Parental Authority and Parent-Child Relationship Satisfaction

Presenter Information

Payton Mannen, Central Washington University
Rebekah Holter, Central Washington University
Madison Wolf, Central Washington University

Document Type

Oral Presentation

Campus where you would like to present

Ellensburg

Event Website

https://digitalcommons.cwu.edu/source

Start Date

16-5-2021

End Date

22-5-2021

Keywords

Parental Authority, Relationship Satisfaction, Emerging Adults

Abstract

Previous literature has found that mental health and parental authority tend to be correlated, but few have looked at parental authority and relationship satisfaction. The current study examined whether parental authority affects the parent-child relationship satisfaction of emerging adults (N=299) by implementing quantitative survey methods. The results indicated that higher parental authority was associated with lower parent-child relationship satisfaction. Findings suggest that there is a need for more research looking at parental authority and relationship satisfaction in emerging adults. Further research on this topic is warranted because the relationships that adults make in their lives have a lot to do with the relationships that they had with their parents growing up.

Recommended Citation

Mannen, Payton; Holter, Rebekah; and Wolf, Madison, "Parental Authority and Parent-Child Relationship Satisfaction" (2021). Symposium Of University Research and Creative Expression (SOURCE). 24.
https://digitalcommons.cwu.edu/source/2021/CEPS/24

Faculty Mentor(s)

Sarah Feeney

Department/Program

Family and Consumer Sciences

Additional Mentoring Department

https://cwu.studentopportunitycenter.com/parental-authority-and-parent-child-relationship-satisfaction/