The purpose of this study was to explore mother-daughter relationships as age and perceptions of autonomy related with reported intimacy, conflict, self-esteem, and quality of relationship. The study utilized 221 matched pairs of post-adolescent females and their mothers. Questionnaires were completed using college students in the College of Human Sciences at The Florida State University during 1992. Mothers of the females who volunteered for this study were mailed questionnaires to complete and return to this researcher. The variables of age and autonomy were examined with respect to the variables of intimacy, conflict, self-esteem and quality of relationship. / The research questions were analyzed using canonical correlations and multiple regression analysis. The canonical correlation results showed the six scales to be unidimensional with age correlating only with autonomy, as measured by the Family of Origin Scale. Canonical correlations between dependent and independent sets of variables for both mothers and daughters were significant. / Multiple regression analysis results showed slightly varying patterns between mothers and daughters with conflict being the only independent variable to significantly predict quality of relationship for both mothers and daughters. Multiple regression analysis results for daughters yielded two significant predictor variables, that of conflict and family of origin. Regression results for mothers showed three significant independent variables including conflict, intimacy, and self-esteem. / Demographics showed a fairly homogeneous group of daughters and a slightly less homogeneous group of mothers. Mothers and daughters differed on autonomy and conflict; however, mothers and daughters were quite similar on measures of self-esteem, intimacy, and quality of relationship. / Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 54-08, Section: A, page: 3224. / Major Professor: Ronald L. Mullis. / Thesis (Ph.D.)--The Florida State University, 1993.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:fsu.edu/oai:fsu.digital.flvc.org:fsu_76988 |
| Contributors | Smith, Linda Marie., Florida State University |
| Source Sets | Florida State University |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Text |
| Format | 151 p. |
| Rights | On campus use only. |
| Relation | Dissertation Abstracts International |
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