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23-08-2015 | Original Paper

Developmental Changes in Discrepancies Between Adolescents’ and Their Mothers’ Views of Family Communication

Auteurs: Andres De Los Reyes, Christine McCauley Ohannessian, Robert D. Laird

Gepubliceerd in: Journal of Child and Family Studies | Uitgave 3/2016

Abstract

Prior work indicates that adolescents perceive the family more negatively than do their parents. These discrepant views comprise some of the most robust observations in psychological science, and are observed on survey reports collected in vastly different cultures worldwide. Yet, whether developmental changes occur with these discrepant views remains unclear. In a sample of 141 adolescents and their mothers, we examined 1-year developmental changes in discrepancies between parents’ and adolescents’ views of family functioning. We focused on discrepant views about a relatively covert domain of family functioning (i.e., internal views of open communication) and a relatively overt domain of such functioning (i.e., views about observable communication problems). We observed significant developmental changes in discrepant views for open communication, but not for communication problems. These findings have important implications for research examining links between discrepant views of family functioning and whether these discrepancies serve as risk or protective factors for adolescent psychosocial functioning.

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Titel: Developmental Changes in Discrepancies Between Adolescents’ and Their Mothers’ Views of Family Communication
Auteurs: Andres De Los Reyes
Christine McCauley Ohannessian
Robert D. Laird
Publicatiedatum: 23-08-2015
Uitgeverij: Springer US
Gepubliceerd in: Journal of Child and Family Studies / Uitgave 3/2016
Print ISSN: 1062-1024
Elektronisch ISSN: 1573-2843
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10826-015-0275-7

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