Exploring Tough Love Communication in Parents’ Relationships with Their Young Adult Children

Faw, Meara H.; Sonne, Jennifer; Leustek, John

doi:10.1080/10510974.2019.1642220

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“…Different forms of support were identified (e.g., emotional, practical, companionship, advice; Fingerman et al, 2016; Kloep & Hendry, 2010; Napolitano, 2015), often including financial assistance. Faw, Sonne, and Leustek (2019) advanced tough love as a form of parent–child support, underscoring that communicating parent–offspring support was extremely important. In fact, parents generally seemed to encourage exploration during emerging adulthood (Swartz, Kim, Uno, Mortimer, & O'Brien, 2011), supporting their children during the protracted period of transition to adult status.…”

Section: Family Dynamics During Emerging Adulthood: What We Already Knowmentioning

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Family Dynamics During Emerging Adulthood: Reviewing, Integrating, and Challenging the Field

Oliveira

Fonseca

Sotero

et al. 2020

J of Family Theo & Revie

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The present study seeks to review and integrate evidence from the empirical literature on family dynamics during the emerging adulthood years. Fifty studies were analyzed, resulting in the following research findings: (a) Emerging adulthood is a period of change in family relationships; (b) family systems anchor both individual and family development during emerging adulthood years; (c) reports of family dynamics by parents and children suggest intergenerational differences; (d) feeling "in between" is not only a characteristic of individuals but also a family experience; and (e) individualand family-level sociodemographic indicators shape family dynamics in emerging adulthood. The main challenges for future research entail considering the family as the unit of analysis by collecting data from multiple family members, conducting longitudinal studies to better understand changes in family relationships across emerging adulthood, and focusing on family relationships beyond the parent-child dyad. Research on emerging adulthood has burgeoned since Arnett (2000) first proposed that a new developmental period from the late teens

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Section: Family Dynamics During Emerging Adulthood: What We Already Knowmentioning

confidence: 99%

Family Dynamics During Emerging Adulthood: Reviewing, Integrating, and Challenging the Field

Oliveira

Fonseca

Sotero

et al. 2020

J of Family Theo & Revie

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“…Good parentadolescent communication is helpful for adolescents to feel supported, understood, loved, and accepted [30], and assists teens in learning to communicate and form relationships with others [31]. Communication between parents and their adolescents can allow parents to reinforce behavioral expectations for their children while granting adolescents increasing autonomy [32].…”

Section: Parent-teen Communicationmentioning

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“I’m Always Available”: Early Adolescent and Parent Perspectives of Parenting through Interactive Technology

Tulane

Southwick

Ferguson

et al. 2022

Youth

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Background: Interactive technology (texting, social media, email) is an engrained element of communication in family systems. Methods: This qualitative study examined parenting practices in communication via interactive technology using a sample of 9 parents and 9 early adolescents between the ages of 12 to 15. Parents and adolescents completed phone interviews separately. Data were analyzed using thematic analysis and dyadic techniques. Results: Participants indicated they use interactive technology as channels of communication and for convenient connection. Parenting practices used through interactive technology that both parents and early adolescents identified included open communication and availability, guidance, expressions of parental warmth, and establishing trust. Conclusion: The results of this study provide support for a family systems thinking paradigm when examining interactive technology use in parent-teen relationships.

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Dailey

2023

Current Opinion in Psychology

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Exploring Tough Love Communication in Parents’ Relationships with Their Young Adult Children

Cited by 4 publications

References 22 publications

Family Dynamics During Emerging Adulthood: Reviewing, Integrating, and Challenging the Field

Family Dynamics During Emerging Adulthood: Reviewing, Integrating, and Challenging the Field

“I’m Always Available”: Early Adolescent and Parent Perspectives of Parenting through Interactive Technology

Confirmation in personal relationships

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