Thesis
French
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http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11794/46537>
Abstract
This study focuses on the psychosocial adaptation of young people aged 4-17 according to the parental structure, followed by the number of family transitions. The data come from 528 families served by the Quebec Youth Centres. The first hypothesis states that young people from intact families will display better signs of adaptation than those of separated families, and that young people from reconstituted families and single-parent families will not differ from one another. The results indicate that young people from reconstituted families are more difficult. The second hypothesis states that the number of family transitions reflects a negative relationship with the adaptation indicators, without regard to the current parental structure. Young people in single-parent families without an episode of recomposition have a better quality of psychosocial adaptation, while young people who have experienced three or more family recompositions are more difficult.