This study examined adolescents' perceptions of discipline in intact famili
es and stepfamilies. Forty-five adolescents, ranging in age from 15 to 19 y
ears, completed the Adolescent Discipline Perception Survey (ADPS). They re
sponded to questions related to their own discipline experiences as well as
their views on how they would discipline an adolescent. Results indicated
that adolescents from intact families and stepfamilies identified loss of p
rivileges and grounding as the primary discipline methods used by their fam
ilies. In addition, adolescents from intact families and stepfamilies repor
ted house rules and peers as the most common discipline issues. Twenty-six
percent of adolescents from intact families and 44% of those from stepfamil
ies reported that grounding was the most severe form of punishment they had
received.