Adolescent parents’ values: the role played by retrospective perceptions of the family-of-origin


Autoria(s): Prioste, Ana; Narciso, Isabel; Gonçalves, Miguel M.; Pereira, Cícero R.
Data(s)

2015

Resumo

Family-of-origin is an important system in individual’s lives, and its influence is extensive over the life cycle. The aim of this study was to investigate, in a sample of adolescents’ parents, whether their retrospective perceptions of parenting and relationship qualities within their families-of-origin during adolescence predicted their current collectivist and individualist values. Participants included 110 Portuguese adults with a mean age of 46.86 years old. The results of structural equation modeling supported that retrospective perceptions of parenting and relationship qualities in the family-of-origin predicted the adults’ collectivist values but not their individualist values. This study highlights the importance of retrospective perceptions of supporting and non-rejecting parenting for value acquisition. The results also suggest that values that preserve and protect family connections and collaborations are more likely to be socialized by families. Implications for practice and for the theories on parenting, values, family-of-origin influences and family intergenerational transmission are discussed.

This work was supported by the Ph.D. grant of the first author (SFRH/BD/62182/2009), financed by Technology and Science Foundation (FCT).

Identificador

1062-1024

http://hdl.handle.net/1822/40641

10.1007/s10826-015-0211-x

Idioma(s)

eng

Publicador

Springer

Relação

SFRH/BD/62182/2009

Direitos

info:eu-repo/semantics/restrictedAccess

Palavras-Chave #Collectivist values #Individualist values #Relational climate #Family-of-origin #Parental practices #Retrospective perceptions
Tipo

info:eu-repo/semantics/article