PSYC 3500 Chapter Notes - Chapter 4: Shared Decision-Making In Medicine, Personal Taste, Diana Baumrind

• School: York University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 3500
• Professor: Jennine Rawana

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Generally, research does not support a generation gap in core family values. Generation gap may exists in matters of personal taste (e. g. , style of dress, music preferences, leisure activities) Disappearance of the two-parent farm family and the growth of the one-parent family. In early 1960s, nearly 90% of children grew up in two-parent homes. Decrease in the number of siblings in the family. The growth of mothers in the workforce. Mundane issues, not big ones (e. g. , curfew, leisure time, cleaning room) Transactional model theories (sameroff & mackenzie, 2003) Key aspects of parent-child relationships that impact adolescent development & adjustment. Parental monitoring and teen disclosure (stattin & kerr, 2000) Parent relationships (and mental health, see chapter) influence adolescent development (eg. moderator between risk behaviours and depression) Warm but firm, uses induction (rules & reasoning) to promote obedience, nonphysical punishment, and consistency btwn statements and actions across time, shared decision making, clearly communicated expectations for appropriate behaviours.