Day-to-day Consistency in Positive Parent-Child Interactions and Youth Well-Being.

ABSTRACT: The frequency of positive parent-child interactions is associated with youth adjustment. Yet, little is known about daily parent-child interactions and how day-to-day consistency in positive parent-child interactions may be linked to youth well-being. Using a daily diary approach, this study added to this literature to investigate whether and how day-to-day consistency in positive parent-child interactions was linked to youth depressive symptoms, risky behavior, and physical health. Participants were youth whose parents were employed in the IT division of a Fortune 500 company (N = 129, youth's mean age = 13.39, 55 % female), who participated in an 8 day daily diary study. Analyses revealed that, controlling for cross-day mean levels of positive parent-child interactions, older (but

SUBMITTER: Lippold MA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5519304 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature