title: Parent-adolescent interactions and psychosocial risk in adolescents: an analysis of communication, support and gender.
abstract: The main purpose of this study was to verify the correlation between family functioning and the presence of psychosocial risk in adolescents. The sample of 279 intact families with a late adolescent and their parents complete self-report instruments in order to evaluate support and communication in parent-adolescent relationships. An index of risk was constructed with the MAUT technique. Data analysis was conducted on individual and relational dyadic levels. It was found that: (a) a supportive relationship and adequate communication between parents and adolescents are correlated to the absence or presence of psychosocial risk; and (b) the father in this phase of life is a reliable source of information regarding his relationship with his children and their psychosocial adjustment.
authors.affiliation: Centre of Study and Research on Family, Catholic University of Sacred Heart, Milan, Italy.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Marta
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000294:Adolescent Behavior; D000328:Adult; D003142:Communication; D005190:Family; D005219:Father-Child Relations; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009034:Mother-Child Relations; D010287:Parent-Child Relations; D010290:Parents / Q000523:psychology*; D000297:Psychology, Adolescent; D012307:Risk Factors; D012649:Self Concept; D012737:Sex Factors; D012917:Social Adjustment; D012944:Social Support