Briefly examines and compares American and German parental control before and after World War II. (CKJ)

Compared U.S. and German adolescents on self-esteem and perceived parental behaviors. Parents were perceived as engaging in similar levels of behaviors in each culture. Parenting behaviors (support and control) were significantly related to self-esteem in U.S. adolescents, but not in Germans. More general measure of quality of parent-adolescent…

Interviewed 596 German adults to examine the effect of social class and other background factors on childhood socialization. Results generally supported other studies indicating that the middle class, compared with the lower class, attempts to develop internalized standards of responsibility in their children. (JAC)

Compared problem-solving behaviors of four samples of couples, sorted by marital happiness/distress and culture (German and Australian). Results showed cultural differences in frequency and functional significance of negative verbal communication, along with cross-culturally consistent marital behaviors associated with marital distress. (Author/TE)