Title

Differential Parenting Between Mothers And Fathers: Implications For Late Adolescents

Keywords

Fathers; Late adolescents; Mothers; Parenting

Abstract

Although the relationship between parenting and outcomes for children and adolescents has been examined, differences between maternal and paternal parenting styles have received less attention, particularly in the case of late adolescents. As a result, this article examines the relationship between late adolescents' perceptions of their mothers' and fathers' parenting styles and their own emotional adjustment. Findings of this study suggest that mothers and fathers use different parenting styles for their sons and daughters. It also suggests that different combinations of maternal and paternal parenting (e.g., a permissive father parenting with an authoritarian mother) are related to late adolescents' emotional adjustment, with late adolescents who have at least one authoritative parent showing better adjustment than those who do not have such a parent. Overall, this study emphasizes the importance of examining dyadic parent-adolescent relationships, and it suggests that having one authoritative parent may be a protective factor for late adolescents. © 2008 Sage Publications.

Publication Date

6-1-2008

Publication Title

Journal of Family Issues

Volume

29

Issue

6

Number of Pages

806-827

Document Type

Article

Personal Identifier

scopus

DOI Link

https://doi.org/10.1177/0192513X07311222

Socpus ID

42949122497 (Scopus)

Source API URL

https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/42949122497

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