Cultural, family, and personal contexts of parent-adolescent conflict

This study analyzed samples of 1,828 white, black, and Hispanic families with adolescents from the 1988 National Survey of Families and Households in an attempt to explain variations in levels of conflict between parents and adolescents. Parents reported the frequency of conflict with adolescents on...

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Published in:Journal of marriage and family 1994-05, Vol.56 (2), p.375-386
Main Author: Barber, B.K
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescence
Adolescents
Authoritarianism
Blacks
Children
Conflict
Cross Cultural Studies
Cultural conflict
cultural differences
Cultural groups
Cultural Influences
Economic Factors
Ethnic Groups
Everyday Life
Family Conflict
Family members
Family Problems
Family relations
Family Relationship
Family Roles
Family Structure
Hispanic Americans
Hispanics
Individual Characteristics
Interpersonal conflicts
Minority Groups
National Surveys
nationalities and ethnic groups
Parent Child Relations
Parent Child Relationship
parent-child relationships
Parenting
Parents
Parents & parenting
Personal relationships
Race
Racial Differences
Social Behavior
Social Class
Social Environment
Social research
Socialization
State Surveys
Teenagers
White people
Whites
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Summary:This study analyzed samples of 1,828 white, black, and Hispanic families with adolescents from the 1988 National Survey of Families and Households in an attempt to explain variations in levels of conflict between parents and adolescents. Parents reported the frequency of conflict with adolescents on 10 issues. Consistent with past research, conflict was reported to occur more frequently over everyday matters such as chores and dress than over substantive issues such as sex and drugs. All parents reported disagreeing over the same issues, but white parents reported more conflict than either minority group. Adolescent personality characteristics, history of problem behaviors, and negative parenting were the strongest predictors of conflict across cultural groups.
ISSN:0022-2445
1741-3737
DOI:10.2307/353106