First Advisor
Janet Walker
Date of Award
8-2022
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Bachelor of Science (B.S.) in Criminology and Criminal Justice and University Honors
Department
Criminology and Criminal Justice
Language
English
Subjects
Parents, Relationship quality -- Psychological aspects, Child development, Parental influences, Marital status -- Psychological aspects
DOI
10.15760/honors.1306
Abstract
The relationship between parents is considered one of the most influential interactions a child will experience; as it is usually the first relationship a child witnesses where personal values and interests develop (Stanger, 2019). Nonetheless, it is a consistently understudied population in family research and, when studied, children are primarily examined during adolescence and often only in the context of conflict and rivalry. Additionally, much of this research does not examine the effects of a child's romantic relationship on the larger family system. This thesis seeks to address this gap in the literature by understanding how the relationship of a child's biological parents presents and defines a child’s own romantic relationship through qualitative research (interviews, coding, etc). In doing so, it also seeks to examine whether these qualities can lead to a proposed idea of whether culture may play a role in this interaction.
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Persistent Identifier
https://archives.pdx.edu/ds/psu/38331
Recommended Citation
Delos Santos, Kailee, "Together or Apart? The Effects a Parent's Relationship Dynamic has on their Child(ren)'s Romantic Relationship" (2022). University Honors Theses. Paper 1275.
https://doi.org/10.15760/honors.1306