title: On the Development of Harmony, Turbulence, and Independence in Parent-Adolescent Relationships: A Five-Wave Longitudinal Study.
abstract: The separation-individuation, evolutionary, maturational, and expectancy violation-realignment perspectives propose that the relationship between parents and adolescents deteriorate as adolescents become independent. This study examines the extent to which the development of adolescents' perceived relationship with their parents is consistent with the four perspectives. A latent transition analysis was performed in a two-cohort five-wave longitudinal study design covering ages 12-16 (n = 919, 49.2% female) and 16-20 (n = 392, 56.6% female). Generally, from 12 to 16 year adolescents moved away from parental authority and perceived increasing conflicts with their parents, whereas from 16 to 20 years adolescents perceived independence and improved their relationships with parents. Hereby, we also identified substantial patterns of individual differences. Together, these general and individual patterns provide fine-grained insights in relationship quality development.
authors.affiliation: Department of Developmental Psychology, Tilburg University, Postbox 90153, Tilburg, LE, 5000, The Netherlands. h.hadiwijaya@tilburguniversity.edu.
authors.forename: Hana
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Hadiwijaya
authors.affiliation: Department of Developmental Psychology, Tilburg University, Postbox 90153, Tilburg, LE, 5000, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: Theo A
authors.initials: TA
authors.lastname: Klimstra
authors.affiliation: Department of Methodology and Statistics, Tilburg University, Postbox 90153, Tilburg, LE, 5000, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: Jeroen K
authors.initials: JK
authors.lastname: Vermunt
authors.affiliation: Research Centre Adolescent Development, Utrecht University, Postbox 80140, Utrecht, TC, 3508, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: Susan J T
authors.initials: SJT
authors.lastname: Branje
authors.affiliation: Department of Developmental Psychology, Tilburg University, Postbox 90153, Tilburg, LE, 5000, The Netherlands.|Research Centre Adolescent Development, Utrecht University, Postbox 80140, Utrecht, TC, 3508, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: Wim H J
authors.initials: WHJ
authors.lastname: Meeus
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000294:Adolescent Behavior / Q000523:psychology*; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008137:Longitudinal Studies; D008297:Male; D010287:Parent-Child Relations; D010290:Parents; D010465:Perception; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: Adolescent development; Individual differences; Parent–adolescent relationship; Person-centered approach