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. 1985 Apr;14(2):109-19.
doi: 10.1007/BF02098651.

Family relationships and social competence during late adolescence

N J Bell  1 , A W Avery, D Jenkins, J Feld, C J Schoenrock
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Family relationships and social competence during late adolescence

N J Bell et al. J Youth Adolesc. 1985 Apr.

Abstract

Data from a large sample of late adolescents was used to examine associations between family relationships (reported closeness to parents and siblings) and perceived social competence. Significant positive relationships were found between family bonds and the social competence measures, which included social self-esteem, instrumentality, expressiveness, shyness, and degree of satisfaction/ease in same- and opposite-sex peer relationships. There was no evidence of differential effects of sibling versus parent relationships upon adolescent social competence.

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