TY - JOUR
T1 - Effects of family structure and parental involvement on adolescent participation in family decisions
AU - Brown, Jacob E.
AU - Mann, Leon
PY - 1988
Y1 - 1988
N2 - This study examined factors relating to adolescent participation in family decisions. Type of family (one or two parent, intact or blended), family adaptability and cohesion, and degree of parental involvement in decision making were tested for their influence on adolescents’ reported involvement in 15 family decisions. Data were gathered from a sample of 304 adolescents, aged 12-16 years, living in a country town in South Australia. Female adolescents were involved in more family decisions than male adolescents. A non-significant trend was found for adolescents in one parent families to be more involved in family decisions than in two parent families. No significant age or social class differences were found relating to adolescent participation in family decisions. Family adaptability was associated with high parental involvement in decision making and was associated with greater adolescent participation in family decisions. A similar, but non-significant, trend was found for family cohesion.
AB - This study examined factors relating to adolescent participation in family decisions. Type of family (one or two parent, intact or blended), family adaptability and cohesion, and degree of parental involvement in decision making were tested for their influence on adolescents’ reported involvement in 15 family decisions. Data were gathered from a sample of 304 adolescents, aged 12-16 years, living in a country town in South Australia. Female adolescents were involved in more family decisions than male adolescents. A non-significant trend was found for adolescents in one parent families to be more involved in family decisions than in two parent families. No significant age or social class differences were found relating to adolescent participation in family decisions. Family adaptability was associated with high parental involvement in decision making and was associated with greater adolescent participation in family decisions. A similar, but non-significant, trend was found for family cohesion.
KW - decision making
KW - adolescent
KW - family
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U2 - 10.1080/01591487.1988.11004403
DO - 10.1080/01591487.1988.11004403
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84914399386
SN - 0159-1487
VL - 9
SP - 74
EP - 85
JO - Australian Journal of Sex, Marriage and Family
JF - Australian Journal of Sex, Marriage and Family
IS - 2
ER -