The research literature offers considerable support for
these perspectives: children of intact families were less
likely to use drugs (e.g., Cookston 1999; Doherty and
Needle 1991; Flewelling and Bauman 1990; Hoffmann
2002; Hoffmann and Johnson 1998; Jenkins and Zunguze
1998), drink alcohol (e.g., Cookston 1999; Hoffmann and
Johnson 1998; Jenkins and Zunguze 1998), use tobacco
(e.g., Jenkins and Zunguze 1998) and were less prone to
exhibit delinquent behaviour (e.g., Amato 2001; Wells and
Rankin 1991) than children from non-intact families.