Family cohesion, or emotional bonding, is important to family functioning. Shared activities such as family vacations offer opportunities for strengthening the family unit which can improve cohesion. Additionally, parenting style has direct influence on the family unit and family cohesion. This study’s purpose was to assess to what extent the perception of the family vacation experience predicted the perception of family cohesion and whether that relationship was moderated by parenting style. An online survey was conducted, resulting in 97 adult participants responding to items regarding their last family vacation, family cohesion, and parenting style. Using hierarchical multiple regression, a medium effect size was found for the predictive ability of a participant’s perception of their last family vacation on family cohesion. Findings also indicated a negative correlation between an authoritarian parenting style and perception of family cohesion, but a positive relationship between the interaction of family vacation experience and authoritarian parenting to family cohesion. Stronger predictive abilities were found for those with children in the 3-11 age group. Results may encourage parent and family educators to use family vacation as a tool in assisting families with the processes of building strong and cohesive families.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:unt.edu/info:ark/67531/metadc500132 |
| Date | 05 1900 |
| Creators | Kruenegel-Farr, Debbie S. |
| Contributors | Jacobson, Arminta L., 1941-, Boesch, Miriam, Henson, Robin K. (Robin Kyle), Hildreth, Gladys, Sayler, Michael |
| Publisher | University of North Texas |
| Source Sets | University of North Texas |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis or Dissertation |
| Format | vii, 144 pages : illustration, Text |
| Rights | Public, Kruenegel-Farr, Debbie S., Copyright, Copyright is held by the author, unless otherwise noted. All rights Reserved. |
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