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Parental Behavior and the Quality of Adolescent Friendships: A Social‐Contextual Perspective
Author(s) -
Cui Ming,
Conger Rand D.,
Bryant Chalandra M.,
Elder Glen H.
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
journal of marriage and family
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.578
H-Index - 159
eISSN - 1741-3737
pISSN - 0022-2445
DOI - 10.1111/j.1741-3737.2002.00676.x
Subject(s) - friendship , perspective (graphical) , hostility , psychology , developmental psychology , socioeconomic status , quality (philosophy) , context (archaeology) , social psychology , social relation , social environment , interpersonal ties , closeness , sociology , demography , population , geography , philosophy , social science , mathematical analysis , mathematics , archaeology , epistemology , artificial intelligence , computer science
On the basis of an evolving social‐contextual perspective, the authors predicted and found that socioeconomic advantage in terms of income and parental education promotes supportive and inhibits hostile parental behaviors toward an adolescent child ( N = 221). These parental behaviors predicted similar actions by the child toward a close friend 4 years later. In turn adolescent supportiveness promoted close friendship ties, whereas hostility diminished the quality of friendships. The results support the notion that, to a significant degree, the quality of family interactions: (a) arises from the social context surrounding the family, (b) is transmitted across generations, and (c) has a demonstrable impact on the quality of adolescents' social ties outside the family.