Significant others: Italian adolescents’ ranking compared to their parents

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Abstract

In a study of social context in which adolescents live from an intergenerational perspective, the purpose was comparison of significant orthers of the generation of Italian adolescents (n=595) and their parents' recalled others significant during adolescence (397 fathers and 416 mothers). Analysis showed the predominance of parentes and above all the mother as the most significant others for both generations during adolescence. Further, today's adolescent generation attributed less importance to other unrelated adults tahn their parents reaclled.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)459-466
Number of pages8
JournalPsychological Reports
Volume84
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1999

Keywords

  • adolescenti
  • adolescents
  • altri significativi
  • family relationships
  • relazioni familiari
  • significant others

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