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Référence bibliographique [11492]
Poulin, Francois, Nadeau, Karine et Scaramella, Laura V. 2012. «The Role of Parents in Young Adolescents’ Competence With Peers: An Observational Study of Advice Giving and Intrusiveness ». Merrill-Palmer Quarterly: Journal of Developmental Psychology, vol. 58, no 4, p. 437-462
Fiche synthèse
1. Objectifs
Intentions :
«The present investigation considered the extent to which qualitative features of parents’ assistance to their children during times of peer conflict influenced both characteristics of their children’s peer network, as well as their children’s overall adjustment, over a 1-year period during early adolescence.» (p. 438)
2. Méthode
Échantillon/Matériau :
L’étude en question «included 93 seventh graders (49% girls; mean age = 12.9 years) and their parents […].The families […] resided in a large suburb of the greater region of Montreal.» (p. 442)
Instruments :
Questionnaire
Type de traitement des données :
Analyse statistique
3. Résumé
«Parents who give their children advice on how to handle a conflict or a problem with their peers respect and support their young adolescent’s need for autonomy. Such parents allow their young adolescent the flexibility to follow their advice or not. In contrast, when parents are overly intrusive and controlling in providing assistance to their children, adolescents’ autonomy is restricted and undermined. Intrusive parents also provide poor models of conflict resolution.» (p. 438) À la lumière de leur recherche, les auteurs concluent que «results clearly demonstrate that parents continue to have a direct impact on their children’s peer relationships during early adolescence by acting as consultants with regard to peer-related problems. When parental feedback is aimed at promoting young adolescents’ autonomy, the impact of their feedback is likely to be positive. In contrast, parents who are overly intrusive during discussions about peer-related problems may model and socialize socially unacceptable styles of interacting, making their children poor choices for friends. Questions remain as to whether parents’ responses to peer-related problems are directed toward preventing, remediating, or resolving conflicts in their adolescents’ peer relationships. Further research is needed to enhance our understanding of dynamic, reciprocal family-peer links during adolescence.» (p. 458)