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Khadaroo, Ameerah and MacCallum, Fiona (2021) Parenting of adolescent single children : a mixed-methods study. Journal of Family Issues, 42 (12). pp. 2896-2919. doi:10.1177/0192513x21993180
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Official URL: https://doi.org/10.1177/0192513x21993180
Abstract
Globally, the average number of children per household is expected to drop to 1.0 by 2020. Single-child families are increasingly the norm, with nearly half of British families classified as single-child. Despite this, research on only-children and their families is scant. Using a convergent mixed-methods design, this study explores parenting of adolescents in British single-child families. Single-child (31 adolescents, 47 mothers, 25 fathers) and multiple-children families (46 adolescents, 76 mothers, 31 fathers) completed online surveys. In-depth interviews were also conducted with 15 only-child families and 15 multiple-child families. All adolescents were aged 11 years to 14 years. Surveys did not find any differences in parenting between one-child and multiple-children families. However, interview data found single-child families were more child-centered, reporting higher overprotective and pushy parenting, but less authoritative and authoritarian parenting. Findings challenge negative stereotyping of single-child families and provide an in-depth insight into the experiences of adolescent only-children and their parents.
| Item Type: | Journal Article | ||||||
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| Subjects: | B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BF Psychology H Social Sciences > HQ The family. Marriage. Woman |
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| Divisions: | Faculty of Science, Engineering and Medicine > Science > Psychology | ||||||
| SWORD Depositor: | Library Publications Router | ||||||
| Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): | Parenting -- Great Britain, Only child, Parent and child -- Great Britain | ||||||
| Journal or Publication Title: | Journal of Family Issues | ||||||
| Publisher: | SAGE Publications | ||||||
| ISSN: | 1552-5481 | ||||||
| Official Date: | 1 December 2021 | ||||||
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| Volume: | 42 | ||||||
| Number: | 12 | ||||||
| Page Range: | pp. 2896-2919 | ||||||
| DOI: | 10.1177/0192513x21993180 | ||||||
| Status: | Peer Reviewed | ||||||
| Publication Status: | Published | ||||||
| Access rights to Published version: | Open Access | ||||||
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