Parents' Perceptions of Their Adolescent Children, Parental Resources, and Parents' Satisfaction With the Parent-Child Relationship

Happiness in Midlife Parental Roles: A Contextual Mixed Methods Analysis

“…It is also interesting to note that patterns of contact and exchanges of assistance are not generally found to predict parental happiness (Ward). This line of thought is in keeping with previous research by Ryff, Schmutte, and Lee (1996) and Downing‐Matibag (2009), who argued that parental expectations with respect to children's “successful” development to adulthood is positively related to more satisfying parental roles.…”

“…Economic stress or concerns over finances, as well as poorer self‐reported health, however, are also expected to lower parental satisfaction. Also, it is anticipated that higher education will be associated with greater parental satisfaction because education can provide skills and knowledge to more effectively fulfill parental roles (Downing‐Matibag, 2009). Therefore, parents with higher education and financial satisfaction as well as better subjective health are anticipated to report higher levels of parental happiness.…”

Siblings of children with autism: Predictors of adjustment

“…For example, in a study with parents of a normative sample of adolescents, parental satisfaction was positively correlated with the parents' perception of the youth's character (Downing-Matibag, 2009). Perhaps consistent with this study, when our study participants were satisfied with their ability to care for the child with autism, they also viewed the siblings' adjustment in a positive light because of the challenges they faced when having a brother or sister with autism.…”

The influence of social networking, video games and general computer usage on parent-child relations

“…This body of literature provides a theoretical background by outlining: parenting styles and habits (Mesch & Talmud, 2010;Newman, 1991;Plowman et al, 2010;Silverstone & Haddon, 1996); the influence of new media and entertainment technologies on children (Curran et al, 2012;Lohr & Meyer, 1991;Wartella et al, 2013); parental usage and their understanding of new media and technologies (Plowman et al, 2010;Ward, 2005;Wartella et al, 2013) and parentchild relationships (Chambers, 2012;Downing-Matibag, 2009;Steinberg, 2001). …”

“…Child-parent relationships can undergo a dramatic change when minors enter adolescence, as teenagers start to seek more freedom of choice on everyday life matters (Downing-Matibag, 2009;Newman, 1999;Steinberg, 2001). Therefore parenting styles can change, if parents feel it is necessary in order to keep control over their children (Halpenny et al, 2010).…”