Gender Differences in Positive and Negative Feelings Between Adolescents and Their Fathers and Mothers Academic Article

abstract

• Given the connections between feelings and well-being within the family, we addressed gender differences and similarities of feelings within the family. We explored adolescents', mothers', and fathers' positive and negative affect within a community sample of 224 families from the southeast of the United States. Adolescents ranged in age from 12 to 19 years. Findings suggest more gender differences in positive and negative affect for parental gender (i.e., mothers versus fathers) than for adolescent gender (i.e., boys versus girls). There were more consistent associations within the family for positive affect as opposed to negative affect. We discussed the results in the context of gender differences within the family within the family systems theoretical perspective. 2008 Springer Science+Business Media, LLC.

authors

• Fields, Sherecce

published proceedings

• JOURNAL OF CHILD AND FAMILY STUDIES

author list (cited authors)

• Phares, V., Renk, K., Duhig, A. M., Fields, S., & Sly, J.

citation count

• 13

complete list of authors

• Phares, Vicky||Renk, Kimberly||Duhig, Amy M||Fields, Sherecce||Sly, Jamilia

publication date

• April 2009

publisher

• Springer Nature  Publisher

published in

• Journal of Child and Family Studies  Journal

keywords

• Adolescents
• Affect
• Fathers
• Feelings
• Mothers

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

• 10.1007/s10826-008-9221-2

start page

• 213

end page

• 218

volume

• 18

issue

• 2

URL

• http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10826-008-9221-2

user-defined tag

• 3 Good Health and Well-Being
• 5 Gender Equality