The potential role of conflict resolution schemas in adolescent psychosocial adjustment.

• Four specific schemas of cognitive structures that adolescents may hold concerning interpersonal disagreements with their parents were identified, each reflecting an authoritative, authoritarian, indulgent, or a neglecting parenting style. To examine the occurrence of such schemas across high and low levels of psychosocial adjustment, 120 Swedish adolescents (50 boys, 70 girls) (mean age = 14.76 years) indicated how their parents usually approach six potential situations involving parent-adolescent conflict. Findings show that the authoritative conflict schema (compliance as a result of mutual respect) occurred more often among well-adjusted adolescents, whereas authoritarian and indulgent conflict schemas were particularly associated with low levels of psychosocial adjustment. The concept of conflict schemas may contribute to the understanding of how various parenting styles are linked to certain developmental outcomes for the adolescent. 

Ämnesord

SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP  -- Psykologi (hsv//swe)

SOCIAL SCIENCES  -- Psychology (hsv//eng)

SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP  -- Sociologi (hsv//swe)

SOCIAL SCIENCES  -- Sociology (hsv//eng)

Nyckelord

potential role

conflict resolution schemas

adolescent psychosocial adjustment

parenting style

cognitive structures

interpersonal disagreements

Human

Male

Female

Adolescence (13-17 yrs)

Piers–Harris Self-Concept Scale

Tennessee Self-Concept Scale

Empirical Study

Quantitative Study

Cognitive Processes

Schema

Compliance

Psychosocial Factors

Adolescent Development

Conflict Resolution

article

Sweden

3000:Social Psychology

parenting style

context

reinterpretation

authoritarian

patterns

behavior

values

family

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