De relatie tussen adolescent-ouderrelaties en adolescent-vriendrelaties - de modererende rol van interactiestijl van ouder tijdens conflict

Abstract

Aim: The aim of this study is to analyse the relation between the quality of adolescent-parent relationships and adolescent-peer relationships. Relationship-quality has been operationalized in two variables: support and conflict. Next to that, the moderation of interaction-style of the parents will be analysed. Interaction-style has been operationalized in two variables: communion and agency. Method: This study included 139 adolescents (Mage = 11.6) with their parents (Mage = 44.4). They have filled out questionnaires (Network Relationships Parents/ Network Relationships Friends) to measure the relationship-quality with their parent and peer. In addition, an observational task, in which the adolescents had to resolve a conflict with their parent, was done to measure interactionstyle. These were coded with the CAID (Continuous Assesment of Interpersonal Dynamics) method. The analyses have been conducted with a Pearson correlation and a moderation analysis. Results/conclusion: Correlation-analysis revealed that support and conflict is passed onto the adolescent-peer relationship. Communion and agency in the interaction turned out not to have an effect through spill-over on the adolescent-peer relationship. Moderation-analysis revealed that agency of the parent turns out to have no positive effect on support in the adolescent-peer relationship. However, agency of the parents contributes positively to interaction with support in the adolescent-parent relationship positively to support in the adolescent-peer relationship. Key words: parent-adolescent relationship-quality, adolescent-peer relationship-quality, interaction style, conflict