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Title

Gender Differences in Positive and Negative Feelings Between Adolescents and Their Fathers and Mothers.

Authors

Phares, Vicky; Renk, Kimberly; Duhig, Amy; Fields, Sherecce; Sly, Jamilia

Abstract

Given the connections between feelings and well-being within the family, we addressed gender differences and similarities of feelings within the family. We explored adolescents’, mothers’, and fathers’ positive and negative affect within a community sample of 224 families from the southeast of the United States. Adolescents ranged in age from 12 to 19 years. Findings suggest more gender differences in positive and negative affect for parental gender (i.e., mothers versus fathers) than for adolescent gender (i.e., boys versus girls). There were more consistent associations within the family for positive affect as opposed to negative affect. We discussed the results in the context of gender differences within the family within the family systems theoretical perspective.

Subjects

GENDER differences (Psychology); ADOLESCENT psychology; TEENAGER attitudes; PARENT-teenager relationships; FAMILY relations; EMOTIONS

Publication

Journal of Child & Family Studies, 2009, Vol 18, Issue 2, p213

ISSN

1062-1024

Publication type

Academic Journal

DOI

10.1007/s10826-008-9221-2

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