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Parent-child Dialectics

Parent-Child Dialectics is a theoretical construct within relational dialectics that identifies and explains the dynamic tensions arising between autonomy and connection, as well as openness and privacy, inherent in parent-child relationships.

29

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2.1K

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34

Authors

28

Institutions

Publications per year

2017–2026

4

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Publications

29

The dialectics of human development.

Klaus F. Riegel · American Psychologist · 1976 · 392 citations

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Individuality and relatedness: Evolution of a fundamental dialectic.

Shan Guisinger, Sidney J. Blatt · American Psychologist · 1994 · 392 citations

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The Striving for Autonomy and Regressive Object Relationships

Benjamin Spock · The Psychoanalytic Study of the Child · 1963 · 155 citations

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A Tale of Two Voices: Relational Dialectics Theory

Leslie A. Baxter · Journal of Family Communication · 2004 · 130 citations

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Which Relationships Justify Partiality? The Case of Parents and Children

Niko Kolodny · Philosophy &amp Public Affairs · 2010 · 129 citations

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Authors

34

  1. LA
    Leslie A. Baxter

    University of Iowa, United States

    7 publications · 487 citations

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  2. DO
    Dawn O. Braithwaite

    University of Nebraska–Lincoln, United States

    4 publications · 292 citations

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  3. KM
    Kristina M. Scharp

    Utah State University, United States

    3 publications · 188 citations

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  4. LJ
    Lindsey J. Thomas

    University of Iowa, United States

    3 publications · 188 citations

    3

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  5. MM
    Meredith Marko Harrigan

    SUNY Geneseo, United States

    2 publications · 62 citations

    2

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Institutions

28

  1. University of Iowa

    Iowa City, United States

    4 h-index

    5 publications

    388 citations

  2. University of Nebraska–Lincoln

    Lincoln, United States

    3 h-index

    7 publications

    538 citations

  3. University of Washington

    Seattle, United States

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    79 citations

  4. Illinois State University

    Normal, United States

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    79 citations

  5. SUNY Geneseo

    Geneseo, United States

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    62 citations

  6. Schlumberger (Ireland)

    Dublin, Ireland

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    152 citations

  7. The University of Texas at San Antonio

    San Antonio, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    69 citations

  8. DePauw University

    Greencastle, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    13 citations

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Venues

  1. Journal of Family Communication

    5 publications · 339 citations

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  2. American Psychologist

    4 publications · 842 citations

    4

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  3. Journal of Applied Communication Research

    JACR · 3 publications · 182 citations

    3

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  4. Journal of Social and Personal Relationships

    JSPR · 2 publications · 142 citations

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  5. Journal of Family Theory & Review

    JFTR · 2 publications · 69 citations

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