Abstract Family relationships play an essential role in adolescent development. When studying relationship domains (e.g., quality, conflict, communication), researchers typically rely on adolescents and their parents as informants. However, across research teams, domains, methods of measurement, commonly observe discrepant estimates family between informants’ reports. In this article, we review theoretical models for understanding these reports, summarize how the degree discrepancy reports...

SYNOPSIS Objective . This study examines relations between adolescents' and their mothers' perceptions of the family adolescent anxiety symptomatology. Design Surveys were administered to 145 adolescents aged 15 18 years mothers. Results Adolescents viewed more negatively than did In addition, girls' (satisfaction communication) predicted later Significant interactions mother reports satisfaction communication also found for girls, but not boys. For discrepant with mothers appeared protect...

The primary goal of this study was to examine the associations between baseline body image dissatisfaction (BID) and subsequent anxiety trajectories in a diverse, community sample adolescent girls boys. Participants were 581 adolescents (baseline age: M = 16.1, SD 0.7; 58% female; 65% non-Hispanic White) from U.S. public high schools. Self-report questionnaires administered during school at 3 annual assessment waves. Latent growth curve modeling examined association BID factors disorder...

The primary purpose of this study was to examine whether social relationship factors are associated with trajectories depressive symptoms from adolescence into emerging adulthood.Specifically, adolescent-parent communication mothers and fathers, peer support, sibling warmth hostility were examined in relation for girls boys.Adolescents (N = 372; M age 16.09;SD .69;55% female) the Mid-Atlantic United States completed surveys spring 2007, 2008, 2009 again fall 2014 when they adults.Growth...

The relationship between discrepancies in adolescents’ and their parents’ perceptions of family functioning adolescent self-competence was examined a sample 74 sixth seventh grade students parents. This by the gender parent. Results indicated that adolescent-mother adolescent-father were related to lower levels for girls. For boys, also self-competence, however, higher self-competence. Explanations these differences are provided. both girls predicted functioning. Consistent with current...

Discrepancies between adolescents' and their parents' perceptions of family functioning were examined in a sample 74 sixth-and seventh-grade students parents during the fall spring school year The effect both adolescent's gender parent on differences was explored. In addition, relation discrepancies adolescent emotional adjustment examined. Results indicated that girls boys perceived lower levels cohesion than did parents. Girls also Not surprisingly, mothers' fathers' more similar to one...

The current study examined relationships between different types of social media platforms used and psychological functioning in a diverse, national U.S. sample emerging adults (18–22 years). Participants completed surveys online the spring 2014. Findings from path analysis model suggested that individuals who higher number reported more anxiety symptoms, depressive total alcohol consumption, drug use. Facebook use was associated uniquely with symptoms Snapchat substance Neither Instagram...

Claims of superior sexual sensitivity and satisfaction for uncircumcised males have never been substantiated in a prospective fashion the medical literature. We performed such study to investigate these assertions.The Brief Male Sexual Function Inventory (BMSFI) was administered sexually active older than 18 years before undergoing circumcision. After minimum interval 12 weeks after operation, survey again administered. The 5 domains BMSFI (sexual drive, erections, ejaculation, problem...

The primary goal of this study was to examine the relationship between parental psychopathology (specifically, alcohol dependence and depression) adolescent psychopathology, by gender parent.The sample included 426 13- 17-year-old adolescents their parents. All participants were administered SemiStructured Assessment for Genetics Alcoholism obtain clinical psychiatric diagnoses. Paternal (depression dependence) significantly predicted dependence, whereas maternal did not. Maternal not...

This study explored the relations between parental problem drinking, adolescent–parent communication, and adolescent psychosocial adjustment. Surveys were administered to a diverse sample of 683 15–17‐years‐old adolescents in spring 2007 again 2008. Results indicated that paternal drinking directly predicted substance use (alcohol drug use) for boys, but not girls. In contrast, maternal (drug girls, boys. Adolescent–parent communication also mediated relationship adjustment These gender...