Family Life in Adolescence

Patricia Noller; Sharon Atkin

Open Access Published by De Gruyter Open Poland 2014

Family Life in Adolescence

Patricia Noller and Sharon Atkin

https://doi.org/10.2478/9783110402490

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About this book

Many parents fear the time when their beautiful happy children will become unmanageable adolescents continually engaging in risky or destructive behaviour. Unfortunately, this view of adolescents is the focus of the media, even though it relates to just a small proportion of young people.
As the large amount of research we report shows, most adolescents are responsible young people who care about their families and crave the support of their parents. It is also true, however, as much research indicates, that the quality of the relationship parents have with their adolescents is crucial to the wellbeing of those young people. We discuss the need for parents to set reasonable limits on their adolescents and to expect appropriate behavior. We also show, on the basis of research, that children who have experienced positive, caring relationships with their parents are more likely than other adolescents to behave responsibly. In other words, behavior in adolescence does not ‘come out of nowhere’ but builds on earlier experiences in the family.
Because of the large amount of research reported in this volume, we expect that it will be useful to practitioners from a range of professions that are likely to focus on adolescents: social workers, youth leaders, welfare workers, religious leaders, psychologists and psychiatrists and contribute to a better understanding of young people and their development, and the importance of families to that development.

Families with adolescents; Focus on current research involving adolescents and their families; adolescence a stage of life and family development

Author / Editor information

Patricia Noller, Emeritus Professor, School of Psychology, University of Queenland, Australia

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	I
Preface Publicly Available Download PDF	V
Acknowledgments Publicly Available Download PDF	VII
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	IX
1 Adolescence and Families Publicly Available Download PDF	1
2 Theoretical Perspectives on Adolescents in the Family Publicly Available Download PDF	11
3 Family Environment and Adolescent Development Publicly Available Download PDF	34
4 Communication in Families with Adolescents Publicly Available Download PDF	67
5 Adolescents in Divorced and Separated Families Publicly Available Download PDF	94
6 The Family and Adolescent Issues Publicly Available Download PDF	118
7 Leaving the Family Publicly Available Download PDF	146
8 Risk and Resilience in Adolescence Publicly Available Download PDF	159
References Publicly Available Download PDF	177
List of Figures Publicly Available Download PDF	217
List of Tables Publicly Available Download PDF	218
Index Publicly Available Download PDF	219

(Deutsch)

Language: English
Publisher: De Gruyter Open Poland
Audience: social workers, youth leaders, welfare workers, religious leaders, psychologists and psychiatrists
Pages
- Main content: 222
Illustrations
- Illustrations: 1
- Tables: 14

eBook

Published: October 8, 2014
ISBN: 9783110402490

Hardcover

Published: October 8, 2014
ISBN: 9783110402483