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Do parent-child relationships change during puberty?

R L Paikoff1, J Brooks-Gunn

  • 1Educational Testing Service, Princeton, New Jersey 08541.

Psychological Bulletin
|July 1, 1991
PubMed
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Parent-child relationships often see increased conflict and reduced warmth during puberty. While these changes are typically temporary, more research is needed on long-term effects and contributing factors.

Area of Science:

  • Developmental Psychology
  • Family Studies
  • Adolescent Behavior

Background:

  • Puberty significantly impacts adolescent development and family dynamics.
  • Parent-child relationships undergo notable shifts during this transitional period.
  • Existing research suggests increased conflict and decreased warmth between parents and children during puberty.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To review changes in parent-child relationships during puberty.
  • To emphasize the developmental processes implicated in these relationship changes.
  • To highlight the need for integrative research on puberty's influence on adolescent relationships.

Main Methods:

  • Literature review of existing studies on parent-child relationships during puberty.
  • Analysis of evidence regarding changes in interaction quality.

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  • Identification of potential contributing factors beyond pubertal changes.

    • Main Results:

    • Evidence indicates a rise in parent-child conflict during puberty.
    • Interactions between parents and children tend to become less warm.
    • Longitudinal data on the long-term effects of these changes is limited.

    Conclusions:

    • Changes in parent-child relationships during puberty are likely short-term.
    • Other developmental changes (adolescent, parent, or both) may contribute.
    • Integrative research is crucial to understand the interplay of puberty, relationships, and other developmental processes.