Gender role and family relationships in adolescent children of chronic schizophrenic mothers: findings from a longitudinal study of whole families.
Gender roles of 25 adolescent offspring of chronic schizophrenic mothers were explored in a three-year study comprising family and individual interviews, as well as questionnaire data. Findings showed that families were rigidly traditional, according low status to females. Adolescent girls tended to identify with opposite-sex relatives and to show cross-sex behavior and preferences. Theoretical and clinical implications are discussed.
D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D002908:Chronic Disease; D005190:Family; D005260:Female; D005783:Gender Identity; D006801:Humans; D007062:Identification, Psychological; D007406:Interview, Psychological; D008137:Longitudinal Studies; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009034:Mother-Child Relations; D012565:Schizophrenic Psychology; D012649:Self Concept; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires