Adolescent and Parental Contributions to Parent-Adolescent Hostility Across Early Adolescence.
Early adolescence is characterized by increases in parent-adolescent hostility, yet little is known about what predicts these changes. Utilizing a fairly large sample (N = 416, 51 % girls, 91 % European American), this study examined the conjoint and unique influences of adolescent social anxiety symptoms and parental intrusiveness on changes in parent-adolescent hostility across early adolescence. Higher mother and father intrusiveness were associated with increased mother- and father-adolescent hostility. An examination of reciprocal effects revealed that mother- and father-adolescent hostility predicted increased mother and father intrusiveness. Significant associations were not substantiated for adolescent social anxiety symptoms. These findings suggest that intrusive parenting has important implications for subsequent parent-adolescent interactions and that similar patterns may characterize some aspects of mother- and father-adolescent relationships.
Department of Human Development and Family Studies, The University of North Carolina at Greensboro, P.O. Box 26170, Greensboro, NC, 27402-6170, USA. bbweymou@uncg.edu.
Bridget B
BB
Weymouth
Department of Human Development and Family Studies, The University of North Carolina at Greensboro, P.O. Box 26170, Greensboro, NC, 27402-6170, USA. cabuehle@uncg.edu.
Cheryl
C
Buehler
D000293:Adolescent; D000294:Adolescent Behavior / Q000523:psychology*; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006791:Hostility; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010287:Parent-Child Relations; D016487:Parenting / Q000523:psychology*
Adolescence; Hostility; Intrusiveness; Parent–adolescent relationship; Social anxiety