Title

An Examination Of Conflict In Emerging Adulthood Between College Students And Their Parents

Keywords

Conflict; Emerging adults; Fathers; Mothers; Perceptions; Topics

Abstract

Two hundred seventy-three college students between the ages of 18 and 22 years, and in the midst of what some researchers would refer to as Emerging Adulthood, reported the most common topics of conflict that they experience with their mothers and fathers and provided their perceptions of these conflicts. Female and male emerging adults reported similar topics of conflict with their mothers and fathers. The sex of the emerging adults and that of their parents who were involved in the conflict appeared to play an important role in the complex dynamic related to their perceptions of their parents following the conflict, especially for positive perceptions of fathers and perceptions of fathers' emotional availability and acceptance. The results of this study further the understanding of conflicts that occur between emerging adults and their parents. © 2006 by The Haworth Press, Inc. All rights reserved.

Publication Date

3-20-2007

Publication Title

Journal of Intergenerational Relationships

Volume

4

Issue

4

Number of Pages

43-61

Document Type

Article

Personal Identifier

scopus

DOI Link

https://doi.org/10.1300/J194v04n04_04

Socpus ID

33947712340 (Scopus)

Source API URL

https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/33947712340

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