Author : Valerie Lynn Gerbus
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ISBN 13 : 9781109820447
Total Pages : 48 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (24 download)
Book Synopsis Parent-adolescent Conflict in Central Appalachia: The Effects of Parental Authority, Familism, Conformity, and Autonomy by : Valerie Lynn Gerbus
Download or read book Parent-adolescent Conflict in Central Appalachia: The Effects of Parental Authority, Familism, Conformity, and Autonomy written by Valerie Lynn Gerbus and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This paper explores the effects of four types of parental authority (i.e., expert, legitimate, reward, and coercive) as well as familism, adolescent conformity, and autonomy on parent-adolescent conflict in Central Appalachia. This paper explores the research question of whether family socialization climates either foster or discourage conflict within the parent-adolescent relationship. Results were analyzed via multiple regression analysis of four models (i.e., mother-daughter, mother-son, father-daughter, and father-son dyads). There was a decrease in parent-adolescent conflict when daughters perceived their mothers as having expert authority. There was an increase in parent-adolescent conflict when fathers were perceived as having coercive authority. Reward authority served to decrease parent-adolescent conflict for father-daughter dyads. A greater sense of familism decreased parent-adolescent conflict with daughters and conformity decreased parent-adolescent conflict for sons. Autonomy from mothers inhibited conflict for both sons and daughters, while autonomy from fathers inhibited conflict for sons.