Contexts, relationship quality, and family value socialization

The case of parent–school ideological fit in Israel

Bibliographic Data

ID18988015
AuthorsAriel Knafo-Noam (0000-0003-0613-1960, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, corresponding author), Ariel Knafo
Year2003
Volume10
Issue3
Pages371-388
Publication date2003-09-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenuePersonal Relationships (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1350-4126 • E-ISSN: 1475-6811
PublisherWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1111/1475-6811.00055
OpenAlexW2045972217
LanguageEN
Citations received17
References cited22

Parent–school ideological fit is studied as the context of parent–child relationships and socialization. It was hypothesized that parents’ choice of school environments that promote values consistent with parents’ values is related to a better parent–child relationship and facilitates socialization. Participants were 589 Israeli families with religious, traditional, and nonreligious parents, whose adolescent children attended either religious or nonreligious schools. Most parents chose high–fit contexts—that is, schools that fit their own values. Parents in high–fit contexts exhibited relatively higher levels of value consistency, but lower levels of value discussion with their children. Value conflict with parents was lower in high–fit contexts, and the relationship with the father, but not with the mother, was warmer and closer. Accuracy of perception and acceptance of parental values, and parent–child value congruence were higher in high fit contexts, an effect partially mediated by relationship characteristics. The relevance of fit for family relationships, socialization, and school adaptation is discussed

Developmental psychology · Family values · Ideology · Perception · Social value orientations · Socialization · Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development · Cultural Differences and Values · Psychology · Religion and Society Interactions · Social Psychology

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