Adolescents' intimacy with parents and friends

Adolescence. 1995 Spring;30(117):133-40.

Abstract

Adolescents' perceived levels of intimacy with their mother, father, and close friend were examined as a function of demographic, family and school, and psychological variables. Students with same-sex friends and greater interest in school reported greater intimacy with their mothers. Students with higher self-esteem, lower depression, and lower risk-taking scores reported greater intimacy with their mothers and fathers. The greatest number of relationships with positive variables involved intimacy with mothers.

Publication types

  • Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Depression / psychology
  • Female
  • Gender Identity
  • Humans
  • Interpersonal Relations*
  • Male
  • Mother-Child Relations
  • Parent-Child Relations*
  • Peer Group*
  • Personality Development*
  • Psychology, Adolescent*
  • Self Concept
  • Social Environment
  • Substance-Related Disorders / psychology