LINKAGES BETWEEN SCHOOL AND HOME: ASSOCIATIONS BETWEEN ADOLESCENT SCHOOL-DAYS AND PARENT PERCEPTIONS OF FAMILY RELATIONS
Open Access
- Author:
- Mayfield, Keiana Taschel
- Graduate Program:
- Human Development and Family Studies
- Degree:
- Master of Science
- Document Type:
- Master Thesis
- Date of Defense:
- July 19, 2018
- Committee Members:
- Gregory M Fosco, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Susan Marie Mchale, Committee Member - Keywords:
- Adolescence
Daily Diary
Family-Level
Family Systems
Interparental
Multilevel Modeling
Parent-Adolescent
School Context
Peer Conflict
Adolescence
Daily Dairy
Family Systems Framework
Multilevel Modeling
Family Context
School Context - Abstract:
- This study examined how adolescent school-day challenges are linked to parent perceptions of three key family functioning domains on the same day, using daily diary data collected from 128 parent-adolescent pairs across an average of 12 days. The present study tested within- and between-family associations between adolescent reports of school-day challenges and parent reports of family-level, parent-adolescent, and interparental relations on the same day. At the within-family level it was hypothesized that on days when adolescents experienced more than usual school-day challenges, parents would report less warmth and more conflict. At the between-family level, it was hypothesized that higher levels of school-day challenges would be associated with less warmth and more conflict, on average. Exploratory analyses were conducted to examine if adolescent gender moderated the association between school-day challenges and family relations. On days when adolescents experienced more than usual challenges at school, parents reported less warmth and more conflict than usual across domains. The between-family hypothesis was partially supported with higher levels of school-day challenges associated with parent reports of decreased warmth across domains. Adolescent gender moderated several daily associations, such that the same-day links between school-day challenges and two family functioning domains were stronger for adolescent males. This study underscores the value of including adolescent-specific stressors when evaluating processes influencing family relations.