Parent and child views of parent-child relationship qualities and resilient outcomes among urban children.
Separate in-depth interviews were conducted with two groups of highly stressed 4th-6th grade urban children classified as stress-affected (SA) and stress-resilient (SR), and their parents. Judges identified interview items reflecting three components of a good parent-child relationship, i.e. positive parental attitudes, involvement and guidance. SR parents and children scored higher than their SA counterparts on all three relational dimensions. Additionally, SR parent-child dyads had more congruent views of their relationship than SA dyads. These findings suggest that positive parent-child relationship qualities play an important protective role that favors resilient outcomes, at ages 10-12, among children who have experienced major life stress.
University of Rochester, NY.
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D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008016:Life Change Events; D008297:Male; D010287:Parent-Child Relations; D010552:Personality Assessment; D010553:Personality Development; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012917:Social Adjustment; D012933:Social Identification; D012944:Social Support; D013694:Temperament; D014505:Urban Population