PERCEPTIONS OF PARENT-CHILD RELATIONSHIPS AND MASCULINE ROLE CONFLICTS OF COLLEGE MEN

Citation
Ar. Fischer et Ge. Good, PERCEPTIONS OF PARENT-CHILD RELATIONSHIPS AND MASCULINE ROLE CONFLICTS OF COLLEGE MEN, Journal of counseling psychology, 45(3), 1998, pp. 346-352
Citations number
39
Categorie Soggetti
Psychology, Applied","Psychology, Educational
ISSN journal
00220167
Volume
45
Issue
3
Year of publication
1998
Pages
346 - 352
Database
ISI
SICI code
0022-0167(1998)45:3<346:POPRAM>2.0.ZU;2-K
Abstract
This study explored relations between young men's masculine role confl icts and perceptions of relationships with their parents. Data on gend er role conflict, masculine role stress, parental attachment, and conf lict with parents were collected from 195 undergraduate men at 2 state universities. Consistent with contemporary theoretical literature, re sults of a canonical correlation analysis suggested that, in general, men's perceptions of more secure, positive, and conflict-free relation ships with both fathers and mothers were related to a lesser degree of masculine role conflicts and stresses. Conversely, in 1 variate pair, perceptions of more secure, positive, and conflict-free relationships with parents, especially with mothers, were linked to more masculine role concern regarding success and performance.