Parent-Child Relationships in Early Adolescence: Effects of Family Structure

Rhonda A. Richardson; Robert H. Abramowitz; C. Elliott Asp; Anne C. Petersen

doi:10.2307/352573

FAMILY STRUCTURE, PARENT-CHILD RELATIONSHIPS, AND ALCOHOL AND OTHER DRUG USE AMONG TEENAGERS IN FRANCE AND THE UNITED KINGDOM

Alcohol and Alcoholism ◽

10.1093/alcalc/37.1.52 ◽

2002 ◽

Vol 37 (1) ◽

pp. 52-60 ◽

Cited By ~ 121

Author(s):

S. Ledoux

Keyword(s):

United Kingdom ◽

Drug Use ◽

Family Structure ◽

The United Kingdom ◽

Parent Child Relationships ◽

Structure Parent ◽

Parent Child

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Youth Internalizing Problems and Changes in Parent–Child Relationships Across Early Adolescence: Lability and Developmental Trends

The Journal of Early Adolescence ◽

10.1177/0272431620931196 ◽

2020 ◽

pp. 027243162093119

Author(s):

Melissa A. Lippold ◽

Andrea Hussong ◽

Gregory Fosco ◽

Nilam Ram

Keyword(s):

Longitudinal Study ◽

Longitudinal Studies ◽

Early Adolescence ◽

Internalizing Problems ◽

Parental Warmth ◽

Linear Change ◽

Developmental Trends ◽

Parent Child Relationships ◽

Parent Child

Few longitudinal studies examine how changes in parent–child relationships are associated with changes in youth internalizing problems. In this longitudinal study, we investigated how developmental trends (linear change) and year-to-year lability (within-person fluctuations) in parental warmth and hostility across Grades 6 to 8 predict youth internalizing problems in Grade 9 ( N = 618) and whether these linkages differ for boys and girls. Developmental trends (greater decreases in warmth and increases in hostility) were associated with more youth internalizing problems. Greater year-to-year lability (more fluctuations) in father hostility and warmth were also associated with more internalizing problems. Greater lability in mother warmth was associated with more internalizing problems for girls only. The strongest effects of lability on internalizing problems were found for youth with the highest lability scores. This study underscores the importance of differentiating developmental trends from lability in parent–child relationships, both of which may be important for youth internalizing problems.

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Parent-child relationships in early adolescence

Young Adolescents’ Leisure ◽

10.1007/978-3-322-97528-7_5 ◽

2001 ◽

pp. 139-179

Author(s):

Elke Zeijl

Keyword(s):

Early Adolescence ◽

Parent Child Relationships ◽

Parent Child

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Gendered occupational aspirations among German youth: Role of parental occupations, gender division of labour, and family structure

Journal of Family Research ◽

10.20377/jfr-603 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Helen Law ◽

Pia Schober

Keyword(s):

Gender Role ◽

Family Structure ◽

Division Of Labour ◽

Occupational Aspirations ◽

Family Structures ◽

Gender Typicality ◽

Role Modelling ◽

Parental Gender ◽

Parent Child Relationships ◽

Parent Child

Objective: This study investigates how multiple domains of parental gender role socialisation as well as parent-child relationships and family structure may shape adolescents’ gendered occupational aspirations. Background: Young people with gender-typical aspirations have a higher chance of choosing gender-typical post-secondary education fields and are more likely to work in gender-typical occupations as adults. Gender norms, family structures and parent-child relationships have undergone profound changes in recent decades. We extend the intergenerational transmission literature by considering whether the influence of parental role modelling may vary according to parent-child relationships and family structure. Method: We draw on data from 2,235 adolescents from the German Socio-Economic Panel and apply logistic regressions. Results: Children whose fathers were employed in gender-typical jobs had a greater likelihood of aspiring to a more gender-typical occupation. This relationship was not significant among sons who did not live continuously with both parents since birth, who were generally more likely to aspire to gender-typical occupations. Surprisingly, the gender-typicality of fathers' occupations seemed more influential among daughters whose parents had separated than among those who lived continuously with both parents. Regarding the parental gender division of paid and unpaid work, only mothers' continuous non-employment was associated with daughters being more likely to aspire to a gender-typical occupation. Conclusion: On the whole, our findings suggest a rather weak influence of parental gender role modelling on children’s persistently gendered occupational aspirations in Germany. Yet, our study extends existing family research by pointing to significant variations across family structures.

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Effects of Family Environment and Parent-Child Relationships on School Adjustment during the Transition to Early Adolescence

Journal of Marriage and Family ◽

10.2307/353108 ◽

1994 ◽

Vol 56 (2) ◽

pp. 405 ◽

Cited By ~ 57

Author(s):

David L. DuBois ◽

Susan K. Eitel ◽

Robert D. Felner

Keyword(s):

Early Adolescence ◽

Family Environment ◽

School Adjustment ◽

Parent Child Relationships ◽

Parent Child

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Family structure and family education as the factors for personal development of preschooler

Social Psychology and Society ◽

10.17759/sps.2016070201 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 7 (2) ◽

pp. 5-18 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

L.A. Golovey ◽

V.E. Vasilenko ◽

S.S. Savenysheva

Keyword(s):

Family Structure ◽

Parenting Styles ◽

Personal Development ◽

Personal Characteristics ◽

Well Being ◽

Emotional Interaction ◽

The Family ◽

Ontogenetic Periods ◽

Parent Child Relationships ◽

Parent Child

This article is devoted to analysis of personal characteristics of preschoolers in relation to the factors of gender, family structure (complete or one-parent, the presence of sibling) and family upbringing (parenting styles, parent-child emotional interaction). The study involved 155 boys, 157 girls and 312 mothers from Saint-Petersburg, Novosibirsk and Arkhangelsk. The age of children — from 4 to 7 years. We used the test and projective techniques. The study revealed that children from single parent families had higher indicators of anxiety, insecurity, depressiveness, self-distrust, hostility, feeling of inferiority, conflicts and difficulties in communication. In families with pronounced overprotection and characteristics of an authoritarian style children had lower self- esteem and higher indicators of anxiety and hostility. Children's aggressiveness was more pronounced in the case of permissive style and instability of parenting style. It was shown that emotional well-being in the parent-child relationships can be regarded as a resource for personal development of the child: understanding the causes of child s state, empathy. However we revealed that one third part of mothers had difficulties in emotional interaction with children. The research was supported by the Russian Foundation for Humanities (project №13-06-00480 «The family as a resource of child´s mental development in stable and critical ontogenetic periods»).

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