predictors of coping strategies (p &lt; .001). Gender-based analysis showed females scored significantly higher in positive reappraisal, seeking guidance/support, acceptance/resignation, and emotional discharge coping strategies compared to males (p &lt; .005). No significant gender differences were found in parenting styles. Conclusion: The study highlights the significant impact of permissive and authoritarian parenting styles on the development of coping strategies among children of single parents. Tailored interventions supporting single parents in adopting more adaptive parenting styles could foster better coping mechanisms in their children, enhancing their psychosocial well-being.

The Intergenerational Transmission of Gender Roles: Evidence From Parents and Children in Single-Parent.

Given the current increases in the divorce rate and the number of single-parent families, the development of gender roles among children from single-parent families has received more and more attention. This study investigated how single parents influenced the formation of their children's gender roles and family-related factors that benefited the development of gender roles in single-parent children. Through in-depth interviews with 24 pairs of parents and children from single-parent families, we investigated single parents' and their children's cognition on gender roles, parents' parenting attitudes and behaviors during their children's gender role development, and communication and interaction between parents and children. Results showed intergenerational consistency in the gender role concepts of parents and their children in single-parent families. However, the children's gender role concepts were not completely and directly inherited from their parents, and could be affected by their subjective initiative. Additionally, single parenting did not necessarily negatively impact children's gender role development, which depends on their parent's parenting style. The study's limitations are discussed, and future directions for in-depth research are suggested.

Predicting Social Adjustment Based on Academic Performance and Academic Self-Concept in Children of Single Parents

Objective: The current study aimed to predict social adjustment based on academic performance and academic self-concept in children of single parents. Methods and Materials: This research was applied and descriptive-correlational in nature. The study population consisted of all students (ages 12 to 15) in Sanandaj during the academic year (2020-2022), among whom 200 students were selected using a purposive sampling method. For data collection, the Pekl and Weisman Social Adjustment Questionnaire (1999), the Salehi Academic Performance Questionnaire (2015), and the Yes Yesen Chen Academic Self-Concept Questionnaire (2004) were used. For inferential statistics analysis, simultaneous multiple regression was performed using SPSS version 23. Findings: The findings indicated that the t-test for significance in regression for both academic performance and academic self-concept was significant at the level of less than 0.01. Additionally, academic performance and academic self-concept could explain 37.1% of the variance in social adjustment. Therefore, based on the components of academic performance and academic self-concept in children of single parents, their social adjustment can be predicted. Conclusion: Given the findings of this research on the relationship between social adjustment and both academic performance and academic self-concept, it is essential for educational interventions and counseling to consider the level of social adjustment among psychologists and educational counselors.

Resilience as mediator in the relationship between child maltreatment and prosocial behaviors among children from single-parent families in China

ObjectiveThe increasing divorce rate in Mainland China resulted in more children experiencing in the developmental challenges of growing up in single-parent families. The current study aimed to understand the association between prosocial behaviors and child maltreatment of children from single-parent families and to investigate the possible mediation effect of resilience. MethodThis study analyzed 431 school-aged children from single-parent families in Tianjin, China (49.7% males, Mage = 13.10). We ran group comparisons to determine the group differences in prosocial behaviors between children with and without child maltreatment experience and also tested the mediation effect of resilience. ResultsThis study found that single-parent children who experienced physical abuse and emotional abuse tended to show less prosocial behaviors than their peers. Resilience partially mediated the effect of physical abuse and fully mediated the impact of emotional neglect on children’s prosocial behaviors but did not buffer the impact of emotional abuse. ConclusionThis study filled in some knowledge gaps by examining the mechanisms between child maltreatment, resilience, and prosocial behaviors of children from single-parent families in Mainland China. The findings contribute to future social work practice to enhance single-parent children’s prosocial behaviors.

Designing and Validating a Model for Preventing the Intergenerational Transmission of Divorce (ITD) and its Effectiveness on Boredom and Marital Expectations

Aim: Each parent plays a vital role in the life of their children and intergenerational transmission of divorce shows that children who experience the divorce of their parents are more exposed to marital injuries. the goal of this study was to design and validate a model for preventing the intergenerational transmission of divorce in the children of single guardians due to divorce and its effectiveness on boredom and marital expectations.&#x0D; Methods: The present research was conducted with a mixed exploratory type. For the qualitative part of the research, classical grounded theory was used, while for the quantitative part a quasi-experimental method of experimental group - control group with pre and post test with follow-up was used. Research participants in the qualitative section included interviews with 26 couples with single-parent families resulting from divorce and the research sample in quantitative part included 32 couples with a single-parent family due to divorce. The qualitative part of the research was conducted with semi-structured interviews and the research tools in the quantitative part included the Omiedvar Marital Expectations and Pines Marital Burnout Questionnaires. In order to analyze the data, repeated measurement analysis of variance was used.&#x0D; Findings: From the total findings of the qualitative section, five main categories which expressed the marital damage of single-parent children caused by divorce discover and based on them and the opinion of experts the model for prevention of intergenerational transmission of divorce in single-parent children due to divorce was designed. Data analysis showed the effectiveness of the divorce prevention model on intergenerational transmission of divorce on boredom and marital expectations (p&lt;0.01).&#x0D; Conclusion: Based on the results of the present study, the model presented in this study can be used in preventing intergenerational transfer of divorce and to ensure and enduring married life for children of divorce.

Resiliensi Sosial pada Anak Single Parent Usia Dasar

The stigma of today's society always looks down on children who are raised by single parents. Various negative assumptions often arise, such as children who are raised by single parents have deviant behavior. However, in this study, examples of cases were found if in the world of psychology, including real cases is unique and rare. Because single parent children in this study were able to prove to the public that their attitudes and behavior were not like the general theory. Her responsive and independent attitude can be used as a role model for children her age. This is because the parenting style of the subject's mother is very serious in educating her child. In addition to the parenting style of the parents, there are several other factors that support the formation of the child's character. Such as the neighborhood where she lives, friends in everyday life and the school where she studies. So in this study it was found that children from single parent parenting did not always have deviant behavior. Although it is very minimal to get parental supervision, the subject has high social resilience to herself and others.

Single Parenting: Impact on Child’s Development

Age-old societal beliefs are being challenged and constantly changing with urbanization, industrialization, and modernization, which have blurred the typical family gender roles and structure. The studies conducted 2 to 3 decades back showed that family instability can negatively affect children’s development. The absence or loss of one parent and conflicts between separated and divorced parents affect not only the child’s mental health but also the child’s physical health, overall growth, and future relationships. Single parents are often overburdened with the responsibilities of 2 parents, face social stigma, and lack social support, as a result they have difficulty spending time with their children. Hence children of single parents have poor academic performance, decreased social interactions, emotional and behavioral problems. Newer research has focused on the positive outcomes and protective factors that can steer the child towards better outcome. We need to focus on such protective and resilience-building factors to help the child adjust in the short and long run.

Development of a sexual education package for children from birth to 5 years old, especially for parents, and determining its effectiveness on parents' knowledge, attitude and practice towards preventing sexual abuse and their sense of parenting adequacy in two groups of normal and single mothers (parent-mother)

Aim: The purpose of this study was to design an educational package for sex education for mothers and its effect on knowledge, attitude and practice towards sexual abuse and the feeling of parenting adequacy in the group of normal and single mothers. Method: This research is a fundamental research in terms of compiling a new educational package and an applied research in terms of its application in parent education. Qualitative method is used in package design and quantitative method is used in evaluating the effectiveness depending on the knowledge, attitude and practice and feeling of parenting adequacy. The statistical population of the study for the parents of the two groups, due to the absence of fathers and the impossibility of educating them, mothers were selected for the study. Mothers of normal children, including mothers who refer to kindergartens and care centers in Tehran, and for single-parent children (parent-mother), the statistical population of control mothers have preschool children. First, in order to extract all the important and practical components in the field of sex education, resources and research related to the subject during the last ten years (2010 to 2020) were selected and reviewed. Then, in order to confirm the important and practical components obtained from written sources, the Delphi questionnaire for specialists and experts in the field of child education, in the field of psychology and educational sciences who specialized in the field of sexual education and sexual abuse, and by method Available and snowballs were selected, sent. In order to implement the designed package, first, among normal and control kindergartens in Tehran, mothers with children under 5 years old are selected by available sampling method. The number of samples for each group of mothers of normal children and single parents was 60 people. Which were randomly selected (120 people in total) and were divided into two groups of control and the first and second experiments (30 people in each group). To collect data, Delphi questionnaire, knowledge questionnaire, attitude and practice questionnaire. Parents' response to sexual harassment, parenting adequacy feeling scale was used. In order to analyze the information obtained, the qualitative method and the Delphi questionnaire were used; In this step, standard analysis was used and inferential statistics and multivariate analysis of covariance were used to evaluate the effectiveness of the training package. Results: The results of the study showed that the intervention based on the treatment of child sexual education among mothers, in all components in the experimental group of normal mothers and single parents had an increasing effect on knowledge, attitude, communication performance. The results also showed that there was a significant difference between the pretest and posttest experimental groups and control groups in terms of parental adequacy variable (P &lt;0.001). Conclusion: Findings show that the intervention program had a greater effect in the single parent group than the normal group in all variables.

International Humanitarian Award: Lucy Wairimu Mukuria.

For her educational innovation, commitment to care, and activism affecting the lives of thousands both now and generationally, the American Psychological Association's Committee on International Relations in Psychology is honored to present the 2022 International Humanitarian Award to Major (Rtd.) Lucy Wairimu Mukuria. As a pioneering psychologist, Major (Rtd.) Lucy Wairimu Mukuria established the Kenya Defense Forces' first Department of Psychology, working to normalize mental health care and provide psychoeducational services to soldiers and their families. Major (Rtd.) Mukuria specializes in clinical work with veterans and educates the general public on mental health. She has designed trauma-informed programs for armed security services, with an emphasis on productive, pharmaceutical-free living, as well as Psychological First Aid programs. Other innovative, veteran-organized service models include mental health support networks and a rabbit jerky company that generates income and supports trauma recovery. Major (Rtd.) Mukuria's legislative activism has led to the inclusion of mental health and well-being and military sexual assault within the military regulations' injury assessment protocols, the recognition of military veterans as a vulnerable population in the Kenyan Mental Health Action Plan 2022- 2025, the establishment of a military veterans' law, and official recognition for children of single parents who are soldiers. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2023 APA, all rights reserved).

Labour markets, families and public policies shaping gender relations and parenting: Introduction to the Special Issue

Objective: This article introduces the reader to the Special Issue "Labour markets, families and public policies shaping gender relations and parenting" and gives a theoretical and empirical overview of gender roles and gender equality in Europe. Background: This Special Issue analyses the connection between labour markets, families, social policy, and gender relations in several European countries. Method: The six included articles are based on qualitative and quantitative approaches and data that have been gathered in Finland, Norway, Poland, Spain, and across the entire EU. Results: Key findings are: (1) In less egalitarian countries, children of single parents suffer more nutritional, educational and social life deprivation. (2) The institutional design of parental leave can contribute to reproducing gender inequality in the use of leave. (3) The institutional design interacts with cultural norms in shaping fatherhood practices of migrant fathers. (4) Individualised, performance-based wage and career schemes can counteract the effects of gender-equalising family policies. (5) Fathers taking leave independently from the mother and for an extended period are more involved in childcare beyond the leave period, and (6) the use of longer unpaid parental leave by mothers leads to a more unequal distribution of childcare between the parents. Conclusion: This Special Issue highlights that even in the most egalitarian countries, there remain persistent challenges to achieving gender equality regarding labour market, institutions and family life.

Individual Parental Involvement versus Peer Relationships Influences on Student Academic Achievement in Biology

This paper attempts to review the impacts of single parenting, it’s factors versus peer groups and its factors on students’ academic performance in Biology, the paper research objectives such as investigating the differences in academic achievement between kids raised by co-parents and those by single parents, investigating the academic performance gaps between single-parent students who are male and female, determining how much a student's peer group affects their academic achievement, determining if children of single parents are more susceptible to peer pressure than children of co-parents. The paper reviewed several previous works from scholars on different concepts revolving around the research study including; Single Parenting, Peer Group, Concept of Academic achievements, Concept of Parenting and Academic achievements and Concept of Peer group and Academic achievement.

Investigating the effect of intellectual computer games on creative thinking skills and increasing concentration in children of divorce

Abstract: Purpose: The main purpose of this study is to investigate the effect of intellectual computer games on creative thinking skills and increase concentration in children of divorce. Research methodology: The statistical population of the study includes all single parent children 7 to 10 years old in Zahedan in the academic year 2021-2022. To select the research sample, first 40 people were available as a sample through cluster random sampling. Data collection tools in this study included a questionnaire. Results: Findings showed that intellectual computer games affect increasing creative concentration and thinking in children of divorce. Based on the findings, it can be stated that computer games are a mental and cognitive activity that leads children to reach high levels of thinking and increase their concentration and creative thinking. Limitations: One of the most important limitations of the present study is that due to the timing of the conference, researchers did not have enough time to conduct follow-up tests to sustain the impact of brain teasers. Contribution: Another use of mind games is in teaching and learning, especially for single parents and divorced children who have less concentration. Therefore, due to the high desire and tendency of children to computer games. Keywords: 1. Intellectual Computer Games 2. Creative Thinking Skills 3. Increase Concentration 4. Children of Divorce

On the Application of Picture Book Reading Therapy to the Psychological Intervention of Single-Parent Children Aged 5-6

Emotional regulation has a critical influence on an individual’s mental health and personality. In the long run, negative coping styles will create antisocial personalities. In recent years, the data on single-parent families has increased significantly, resulting in a sharp increase in the number of single-parent children. Without positive guidance of adults, children are usually unable to get rid of the negative effects brought by single-parent families, let alone acquiring good emotional development. Therefore, given the age development characteristics of children aged 5-6 and the anxiety and loneliness behavior of single-parent children aged 5-6, this study selected some picture books that these children could understand as the therapy medium, and preliminarily proposed a reading plan. Based on the revised Spence (2001) Preschool Children Anxiety Questionnaire and the UCLA Loneliness Scale Questionnaire, the anxiety and loneliness scores of 20 children in the experimental group and the emotional scores of 20 children in the control group were continuously compared. Finally, a four-stage picture book reading therapy suitable for single-parent children aged 5-6 was established, its four stage tasks including anxiety and loneliness recognition, self-awareness building, anxiety and loneliness settlement and peer sharing”.

Experiences of single-parent children in the current Indian context

Single-parent family structure involves only one parent responsible for rearing the child and their welfare. Among all types of families, single-parent families can have difficult individual and social experiences, which may affect both single parents as well as their children. Therefore, the present paper attempts to capture some of the lived experiences and social perceptions of single-parent children qualitatively in the current Indian context. A qualitative research method was adopted in which data collection was done using semi-structured interviews followed by thematic analysis. The sample consisted of 11 college-going young adults residing in Delhi-NCR with their single mothers since the early years of their lives. The results indicate that single-parent children participants had mixed experiences where some individuals' experiences were challenging; at the same time, other experiences led to positive changes and self-growth during the course of their lives. Findings suggest varied experiences of single-parent children in the Indian context, where 82% of participants reported additional "responsibilities" and 54% reported careful "decision making" process; lower "sense of belongingness," "social stigma," and higher "resilience" were reflected in responses by the majority of the participants (91%), and lastly, 73% reported difficulty in "emotional regulation." Experiences of single-parent children can be both positive and negative. Strengths such as an increased sense of responsibility, decision-making, and resilience can be considered while dealing with the unique challenges faced by them.

The Effectiveness of Filial Therapy and Cognitive-Behavioral Art-Play on Meta-emotion View of Mothers of Single-parent Children During Coronavirus Quarantine

Background: Social distance, linked with negative emotional impacts, is one strategy to avoid COVID-19 disease, particularly for single parents and their children. This research aimed to see how Filial therapy and cognitive-behavioral art-play therapy can help single mothers’ emotional perspectives. Methods: A quasi-experimental study was conducted with three groups in two stages: pre-test and post-test. The study’s statistical population included mothers of children aged 6 to 12 years living in Isfahan City, Iran, in 1400. A total of 54 mothers with single parent children were chosen via purposive sampling method based on the inclusion criteria. Then, they were randomly assigned to three experimental and control groups during public call in. The dependent variable was measured online using Evelynekehe (2011) meta-emotion perspective questionnaire. In ten consecutive sessions, mothers with children in the two groups received the intervention, whereas the control group received no intervention. Multivariate analysis of covariance was used to analyze the obtained data in SPSS software, v. 27. Results: There was a significant difference in guidance beliefs between the art-play therapy group and the Filial therapy group, as well as between the two modalities of treatment (P&lt;0.01). The findings also revealed a significant difference in views about sufficiency and competence between the art-play and the Filial control group (P&lt;0.01), as well as between the Filial therapy and the control group (P&lt;0.01). This finding suggests that art-play and Filial therapy boosted meta-emotion and its components in Evelynekehe. Conclusion: Considering the effect of two interventions of art - play therapy and filial therapy on improving the mother 's meta-emotion perspective and the effect of art - play therapy on moderating ideas related to guidance and competence of mothers, it is necessary to pay attention to medical and educational planning. Consider the plight of single mothers in the COVID-19 epidemic and quarantine.

Human immunodeficiency virus p24 antigen and antibody, herpes simplex virus-2 IgM and tumor necrosis factor alpha plasma levels in adult female children living in single-parent households: a case-control observational study

Abstract Objective: Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) p24 antigen and antibody and herpes simplex virus 2 IgM are seromarkers indicating infection with HIV and herpes simplex virus-2 (HSV-2), respectively, whereas tumor necrosis factor α is an inflammatory biomarker that can be triggered by infections. Female children of single parents are faced with many socio-economic challenges that make them vulnerable to sexual influences and prone to sexually transmitted infections. The goal of this work was to determine HIV p24 antigen/antibody, HSV-2 IgM and tumor necrosis factor-α plasma levels in adult female children living in single-parent households. Methods: In this case-control observational study, 100 adult female children living with a single parent (50 living with a single mother and 50 living with a single father; age: 18–22 years) and 100 age-matched women living with both parents were recruited to serve as the test and control groups, respectively. All subjects were negative for acid-fast bacilli, plasmodium, hepatitis C virus, and hepatitis B virus. Human tumor necrosis factor α, HSV-2 IgM, antibody to hepatitis C virus, hepatitis B surface antigen and human immunodeficiency virus p24 antigen and antibody (HIV p24 Ag/Ab) levels were determined by ELISA, while the detection of acid-fast bacilli in sputum and Plasmodium in blood was carried out by optical microscopy. This work was carried out in the Owo/Ose Federal Constituency in Ondo State that shares boundaries with Edo State. The study protocol was approved by the Research and Ethical Committee of the Department of Medical Laboratory Science, Achievers University, Owo, Nigeria (AUO/MLS/2020/127) on August 27, 2020. Results: HIV p24 Ag/Ab was detected in 0 adult female children living with a single mother, 1 (2%) adult female child living with a single father and 1 (1%) adult female child living with both parents. HSV-2 IgM was detected in 9 (18%) adult female children living with a single mother, 13 (26%) adult female children living with a single father, and 5 (10%) adult female children living with both parents. Conclusion: This work shows that adult female children of single parents are vulnerable to sexual influences, and thereby more prone to HSV-2 and possibly HIV, especially adult female children of single fathers.

한부모 자녀의 가정 내 교육적 지원과 학교에서의 교육적 경험이 학업성취에 미치는 영향: 학생의 교육적 경험의 매개효과 및 양부모 자녀와의 다집단 분석

본 연구의 목적은 한부모 자녀의 가정 내 교육적 지원, 학교에서의 교육적 경험이 학업성취에 영향을 미치는 과정에서 학생의 교육적 경험이 매개효과가 있는지, 이러한 구조적 관계에서 양부모 자녀와 차이가 있는지 검증하는 것이다. 이를 위해 한국교육개발원의 한국교육종단2005 1~7차의 자료를 활용하였다. 분석대상은 1차에서 7차까지 한부모가족 및 양부모가족으로 유지되고 있으면서 2010년 대학수학능력시험에 응시한 3,507명(한부모 310명, 양부모 3,197명)이다. 연구방법은 AMOS 21.0을 활용한 구조방정식 모형의 다집단 분석, 매개효과를 분석하기 위하여 Sobel test를 실시하였다. 분석결과는 다음과 같다. 첫째, 한부모 자녀의 수능성적, 가정 내 교육적 지원, 학교에서의 교육적 경험, 학생의 교육적 경험은 양부모 자녀보다 낮은 것으로 나타났다. 둘째, 가정 내 교육적 지원과 학교에서의 교육적 경험이 수능성적에 영향을 미치는 과정에서 한부모 자녀와 양부모 자녀 모두 학생의 교육적 경험은 매개효과가 있는 것으로 나타났다. 셋째, 총효과를 통해 수능성적에 가장 많은 영향을 미치는 변인을 살펴본 결과 한부모 자녀와 양부모 자녀 모두 학생의 교육적 경험인 것으로 나타났다. 넷째, 다집단 분석결과 가정 내 교육적 지원 및 학교에서의 교육적 경험이 학생의 교육적 경험을 경유하여 수능 점수에 영향을 미치는 모형은 양부모 자녀와 한부모 자녀 간 차이가 있는 것으로 나타났다. 이러한 연구결과를 바탕으로 한부모 자녀의 교육격차를 줄이기 위한 방안을 제시하였다.