Examining profiles of convergence and divergence in reports of parental warmth: Links to adolescent developmental problems.

ABSTRACT: Parental warmth during the transition from childhood to adolescence is a key protective factor against a host of adolescent problems, including substance use, maladjustment, and diminished well-being. Moreover, adolescents and parents often disagree in their perceptions of parenting quality, and these discrepancies may confer risk for problem outcomes. The current study applies latent profile analysis to a sample of 687 mother-father-6th grade adolescent triads to identify patterns of adolescent-parent convergence and divergence in perceptions of parental warmth. Five profiles were identified, and associations with adolescent positive well-being, substance use, and maladjustment outcomes in 9th grade were assessed. Patterns of divergence in which adolescents had a pronounced negative perce

SUBMITTER: Sloan CJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11473715 | biostudies-literature | 2025 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature