Abstract
Longitudinal influences on the relationships between parents and their adolescent children in 175 Austrian families were analysed with data from three measurement points over a time span of 18 years. We investigated the influences of parental personality, marital conflict and adolescents' personality on the father-child and mother-child relationships separately. Inconsistent with previous theories and empirical findings, we found almost no associations between parental personality and parent-child relationships. Marital conflict was associated with only the father-child relationship. Children's personality showed the most consistent associations with the parent-child relationship. Our data support the theory of dynamic interactionism, which postulates an interdependency of personality factors and social relationships.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 159-176 |
Number of pages | 18 |
Journal | European Journal of Developmental Psychology |
Volume | 11 |
Issue number | 2 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Mar 2014 |
Austrian Fields of Science 2012
- 501005 Developmental psychology
- 501004 Differential psychology
Keywords
- Adolescents' personality
- Father-child relationship
- Marital conflict
- Parent-child relationship
- Parental personality