| Publication |
| Author(s) | Spruijt, E. |
| Title | Stepfamily Lifestyles and Adolecent Well-Being in the Netherlands. |
| Source | Journal of Divorce and Remarriage, 1997, Vol. 26, 137 -153 |
| Investigation |
| Public | 12 - 24 aged children of divorce, 1992, The Netherlands |
| Survey name | Not available |
| | wave 1 of the longitudinal Utrecht study of Adolescent Development (USAD) |
| Sample | Probability systematic sample |
| | The random selection was based on statistics on households ad young persons living independently, from the Nationale Script Panel and the National Mini Census. |
| Respondents N = | 114 |
| Non Response | 26,1 % |
| | Control calculations indicate that the random selection of young people deviates only slightly from information known about young people based on their sources. The allochtones are hardly represented however. |
| Assesment | Interview: face-to-face |
| | And questionnaire. One of the parents of the youngstres is also interviewed to determine stepfamily lifestyle |
| Happiness measure(s) used |
| Author's label | | Our subject description |
| age | show | Age difference among young people |
| boys/girls | show | Sex (male vs female) |
| educational level of youngster | show | Level of school-education |
| either stepmother or stepfather | show | Family composition (earlier for adults, current for young) |
| frequency of contact with nonresident parent | show | Presence of parents |
| frequency of contact with nonresident parent | show | Relations with parents, also classified as above ↑ |
| social class stepfamily | show | Socio-economic background (earlier for adults, current for young) |
| Stepfamily Lifestyle | show | Family climate (earlier for adults, current for young) |
| time since (step)family formation | show | Recent change in family situation |