Distinct Profiles of Relationships With Mothers,Fathers, and Best Friends and Social-Behavioral Functioning in Early Adolescence: A Cross-Cultural Study |
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| Authors: | Wonjung Oh Julie C Bowker António J Santos Olívia Ribeiro Maryse Guedes Miguel Freitas Hyoun K Kim Seowon Song Kenneth H Rubin |
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| Institution: | 1. Texas Tech University, USA;2. University at Buffalo, The State University of New York, USA;3. William James Center for Research, ISPA-Instituto Universitário, Portugal;4. Yonsei University, South Korea;5. University of Maryland, College Park, USA |
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| Abstract: | Adolescents’ dyadic relationships are likely influenced by the cultural context within which they exist. This study applied a person-oriented approach to examine how perceived support and negativity were manifested across youths’ relationships with mothers, fathers, and best friends, simultaneously, and how distinct relationship profiles were linked to adaptive and maladaptive functioning (aggression, anxious-withdrawal, prosociality) within and across cultures. Participants resided in metropolitan areas of South Korea, the United States, and Portugal (10–14 years; N = 1,233). Latent profile analyses identified relationship profiles that were culturally common or specific. Additional findings highlighted commonality in the relations between a high-quality relationship profile and adaptive functioning, as well as cultural specificity in the buffering and differential effects of distinct relationship profiles on social-behavioral outcomes. |
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