Adolescents and Family Systems

These flashcards cover key concepts related to adolescent development and family systems, including attachment styles, parenting strategies, and the dynamics of parent-adolescent relationships.

Reciprocal Socialization

The process by which children and adolescents socialize their parents as parents socialize them.

Positive Family Climate

An effective parenting environment characterized by a positive relationship between parents, linked to positive adolescent engagement in adulthood.

Parent-Adolescent Conflict

Disagreements between parents and adolescents, particularly prevalent during early adolescence but decreasing as they transition to emerging adulthood.

Parental Monitoring

Effective supervision by parents, including soliciting information, setting control rules, and snooping, to keep adolescents safe and engaged.

Authoritative Parenting

A parenting style characterized by being accepting and responsive, promoting positive aspects of development.

Insecure Attachment

A pattern where infants or adolescents avoid or show resistance toward caregivers, leading to relationship difficulties later in life.

Secure Attachment

A positive emotional bond characterized by trust and healthy exploration in relationships, associated with better emotional regulation and social competence.

Coping & Developmental Risk in Coparenting

Challenges in co-parenting that include poor coordination, undermining the other parent, and lack of cooperation, adversely affecting children's wellbeing.

Types of Adult Attachment

Various attachment styles in adults, including secure, anxious, and avoidant, influencing their romantic relationships and parenting behaviors.

Impact of Marital Satisfaction on Parenting

Parental marital satisfaction can influence the quality of parent-adolescent relationships and typically increases once children leave home.