Abstract
The purpose of this study was to explore intergenerational continuity of parenting through three generations and its influence on the social relationships of male and female adolescents. 898 adolescents (378 male and 520 female) from Croatia, Bosnia and Macedonia, with an average age of 16.5, participated in this research. The following measuring instruments (self-report measures) were used: the relationship of mother/father with grandparents, the Perception of Family Interactions Scale, the Friendship Quality Scale, and the Social Loneliness Scale. The results of this study confirm the hypothesis of the intergenerational transmission of parenting. Moreover, they show that the mother's parental style has a stronger effect on friendship quality in female adolescents than the father's parental style. Generally, it should be noted that the results of this research show that the mother’s parental style has a greater impact on friendship quality and social loneliness for girls than for boys. DOI: 10.5901/mjss.2014.v5n20p1821
Highlights
The role of parents in a child's development is extremely important; interest in studying parenting and its impact on developmental outcomes dates far back into history
Research on intergenerational continuity is relatively rare, most of these studies have documented the intergenerational transmission of parenting and indicate that present-day parents tend to practice parenting styles which are similar to those they received in their own childhood (Putallaz, Costanzo, Grimes, & Sherman, 1998; Chen & Kaplan, 2001)
Research results increasingly support the importance of the intergenerational transmission of negative parental practices, which are associated with risky behaviour in children (Campbell & Gilmore, 2007; Shaffer, Burt, Obradoviü, Herbers, & Masten, 2009) and with low academic achievement (Serbin et al, 1998; Serbin & Karp, 2004; Goodnow, 1995)
Summary
The role of parents in a child's development is extremely important; interest in studying parenting and its impact on developmental outcomes dates far back into history. The belief that parents play an important role in children's social development is well ensconced in the field of developmental psychology, and it is well documented through a variety of research employing various outcome variables (Maccoby, 2008; Bowlby, 1973; Buist, Dekoviü, Meeus, & van Aken, 2004; Dekoviü & Buist, 2005; Eichelsheim, Dekoviü, & Buist, 2009; Sharma & Vaid, 2005). They could play a significant role when it comes to the type of parents their own children will be in the future (Feldman & Goldsmith, 1986; Van Ijzendoorn, 1992). There is a tendency of divorce transfer, shown in the more frequent divorces among partners from divorced families (Amato, 1996; Dronkers & Härkönen, 2008; Amato & Cheadle, 2005; Kunz, 2000)
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