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Connectedness and autonomy in parent-child relationships: Links to children's socioemotional orientation and peer relationships

Clark, Karen Edith

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Title
Connectedness and autonomy in parent-child relationships: Links to children's socioemotional orientation and peer relationships
Author(s)
Clark, Karen Edith
Issue Date
1995
Doctoral Committee Chair(s)
Ladd, Gary W.
Department of Study
Psychology
Discipline
Psychology
Degree Granting Institution
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Degree Name
Ph.D.
Degree Level
Dissertation
Keyword(s)
  • Psychology, Developmental
  • Psychology, Clinical
  • Sociology, Individual and Family Studies
Language
eng
Abstract
Personal narrative conversations between mothers and their 5-year-old children (N = 192) were videotaped at home and rated for the qualities of connectedness between the dyad and the parent's support for the child's autonomy. Connectedness was found to predict the children's socioemotional orientation (prosocial, asocial, and excluded by peers) and their relationships with their peers (peer group acceptance and the number of mutual friends) in kindergarten. The effects of autonomy support were found to be dependent on the level of connectedness in predicting childrens' friendships. Finally, the relationship between parent-child connectedness and the child's peer relationships was mediated by the child's prosocial/empathic orientation toward peers.
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Copyright 1995 Clark, Karen Edith

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