Developmental Changes in Adolescents' Perceptions of Relationships with Their Parents

This 4-wave longitudinal study examines developmental changes in adolescents' perceptions of parent-adolescent relationships by assessing parental support, conflict with parents, and parental power. A total of 951 early adolescents (50.4% boys) and 390 middle adolescents (43.3% boys) participat...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Journal of youth and adolescence 2009, Vol.38 (1), p.75-88
Hauptverfasser:	De Goede, Irene H. A, Branje, Susan J. T, Meeus, Wim H. J
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adolescent Adolescent Attitudes Adolescent Development Adolescents Age Factors Balance of power Behavioral Science and Psychology Biological and medical sciences Changes Child Child and School Psychology Child development Children & youth Clinical Psychology Conflict Couple and family Cross-sectional studies Development Developmental psychology Developmental Stages Dominance-Subordination Early Adolescents Egalitarianism Empirical Research Equality Families & family life Family Conflict - psychology Female Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology Gender Differences Girls Health Psychology History of Psychology Humans Identity formation Late Adolescents Law and Psychology Lifetime Linear Models Longitudinal Studies Male Mothers Multivariate Analysis Netherlands Outdoor activities Parent Child Relations Parent Child Relationship Parenting Styles Parents & parenting Perceptions Power (Psychology) Psychology Psychology, Adolescent Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry Psychology. Psychophysiology Sex Factors Social psychology Social Support Sociometric Techniques Teenagers Young Adult
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Zusammenfassung:	This 4-wave longitudinal study examines developmental changes in adolescents' perceptions of parent-adolescent relationships by assessing parental support, conflict with parents, and parental power. A total of 951 early adolescents (50.4% boys) and 390 middle adolescents (43.3% boys) participated. Univariate and multivariate growth curve analyses showed that support declined from early to middle adolescence for boys and girls and increased from middle to late adolescence for girls, while stabilizing for boys. Conflict was found to temporarily increase during middle adolescence. Parental power (relative power and dominance of parents) decreased from early to late adolescence. Results indicated that: (1) parent-adolescent relationships become more egalitarian during adolescence, (2) parents perceived by adolescents as powerful are viewed as supportive, especially in early adolescence, and (3) perceived conflict with parents is related to but not an impetus for changes in parent-adolescent relationships towards more equality.
ISSN:	0047-2891 1573-6601
DOI:	10.1007/s10964-008-9286-7