9/15/2013
Three in four parents of college-aged students (73%) describe their relationship as “mostly positive,” while 2% say it’s “mostly negative,” according to Clark University.
Two in three parents (66%) say they get along better with their child now as an 18-to-29-year-old than they did when he or she was a teen. Three in four young adults (75%) agree that they get along better with their parents now than when they were teens. Moreover, parental enjoyment of their children increases as their children age: 74% of parents with 18-to-21-year-olds say they like spending time with their children more now than when their children were teens, compared to 83% of parents with 26-to-29-year-olds. Similarly, one in two parents with 18-to-21-year-olds (49%) say their relationship has become more like friends, compared to 64% of parents with 26-to 29-year-olds.
SOURCE: Clark University, Jeffrey Jensen Arnett, Professor of Psychology, 950 Main St., Worcester, MA 01610; 508-793-7711; jarnett@clarku.edu; www.clarku.com.
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