Questionnaire results indicated the majority of daughters who have a good relationship with their mothers see themselves and their mothers as feminist. However, they do not attribute their positive relationship explicitly to feminism. For daughters who claim to have a poor relationship with their mothers, they do attribute the problems to…

Examined perceived relationships between 95 mothers and their adolescent daughters to determine if there was a significant difference in mother-daughter relationshhip as perceived by pregnant versus nonpregnant adolescents, and whether mothers of these two groups differed in their feelings for their daughters. Found no striking differences between…

Adolescents' perceptions of parental behavior (parental control, maternal love and control, and maternal hostility and autonomy) was shown to discriminate among juvenile offenders and nonoffenders. (Author/CM)

Compared the mother-daughter relationships of 20 pregnant and 40 nonpregnant adolescents. Results indicated the pregnant group perceived less affection, disclosure, and fewer demands and more rejection and casual rule-setting in the relationship. Results emphasize the importance of scholastic achievement and strong parent-child relationships as…

Analyzed changes in parent-child relationship from data collected from mothers, fathers, and oldest children in 110 families whose oldest child was 11, 14, or 17. Results provide insight into expectations and processes involved in revising the quality of parent-child relationships during early adolescence. Socialization for independence during…

Examined relationship between religiosity of 285 mothers and their offspring, taking both sex and sexual orientation of offspring into account. Female offspring were found to be more religious than male offspring, and their religiosity tended to more closely resemble that of their mothers. Offspring who were not exclusively heterosexual tended to…

Investigated relationship between maternal employment and familial relations in Mormon (n=60) and non-Mormon (m=102) college students whose mothers either worked full time or were nonemployed. Results indicated that both sons and daughters from Mormon families where the mother was not employed full time reported closer relationship with their…

Contends that degree of risk for abuse to children of adolescent parents may well be determined by financial, social, and emotional stresses these families face, with availability of resources which offer support and encouragement perhaps being critical factor. Suggests technique of mapping to isolate these correlates. Suggest reformulation of…

Examined parent-child relationships and self-reported delinquent behavior in over 700 adolescents. Indicated that males were more delinquent than females; adolescent gender was not related to strength of parental attachment; both males and females were closer to mother than to father; and closeness to father was the better predictor of delinquent…

Examined similarities and differences in like-sex and unlike-sex parent-adolescent modeling. Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventories were administered to 59 emotionally disturbed adolescents and their mothers. Results showed that the mother-daughter profiles were very similar but the mother-son profiles were dissimilar. The mother-daughter…

Explored the feelings of 18 Jerusalem high school students about their mothers. Results showed fatherless adolescent girls perceived their mothers as significantly less benevelant than girls from two-parent families of similar backgrounds. No differences were found for boys. (JAC)

Examines associations between adolescent-mother and adolescent-best friend interactions during conflict resolution tasks. Adolescents (N = 39) were videotaped while discussing unresolved problems with their mothers and then with their best friends. Mothers' communication and support-validation with adolescents was positively associated with…

Examined perceived relationships between pregnant and nonpregnant teenage girls and their mothers (n=52 mother-daughter dyads). Nonpregnant daughters and their mothers felt significantly more intimacy toward each other than did pregnant daughters and their mothers. Correlations of mother and daughter scores revealed that intimacy scores of mothers…

Investigated short-term effects of teaching parenting skills to adolescent mothers (n=11) participating in specialized school curriculum. Compared to controls (n=10), mothers in specialized curriculum interacted more effectively during time spent teaching their infant. Parenting curriculum also influenced mothers to talk with their child,…

Investigation of the relationship between maternal employment and behaviors and attitudes of preadolescents and adolescents indicated significant differences only for preadolescents regarding sex role ideology. Results suggest full-time maternal employment has few effects on behaviors and attitudes of school-age children from intact families.…