Females’ quality of relationships in adolescence and friendship support in adulthood.

Abstract

Thirty-one couples and their daughters participated in a study of the contribution of family and friendship relationships in adolescence, and of daughter/friend communication in adulthood to the adult daughters' perception of friendship support in adulthood. Questionnaires and direct observation of communication skills were used to evaluate marital quality, parental quality, and friendship quality at Time 1 (T1). At Time 2 (T2), 7 years later, daughters and their best friends completed questionnaires and videotaped social support interactions. A hierarchical regression model was used to predict daughters' perception of friendship support in adulthood. The findings indicated that higher levels of T1 mother/father marital satisfaction, higher levels of T1 mother/daughter positive communication, lower levels of T1 mother/ daughter negative communication, and higher levels of T2 daughters' validation during communication with best friend uniquely predicted higher levels of T2 daughters' perception of friendship support. The findings suggest that family relationship quality in adolescence contributes to children's ability to develop and maintain adaptive resources for coping with stress in adulthood.

Disclosure of Sexual Orientation and Gay, Lesbian, and Bisexual Youths’ Adjustment: Associations with Past and Current Parental Acceptance and Rejection

“…GLB youths were more likely to disclose to parents when they grew up in a supportive environment. Our results are in line with PAR Theory, which predicted that the quality of the affectional bond between parents and child during childhood would facilitate adjustment and the quality of the interpersonal relationship in adulthood (Baril et al, 2008;Rohner & Khaleque, 2005). GLB youths' remembrances of behaviors of parental acceptance and rejection in childhood might have shaped their style of communication and intimacy over the years.…”

“…In addition to current parental acceptance and rejection, general population studies on adolescents and young adults' development suggest that the quality of parent-child relationship during childhood and adolescence affects the levels of comfort and intimacy in the relationships during adulthood (e.g., Baril, Julien, Chartrand, & Dubé, 2008). Because of the stress associated with disclosure, GLB youths' level of comfort with their parents before disclosure may affect the course of events during that transition.…”

Parental rearing style as a predictor of attachment and psychosocial adjustment during young adulthood

“…Updergraff et al argued that their findings occurred because of the social learning and socialisation processes being applied to other social relationships. In support of this argument, maternal parental rearing-styles with high levels of positive communication predicted higher perceptions of friendship support in young-adult females over seven-years (Baril, Julien, Chartrand, & Dubé, 2009). …”

“…Updergraff et al argued that their findings occurred because of the social learning and socialisation processes being applied to other social relationships. In support of this argument, maternal parental rearing styles with high levels of positive communication predicted higher perceptions of friendship support in young adult females over 7 years (Baril, Julien, Chartrand, & Dubé, 2009). H2: Young adults’ recalled parental rearing styles would predict their current friendship quality. Self-esteem is an indicator of psychosocial adjustment that is crucial for relationship satisfaction and well-being (Murray, Holmes, & Griffin, 2000).…”

The Impact of Friendship Skills Psycho-education on the Friendship Quality of 9-12 Year-Old Students

“…Yine Hintikka, Koskela, Kontula, Koskela ve Viinamaeki (2000), Knickmeyer, Sexton ve Nishimura (2002) tarafından yapılan çalışmanın sonuçları arkadaşlık ilişkilerinin bireylerin iyilik halini artırdığını göstermektedir. Baril, Julien, Chartrand ve Dube (2009) göre, arkadaşlık sağlamış olduğu destekle, kronik stres ve zorlu yaşam olaylarına adaptasyonu kolaylaştırmaktadır. Başka bir çalışmada da Bagwell ve diğerleri (1998) arkadaşlığın, depresyon ve akran reddine karşı koruyucu etkisinin olduğunu, akranları tarafından reddedilen çocukların reddedilmeyen çocuklara göre ilkokul yıllarındaki rahat tutumlarından dolayı yetişkin suçları ve gençlik suçlarına karışmalarının ve okuldan kaçma gibi okulda problemli davranışlar sergilemelerinin daha olası olduğuna değinmektedirler.…”