Early adolescents' parent–child communication and friendship quality: A cross-lagged analysis
This study explored the two-way relationship between parent–child communication and the friendship quality of early adolescents, as well as the stability of these constructs and of gender differences, using a cross-lagged analysis. We conducted a 10-month follow-up study with
842 adolescents using the Parent–Adolescent Communication Scale and the Friendship Quality Questionnaire. Results show that both father–child and mother–child communication at Time 1 significantly and positively predicted friendship quality in early adolescence as measured
at Time 2; that is, the better was parent–child communication at Time 1, the higher was the friendship quality in early adolescence at Time 2. However, friendship quality at Time 1 did not significantly predict parent–child at Time 2. Additionally, parent–child communication
and friendship quality were better among children in seventh compared to eighth grade. Girls' friendship quality was higher than that of boys, whereas boys' parent–child communication was better than that of girls.
Keywords: ADOLESCENTS; CONSTRUCT STABILITY; CROSS-LAGGED ANALYSIS; FRIENDSHIP QUALITY; GENDER DIFFERENCES; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; PARENT–CHILD COMMUNICATION
Document Type: Research Article
Publication date: 01 September 2021
This article was made available online on 07 July 2021 as a Fast Track article with title: "Early adolescents’ parent–child communication and friendship quality: A cross-lagged analysis".
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