University of Groningen
The ripple effect in family networks
Bel ,de, Vera
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10.33612/diss.126812050
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THE RIPPLE EFFECT IN FAMILY NETWORKS
Relational structures and well-being in divorced and non-divorced families
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The ripple effect in family networks
ISBN (print) 978-94-034-2725-6 ISBN (digital) 978-94-034-2726-3 © 2020 Vera de Bel
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Funding This work is part of the research programme ‘The co- evolution of well-being and the kinship network after parental divorce’ with project number 406-15-191, which is financed by the Dutch Research Council (NWO).
The ripple effect in family networks
Relational structures and well-being in divorced and
non-divorced families
PhD thesis
to obtain the degree of PhD at the University of Groningen
on the authority of the Rector Magnificus Prof. C. Wijmenga
and in accordance with the decision by the College of Deans. This thesis will be defended in public on
Thursday 25 June 2020 at 16.15 hours
by
Vera de Bel
born on 14 February 1991 in Winschoten
Supervisors
Dr. M.A.J. van Duijn Prof. T.A.B. Snijders
Assessment committee
Prof. M.I. Broese Van Groenou Prof. D. Mortelmans
TABLE OF CONTENTS
1. Introduction - Knotting the Safety Net
A Multi-Actor Family Network Approach (MAFNA) in Divorce Research
1.1 Theory
1.1.1 Family Systems Theory 1.1.2 The Configurational Approach 1.1.3 Families as a Sharing Group 1.2 The Multi-Actor Family Network Approach
1.2.1 The Delineation of Family Networks 1.3 Overview
1.3.1 Outline of the thesis
2. Balance in Sibling-Parent-Sibling Triads
2.1 Introduction 2.2 Theory 2.3 Method 2.3.1 Sample 2.3.2 Relationship Variables 2.3.3 Control Variables 2.3.4 Plan of Analysis 2.4 Results 2.4.1 Support Exchange 2.4.2 Contact 2.4.3 Conflict
2.4.4 Covariates and Explained Variance 2.5 Discussion and Conclusion
Appendix 2.A: Full models
3. Ambivalent Family Triads and Well-being
3.1 Introduction
3.2 The derivation of the ambivalent triad census 3.2.1 The ambivalent dyad census
3.2.2 The ambivalent triad census
3.2.3 Ambivalent triad census and individual-level outcomes 3.2.4 Use of the ambivalent triad census for multiple networks 3.3 Application to family processes
3.3.1 Operationalization 3.3.2 Descriptives 3.3.3 Plan of analysis 3.4 Results 11 12 12 14 15 17 18 18 19 21 22 23 25 25 27 29 30 32 32 32 33 34 34 37 41 42 42 43 43 45 48 49 50 52 55 55
3.4.1 Social self-esteem 3.4.2 Performance self-esteem 3.5 Conclusion and discussion 3.A Appendix: Self-esteem
3.B Appendix: Descriptive statistics divorced/non-divorced
4. Substitution of Grandparental Ties
4.1 Background 4.2 Method 4.2.1 Data 4.2.2 Measures 4.2.3 Analytical sample 4.2.4 Statistical Analysis 4.2.5 Hypothesis testing 4.3 Results 4.3.1 Separated network 4.3.1 Substitution 4.4 Conclusion and discussion
4.A Appendix: Recode contact variable reported by the parents
4.B Appendix: Full model including random part (as presented in manuscript) 4.C Appendix: Control models with interactions - interpretation
5. Collecting Multi-Actor Family Network Data
5.1 Introduction 5.2 Design
5.2.1 Getting access to the Lifelines sample 5.2.2 Questionnaire
5.2.3 Protocol: approaching parents and their family members 5.3 Implementation
Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 5.4 Discussion
6. Multi-functional relationships and family members’ well-being
6.1 Background 6.2 Data & methods
6.2.1 Measurements
6.2.2 Description of the analytical sample 6.2.2 Plan of analysis 6.3 Results 55 56 59 61 62 65 67 68 68 69 70 75 76 77 77 78 80 82 83 87 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 95 98 98 102 105 106 107 107 109 114 115
6.4 Conclusion and discussion
7. Conclusion and Discussion
7.1 Family relationships are interdependent 7.2 Family relationships affect well-being 7.3 The effect of parental divorce 7.4 The ripple effect
7.5 Compensation versus substitution 7.6 Defining family well-being 7.7 (Future) data collection
References
8. Nederlandse samenvatting Acknowledgements
About the author ICS dissertation series
Online supplementary material: https://hdl.handle.net/10411/AKCASZ
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