His, her and their perceptions of family life: A comparative analysis of fathers, mothers, and adolescents

Liat Kulik

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Abstract

The goal of the study was to examine the extent of congruence in the perceptions of parents and their adolescent offspring with regard to the following dimensions of family life: the structural dimension (marital power relations, represented by division of household tasks and equality in decision-making); interpersonal relations (cohesion versus conflict); cognitive (perceived family coherence); and parenting (perceived parenting style of mothers and fathers). The sample comprised 399 Israeli participants from 133 families: mothers (n=133), fathers (n=133), and adolescent offspring (n=133 - 60 boys and 73 girls). The main research question was whether congruence in perceptions of family life is determined by family roles (parents versus offspring), or whether it is determined by gender (like-sex versus opposite-sex parent-child dyads). For most of the family life dimensions, congruence in perceptions of family members was determined more by family role than by gender.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationAdvances in Psychology Research
PublisherNova Science Publishers, Inc.
Pages1-18
Number of pages18
Volume84
ISBN (Electronic)9781536117660
ISBN (Print)9781613243176
StatePublished - 1 Jan 2012

Bibliographical note

Publisher Copyright:
© 2011 Nova Science Publishers, Inc.

Keywords

  • Conflict-cohesion
  • Congruence in perceptions of family members
  • Decision-making
  • Division of household tasks
  • Family coherence

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