Not exact matches
Since the standards of
parental expectation are perfectionistic, the child can never really
feel accepted.
On the other hand, whilst collectivists» tendency to
accept high
parental influence on mate choice may undermine commitment in premarital relationships, their family allocentrism may also bolster
feelings of commitment to close others.
«Dr. Dunne concluded that Tiffany suffered from «
parental alienation syndrome,» and
felt unable to
accept her father without fear of rejecting her mother.»
The support dimension (also labeled warmth, responsiveness or acceptance — rejection by some scholars), refers to
parental behaviors toward the child that makes the child
feel comfortable,
accepted and approved (Rollins and Thomas 1979).
Our results showed, however, that older female students do not benefit from
parental support as they might
feel too mature to
accept their parents» support.