Parent-adolescent congruence on decision-making and its relation to adolescent adjustment |
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Authors: | Michelle Wierson Sarah D. Nousiainen Rex Forehand Amanda McCombs Thomas |
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Affiliation: | 1. University of Georgio, 30602, Athens, Georgia
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Abstract: | Much attention has been paid to the nature of parent-adolescent relationships, with a frequent conclusion being that it is a time of marked disagreement between parents and their adolescents. However, other literature suggests that this time is not inherently conflictual. The purpose of this study was to examine agreement and disagreement between mothers, fathers, and adolescents on specific issues. Then, adolescent adjustment was assessed, and the degree to which it was a function of congruence with parents was examined. A modified version of the Issues Checklist was used to measure intrafamily agreement; the Revised Behavior Problem Checklist and the Harter Scale of Child's Actual Competence were completed by adolescents' social studies teachers to assess adolescent functioning. Relative to their parents, adolescents reported that they should make more decisions alone, while both mothers and fathers reported that decisions should be made jointly among all family members. Only father-adolescent congruence was found consistently to be related to adolescent functioning. Possible explanations for the present results and relevant issues pertaining to family agreement are discussed. |
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Keywords: | parent-adolescent congruence adolescent adjustment decision-making |
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