Perceived Value Similarity in the Transition to Adulthood: A Study with Parents and Peers.

Reed, Fred W.; And Others

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ERIC Number: EJ335353

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1986

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Perceived Value Similarity in the Transition to Adulthood: A Study with Parents and Peers.

Reed, Fred W.; And Others

Youth and Society, v17 n3 p267-85 Mar 1986

A survey examined the degree to which the attitudes of undergraduates diverge from those they impute to their parents and converge with those they impute to their friends. The results showed a surprising degree of agreement with parents, especially in relation to substance abuse and conventional morality. (KH)

Descriptors: Age Differences, Moral Values, Parent Child Relationship, Parent Influence, Peer Influence, Political Attitudes, Self Concept, Significant Others, Social Attitudes, Value Judgment

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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