Institute for Juvenile Research, Northwestern University, USA.
J Youth Adolesc. 1981 Aug;10(4):273-84. doi: 10.1007/BF02088991.
A questionnaire study of 844 teenagers from four midwestern high schools focused on phenomena associated with their perceptions of which parent was "the real boss" and of how reasonable this "boss" was in dealing with the adolescent. Father was perceived to be the family authority about three times more often than was mother, although sons tended to see father as boss more often than did daughters, who tended to see mother as boss more often than did sons. Paternal and maternal authorities did not differ in perceived reasonableness. When either mother or father was perceived as a reasonable authority, the teenagers saw mother as highly involved, objective, and as enjoying life. Perception of high reasonableness in paternal authority was associated with the perception of father as involved, objective, enjoying life, and as not rigorous in his expectations for the child's compliance and achievement.
一项针对中西部四所高中的 844 名青少年的问卷调查研究，主要关注与他们对哪位家长是“真正的老板”以及对这位“老板”在处理青少年问题时的合理性的看法有关的现象。父亲被认为是家庭权威的次数大约是母亲的三倍，尽管儿子比女儿更倾向于认为父亲是老板，而女儿比儿子更倾向于认为母亲是老板。父母双方的权威在被认为是否合理方面并没有差异。当青少年认为母亲或父亲是一个合理的权威时，他们认为母亲非常投入、客观，并且享受生活。对父亲的权威有很高的合理性的看法与认为父亲投入、客观、享受生活以及对孩子的顺从和成就期望不严格有关。
