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Parents and Their Children Comment on Adolescence.
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Williamson, John A.; Campbell, Lloyd P. – Adolescence, 1985
Surveyed over 700 12-year-olds and their parents concerning their attitudes toward the ensuing teenage years. Their reponses support in large measure the developmental tasks expounded by Robert Havighurst: the need to achieve independence, their concern with social relationships, and the acceptance of physical appearance. Parents' concerns about…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Childhood Attitudes, Developmental Tasks, Interpersonal Relationship
Parent-Child Communication About Sex and Young Adolescents' Sexual Knowledge and Attitudes.
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Fisher, Terri D. – Adolescence, 1986
Sexual attitudes, knowledge, and contraceptive choice questionnaires were completed by 22 young adolescents and their parents to examine relationship between these variables and parent-child communication. Found no significant differences between adolescents in high and low communication families; but correlation between parents' and children's…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Childhood Attitudes, Contraception, Interpersonal Communication