Brief report: Parent–adolescent child concordance in social norms related to gender equity in marriage – findings from rural India

Abstract The purpose of this exploratory study was to assess parent–adolescent child concordance on social norms related to gender equity in marriage in rural Maharashtra, India. Survey data on marital norms related to girl's marital age and choice, contraception, and marital violence (MV) were...

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Published in:Journal of adolescence (London, England.) England.), 2014-10, Vol.37 (7), p.1181-1184
Main Authors: Raj, Anita, Ghule, Mohan, Battala, Madhusudana, Dasgupta, Anindita, Ritter, Julie, Nair, Saritha, Saggurti, Niranjan, Silverman, Jay G, Balaiah, Donta
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescence
Adolescent
Behavior Standards
Biological and medical sciences
Child marriage
Contraception
Contraception use
Developmental psychology
Female
Females
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Gender equity
Humans
India - epidemiology
Intergenerational relationships
Interpersonal Relations
Male
Marital violence
Marriage
Marriage - psychology
Norms
Parents
Parents & parenting
Parents - psychology
Pediatrics
Psychology, Adolescent
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychology. Psychophysiology
Rural areas
Rural Population
Sex Fairness
Social Norms
Teenagers
Young Adult
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Summary:Abstract The purpose of this exploratory study was to assess parent–adolescent child concordance on social norms related to gender equity in marriage in rural Maharashtra, India. Survey data on marital norms related to girl's marital age and choice, contraception, and marital violence (MV) were collected from unmarried adolescents ( n  = 113 girls, 116 boys) and their parents ( n  = 227 mothers, 203 fathers). Concordance was assessed using a Cohen's unweighted Kappa statistic, with analyses stratified by sex of parent and child. Analyses revealed fair ( K  = .25–.27) mother-daughter concordance on girls' right to choose when to marry, contraception use, and acceptability of MV. Father-son concordance was seen on girls' right to choose when ( K  = .22, slight) and who ( K  = .20, fair) to marry and MV acceptability ( K  = .53, moderate). No opposite sex parent-child concordance was revealed. Results indicate same but not opposite sex parent-child concordance on gender equity social norms related to marriage, suggesting same sex transfer of these norms.
ISSN:0140-1971
1095-9254
DOI:10.1016/j.adolescence.2014.08.006