Citation

Liccione JV. J. Abnorm. Soc. Psychol. 1955; 51(3): 421-426.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1955, American Psychological Association)

DOI

10.1037/h0044642

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

The TAT is used to investigate the changing relationships of adolescent girls to their parents. The hypothesis posed is that the relationship between mother and daughter should be characterized by more conflict during the pubertal period, the relationship between father and daughter being more tranquil during the same period. Greater interaction, both disharmony and harmony, in the mother-off-spring relationship than in the father-offspring relationship is noted at all five age levels used in the experiment. However, the proportions of themes classified as equilibrium and disequilibrium remains the same in both relationships, suggesting the greater mother-offspring disharmony to be a function of greater interaction of mothers and daughters. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2006 APA, all rights reserved)