Knowing one's parents'friends:association with parental closeness

• 作者: 何玲熹
• 来源期刊: 留学
• 学科: 教育
• 关键词: parents’social LIVES MATERNAL CLOSENESS children
• 年，卷（期）: 2019,（12）
• 页码范围: 78-79
• 页数: 2页
• 分类号: G4

摘要

Is one knowing about their parents’social lives associated with how close they are to them?An obvious answer might be yes.We first found that in a sample of Chinese students,they are more aware of the number of friends their mother has tham the friends their dads have.We then found that,for girls,knowing their mom and dad's friends predicts closeness with dad.Closeness to mother is not associated with knowledge of either parents’social network.For boys,however,knowing mothers’friends(but not the father’s friends)predicts their closeness to the father.As with girls,knowing either parent’s network is not associated with maternal closeness.This research implies that there are different ways closeness emerges between mothers and fathers and their children.