The Role of Family Conflict and Joint Decision-Making in Adolescent Problem Behavior.

Autor/inn/en	Kuperminc, Gabriel; und weitere
Titel	The Role of Family Conflict and Joint Decision-Making in Adolescent Problem Behavior.
Quelle	(1993), (10 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Adolescent Behavior; Adolescents; Antisocial Behavior; Behavior Change; Behavior Problems; Conflict Resolution; Delinquency; Family Environment; High School Students; High Schools; Housework; Mothers; Parent Child Relationship; Sexuality; Substance Abuse + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Adolescent; Adolescence; Adoleszenz; Jugend; Jugendalter; Jugendlicher; Conflict solving; Konfliktlösung; Konfliktregelung; Kriminalität; Familienmilieu; High school; High schools; Student; Students; Oberschule; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Hausarbeit; Mother; Mutter; Parents-child relationship; Parent-child-relation; Parent-child relationship; Eltern-Kind-Beziehung; Sexualität; Drug use; Drug consomption; Drogenkonsum
Abstract	This study examined amount and type of mother-adolescent conflict and joint decision making in predicting a syndrome of adolescent problem behavior. Subjects, 73 adolescents ages 14 to 18 and their mothers, completed measures of conflict and decision making related to everyday household routines, adolescent deviant behavior, and adolescent behavior toward others. In addition, adolescents reported their engagement in delinquency, unprotected sexual activity, and substance use. Results indicated that higher levels of conflict over adolescent deviant behavior were associated with higher levels of problem behavior, and there was evidence to suggest that conflict over everyday household routines was associated with lower levels of problem behavior. Increased proportions of joint decision making were also associated with less problematic behavior, although only slightly. Results are consistent with a model in which effective management of family conflict, including joint decision making, may play an important role in promoting adolescent autonomy and limiting the extent to which young people engage in problematic behavior. (BB)
Anmerkungen	Virginia Study of Teens and Families, Department of Psychology, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA 22903.
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC