Perception of the Family Environment and Intrafamilial Agreement in Belief Concerning the Adolescent

Datos Bibliográficos

ID11670852
AutoresSteven M Alessandri (Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, autor de correspondencia), Robert H Wozniak (Bryn Mawr College)
Año1989
Volumen9
Número1-2
Páginas67-81
Fecha de publicación1989-02-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaThe Journal of Early Adolescence (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0272-4316 • E-ISSN: 1552-5449
EditorialSAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/0272431689091006
OpenAlexW2134020700
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas9
Referencias citadas15

This study investigated differences in perception of the family environment between families with a child in early adolescence and those with a child in late adolescence, and the relation between those perceptions and intrafamilial agreement in belief concerning the personal characteristics of the adolescent. Forty-two families and their adolescent children were interviewed in two sessions scheduled a week apart. Interviews were based on the Family Belief Interview Schedule, which presents 15 short vignettes designed to assess parental beliefs about the child and the child's beliefs about parental beliefs. Families additionally completed the Family Environment Scale. Results indicated that (1) parents with younger adolescents perceived more conflict and less organization in the home; (2) younger adolescents perceived their families to be characterized by less conflict than did older adolescents; and (3) families high in intrafamilial agreement in belief perceived themselves to be more cohesive, organized, and controlled. Findings are interpreted within developmental and family systems perspectives

Developmental psychology · Family conflict · Family Environment Scale · Perception · Attachment and Relationship Dynamics · Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development · Identity, Memory, and Therapy · Psychology