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According to the study, the two strongest factors contributing to the positive mental health of adolescents are being in a two-parent household with a healthy marriage, and having very conservative parents.
Excerpts from the study:
“When it comes to the quality of parenting practices and the quality of child-parent relationships, there is no variation by socioeconomic status. ... Income doesn’t buy better parenting, and more highly educated parents do not score better, either. … Education explained less than 1% of the variation. ”
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Excerpts from the study:
“When it comes to the quality of parenting practices and the quality of child-parent relationships, there is no variation by socioeconomic status. ... Income doesn’t buy better parenting, and more highly educated parents do not score better, either. … Education explained less than 1% of the variation. ”

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