Emotional variability during mother-adolescent conflict interactions: Longitudinal links to adolescent disclosure and maternal control

Daniëlle Van der Giessen; Susan Branje; Loes Keijsers; Pol A.C. Van Lier; Hans M. Koot; Wim Meeus

doi:10.1016/j.adolescence.2013.10.007

Emotional variability during mother-adolescent conflict interactions: Longitudinal links to adolescent disclosure and maternal control

Daniëlle Van der Giessen^*
, Susan Branje
, Loes Keijsers
, Pol A.C. Van Lier
, Hans M. Koot
, Wim Meeus

^*Corresponding author for this work

University of Amsterdam
Utrecht University
Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Tilburg University

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Abstract

The aim of this study was to examine relations of emotional variability during mother-adolescent conflict interactions in early adolescence with adolescent disclosure and maternal control in early and late adolescence. Data were used from 92 mother-adolescent dyads (M age T1=13.05; 65.20% boys) that were videotaped at T1 while discussing a conflict. Emotional variability was derived from these conflict interactions. Mothers also completed questionnaires at the start of the study (T1) and five years later (T6) on adolescent disclosure and maternal control. Path analysis showed that more emotional variability during conflict interactions in early adolescence was associated with higher levels of adolescent disclosure in early adolescence and with relative decreases in maternal control from early to late adolescence. More emotional variability of mother-adolescent dyads serves an important function in adaptively dealing with relational challenges that arise during adolescence.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	23-31
Number of pages	9
Journal	Journal of Adolescence
Volume	37
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.adolescence.2013.10.007
Publication status	Published - Jan 2014
Externally published	Yes

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Data of the RADAR study were used. RADAR has been financially supported by main grants from the Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research (GB-MAGW 480-03-005), and Stichting Achmea Slachtoffer en Samenleving (SASS), and various other grants from the Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research, the VU University of Amsterdam and Utrecht University.

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