Perceived parental acceptance and early adolescent self-competence.
Relationships between perceived parental acceptance and adolescent self-competence were examined in 214 sixth- and seventh-grade students by both adolescent and parental gender. Results indicated that for boys, paternal but not maternal, acceptance significantly predicted self-competence, while the opposite pattern was found for girls. In addition, self-worth significantly predicted maternal and paternal acceptance for both boys and girls. The consistency of these findings with current models of human development is discussed, along with their implications for research.
Ohannessian
C M
CM
Department of Psychiatry, University of Connecticut Health Center, Farmington, USA.
Lerner
R M
RM
Lerner
J V
JV
von Eye
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D000293:Adolescent; D000294:Adolescent Behavior; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010287:Parent-Child Relations; D012649:Self Concept; D012737:Sex Factors