Young adults evaluated their parents, themselves, and their families. Self-concepts varied significantly as a function of perceived family happiness. It is suggested that threats to basic needs result in reduced opportunities to personal growth, and manifestation of lowered self-concept. (Author/GK)

Examines relationships between children's self-concepts and their evaluations of parents in families where father loss had occurred either through divorce or death. Subjects were 120 fifth- through eighth-grade children. (Author/MP)

College students' (n=64) perceptions of parents' actions toward each other were associated with respondents' ratings of families and family members. For women, but not men, found strong relationship between perceptions of how fathers interacted with mothers and how mothers interacted with fathers. Findings support view that ongoing parental…

Youths (N=334) evaluated their families on Personal Attribute Inventory for Children. Results revealed no significant main effects for birth order or gender. Males from divorced remarried families and females from divorced nonremarried families evaluated their respective families significantly more negatively than did counterparts from other…

Survey of middle school children examined their perceptions of their parents' actions toward one another. Fathers' ratings correlated to the reciprocated love between parents. Mother ratings only varied with the love they exhibited toward their husband and not vice versa. Self-concepts varied among sexes and were correlated to parental loving.…

Surveyed college students (N=128) regarding perceptions of themselves and their family members. Nearly all respondent perceptions of self and family interactions were significantly correlated. Findings suggest family members need to be more attentive to the messages they convey through their actions and attitudes, and strive to be as positive as…