The transition to adulthood and family relations : an intergenerational perspective /
Scabini, Eugenia.
Marta, Elena.
Lanz, Margherita.
Hove : Psychology Press,
2006.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [125]-141) and indexes.
The theoretical and methodological background -- The identity of the family -- The relational dimension -- The symbolic dimension : affective and ethical qualities -- The process of related distinction -- The intergenerational dimension in the family and society -- The transition to adulthood -- The demographic characteristics of the transition -- The specificity of the Mediterranean model and the new role of the family of origin -- Offspeing's and parental tasks during the transition -- To adulthood : a joint enterprise -- Offspring and parents in the transition : reciprocal advantage -- Parental generativity and social generativity -- "Family research" versus "family-related research" : a crucial difference -- The choice of the unit of analysis -- Family scores : from the unit to the dyad, from the dyad to the family -- Second order data -- How to analyse data -- An analysis of family relationships by gender and generations -- Parents and children face to face : an analysis of relations and family functioning by gender and generation -- The parent-child relationship : an analysis by means of dyadic variables --
Family functioning : an analysis by means of global variables -- Cohesion and adaptability -- Family satisfaction -- Family collective efficacy -- The family chorus : genders and generations face to face -- Family relations, psychosocial risk, prosocial behaviour, planning for the future : parents and children, face to face -- Family relations between risk and resources -- Family functioning and offspring adjustment -- Family relations and concrete prosocial behaviour : volunteerism -- Family relations and future expectations -- Late adolescents expectations about school and work -- Future orientation : a comparison of adolescents' and their parents' views.
Parent and teenager.
Parent and adult child.
Teenagers
Young adults
Adulthood.
Families.
Intergenerational relations.