The Counterintuitive Psychological Benefits of Intergenerational Discrepancies in Family Prioritization for Jamaican Adolescent-Parent Dyads

Autor/in	Ferguson, Gail M.
Titel	The Counterintuitive Psychological Benefits of Intergenerational Discrepancies in Family Prioritization for Jamaican Adolescent-Parent Dyads
Quelle	In: Journal of Research on Adolescence, 23 (2013) 1, S.35-44 (10 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1050-8392
DOI	10.1111/j.1532-7795.2012.00795.x
Schlagwörter	Adolescents; Parent Child Relationship; Parents; Family Relationship; Congruence (Psychology); Emotional Adjustment; Depression (Psychology); Life Satisfaction; Psychological Patterns; Latin American Culture; Social Values; High School Students; Generational Differences; Self Esteem; Well Being; Theories; Foreign Countries; Likert Scales; Jamaica; Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale; Self Perception Profile for Adolescents + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Adolescent; Adolescence; Adoleszenz; Jugend; Jugendalter; Jugendlicher; Parents-child relationship; Parent-child-relation; Parent-child relationship; Eltern-Kind-Beziehung; Eltern; Congruence; Psychology; Kongruenz; Psychologie; Emotionale Anpassung; Lebensvollendung; Sozialer Wert; High school; High schools; Student; Students; Oberschule; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Self-esteem; Selbstaufmerksamkeit; Well-being; Wellness; Wohlbefinden; Theory; Theorie; Ausland; Likert-Skala
Abstract	The current study tests a prediction of Relational Discrepancy Theory (RDT; i.e., emotional distress will not accompany discrepancies in hierarchical relationships) for family obligations discrepancies among adolescent-parent dyads in Jamaica, a moderately collectivistic and hierarchical society. Ninety-five dyads reported psychological adjustment and discrepancies in family prioritization (i.e., value priority placed on family vs. other life domains). Results supported RDT and replicated recent work with Caribbean immigrants in Europe. Unlike findings in individualistic and egalitarian societies, discrepancies were not an emotional liability for Jamaican adolescents but were associated with fewer depressive symptoms and higher life satisfaction. Furthermore, Jamaican parents benefitted psychologically when adolescents prioritized family highly but may have been unaware of the emotional risks to their teenagers of matching parental expectations. (Contains 2 figures and 1 table.) (As Provided).
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