Age trends in the experience of family discord in single-mother families across adolescence

J. B. Dworkin, R. Larson

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Abstract

This study utilized the Family Environment Scale and the Experience Sampling Method to evaluate how overall family discord and discord in immediate family interactions were related to adolescents' age, in 101 single-mother families. Mothers' reports of overall family discord decreased across adolescence. In immediate interactions, adolescent boys reported feeling more anger towards their mothers with age, while girls reported feeling less anger with age.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)529-534
Number of pages6
JournalJournal of Adolescence
Volume24
Issue number4
DOIs
StatePublished - 2001

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Pediatrics, Perinatology, and Child Health
  • Social Psychology
  • Developmental and Educational Psychology
  • Psychiatry and Mental health

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