Search for dissertations about: "Adolescent adjustment"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 18 swedish dissertations containing the words Adolescent adjustment.

2. 1. Harsh or inept parenting, youth characteristics and later adjustment

   Author : Vilmante Pakalniskiene; Margaret Kerr; Maja Dekovic; Örebro universitet; []
   Keywords : SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; adolescent adjustment; harsh parenting; inept parenting; reciprocal interactions; youth characteristics; early unmanageability; Psychology; Psykologi; Psykologi; Psychology;

   Abstract : Despite most parents’ good intentions to provide a warm, supportive environment in which the child can grow and develop socially appropriate behavior, they might occasionally act toward their child in a negative or even harsh way. Some do this more consistently than others. READ MORE

4. 2. Adolescent adjustment problems : the role of heritability and family environment

   Author : Jurgita Narusyte; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
   Keywords : Adolescent adjustment; persistent antisocial behavior; aggression; externalizing behavior problems; internalizing behavior problems; parent-child relationships; negative parenting; twin; heritability; environment; genotype-environment correlation; children-of-twins model.;

   Abstract : Approximately one fifth of children and adolescents in Europe and United States of America suffer from behavioral, emotional or developmental problems. More effective prevention and intervention of these problems may be achieved through understanding the role of genetic and environmental factors. READ MORE

5. 3. A new look at parenting during adolescence : reciprocal interactions in everyday life

   Author : Kari Trost; Håkan Stattin; Margaret Kerr; Rutger C.M.E. Engels; Örebro universitet; []
   Keywords : SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; Adolescent adjustment; parent-child relationship; parenting; reciprocal interactions; psykologi; Psychology; Psykologi; Psykologi; Psychology;

   Abstract : In this dissertation I pose the question: Under what conditions are parent-child relationships linked to good, or bad, adolescent adjustment and under what conditions are they not? Study I focused on subjects with multiproblematic adjustment. It was proposed that multiproblematic adjustment in adolescence (as well as in late childhood and early adulthood) has to be seen in terms of individual and family characteristics early in life. READ MORE

6. 4. Incorporating adolescents' interpretations and feelings about parents into models of parental control

   Author : Fumiko Kakihara; Lauree Tilton-Weaver; Margaret Kerr; Judith Smetana; Örebro universitet; []
   Keywords : SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; adolescence; adolescent; parents; parenting; parental control; interpretations; feelings; needs; parent-child relationship; problem behaviors; self-esteem; Psychology; Psykologi; Psykologi; Psychology;

   Abstract : Much of research on parental control has focused on how parents can effectively regulate their adolescents. Barber contributed to this by theorizing that there are two types of control that have import during adolescence: behavioral and psychological control. READ MORE

7. 5. Dealing with Intergenerational Disagrements

   Author : Göran Jutengren; Göteborgs universitet; Göteborgs universitet; Gothenburg University; []
   Keywords : Adolescent adjustment; Aga-law; Child rearing; Family policy; Parent-cild relationship; parental control; parenting practices; physical punishment ban;

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